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1 March 2017

Real estate team advises on A$76 million sale of prime St Leonards office building

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised on the A$76 million sale of a prime office asset in Sydney’s St Leonards on behalf of funds managed by the Brompton …

1 March 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Infrastructure Capital Group on the acquisition of Bald Hills Wind Farm

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) and the Energy Infrastructure Trust (EIT) on the successful acquisition of the …

1 March 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Gazpromneft-Sakhalin on new rig contract for Russian shelf

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised LLC Gazpromneft-Sakhalin on its international tender and contract for a semi-submersible …

1 March 2017

Renewables experts advise on Stage 3 of the Hornsdale Wind Farm

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised on the construction, operation and financing of Stage 3 of the Hornsdale Wind Farm, located about 200km north of …

1 March 2017

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS ADVISES ON UK'S FIRST NEW CLEARING BANK IN OVER 250 YEARS

A cross-practice team at Herbert Smith Freehills has advised on the establishment of Clear.Bank – the UK's first new clearing bank to enter the market …

28 February 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills advises the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on its A$1.45 billion issue of PERLS IX

Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to be advising Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) on its issue of CommBank PERLS IX Capital Notes to raise …

28 February 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills advises China's ANTA on sportswear joint venture with South Korea's Kolon Corporation and Kolon Industries, Inc.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised leading Asian sportswear brand ANTA Sports Products Limited (stock code: 2020.HK) on a joint venture with Korea's …

28 February 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills wins two major prizes at The Legal 500 awards

Herbert Smith Freehills has been awarded Real Estate Team of the Year and Dispute Resolution (Commercial Litigation) Team of the Year at the Legal 500 …

27 February 2017

Real estate experts advise Propertylink on sale of two industrial properties for A$73.1 million

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Propertylink on the sale of two industrial properties in Victoria and Queensland worth a combined total of A$73.1 …

24 February 2017

Real Estate team advises private Melbourne developer OUSON Group on World Trade Centre acquisition

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the OUSON Group on its acquisition of Towers 2, 3 and 4 of the World Trade Centre in Melbourne’s Docklands, with …

24 February 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills number one grad employer for the third consecutive year

Herbert Smith Freehills has again been confirmed as the leading recruiter for law graduates in Australia placing first in the profession in the Top 100 …

23 February 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills helps alumnus launch new litigation funding business

A cross-practice team from Herbert Smith Freehills' London office has helped the firm's alumnus Robert Rothkopf launch Balance Legal Capital, a new …