News (2007)

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

17-Dec-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing launches Dubai office in merger with Key & Dixon

Taylor Wessing today reveals plans to open an office in Dubai by merging with its associated Dubai law firm of the last five ... more

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

Taylor Wessing advises Multimap on sale to Microsoft Corporation

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for the shareholders of Multimap on the sale of the company to Microsoft Corporation for an ... more

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

Taylor Wessing advises Brentford Football Club on new stadium development

Taylor Wessing has acted for Brentford Football Club on what is only the third major football stadium development in London in ... more

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

Taylor Wessing advises Vivacta on £6 million Series B fundraising

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for Vivacta Limited on a £6 million Series B fundraising round. European Venture Capital firms ... more

30-Nov-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing wins award for giving

Taylor Wessing, the international law firm, has won a Workplace Giving UK Thank You for Giving award, presented by Anne Snelgrove ... more

20-Nov-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for the management on an £18 million MBO of Gissings Advisory Services ("GAS").The senior team ... more

08-Nov-2007  |  Real Estate

New Head of Real Estate for Taylor Wessing in the UK

Adam Marks has stepped down as Head of Taylor Wessing's UK Real Estate Practice with effect from 1 November.  Adam has been Head ... more

07-Nov-2007  |  Corporate, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing advises Digital Information Broadcast Leader Skinkers on USD16m funding

Taylor Wessing's Venture Capital team in Cambridge has advised Skinkers, the market leader in information broadcast technology, ... more

07-Nov-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing is helping Crisis to send homeless people a message of hope this Christmas

Taylor Wessing's participation in the Christmas Card Challenge will help Crisis, the national homelessness charity, open doors ... more

01-Nov-2007  |  Corporate, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing advises on slice of Pi

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity team in London has advised Pi Capital on a transformational deal, under which Bank of Scotland's ... more

01-Nov-2007  |  Corporate, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing advises on slice of Pi

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity team in London has advised Pi Capital on a transformational deal, under which Bank of Scotland's ... more

31-Oct-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for London-based private equity company Smedvig Capital on a £4 million investment in SUSO ... 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

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

25-Oct-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions

Taylor Wessing advises Macadam on acquisition by Libertas

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for Macadam LLP on the acquisition of Macadam's business by Libertas Capital Group plc, the ... more

11-Oct-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Taylor Wessing is the exclusive European legal sponsor of the 15th Annual BioPartnering Europe Conference

Taylor Wessing is the exclusive European legal sponsor of the 15th Annual BioPartnering Europe (BPE) Conference, on 7-9 October ... more

10-Oct-2007  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Trutap on $6.5m fundraising

The Venture Capital Group at Taylor Wessing has advised free mobile phone service Trutap on a $6.5 million second round ... more

25-Sep-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing at the heart of the European Bar

Dr Axel Filges, a partner with Taylor Wessing in Hamburg and Chairman of the Hamburg Bar, has been appointed Chairman of the ... more

21-Sep-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing au coeur du Barreau européen

Les Barreaux nationaux de France et d'Allemagne dirigés par des associés de Taylor WessingAssocié de Taylor Wessing à Hambourg, ... more

21-Sep-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing in Brussels has advised The Sopra Group on the acquisition of Business Architects International (BAI)), a Belgian ... more

18-Sep-2007  |  Construction & Engineering, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Taylor Wessing expands its Construction & Engineering Group

Taylor Wessing has grown its Construction & Engineering Group with the arrival of two new associates to its London ... more

06-Sep-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing joins the Rugby World Cup squad

Jérôme Henry, a partner in the Dispute Resolution Department of Taylor Wessing in Paris, and a member of the firm's sports law ... more

04-Sep-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing advises the French Basketball Federation on insurance case

Taylor Wessing in Paris has been successful in its bid to give France's national basketball team captain, Boris Diaw, the green ... more

13-Aug-2007  |  Corporate, Finance

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

Taylor Wessing in London has advised long-standing client Rutland Partners LLP, the UK private equity partnership, on the ... more

13-Aug-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing's European Corporate Group has advised new French client Compagnie de Saint Gobain (CSG), a world leader in ... more

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

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

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity Group has advised Rutland Partners LLP, the UK private equity partnership, on its acquisition of ... more

07-Aug-2007  |  Corporate, Insurance, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises on MBO of Bestinvest by 3i

Taylor Wessing has advised the management of Bestinvest, the independent investment managers and financial adviser, on its MBO by ... more

