Joachim Fleury
Experience and career history
Joachim Fleury has over 25 years of experience in M&A, partnerships and joint ventures, in particular in the communications and technology industry.
Joachim is Head of the Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) practice.
Joachim is a director of several charities in the performing arts world, including Sadler's Wells in London and the Holland Festival in the Netherlands.
University of Amsterdam (Law) 1984
Joined Clifford Chance, London 1984
Clifford Chance, Amsterdam 1985
Clifford Chance, New York 1990
Partner since 1992
Clifford Chance, Amsterdam 1992
Clifford Chance, London since 2001
Speaks English, Dutch, Spanish, German and French.
Highlights of deals and projects
Deutsche Telekom AG and T-Mobile on the merging of their business with Orange plc (a unit of France Telecom) in the deal that created Everything Everywhere, the UK’s largest mobile operator with sales of £8.2 billion and 28.4 million customers
TeliaSonera on the increase in TeliaSonera's stake in Kazakhstan's leading mobile phone company (doing business as Kcell) to 75%, and the listing of 25% of Kcell on the Kazakhstan and London stock exchanges
A consortium of six private equity houses in relation to the successful public bid for VNU N.V. (since renamed into The Nielsen Company), for US$10.5bn in 2006 and on the Initial Public Offering of Shares in Nielsen Holdings N.V. [Link]
A consortium of Mediaset, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Cyrte Investments on the acquisition of Endemol, the world’s largest independent television production company, by a combination of a private acquisition of 75% of the company from Telefónica and a public offer for the remaining shares, followed by various reorganisations and debt restructurings.
Citations and awards
Joachim Fleury heads the firm's Global Communications, Media & Technology practice and is a top choice for international M&A transactions in this sector. He has particular expertise in transactions concerning the Netherlands.
Source: Chambers UK
London-based Joachim Fleury heads the firm's international communications, media and technology practice, and is a top choice for international M&A transactions in this sector.
Source: Chambers Global
Publications
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Telecommunications
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Corporate advice
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China
17 April 2013Client Briefing -
Hong Kong
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Media
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Technology, media & telecoms
2 May 2012Client Briefing -
Sports
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Technology, media & telecoms
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Consumer business services
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Regulated industries
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Telecommunications
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Media
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Telecommunications
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European Union (EU)
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Gaming
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Technology
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Data privacy
24 May 2011Client Briefing
Client Work
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Netherlands
1 February 2011Client Work
New publications from Clifford Chance
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EU Political Update 27 - 31 May 2013
27 May 2013 -
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange consults on reforming the connected transaction rules
27 May 2013 -
Is there a Path through the Woods?
24 May 2013
