Deals & Cases (2005)

01-Dec-2005  |  Real Estate

Taylor Wessing secures major West End pre-let for L&R

CLIENTLondon & RegionalVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONSecuring major pre-letDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has acted for London ... more

29-Nov-2005  |  China, Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Huawei Technologies on its Global Framework Agreement (GFA) for Network Infrastructure with Vodafone

CLIENTHuawei TechnologiesVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONGlobal framework agreement and service level agreementDESCRIPTIONTaylor ... more

24-Nov-2005  |  Corporate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Chiesi Faramaceutici SpA on disposal of its rights over shares

CLIENTChiesi Faramaceutici SpAVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONDisposal of rights over sharesDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised ... more

17-Nov-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Intellectual Property, Tax

Taylor Wessing Assists Principal’s Expansion

CLIENTPrincipal Investment Holdings LimitedVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONPrincipal Investment Holdings ... more

04-Nov-2005  |  Finance, Real Estate

Anglo Irish provides loan facility to purchase Little Chef

CLIENTAnglo Irish BankVALUE£39mTRANSACTIONSecured loan facilityDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised client Anglo Irish Bank on the ... more

04-Nov-2005  |  Finance

Taylor Wessing completes £460m deal for GMAC-RFC

CLIENTGMAC-RFCDEAL VALUE£460mTRANSACTIONSale of loan portfolioDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised GMAC-RFC Limited, the UK’s ... more

04-Nov-2005  |  Employment & Pensions, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery

Success for Taylor Wessing and Independent Trustee Services Limited following advice on £3m pension fraud

CLIENTIndependent Trustee Services LimitedVALUE£3m fraudTRANSACTIONRecovery of pension scheme assetsDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing ... more

17-Oct-2005  |  Construction & Engineering, Finance, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing's European Debt Finance Group advises HSH Nordbank on financing hat-trick

CLIENTHSH Nordbank VALUE£275m combinedTRANSACTIONSecured loan facilitiesDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing’s European reach has been ... more

14-Oct-2005  |  Finance, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advises Allied Irish Banks on £200m loan facility

CLIENTAllied Irish BankVALUE£200mTRANSACTIONSecured loan facilitiesDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised Allied Irish Banks plc ... more

13-Oct-2005  |  Corporate, Finance, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Patron Capital Partners on deals of over £300m

CLIENTPatron Capital PartnersVALUE£300m combined TRANSACTIONAcquisition, disposal and restructuringDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing’s ... more

06-Oct-2005  |  Corporate, Finance, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd on a circa £60m real estate financing deal

CLIENTN M Rothschild & Sons Ltd VALUE£60mTRANSACTIONSecured loan facilitiesDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised ... more

15-Sep-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Tax

RO Group become Leaders in the Residential and Management Agency Market

CLIENTRO GroupVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised the RO Group on its acquisition of ... more

15-Sep-2005  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Symphony Telecom Holdings plc on AIM admission

CLIENTSymphony Telecom Holdings plcVALUE£12.75mTRANSACTIONAIM AdmissionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Symphony Telecom ... more

06-Sep-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Helphire Group plc on its £25m acquisition of Swift Rentacar Ltd and on its £40m fundraising

CLIENTHelphire Gourp plcVALUE£65m TRANSACTIONAcquisition and fundraisingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Helphire Group plc, the ... more

31-Aug-2005  |  Finance

Taylor Wessing advises GMAC on host of portfolio sales

CLIENTGMACDEAL VALUE£1.3bn so far in 2005TRANSACTIONSale of mortgage portfoliosDESCRIPTIONFinance partner, Peter Shepherd, ... more

24-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Elata on its £31m sale to Qualcomm

CLIENTElata Holdings LimitedDEAL VALUE£31mTRANSACTIONDisposalDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Cambridge office has advised the ... more

24-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Nujira Ltd on its £4.2m financing round

CLIENTNujira LtdDEAL VALUE£4.2mTRANSACTIONFinancingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Cambridge office has advised Cambridge-based ... more

22-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Rutland Partners on the £84m sale of the largest flooring manufacturer in Europe

CLIENTRutland Partners LLPVALUE£84m TRANSACTIONDisposalDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Rutland Partners LLP, the UK private ... more

09-Aug-2005  |  Finance, Projects, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises on innovative £143 million Islamic property finance deal on landmark building

CLIENTA consortium including Taib Bank (Bahrain) and Dominion Asset Management (Hong Kong, represented in the United Kingdom by ... more

08-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Real Estate, Tax

Avebury Holdings Limited gives pub group extra Punch

CLIENTAvebury Holdings LimitedVALUE£219m TRANSACTIONSale of issued share capitalDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised the ... more

27-Jul-2005  |  Corporate, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Real Estate, Tax

Lovells and Taylor Wessing advise on Magenta-Transaction

Luxembourg based Euro Estate S.à.r.l., a subsidiary of an investment fund managed by Swiss UBS AG has sold its subsidiary BDPE ... more

25-Jul-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Xention Discovery Ltd on its £11m venture capital funding

CLIENTXention Discovery LtdDEAL VALUE£11mTRANSACTIONVenture Capital fundingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Cambridge office has ... more

25-Jul-2005  |  Corporate

TAYLOR WESSING AIM UPDATE Summer 2005

CLIENTSStrategic Thought GroupPortrait Software plcTelephonetics plcBango plcVALUE£105m combined valueTRANSACTIONAdmissions and ... more

08-Jul-2005  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Bango on £35m admission to AIM

CLIENTBangoVALUE£35m TRANSACTIONAdmission to AIMDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Bango on their £35m admission to AIM, and ... more

30-Jun-2005  |  China, Corporate, Intellectual Property, Technology

China UK Cambridge Park

China UK Cambridge Park is a scientific joint project between china and the UK and its aim is to assist Chinese companiesChina UK ... more

28-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises on £4m spinal investment

CLIENTFNI Venture CapitalVALUE£4mTRANSACTIONFundraisingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised FNI Venture Capital on its ... more

27-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advises on Europe's largest venture capital fund raising this year

CLIENTMPM CapitalVALUE$59.8mTRANSACTIONFundraisingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has acted for MPM Capital, a global investment firm ... more

21-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Inca Digital Printers Limited on its acquisition by one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers in the printing industry

CLIENTInca Digital Printers LtdDEAL VALUE£30mTRANSACTIONVenture Capital fundingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Cambridge office has ... more

20-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Finance, Media & Entertainment

Taylor Wessing advises The Music Group on a European deal for the sale of the world's leading clarinet brand to the tune of EUR 37m

Taylor Wessing advised The Music Group Holdings Ltd (TMG) on the EUR 37m sale of its leading music industry brand, Buffet ... more

13-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

CLIENTVisto CorporationVALUENot disclosed TRANSACTIONInward investmentDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Technology group has advised ... more

13-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

Taylor Wessing's Technology group has advised Californian based wireless specialist, Visto Corporation,on a deal with Vodafone ... more

07-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Spain's largest cosmetic surgery group on Ultralase Limited acquisition

Taylor Wessing has acted for Corporación Dermoestética SA, the Spanish cosmetic surgery group, on its acquisition of all the ... more

27-May-2005  |  Corporate, Technology

Taylor Wessing's Inward Investment Group advises on M&A double act

Taylor Wessing's Inward Investment Group has recently advised on a double act of M&A deals for technology-centric clients GSC ... more

17-May-2005  |  Construction & Engineering, Finance, Projects, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advises Bank of Scotland

CLIENTBank of Scotland VALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONFunding for purchase and developmentDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised on the ... more

17-May-2005  |  Finance, Projects, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advise Royal Bank of Scotland

CLIENTRoyal Bank of Scotland VALUE£15.5mTRANSACTIONSecured lending facilityDESCRIPTIONAdvised The Royal Bank of Scotland in ... more

26-Apr-2005  |  Construction & Engineering, Hotels, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing Lands Leisure Sale for Anglian Water Group

Taylor Wessing landed its first major instruction on behalf of AWG Group in securing its sale of the Broadway Plaza Leisure ... more

20-Apr-2005  |  Corporate, Real Estate

Addleshaw Goddard and Taylor Wessing advise on multi million Corporate Real Estate transaction

Addleshaw Goddard has advised Squarestone Central London Limited Partnership, the innovative real estate and investment vehicle, ... more

01-Apr-2005  |  Corporate, Projects

Taylor Wessing advises Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec in €343m Airport Investment

Taylor Wessing has advised new client, Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDP), in their €125m share investment into the ... more

09-Mar-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Real Estate, Tax, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Harmonic Inc. on its £4m acquisition of UK-based Broadcast Technology Limited

Taylor Wessing has advised Nasdaq quoted Harmonic Inc., a US-based leader in digital video systems and broadband optical ... more

03-Mar-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Tax, Technology

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office advises on a £20m double act of financing rounds

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office has advised on a series of technology funding deals for clients ACT Venture Capital and Sphere ... more

31-Jan-2005  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advise on the establishment of the first CO2 emissions trading exchange in Europe

Taylor Wessing advised Climate Exchange Plc, whose shares are traded on the Alterative Investment Market of the London Stock ... more

26-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises First Cambridge Gateway on a £3.2m financing round of DanioLabs

Taylor Wessing advised First Cambridge Gateway Fund on a £3.2m financing round of DanioLabs, the Cambridge-based biotechnology ... more

26-Jan-2005  |  Competition, Regulation & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises ING-BHF-BANK on its sale to Deutsche Postbank AG

CLIENTING-BHF-BANKDEAL VALUE£1bn loan bookTRANSACTIONSale of entire assetsDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised long-standing ... more

26-Jan-2005  |  Competition, Regulation & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Projects, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises ING-BHF-BANK on its sale to Deutsche Postbank AG

Taylor Wessing has advised long-standing client ING-BHF-BANK on the sale of its London branch to Deutsche Postbank AG.  ING-BHF's ... more

21-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Hotels, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £20.5 million deal

Taylor Wessing has advised the executive management of the Gaucho Grill chain of Argentine steak restaurants, including Chief ... more

18-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Advent Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners on investment in Rhytec Ltd

Taylor Wessing advises Advent Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners on their investment of up to £8 million in Rhytec ... more

18-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advises Paradigm Therapeutics Limited on its merger with Amedis Pharmaceuticals Limted

Taylor Wessing advises Paradigm Therapeutics Ltd on its merger with Amedis Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a medical chemistry and drug ... more

12-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Finance, Projects, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advises on Avery Weigh-Tronix's £43 million refinancing and restructuring

Taylor Wessing advised the Avery Weigh-Tronix group in relation to the refinancing of its existing debt facilities.  At the same ... more