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May Smith

Freshfields
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Firm
Freshfields
Practice
tax, Tax, tax matters
Office
London
Active in the record
2021 to 2025

Deal experience

Deal types
Capital Markets & IPOJoint VentureM&APrivate Equity & Buyouts
Sectors
Consumer & RetailFinancial ServicesHealthcare & Life SciencesHospitality & LeisureInsuranceProfessional ServicesReal EstateTechnology
Jurisdictions
BelgiumEuropeGermanyNetherlandsSingaporeSpainSwedenUnited KingdomUnited States

Recent deals

15 announced deals in the record
Freshfields Advises Keysight Technologies, Inc. in the Proposed Sale of Spirent’s High Speed Ethernet and Network Security Testing Business 7 Mar 2025
M&A Technology Freshfields UK tax
Freshfields advises Cinven on sale of Kurt Geiger to Steve Madden 14 Feb 2025
M&A Consumer & Retail Freshfields tax
Freshfields advises HBX Group on its IPO valuing the company at c.€3 billion 14 Feb 2025
Capital Markets & IPO Freshfields EUR 3bn
Freshfields advises Specialist Risk Group and Warburg Pincus on strategic acquisition of Ecclesia Group’s Dutch and Belgian insurance brokerage businesses 4 Feb 2025
M&A Financial Services Freshfields tax matters
Freshfields advises Cinven on strategic investment in Grant Thornton UK 21 Nov 2024
Private Equity & Buyouts Professional Services Freshfields tax London
Freshfields advises Hargreaves Lansdown plc on recommended final cash offer 10 Aug 2024
M&A Financial Services Freshfields GBP 5.40bn
Freshfields advises Cinven on investment in Swedish healthy drinks and snacks company Vitamin Well 7 Aug 2024
Private Equity & Buyouts Consumer & Retail FreshfieldsMannheimer Swartling Advokatbyra tax
Freshfields advises Warburg Pincus on proposed sale of Vodeno and Aion Bank 26 Jul 2024
M&A Financial Services Freshfields tax matters
Freshfields advises Warburg Pincus on proposed acquisition of Specialist Risk Group 30 May 2024
M&A Insurance Freshfields tax matters
Freshfields advises Haleon plc on Pfizer Inc.’s secondary global offering of Haleon shares and £315 million off-market share buyback 11 Apr 2024
Capital Markets & IPO Freshfields GBP 315m Tax
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