ANZ Tower 161 Castlereagh Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
+61 2 9225 5000
www.herbertsmithfreehills.com
Herbert Smith Freehills is a legal advisory firm with practice areas include capital markets, competition, regulation and trade, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, financial services regulatory, restructuring, insolvency, and tax. The Firm’s sector experience includes agriculture, beverages, communications, energy services, financial services, food, healthcare services, IT, infrastructure, leisure, life science, machinery, manufacturing, marine, media, metals/mining, real estate, utilities, and technology hardware. Herbert Smith Freehills was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Sydney.
| Year | ≤ '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buyside (1.6/yr) | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 32 |
| Sellside (0.8/yr) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
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| Target Company | Date | Value | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-up to View | 2023-04-16 | 461M USD | Building Materials |
| Sign-up to View | 2023-02-16 | - | Consumer Products |
| Sign-up to View | 2022-12-09 | - | Life Science |
| Sign-up to View | 2022-05-03 | 450M AUD | Consumer Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2022-03-29 | 16.0B USD | Information Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2021-12-17 | 325M GBP | Life Science |
| Sign-up to View | 2021-11-19 | - | Healthcare Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2021-08-03 | - | Communications |
| Sign-up to View | 2021-07-27 | - | Business Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2021-06-09 | 1.3B USD | Communications |
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| Sector | # | Value | |
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| Communications | Sign-up to View | ||
| Metals/Mining | Sign-up to View | ||
| Consumer Products | Sign-up to View | ||
| Technology Hardware | Sign-up to View | ||
| Life Science | Sign-up to View | ||
| Healthcare Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Information Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Consumer Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Internet Software and Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Business Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Financial Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Information Technology | Sign-up to View | ||
| Beverages | Sign-up to View | ||
| Real Estate | Sign-up to View | ||
| Building Materials | Sign-up to View | ||
| Machinery | Sign-up to View | ||
| Restaurants | Sign-up to View | ||
| Energy Services and Equipment | Sign-up to View | ||
| Safety/Security | Sign-up to View | ||
| Engineering | Sign-up to View | ||
| Software | Sign-up to View | ||
| Utilities | Sign-up to View | ||
| Oil/Gas Exploration | Sign-up to View | ||
| Automotive | Sign-up to View | ||
| Education | Sign-up to View | ||
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| State/Country | # | Value | |
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| Alberta | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Total | Sign-up to View | ||
| Type | # | Value | |
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| Add-on Acquisition | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) | Sign-up to View | ||
| Divestiture | Sign-up to View | ||
| Growth Capital | Sign-up to View | ||
| Joint Venture | Sign-up to View | ||
| Stake Purchase | Sign-up to View | ||
| Going Private | Sign-up to View | ||
| Special Situations/Distressed | Sign-up to View | ||
| Consolidation | Sign-up to View | ||
| Total | Sign-up to View | ||
| PE Firms (20) | Deals |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
| Corporate (23) | Deals |
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2 |
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2 |
| Value | # | TOTAL |
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| > $1B | Sign-up to View | |
| $100M to $1B | Sign-up to View | |
| < $100M | Sign-up to View | |
| TOTAL | Sign-up to View | |
| Largest |
Reynolds American, Inc. $49.4B (2017-01-17) |
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