21 July 2022
Freshfields guides Ericsson to the closing of its largest-ever acquisition, the $6.2bn merger with Vonage
Advising firms
Deal team
40 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Halloum Lead | Freshfields | Partner | corporate M&A | Not stated |
| Ethan Klingsberg Lead | Freshfields | Partner | corporate M&A | Not stated |
| Aimen Mir | Freshfields | Partner | CFIUS | Not stated |
| Colin Costello | Freshfields | Not stated | CFIUS and National Security | Not stated |
| Christine Laciak | Freshfields | Counsel | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tim Swartz | Freshfields | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tomas Rua | Freshfields | Associate | corporate M&A | Not stated |
| Thomas Lair | Freshfields | Associate | corporate M&A | Not stated |
| Tatiana Charlot | Freshfields | Associate | corporate M&A | Not stated |
| Chinyere Obi | Freshfields | Associate | corporate M&A | Not stated |
| Mena Kaplan | Freshfields | Partner | IP/tech transactions | Not stated |
| Daniel Spencer | Freshfields | Associate | IP/tech transactions | Not stated |
| Jennifer Lei | Freshfields | Associate | IP/tech transactions | Not stated |
| Lori Goodman | Freshfields | Partner | executive compensation and employee benefits | Not stated |
| Andrew Herman | Freshfields | Associate | executive compensation and employee benefits | Not stated |
| Chaim Leggere | Freshfields | Associate | executive compensation and employee benefits | Not stated |
| Christine Lyon | Freshfields | Partner | data privacy and security | Not stated |
| Brock Dahl | Freshfields | Counsel | data privacy and security | Not stated |
| Susannah Benjamin | Freshfields | Associate | data privacy and security | Not stated |
| Megan Rissmiller | Freshfields | Partner | antitrust | Not stated |
| Rafique Bachour | Freshfields | Partner | antitrust | Not stated |
| Meredith Mommers | Freshfields | Counsel | antitrust | Not stated |
| Chinwe Chukwuogo | Freshfields | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Timothy Swartz | Freshfields | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Iris Zhou | Freshfields | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Claire Smith | Freshfields | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Sophie Sperlich | Freshfields | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Nabeel Yousef | Freshfields | Partner | sanctions and export controls | Not stated |
| Amy Cattle | Freshfields | Associate | sanctions and export controls | Not stated |
| Claude Stansbury | Freshfields | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Brendan Counihan | Freshfields | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Brian Rance | Freshfields | Partner | financing and capital markets | Not stated |
| Kyle Lakin | Freshfields | Partner | financing and capital markets | Not stated |
| Martin Hutchings | Freshfields | Partner | financing and capital markets | Not stated |
| Michael Levitt | Freshfields | Partner | financing and capital markets | Not stated |
| Taryn Zucker | Freshfields | Counsel | financing and capital markets | Not stated |
| Olivia Radin | Freshfields | Partner | compliance and litigation | Not stated |
| Tim Harkness | Freshfields | Partner | compliance and litigation | Not stated |
| Emmeline Chen | Freshfields | Associate | compliance and litigation | Not stated |
| Jennifer King | Freshfields | Associate | compliance and litigation | Not stated |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 6.20bn ($6.2 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- EricssonBuy-side
- Counterparties
- Vonage (Sell-side)