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

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

The Corporate Real Estate Group at Taylor Wessing has advised Prestbury 1 Limited Partnership ("Prestbury") on its £622 million ... more

12-Jul-2007  |  Corporate, Leisure

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

Taylor Wessing acted for EHC International Limited ("EHC"), which, through a joint venture with Kingdom Hotel Investments ... more

12-Jul-2007  |  Corporate, Finance, Projects

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

European law firm Taylor Wessing has represented HOCHTIEF AirPort GmbH (HTA), the airport-operating subsidiary of HOCHTIEF AG, in ... more

15-Jun-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing acted for the founding shareholders in CAflT Limited, Jem Tugwell and Raquel Elias, in connection with the sale of ... more

07-Jun-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing nominated for Pro Bono work at LawWorks Awards 2007

Taylor Wessing has been nominated for Best Contribution by a Law Firm at the LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2007. The LawWorks Pro Bono ... 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

25-May-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing offers 20% discount on events

If you would like to learn more, please click here.Taylor Wessing is a leading law firm providing legal support for commercial ... more

24-May-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing pulls off major coup in Berlin

Westphalen team joins Taylor Wessing in BerlinCorporate lawyer and notary Roman Bärwaldt (44), M&A specialist Dr. Burkhard ... more

22-May-2007  |  Corporate, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Taylor Wessing boosts Brussels office with Corporate lateral hire

Taylor Wessing has boosted its European Corporate Litigation capability with the appointment of Martine De Witte. Martine is the ... more

22-May-2007  |  Corporate, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Taylor Wessing boosts Brussels office with Corporate lateral hire

Taylor Wessing has boosted its European Corporate Litigation capability with the appointment of Martine De Witte.Martine is the ... more

17-May-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing advised Hilton Food Group plc on the admission of its shares to the Official List of the Financial Services ... more

17-May-2007  |  Corporate

Capital market specialist joins Taylor Wessing in Berlin

Marc-Oliver Kurth LL.M. (36) will join Taylor Wessing's Berlin office in June 2007 as a partner in the corporate department, ... more

17-May-2007  |  Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing UK promotes three to new role of Special Counsel

Taylor Wessing in London has promoted three senior associates to the newly introduced role of Special Counsel with effect from 1 ... 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

Taylor Wessing is advising AIM-quoted Blueheath Holdings PLC on its acquisition of Booker, the UK’s largest cash and carry chain, ... 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

Taylor Wessing's European Private Equity Group represented quoted private equity investor, Electra in the £80 million buyout of ... more

30-Apr-2007  |  Finance, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advises on £255m Bristol Redevelopment Scheme

Taylor Wessing's real estate finance team have recently advised Deutsche Postbank on the financing of a £255 million ... more

30-Apr-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing announces its conversion to LLP status on 1 May 2007

On 1 May 2007 the UK office of the European law firm Taylor Wessing will convert to a limited liability partnership (LLP). The ... more

27-Apr-2007  |  Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery, Tax

Taylor Wessing promotes 11 lawyers to partnership

Taylor Wessing is pleased to announce the promotion of four new partners in its London office and seven new partners to its ... more

25-Apr-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing advised AIM-listed BP Marsh & Partners Plc, a niche venture capital provider to early stage financial services ... 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

12-Apr-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing advised the management team of specialist emerging markets broker and arranger, Exotix Holdings Limited, on the ... more

12-Apr-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing voted joint first for Patent Litigation in MIP World IP Survey 2007

Taylor Wessing voted joint first for Patent Litigation in MIP World IP Survey 2007Taylor Wessing is pleased to announce that it ... more

12-Apr-2007  |  Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Taylor Wessing expands its litigation practice

Philippe Glaser, a major player in corporate and technological litigation, has joined Taylor Wessing France as the office's 20th ... more

12-Apr-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing joins Workplace Giving UK’s campaign to increase awareness of Payroll Giving

Taylor Wessing, the leading European law firm, has answered Workplace Giving UK's call to "Celebrate 20 Years of Payroll Giving". ... 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

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

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

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

Taylor Wessing advised Oxford BioMedica (LSE: OXB) and Sanofi-Aventis (EURONEXT: SAN; NYSE: SNY) on an exclusive global licensing ... more

29-Mar-2007  |  Finance, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing France boosts its Finance practice

Taylor Wessing has boosted its European finance capability with the arrival of Antonia Raccat, who has been appointed to lead the ... more

29-Mar-2007  |  Financial Services & Funds, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing advises on an LBO in the building sector

