Conflicts at Freshfields and Shearman let in Cravath on £20bn E.On bid
German power company E.On has chosen Cravath Swaine & Moore ahead of regular advisers Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer and Shearman & Sterling for its EUR29.1bn (£19.9bn) rival bid for Spanish power producers Endesa. Freshfields and Shearman were unable to act for the company due to conflicts of interest. Freshfields was conflicted because it is advising Spain’s […]