Freshfields sees Siemens through Bayer purchase
July proved to be a good month for Freshfields. The firm’s Munich office scooped the lead advisory role for Siemens on its purchase of Bayer’s diagnostics division for e4.2bn (£2.91bn). Bayer was advised by Slaughter and May‘s German best friend, Hengeler Mueller. Jones Day advised Bayer on the US merger control aspects of the deal. […]