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Freshfields LLP

27 Apr 2026

Shell to acquire Canadian ARC resources in US$16.4 billion deal

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryEnergy

Transaction Value$ 22,300,000,000

Firms InvolvedGoldman Sachs & Co., Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Baker Botts LLP, RBC Capital Markets, Freshfields LLP
17 Mar 2026

Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith to acquire 26.7% stake in Economist Group

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryOther

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

Firms InvolvedTorys LLP, Freshfields LLP
9 Feb 2026

OEP Capital Advisors to acquire Giovanni Bozzetto from Aimia Inc.

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryOther

Transaction Value$ 271,000,000

Firms InvolvedFreshfields LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, White & Case LLP
9 Oct 2025

CPP Investments acquires additional 25 percent in FCC Enviro for €1 billion

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryInfrastructure

Transaction Value$ 1,600,000,000

Firms InvolvedCanada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Freshfields LLP, A&O Shearman
8 Sep 2025

Anglo American and Teck unite in US$50 billion merger to form Anglo Teck

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryMining

Transaction Value$ 68,000,000,000

Firms InvolvedTorys LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Webber Wentzel, Freshfields LLP, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Felesky Flynn LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP
29 Aug 2025

PepsiCo increases stake in Celsius in US$585 million deal

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryOther

Transaction Value$ 797,000,000

Firms InvolvedDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Freshfields LLP, Greenberg Traurig LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
23 Jun 2025

Illumina to acquire SomaLogic for up to US$425 million

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryHealthcare

Transaction Value$ 581,000,000

Firms InvolvedCravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Freshfields LLP, Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Not specified
14 May 2025

Li-Cycle seeks CCAA protection amid cost overruns and liquidity crisis

Deal TypeOther

IndustryEnergy

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

Firms InvolvedMcCarthy Tétrault LLP, Freshfields LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Torys LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Berger Montague (Canada) PC, Jones Day, White & Case LLP, Greenberg Traurig LLP
9 Apr 2025

IFS valued at €15 billion as Hg and CPP Investments join EQT in AI software growth deal

Deal TypeFinancing/Investment

IndustryTech/Computer/IT

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

Firms InvolvedWhite & Case LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Freshfields LLP
24 Feb 2025

Prosus to acquire Just Eat Takeaway.com in €8.5 billion all-cash deal

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryTech/Computer/IT

Transaction Value$ 12,500,000,000

Firms InvolvedA&O Shearman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V., Freshfields LLP, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP