Praised as an ‘excellent team to have in your corner’, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acts for major international companies on big-ticket transactions across Asia Pacific. Practice leader Nigel Gleeson, who is commended as ’a superb operator with considerable cross-border M&A experience’, counts financial sponsors, including private equity houses, pension, and infrastructure funds, as well as sovereign linked investors, among his key roster of clients. Philip Morgan spearheads the Indonesian practice and advises on acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestments, while Simon Weller heads the firm’s global transactions practice and recently relocated to Singapore. Jon Bowden is another key contact in the group.
Testimonials
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‘The Freshfields M&A team is an excellent team to have in your corner. They are mature and skilled in avoiding unnecessarily adversarial situations with opposing counsel. They are great at driving the process forwards.’
‘Nigel Gleeson is a superb operator with considerable cross-border M&A experience.’
Key clients
- Permira
- TPG
Work highlights
- Advised the Permira funds (Permira) on the successful completion of its sale of the Tricor Group to funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia (Baring), including obtaining a variety of regulatory approvals during the review period.
- Advised TPG (S) Capital Pte. Ltd. (TPG) and Hong Leong Bank Berhad (Hong Leong) on their acquisition of the International Medical University Group (IMU) from IHH Healthcare Berhad (IHH), a Malaysia-listed international private healthcare group (the University Sale).