The law firm advises Banexi Capital Partenaires and La Liévinoise de Participations on the purchase of Profalux IndustriesLa ... more

27-Mar-2007  |  Leisure, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing completes trio of record West End lettings

Taylor Wessing has been acting for London & Regional ("L&R") in connection with its redevelopment of the former Marks ... more

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

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

Taylor Wessing advised on €9 million subscription and placing for Arthro Kinetics plc, an orthopaedics company dedicated to ... 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

Taylor Wessing advised Trampoline Systems, a London-based enterprise software start-up, on its £3 million financing round from ... 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

Taylor Wessing advised Flexible Management Systems Limited ("FMS") on the €18.5 million (US$19 million) sale of its fully owned ... more

15-Mar-2007  |  Corporate, Leisure

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

Taylor Wessing acted for Kew Green Hotels on the conversion of 11 Courtyard by Marriott Hotels into Holiday Inns. The re-branding ... more

15-Mar-2007  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Technology

Taylor Wessing scoops prestigious accolades in latest technology and IP industry awards

Taylor Wessing was voted Technology Law Firm of the Year at the UK Technology Innovation and Growth Awards.Judges commended ... more

05-Mar-2007  |  Finance, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery

Patrick Cook joins Taylor Wessing as UK Head of Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery

Taylor Wessing is pleased to announce that Patrick Cook will join the firm as head of its UK Reconstruction and Corporate ... 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

Taylor Wessing acted for European Hotels Corporation Limited ("EHC") on a joint venture, which is 20% owned by EHC and 80% owned ... more

28-Feb-2007  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment

Taylor Wessing wins key victory for leading UK newspaper group, Associated Newspapers

Taylor Wessing has achieved a significant victory for long standing client, Associated Newspapers in obtaining the dismissal of a ... more

23-Feb-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing is acting for Marchpole Holdings plc (LSE: MPH), the fast growing fashion brand management group, on the ... more

23-Feb-2007  |  Finance, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing fires up its engines once more for the TW Charity Rally to Cannes

Following its successful début last year, the Taylor Wessing Charity Rally will arrive in style for MIPIM 2007. On Saturday 10 ... more

20-Feb-2007  |  Corporate

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

Taylor Wessing advised the shareholders of Cramer Systems Group Limited ("Cramer") on the sale of Cramer and its subsidiaries to ... more

08-Feb-2007  |  Corporate, Leisure

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

Taylor Wessing advised Tussauds in relation to a new Holiday Inn at Chessington World of Adventures.Corporate Partner Richard ... more

01-Feb-2007  |  Corporate, Private Capital

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

Taylor Wessing acted on £7 million worth of VC funding rounds for push communication technology leader Skinkers Limited (£2 ... more

29-Jan-2007  |  Commercial, Corporate, Leisure, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing's corporate team gains further expansion

Taylor Wessing's corporate team is expanding with the arrival of corporate partner, Tom Cartwright, from Hammonds.Tom specialises ... more

26-Jan-2007  |  Finance, Leisure, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises on groundbreaking Shariah-compliant refinancing in excess of £100m

Taylor Wessing has acted on behalf of Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets in relation to the re-financing of the acquisition of the ... more

26-Jan-2007  |  Intellectual Property

Landmark judgement for the IT industry – German Appeal Court says no to copyright levies on printers

Printer manufacturers will not have to pay any copyright levies for their products. The Court of Appeal of Dusseldorf rejected a ... more

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

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

Taylor Wessing advised Exemplar Properties Holdings LLP ("Exemplar") on a joint venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate through ... 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

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

05-Jan-2007  | 

Taylor Wessing to Sponsor “Face of Fashion” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery - Exhibition dates: 15 February – 28 May 2007

Leading European law firm, Taylor Wessing, is delighted to be a co-sponsor of "Face of Fashion" exhibition at the National ... more

04-Jan-2007  |  Corporate, Finance, Life Sciences & Healthcare

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

Taylor Wessing is advising Synergy Healthcare plc, the AIM-quoted healthcare services provider, on its recommended, increased ... more

03-Jan-2007  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property

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

Taylor Wessing advisedPlastic Logic Limited on its US $100 million fundraising led by Oak Investment Partners and Tudor ... more

02-Jan-2007  |  Construction & Engineering, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advises Kew Green Hotels on Gatwick hotel premises lease

Taylor Wessing has advised Kew Green Hotels Limited on an agreement to construct and subsequently enter into a 125-year lease of ... more