News & Insights (Mergers & Acquisitions (including takeovers))

Taylor Wessing advises last year's fastest growing technology company on acquisition

Taylor Wessing welcomes new tax partner

International law firm Taylor Wessing has enhanced its corporate tax capability with the recruitment of leading tax specialist, ...

The return of the early morning call

The unintended consequences from changes to the Takeover Code Without fanfare and with a sense of resignation changes to the ...

Taylor Wessing advises Infrastructure India plc on wind farm investment

Taylor Wessing advises Tech Data on acquisition of distribution business of Man and Machine

Tech Data entered into an agreement to acquire the Value Added Distribution business of Man and Machine in Germany, UK, France, ...

Takeover code amendments effective from 19 September 2011

Following the controversy and political interest prompted by the Kraft Foods Inc. takeover of Cadbury plc, the long awaited ...

The UK Bribery Act 2010 - Impact in the UAE

Much has been said and written recently about the UK Bribery Act 2010 ("the Bribery Act"). In the absence of ...

Taylor Wessing advises Advent Software on acquisition of Syncova Solutions

International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and ...

Howard Palmer and Susanna Stanfield on the latest developments in the UK venture capital market in PLC's Private Equity Handbook

The recently published PLC Private Equity Handbook includes a chapter on developments and analysis of the UK's venture capital ...

Howard Palmer and Susanna Stanfield on the latest developments in the UK venture capital market in PLC's Private Equity Handbook

The recently published PLC Private Equity Handbook includes a chapter on developments and analysis of the UK's venture capital ...

Taylor Wessing advises Google on acquisition of Phonetic Arts

Taylor Wessing advises USHIO INC. in the acquisition of Philips Extreme UV business

Taylor Wessing advised USHIO INC. and Ushio's 100% subsidiary XTREME technologies GmbH in connection with the acquisition of ...

Taylor Wessing acts on £48 million MBO of the UK's largest residential lettings agency

European law firm Taylor Wessing LLP has acted for privately owned property business, RO Group, on the management buy-out of ...

Taylor Wessing advises Colemont in AmWins merger

Leading law firm Taylor Wessing has acted for international insurance and reinsurance brokerage company Colemont Corporation in ...

Taylor Wessing advises Google on acquisition of Plink

Corporate Update - April 2010: Takeover Code

Takeover code On 19 April 2010, the disclosure requirements under the Takeover code (the "Code") will be extended. ...

Taylor Wessing advises IT Process Automation Leader iWave Software on Acquisition of Enigmatec Software Assets

Taylor Wessing has advised long-standing client iWave Software, the leading independent provider of IT Process Automation (Run ...

M&A spotlight on Europe

We have prepared this note for our North American clients and contacts in order to identify some current trends in European ...

Taylor Wessing advises Panasonic Electric Works Group in the restructuring of their European sales organization

The Panasonic Electric Works Group optimizes its European sales organization in order to expand its market share in the European ...

The Ability Group successfully acquires Hilton Liverpool Hotel

The Hotels Group at Taylor Wessing has successfully advised The Ability Group on the multi-million pound acquisition of the ...

Taylor Wessing advises JHP Group on £56 million buy-out by Lloyds Development Capital

Taylor Wessing LLP has acted for JHP Group (JHP), one of the UK’s largest private sector providers of vocational education, ...

Highland Spring acquires Greencore Water for up to £17.5million

European law firm Taylor Wessing has acted for Highland Spring Limited on the successful acquisition of the bottled water ...

Taylor Wessing advises Brawn GP

For more information or to speak to Russell Van Praagh, please contact Helen Needham at Taylor ...

Taylor Wessing leads £232 million real estate acquisition for Max Property Group

Taylor Wessing advises on sale of Portsmouth FC

European law firm Taylor Wessing LLP has acted for Devondale Investments on the sale of Portsmouth City Football Club Ltd to ...

TMT-transaction-expert Dr. Mark Hoenike joins Taylor Wessing from Allen & Overy

Renowned transaction lawyer Dr. Mark Hoenike Hoenike, one of Germany’s most prominent transaction specialists in the TMT sector, ...

Taylor Wessing bags cross-border leveraged buy-out for Rutland Partners LLP

Taylor Wessing LLP has acted for long standing private equity client, Rutland Partners LLP, on its acquisition of household ...

Taylor Wessing advises Hyperion Insurance Group on Howden acquisition

European law firm Taylor Wessing LLP has acted for Hyperion Insurance Group on the acquisition of Hendricks & Co GmbH, the ...

Taylor Wessing puts Brawn GP F1 on the grid

For more information or to speak to Russell Van Praagh, please contact Helen Needham at Taylor ...

Taylor Wessing advises Telephonetics on its acquisition of Eden Origin Limited

European law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Telephonetics, the UK's leading provider of voice automation solutions, on its ...

Taylor Wessing advises HomeAway in its acquisition of the Homelidays Group

The Paris office of European law firm Taylor Wessing has assisted HomeAway Group, the world leader in the on-line vacation ...

Taylor Wessing advises Wyndeham Press Group on its return to British ownership

Taylor Wessing has recently advised on the sale of printing company, Wyndeham Press to Walstead Investments.Wyndeham Press prints ...

Taylor Wessing advises Esterline Technologies Corporation on the sale of Muirhead

Taylor Wessing LLP's Technology and Inward Investment Group has acted for Esterline Technologies Corporation, a US$ 1.5 billion ...

Taylor Wessing acts on £5 million acquisition by Portrait Software plc of Million Handshakes A.S.

Taylor Wessing LLP has acted for AIM quoted Portrait Software plc, a leading provider of customer interaction optimization ...

Taylor Wessing advises iimia on £18.6m acquisition of MitonOptimal Group Limited

Taylor Wessing's Financial Institutions and Markets Group has acted for iimia Investment Group Plc on the acquisition of the ...