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Freshfields, Cleary Gottlieb, Sullivan & Cromwell win prized legal mandates on UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse

Dramatic weekend of talks kept top legal counsel busy

By Justin Cash
Working into the night over the weekend, Swiss authorities managed to secure the $3.25bn deal late on 19 March in a merger that saw bondholders at the ailing Swiss lender wiped out and shareholders taking a significant haircut on their holdings
Working into the night over the weekend, Swiss authorities managed to secure the $3.25bn deal late on 19 March in a merger that saw bondholders at the ailing Swiss lender wiped out and shareholders taking a significant haircut on their holdings Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/Getty Images

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Sullivan & Cromwell won some of the prized legal mandates on UBS' landmark takeover of Credit Suisse.

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