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by Legal Desire
15 September 2023

Freshfields advises MSC on public takeover offer for HHLA as part of a strategic partnership with Hamburg

Advising firms

Deal team

15 lawyers named
LawyerFirmSeniorityPracticeOffice
Patrick Cichy Lead Freshfields Partner Corporate Hamburg
Christoph H. Seibt Lead Freshfields Partner Corporate Hamburg
Arne Krawinkel Lead Freshfields Counsel Corporate Hamburg
Andreas von Bonin Freshfields Partner Antitrust Brussels
James Aitken Freshfields Partner Antitrust London
Boris Dzida Freshfields Partner Employment Hamburg
Kyle Miller Freshfields Counsel Corporate Frankfurt
Maximilian Berenbrok Freshfields Associate Corporate Hamburg
Jan-Willem Koldehofe Freshfields Associate Corporate Hamburg
Maximilian Sander Freshfields Associate Corporate Hamburg
Kristin Kapral Freshfields Associate Corporate Hamburg
Enrica Schaefer Freshfields Senior associate Antitrust Brussels
Ioana-Virginia Motoc Freshfields Associate Antitrust Brussels
Uwe Salaschek Freshfields Counsel Foreign Direct Investment Berlin
Marie-Theres Urban Freshfields Senior associate Foreign Direct Investment Berlin

Stated terms

Stated value
EUR 1.20bn (€1.2bn)
What the figure measures
Total transaction value
Client
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SABuy-side
Counterparties
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (Target)
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Other)