International
law
firm
Freshfields
Bruckhaus
Deringer
has
advised
BAE
Systems
Plc
on
its
acquisition
of
VT
Group
Plc’s
45
per
cent
shareholding
in
BVT
Surface
Fleet
Limited
(BVT).
BVT
was
a
joint
venture
company
formed
between
BAE
Systems
and
VT
Group
in
June
2008.
Freshfields
supported
the
BAE
Systems
in-house
legal
team,
led
by
Clifford
Samuel,
in
relation
to
the
acquisition.
Freshfields’
team
was
led
by
partners
Julian
Long,
Jennifer
Bethlehem
(both
Corporate),
Sarah
Falk
(Tax)
and
Deirdre
Trapp
(Antitrust,
Competition
and
Trade),
and
included
senior
associate
Charles
Magoffin
(Employment,
Pensions
and
Benefits)
and
associates
James
Mythen
(Corporate),
May
Smith
(Tax)
and
James
Godden
(Antitrust,
Competition
and
Trade).
