Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance, Jones Day, Baker McKenzie and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison are backing cross-border deals in Europe amid a pick-up in big-figure transactions.
Freshfields’ client Sonoco Products Co. has agreed to acquire European packaging supplier Evioysis from its U.S. private equity owner, KPS Capital Partners for €3.615 billion (US$3.9 billion). Freshfields’ New York partners Joshua Ayal, Zheng Zhou and Damien Zoubek are leading on the deal while Paul, Weiss’ New York corporate partners Angelo Bonvino and Michael Vogel are advising KPS Capital Partners and its portfolio company Eviosys.
