Clifford Chance
4 April 2025
Global (all regions)
Global law firm Clifford Chance has received 15 awards at the IFLR Europe Awards 2025.
The awards consisted of:
- Deal of the Year: M&A, Arçelik – Whirlpool JV
- Deal of the Year: Private equity, Blackstone and Permira / Adevinta
- Deal of the Year: Project finance, Stegra green steel
- Deal of the Year: Securitisation and structured finance, UBS Aries 5 synthetic securitisation
- Individual awards: Rising Star – Global: James Koessler
- National firm of the year: Czech Republic
- National firm of the year: Netherlands
- National firm of the year: Romania
- Specialist award: Digital Finance
- Team of the year: M&A
- Team of the year: Securitisation and structured finance
- Impact deal award: High yield, Telekom Srbija
- Impact deal award: M&A, Harbour Energy / Wintershall
- Impact deal award: Restructuring, EMAG Group
- Impact deal award: Securitisation and structured finance, Vantage Data Centre ABS
Chinwe Odimba-Chapman and Steve Jacoby, Co-Regional Managing Partners for One Europe: "Receiving 15 awards at the IFLR Europe Awards is a testament to the relentless pursuit of excellence by our teams. Each award highlights our dedication to fostering legal innovation and delivering outstanding service to our clients. This recognition solidifies our position at the forefront of legal development in Europe, as we continue to guide our clients through the most complex deals."
Judged independently by IFLR's editorial team, the awards focus exclusively on legal innovation in cross-border transactions that reached financial close during the 2024 calendar year.
In addition to the success at the IFLR Europe Awards 2025, Clifford Chance received the following recognition at the IFLR Africa Awards 2025:
