Deals & Cases (Corporate)

18-Aug-2008  |  Corporate, Inward Investment

Taylor Wessing acts for Appleton Papers Inc. on the sale of BemroseBooth

Taylor Wessing LLP has acted for Appleton Papers Inc. on the sale of Bemrose Group Limited, the holding company of secure and ... more

18-Aug-2008  |  China, Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises on Alternext IPO of the Chinese company Photovoltaïc Group

Taylor Wessing's stock exchange regulatory department has just advised the Chinese company, China Photovoltaïc Group (CNPV) ... more

30-Jul-2008  |  Corporate, Finance, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises on Xpertise Group acquisition to create the UK's second largest IT training company

European law firm Taylor Wessing LLP has advised Xpertise Group plc, an AIM-quoted company providing IT and professional ... more

24-Jul-2008  |  Corporate, Private Capital, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises the management of Lindorff Group AB on EUR 1.12 billion secondary buy-out

Taylor Wessing has advised a multinational management team on the EUR 1.12 billion secondary buy-out of Lindorff Group AB, a ... more

08-Jul-2008  |  Corporate, Inward Investment, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises on fundraising double

Taylor Wessing LLP has recently advised on a duo of funding rounds. Firstly, a team from the firm's Cambridge office advised ... more

08-Jul-2008  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Tax, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises NovaThera on £30m merger with MedCell

Taylor Wessing LLP has advised NovaThera on their merger with MedCell, to create a new UK company specialising in musculoskeletal ... more

09-May-2008  |  Corporate, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing advises Promethean on Obopay investment

Client: Promethean Value: Not disclosed Transition: Series D investment Description: Taylor Wessing has advised private ... more

08-Apr-2008  |  China, Corporate, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advises on second Chinese IPO on Alternext: After China Corn Oil, Taylor Wessing acts for real estate developer Huacheng

CLIENTHuacheng Real EstateVALUE €165 millionTRANSACTIONIPODESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has confirmed the leading position of its ... more

04-Apr-2008  |  Corporate, Financial Services & Funds

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

CLIENTPortrait Software plcVALUE £5 millionTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing LLP has acted for AIM quoted Portrait ... more

28-Mar-2008  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Spark Ventures and Beringea on $8m investment in isango! Spark Ventures and Beringea

CLIENTSSpark Ventures and Beringea VALUE $8 million.  TRANSACTIONInvestmentDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised Spark Ventures ... more

19-Feb-2008  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advise iimia MitonOptimal Plc on £100m acquisition of Midas Capital Partners Limited

CLIENTiimia MitonOptimal PlcVALUE£100mTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing is advising iimia MitonOptimal Plc ("IMO"), ... more

19-Feb-2008  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Principal Investment Holdings Ltd on sale to Sanlam

CLIENTPrincipal Investment Holdings LtdVALUE The offer values Principal at approximately £42 million.  ... more

18-Feb-2008  |  Corporate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises JMH Lifestyle Ltd on acquisition of luxury tailoring business

CLIENTJMH Lifestyle Limited VALUE UndisclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing LLP has advised JMH Lifestyle ... more

11-Feb-2008  |  Commercial, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Inward Investment, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Ambition Group on the acquisition of Witan Jardine

CLIENTAmbition Group Limited VALUE£11.5m, with a further payment expected to be made in February 2009TRANSACTIONAcquisition ... more

06-Feb-2008  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing LLP advises LGV Capital Limited on the sale of the Verna Group

CLIENTLGV Capital Limited VALUEUndisclosedTRANSACTIONSale of Verna GroupDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing LLP has acted for LGV Capital ... more

18-Jan-2008  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Chinese company on EUR150m Euronext listing

CLIENTWorld Art Net Group SAVALUE€150mTRANSACTIONListing on EuronextDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing in Paris has advised the Chinese ... more

04-Jan-2008  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Eurogerm on Spanish acquisition

CLIENTEurogermVALUEUndisclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONEurogerm, the French leader in ingredients and technological aids ... more

02-Jan-2008  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Fovea Pharmaceuticals on its €30m second financing round

CLIENTFovea Pharmaceuticals SAVALUE€30 millionTRANSACTIONSeries B financingDESCRIPTIONFovea Pharmaceuticals SA, a biomedical and ... more

18-Dec-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Tax, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises in sale of mental images GmbH to NVIDIA Corporation

Taylor Wessing acted as lead counsel to the majority of shareholders of mental images GmbH, including founder and managing ... more

14-Dec-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Multimap on sale to Microsoft Corporation

CLIENTMultimap VALUEUndisclosedTRANSACTIONCompany saleDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing in London has acted for the shareholders of ... more

13-Dec-2007  |  Corporate, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Brentford Football Club on new stadium development

CLIENTBrentford Football ClubVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONNew stadium developmentDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has acted for ... more

05-Dec-2007  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advises Vivacta on £6 million Series B fundraising

CLIENTVivacta Limited VALUE£6 millionTRANSACTIONSeries B fundraising roundDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing in London has acted for ... more

20-Nov-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises management of Gissings Advisory Services on £18m MBO

CLIENTGissings Advisory ServicesVALUE£18 millionTRANSACTIONMBODESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing in London has acted for the management on ... more

07-Nov-2007  |  Corporate, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing advises Digital Information Broadcast Leader Skinkers on USD16m funding

CLIENTSkinkersVALUE$16 millionTRANSACTIONFundingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Venture Capital team in Cambridge has advised ... more

31-Oct-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Smedvig Capital on £4m investment in Suso Drinks Ltd.

CLIENTSmedvig CapitalVALUE£4 millionTRANSACTIONInvestment in SUSO Drinks LtdDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing in London has acted for ... more

25-Oct-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Financial Services & Funds, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax

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

CLIENTiimia Investment Group PlcVALUE£18.6mTRANSACTIONAcquisition DESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Financial Institutions and Markets ... more

25-Oct-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions

Taylor Wessing advises Macadam on acquisition by Libertas

CLIENTMacadam LLPVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisition of Macadam's business by Libertas Capital Group plcDESCRIPTIONTaylor ... more

10-Oct-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Trutap on $6.5m fundraising

CLIENTTrutapVALUE$6.5mTRANSACTIONSecond round fundraisingDESCRIPTIONThe Venture Capital Group at Taylor Wessing has advised free ... more

21-Sep-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing in Brussels advises French Sopra Group on acquisition of Business Architects International (BAI)

CLIENTFrench Sopra GroupVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing in Brussels has advised the Sopra Group ... more

13-Aug-2007  |  Corporate, Finance

Taylor Wessing Private Equity Group advises Rutland Partners on $128m secondary buy-out

CLIENTRutland Partners LLPVALUE$128 millionTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing in London has advised long-standing ... more

13-Aug-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Compagnie de Saint Gobain on €2,125bn acquisition

CLIENTCompagnie de Saint GobainVALUE€2,125 billionTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's European Corporate Group has ... more

08-Aug-2007  |  Corporate, Finance, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity Group advises on £51.5m Rutland acquisition

CLIENTRutland Partners LLPVALUE£51.5 millionTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Private Equity Group has advised ... more

07-Aug-2007  |  Corporate, Insurance, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises on MBO of Bestinvest by 3i

CLIENTManagement of BestinvestVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONMBODESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised the management of Bestinvest, ... more

23-Jul-2007  |  Corporate, Finance, Projects, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advises on £622m sale and leaseback for Prestbury

CLIENTPrestbury 1 Limited PartnershipVALUE£622 millionTRANSACTIONAcquisition and leaseback of property assets DESCRIPTIONThe ... more

20-Jul-2007  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advises Vétoquinol on a €250 million IPO deal

CLIENTVétoquinolVALUE€250 millionTRANSACTIONIPODESCRIPTIONAdvised the underwriter Oddo Corporate Finance on the IPO on the French ... more

10-Jul-2007  |  Corporate, Leisure

Taylor Wessing LLP acts for EHC International on the acquisition of the Four Seasons Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia

CLIENTEHC International Limited VALUE$115 millionTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing acted for EHC International ... more

10-Jul-2007  |  Corporate, Finance, Projects

Taylor Wessing advises HOCHTIEF AIRPORT on €1.9bn airport acquisition and related financing

CLIENTHOCHTIEF AirPort GmbH VALUE€1.9 billion TRANSACTIONAcquisition of majority shareholdingDESCRIPTIONEuropean law firm Taylor ... more

15-Jun-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises on the sale of CAfIT to Odyssey Financial Technologies

CLIENTCAfIT LimitedVALUEundisclosedTRANSACTIONSale of the entire issued share capital DESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing acted for the ... more

01-Jun-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises shareholders of Zanox.de AG during sale to Axel Springer AG and Swiss Schweizer PubliGroupe AG

TAYLOR WESSING has acted as counsel to the shareholders of Zanox.de AG, including financial investor Amity Ltd. of London, in the ... more

17-May-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Hilton Food Group plc on its Official List flotation

CLIENTHilton Food Group plcVALUE£104 millionTRANSACTIONOfficial List flotationDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Hilton Food Group ... more

16-May-2007  |  Competition, Regulation & Trade, Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises shareholders EganaGoldpfeil Europe (Holdings) GmbH and Strellson AG on restructuring the shareholdings and trademark portfolio of JOOP! GmbH

Taylor Wessing advised two shareholders of JOOP! GmbH, EganaGoldpfeil Europe (Holdings) GmbH and Strellson AG, in the ... more

14-May-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Blueheath on £400m reverse takeover

CLIENTBlueheathVALUE£400 million TRANSACTIONReverse takeoverDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing is advising AIM-quoted Blueheath Holdings ... more

11-May-2007  |  Corporate, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery

Taylor Wessing advises specTra Industriekapital and Kleinewefers Beteiligungs-GmbH on investments in textile finishing specialist TAG

Taylor Wessing advised the two investment companies specTra Industriekapital GmbH, Munich, and Kleinewefers Beteiligungs-GmbH, ... more

30-Apr-2007  |  Corporate, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing's European Private Equity Group represents quoted private equity investor, Electra, in its £80 million buyout of Nuaire

CLIENTElectraVALUE£80 million TRANSACTIONBuyoutDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's European Private Equity Group represented quoted ... more

25-Apr-2007  |  Competition, Regulation & Trade, Corporate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises AVIDA Group in acquisition of Berlin Capital Fund

Taylor Wessing advised AVIDA Group, Düsseldorf, in the acquisition of all shares in Berlin Capital Fund GmbH, Berlin. The fund ... more

25-Apr-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises BP Marsh & Partners on its £2 million investment in LEBC Group

CLIENTBP Marsh & PartnersVALUE£2 million TRANSACTIONInvestment DESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised AIM-listed BP Marsh & ... more

13-Apr-2007  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma S.A. on its recent in-licensing agreement with Cancer Research Technology Limited

CLIENTInnate Pharma SAVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONCollaboration and licensing dealDESCRIPTIONAdvised Innate Pharma S.A. on its ... more

12-Apr-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises the management team of Exotix Holdings Limited on the buyout of Exotix from ICAP plc

CLIENTExotixVALUE£11 millionTRANSACTIONBuyoutDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised the management team of specialist emerging markets ... more

03-Apr-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises B.P. Marsh & Company Limited on its acquisition of a 25% stake in JMD Specialist Insurance Services Group Limited

CLIENTB.P. Marsh & Company Limited VALUE£600,000 and provision of debt fundingTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing ... more

30-Mar-2007  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advises Oxford BioMedica on global licensing agreement with sanofi-aventis

CLIENTOxford BioMedicaVALUE€518 million (~US$690 million)TRANSACTIONGlobal licensing agreement DESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised ... more

26-Mar-2007  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advises on €9 million subscription and placing for AIM-listed company, Arthro Kinetics plc

CLIENTArtho KineticsVALUE€9 millionTRANSACTIONShares subscription and placingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised on €9 million ... more

21-Mar-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Trampoline Systems on its £3 million financing round, the first enterprise software developer of its kind to receive major investor backing

CLIENTTrampoline Systems VALUE£3 million TRANSACTIONFinancing roundDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Trampoline Systems, a ... more

16-Mar-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Flexible Management Systems on the €18.5 million sale of its subsidiary, ACTIS.BSP, a leading provider of core banking and securities solutions

CLIENTFlexible Management Systems Limited VALUE€18.5 million (US$19 million) TRANSACTIONSaleDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised ... more

15-Mar-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing acts for Kew Green Hotels on its conversion of 11 Courtyard by Marriott Hotels to Holiday Inns and the new Courtyard by Marriott London Gatwick Airport

CLIENTKew Green HotelsVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONRebranding/ conversion and Franchise AgreementDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing acted ... more

02-Mar-2007  |  Corporate, Leisure

Taylor Wessing acts for European Hotels Corporation Limited on joint venture with Kingdom Hotel Investments for US$65 million development of Raffles Resort and Residence at Da Nang, Vietnam

CLIENTEuropean Hotels Corporation LimitedVALUEUS$65 millionTRANSACTIONJoint venture for luxury hotel resort ... more

23-Feb-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing acts for fully listed client Marchpole on acquisition of Greenmark

CLIENTMarchpoleVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisition of the entire issued share capital DESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing is acting ... more

20-Feb-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises on the sale of Cramer and its subsidiaries to the Amdocs Group for $425 million

CLIENTCramer Systems Group LimitedVALUEUS $425 millionTRANSACTIONCash saleDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised the shareholders of ... more

08-Feb-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Tussauds in relation to a new Holiday Inn Hotel at Chessington World of Adventures

CLIENTTussaudsVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONFranchise Agreement and long-term Management AgreementDESCRIPTIONCorporate Partner ... more

01-Feb-2007  |  Corporate, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing acts on £7 million worth of VC funding rounds for hi-tech industry leaders

CLIENTSkinkers Limited and Nujira LimitedVALUE£2 million and £5 million, respectivelyTRANSACTIONVC funding rounds ... more

23-Jan-2007  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advises the Debiopharm Group on an exclusive agreement with Cambridge Antibody Technology

CLIENTDebiopharm GroupVALUETransaction ongoingTRANSACTIONLicensing dealDESCRIPTIONAdvised Debiopharm Group on an exclusive ... more

17-Jan-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Exemplar Properties in a joint venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate

CLIENTExemplarVALUE-TRANSACTIONJoint ventureDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Exemplar Properties Holdings LLP ("Exemplar") on a ... more

17-Jan-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing acts for Mobile Internet start-up Truphone in the European technology sector's largest Series A VC funding of 2006

CLIENTTruphone VALUE£12.5 millionTRANSACTIONVC fundingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing acts for Mobile Internet start-up, Truphone in ... more

17-Jan-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing acts for Mobile Internet start-up Truphone in the European technology sector's largest Series A VC funding of 2006

CLIENTTruphone VALUE£12.5 millionTRANSACTIONVC fundingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing acts for Mobile Internet start-up, Truphone in ... more

13-Jan-2007  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advises UCB on an expanded product license agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals

CLIENTUCBVALUETransaction ongoingTRANSACTIONLicensing dealDESCRIPTIONAdvising UCB on an expanded product license agreement for ... more

04-Jan-2007  |  Corporate, Finance

Taylor Wessing advises Synergy Healthcare plc on £181million takeover offer for Isotron plc

CLIENTSynergy Healthcare plc VALUE£181million TRANSACTIONTakeover offerDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing is advising Synergy Healthcare ... more

03-Jan-2007  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Plastic Logic Limited on its US $100 million fundraising

CLIENTPlastic Logic Limited VALUEUS $100 millionTRANSACTIONFundraisingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Plastic Logic Limited on ... more

17-Nov-2006  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advises Apax Partners and Merlin Biosciences on a $35 million private equity deal

CLIENTApax Partners and Merlin BiosciencesVALUE$35 millionTRANSACTIONPrivate equity financingDESCRIPTIONAdvised Apax Partners ... more

08-Nov-2006  |  Corporate, Leisure

Taylor Wessing acts for European Hotels Corporation Limited in US$115 million development of Raffles Resort and Residence at Phang Nga, Thailand

CLIENTEuropean Hotels Corporation LimitedVALUEUS$115 million TRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing acted for European ... more

17-Oct-2006  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advises Neurotech France SA in completing a flip transaction into the US

CLIENTNeurotech Pharmaceuticals IncVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONRestructuringDESCRIPTIONAdvised Neurotech France SA and its ... more

12-Oct-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Tax

Taylor Wessing has advised the Acuma Group's management team in relation to the sale of Acuma, a private equity backed company, to Saksoft of India

CLIENTAcuma GroupVALUEUS$17 millionTRANSACTIONSaleDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised the Acuma Group's management team in ... more

28-Sep-2006  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Climate Exchange PLC on its acquisition of Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc and on the subscription for shares by Goldman Sachs

CLIENTClimate Exchange PLCVALUEFor the acquisition, £29m with additional deferred consideration of up to £12m; aggregate ... more

09-Aug-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £55m deal

CLIENTGaucho GrillVALUE£55 millionTRANSACTIONMBODESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised Barclays Private Equity and the executive ... more

07-Aug-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Avery Weigh-Tronix on €123m sale to European Capital

CLIENTAvery Weigh-TronixVALUE€123mTRANSACTIONDisposalDESCRIPTIONA team from Taylor Wessing's Inward Investment and Private Equity ... more

26-Jul-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Aggregator Limited in a £9 million funding round for the launch its new IPTV service

CLIENTAggregator LimitedVALUE£9 millionTRANSACTIONSeries A fundingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised London-based digital TV ... more

21-Jul-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Amadeus Capital Partners, lead investor in the $20 million funding of CacheLogic

CLIENTAmadeus Capital PartnersVALUE$20 millionTRANSACTIONSeries C funding roundDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Amadeus Capital ... more

15-Jun-2006  |  Corporate, Finance

Taylor Wessing advises IGEFI on Summit Partners equity investment

CLIENTIGEFI GroupVALUENot disclosed TRANSACTIONEquity Investment from Summit PartnersDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised IGEFI ... more

31-May-2006  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises the management of Panacea Group on its MBO by ISIS Equity Partners

Taylor Wessing has advised the management team on the MBO of Panacea, a provider of IT solutions and services. The MBO was backed ... more

02-May-2006  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Trading Emissions Plc on AIM fundraising

CLIENTTrading Emissions PlcVALUE£175mTRANSACTIONAIM fundraisingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised Trading Emissions Plc (TEP), ... more

08-Mar-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises PanOpSys Limited on $5.25 million Series A funding with Quester

CLIENTPanOpSys VALUE$5.25 million TRANSACTIONSeries A funding roundDESCRIPTIONThe venture capital group at European law firm, ... more

08-Mar-2006  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Hyperion on £5 million capital placing

CLIENTHyperionVALUE£5 millionTRANSACTIONCapital placingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised Hyperion Insurance Group on a £5.1 ... more

02-Mar-2006  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Perpetuum on Quester-led funding round

CLIENTPerpetuumVALUE£2.2 million TRANSACTIONSeries A funding roundDESCRIPTIONThe venture capital group of European law firm, ... more

16-Feb-2006  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Bayer Healthcare AG in a divestment of animal health biological vaccines to Intervet

CLIENTBayer Healthcare AGVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONM & ADESCRIPTIONAdvised Bayer Healthcare AG on the divestment of the ... more

09-Feb-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions

Taylor Wessing advises B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc on AIM admission

CLIENTB.P. Marsh & Partners PlcVALUEInitial market capitalisation of over £41 millionTRANSACTIONAIM ... more

17-Jan-2006  |  Corporate, Finance, Projects

Taylor Wessing advises carbon emissions group ICECAP on carbon portfolio

CLIENTICECAPVALUE15 million tonnes, Equates in monetary terms to c. €350 millionTRANSACTIONFirst closing of carbon ... more

10-Jan-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions

Taylor Wessing advises Fujitsu Siemens Computers on significant cross-border TMT acquisition

CLIENTFujitsu Siemens ComputersVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONA Taylor Wessing team drawn from our German and ... 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

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

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

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

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, Leisure, 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

04-Nov-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Private Capital, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advise on the sale of DNA Research Innovations Ltd for up to $65 million to Invitrogen Corporation

Taylor Wessing has advised the shareholders of DNA Research Innovations Ltd on its sale to NASDAQ-listed Invitrogen Corporation, ... more

20-Oct-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Tax, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Trigenix on its $36 million sale to Qualcomm Incorporated

Taylor Wessing advises Cambridge based, mobile user interface leader, Trigenix on its $36 million sale to US based, Qualcomm ... more

01-Aug-2004  |  Corporate, Private Capital, Technology

Finisar Corporation takes over Infineon Technologie AG's fiber optics business

Following a multistage auction process, Sunnyvale/California based, NNM-listed Finisar Corporation was accepted as preferred ... more

03-Jun-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Tax, Technology

Taylor Wessing advised on the sale of Designer Servers Ltd to Business Serve Plc

Taylor Wessing advised the shareholders of Designer Servers Ltd on the sale of the company to AIM-listed Business Serve Plc, an ... more

01-Jun-2004  |  Corporate, Finance, Intellectual Property, Leisure, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing advises Legal & General Ventures on MBO of Clubhaus

Taylor Wessing advised Legal & General Ventures on the recently completed public to private of golf and country clubs group, ... more

14-May-2004  |  Corporate, Leisure

Taylor Wessing advises on the management buy out of Fitness Express

Taylor Wessing advised David Courteen and others on the management buy out of Fitness Express, a division of Crown Sports plc for ... more

11-May-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Intellectual Property, Tax

Taylor Wessing advise Alliance & Leicester on £83.5m merchant acquisition deal

Taylor Wessing has advised Alliance & Leicester, on the sale of its merchant acquisition business unit to (and related ... more

23-Apr-2004  |  Corporate, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Alphamosaic on $9 million venture capital funding

Taylor Wessing advised Alphamosaic Limited, the industry leader in next generation multimedia processors for mobile phones, on a ... more

26-Mar-2004  |  Corporate, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing advised Acolyte Biomedica on £3.7 million funding to launch revolutionary tests to combat superbug

Taylor Wessing advised Acolyte Biomedica Ltd, the UK-based developer of microbiology test systems, on securing £3.7 million in ... more

25-Mar-2004  |  Corporate, Finance, Financial Services & Funds, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing launch two Bermuda-based funds

Taylor Wessing has advised on the creation of QM Active Alpha Fund Limited, a Bermuda-based hedge fund listed on the Irish Stock ... more

16-Mar-2004  |  Corporate, Technology

Taylor Wessing advised Generics Group on technology sale

Taylor Wessing advised The Generics Group, a leading integrated technology consulting, development and investment organisation, ... more

04-Mar-2004  |  Corporate, Private Capital, Technology

Taylor Wessing acts for Eidos in acquisition of IO Interactive

Taylor Wessing acts for Eidos on a conditional agreement to acquire the entire share capital of IO, a leading European video game ... more

05-Jan-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Appleton on £34 million acquisition of leading secure printing services group BemroseBooth

Taylor Wessing has advised Wisconsin-based Appleton, a leading manufacturer of carbonless, thermal, security, inkjet and ... more