. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising on the £2.2bn takeover offer by Osprey Acquisitions for AWG, owner of Anglian Water. Freshfields is acting for investment vehicle Osprey, with corporate partner David Higgins leading the team. A Linklaters team headed up by senior partner David Cheyne is advising regular client AWG. Travers Smith partner Chris Hale is acting for 3i, while Lovells is advising IFM, with corporate partner Steven Bryan leading the team.

Reported on legalweek.com (2 October).