
Corporate M&A
Commercial Contracts
Joint Ventures
Outsourcing
Technology
Piers Prichard Jones is a corporate partner at Freshfields in London, where he also serves as Chair of the firm’s Board. With a focus on transformational, cross-border M&A transactions, Piers is highly regarded for his expertise in corporate law. He advises company boards on activism, capital raisings, governance, and risk and crisis management. Piers is the relationship partner for several FTSE and international clients and is ranked Band 1 in Chambers UK for Corporate/M&A. His extensive experience includes advising major financial institutions and multinational corporations across various sectors.

- Smiths Group plc sold the stake/assets to CVC Capital Partners as part of a sale on not available. - Deal value was 2540000000 (source: Extracted) Sector: Industrial Technology; Location: UK. - On the seller side, not available advised, led by Piers Prichard Jones, Stephen Hewes, Lucy Cliff, Jenny Leahy, Isabella Coutts, Lily Hilton, Matt Hoser.
Dec 04 2025
3B
Private Equity

Partner
1999 – Unknown
Partner
1997 – 1999
Assistant solicitor
1991 – 1997

- ABB sold the stake/assets to SoftBank Group as part of a M&A transaction on not available. - Deal value was 5375000000 (source: Extracted) Sector: Technology; Location: Global. - On the seller side, legal counsel was not available; lawyers included Alexander Watt, Andrew Murphy, Brechje Nollen, Guillemette Burgala, Gwen Senlanne, Helmut Bergmann, Jon Scurr, Peter Clements, Piers Prichard Jones, Stephen Hewes, Tom Godwin.
Oct 08 2025
5B
M&A
Jun 26

1 min
Unknown, University College, Cardiff, UK
Unknown, College of Law, Chester, UK