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Freshfields advises JT Group on $2.4bn take-private of Vector Group Ltd.

Freshfields is advising Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) on its agreement to acquire Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE: VGR), the fourth largest tobacco company in the United States, for $2.4 billion.

The Freshfields Team was led by corporate/M&A partners Sebastian Fain and Paul Humphreys. The corporate/M&A team included Brayden Koslowsky, Simon Trisk, Charlie Carroll, Ruth Levy, with assistance from Vinita Sithapathy, Max Sanders, David Chambers, Devony Schmidt, Madeline Goodlad.

Additional team members included:

  • Executive Compensation/Employee Benefits: Lori Goodman, Jordan Salzman, Juan Pastor
  • Antitrust: Bruce McCulloch, Alvaro Pliego Selie, Meytal McCoy, Charles Ramsey, Angela Landry, Kara Reid, Max Immarzeel, Ally Ampudia, Emily Strickland, Jevan Light
  • Real Estate: Jeremiah Nelson, Casey Hagen
  • Finance: Martin Hutchings, Duncan Kellaway, Kyle Lakin, Thijs Flokstra, Takeshi Nakao, Rosemary Lobley, Sonam Cheema, Jasmin Kay, Takahiro Sato, Juliette Willems, Nicholas Mack, Michelle Zheleznyakov, Jack Harrison
  • Tax: Claude Stansbury, Hannah Golden
  • Litigation: Timothy Harkness, Steven Fisher, Rebecca Berman, Alice Jeon
  • Capital Markets: Michael Levitt, Prince Kudolo
  • Sanctions: Tim Howard, Stephanie Brown Cripps, Photeine Lambridis, Maylin Meisenheimer
  • Intellectual Property: Mena Kaplan, Daniel Spencer, Rhea Khakhria
  • Data Privacy: Christine Lyon, Brock Dahl, David Cornell
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Nitya Vashishtha
Nitya Vashishtha