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Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent

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A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled last month as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed initial public offering (IPO) of annuity provider Partnership Assurance Group and Severn Trent rejected a preliminary takeover offer by an international consortium.

Amid signs of renewed confidence in the IPO market, Cinven instructed Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer – led by corporate partners Mark Austin and Adrian Maguire – to advise on the float of Partnership, which Cinven acquired for €200m in 2008.