News (before 2006)

06-Dec-2005  |  Real Estate

François Verdot becomes the 15th partner at Taylor Wessing France

François Verdot has joined the Paris office of Taylor Wessing, an office that has experienced incredible growth since its ... more

01-Dec-2005  |  Real Estate

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

Taylor Wessing has acted for London & Regional Properties Limited in securing a major pre-let at L&R's flagship ... more

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 Group, Corporate, Intellectual Property

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

Taylor Wessing has advised Huawei Technologies (UK) - a wholly owned subsidiary of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., one of the ... by Sally Annereau, Ted Mercer more

24-Nov-2005  |  Corporate, Tax

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

Taylor Wessing has advised Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A, one of Europe's largest privately owned, research-led pharmaceutical ... 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

Principal Investment Holdings Limited, advised by European law firm Taylor Wessing, has completed the acquisition of Grant ... 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

14-Nov-2005  | 

Taylor Wessing launches local offering in Belgium to complement existing EU and competition legal capabilities

Taylor Wessing announces today that it is opening a Belgium law office in line with its European expansion. Its current Brussels ... more

04-Nov-2005  |  Finance, Real Estate

Anglo Irish provides loan facility to purchase Little Chef

Taylor Wessing advised client Anglo Irish Bank on the provision of a £39m secured loan facility to The People's Restaurant Group ... more

04-Nov-2005  |  Finance

Taylor Wessing completes £460m deal for GMAC-RFC

Taylor Wessing has advised GMAC-RFC Limited, the UK's 10th largest mortgage lender, on a deal totalling around £460m, bringing ... 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

Taylor Wessing has been advising Independent Trustee Services Limited ("ITS") following its appointment by the Occupational ... 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

31-Oct-2005  |  Corporate, Inward Investment

Taylor Wessing Partner appointed Chairman of Think London's North American Taskforce

Taylor Wessing Corporate partner, Daniel Rosenberg, has been appointed Chairman of Think London's North American Taskforce, the ... more

27-Oct-2005  |  Competition, EU & Trade, Media & Entertainment, Technology

Taylor Wessing Germany receives acclaim at Juve Awards

The annual Juve Awards, which were held this year on 27 October in Frankfurt, saw Taylor Wessing Germany being awarded “Law Firm ... more

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

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

Taylor Wessing's European reach has been demonstrated in a trio of recently completed finance deals for HSH Nordbank AG of ... 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

Taylor Wessing has advised Allied Irish Banks plc on a £200m secured loan facility provided to finance the purchase of UK ... 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

Taylor Wessing's Corporate team has advised Patron Capital on three separate matters valued at over £300m.Taylor Wessing advised ... 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

Taylor Wessing has advised international investment bank, N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd on secured loan facilities of around £60m ... 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

30-Sep-2005  |  Corporate

Heinrich Rodewig and Thomas Krempl, formerly of Haarmann Hemmelrath & Partners, join Taylor Wessing’s Corporate and M&A Practice in Munich

As from 1 October, Taylor Wessing’s Corporate Team in Munich will be strengthened by the appointment of Dr. Heinrich J. Rodewig ... more

26-Sep-2005  |  Corporate, Finance

Taylor Wessing advises L-3 Communications on its acquisition of the Marine Controls division of CAE

Taylor Wessing has advised New York Stock Exchange listed, L-3 Communications on its acquisition of CAE's Marine Controls ... more

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

RO Group become Leaders in the Residential and Management Agency Market

Taylor Wessing has advised the RO Group on its acquisition of Leaders Group Limited from its Management and 3i Group.The RO Group ... more

15-Sep-2005  |  Corporate

Taylor Wessing advises Symphony Telecom Holdings plc on AIM admission

Taylor Wessing advised Symphony Telecom Holdings plc ("Symphony"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Eckoh Technologies plc, on its ... 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

Taylor Wessing advised Helphire Group plc, the provider of credit hire to motorists who are victims of non-fault road traffic ... 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

Finance partner, Peter Shepherd, comments;"Increasingly, levels of knowledge and credit understanding are driving the development ... 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

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office has advised the shareholders of UK-based Elata (Holdings) Limited, a global leader in mobile ... more

24-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Technology

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

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office has advised Cambridge-based company, Nujira Ltd, developers of advanced power amplifier ... 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

Taylor Wessing advised Rutland Partners LLP, the UK private equity partnership, on the £84.1 million sale of Interfloor Group ... 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, Tax

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

Taylor Wessing has advised a consortium including Taib Bank (Bahrain) and Dominion Asset Management (Hong Kong, represented in ... 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

Taylor Wessing has advised the management of Avebury Holdings Limited, the privately owned tenanted pub group, on the sale of its ... 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

28-Jul-2005  | 

TAYLOR WESSING BOASTS AN OUTSTANDING 27% STAFF UPTAKE OF THEIR PAYROLL GIVING SCHEME

After recent promotions of Taylor Wessing's Payroll Giving Scheme, the leading European law firm can now boast a record uptake of ... 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

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office has advised Xention Discovery Ltd, an emerging pharmaceutical company specialising in ion ... more

25-Jul-2005  |  Corporate

TAYLOR WESSING AIM UPDATE Summer 2005

Head of the Securities Group, Tim Stocks comments;"In the first six months of this year, Taylor Wessing's Securities Group has ... 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

19-Jul-2005  | 

Martin Winter announced as new UK senior partner at Taylor Wessing

Martin Winter is to take over from Richard Marsh as UK senior partner of Taylor Wessing with effect 1 September 2005 and will in ... more

18-Jul-2005  | 

Taylor Wessing partner, Keith Barnett elected Vice President of the United Synagogue

Keith Barnett, a partner in Taylor Wessing's Real Estate department was recently elected vice president of the United Synagogue ... 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 Group, 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

Taylor Wessing advised FNI Venture Capital on its investment of £4m in a second institutional financing round for Ranier ... 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, Technology

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

Taylor Wessing has acted for MPM Capital, a global investment firm focused solely on investing in life sciences in its role as ... 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, 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

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office has acted for Inca Digital Printers Limited, a specialist wide-format digital inkjet printer ... 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, Intellectual Property

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

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, 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

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, Employment & Pensions, Inward Investment, Tax

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

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-May-2005  |  Private Client

Appleby Spurling Hunter Partner with Taylor Wessing and step for trust disputes conference

Appleby Spurling Hunter, together with European law firm, Taylor Wessing, one of the leading law firms in the area of private ... more

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

Taylor Wessing in finance deal double act

Taylor Wessing has advised on a series of finance deals for clients Bank of Scotland and The Royal Bank of Scotland.Taylor ... 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

11-May-2005  |  Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment, Technology

Media specialists, Reinhard Gaertner, Sybille Gierschmann and team join Taylor Wessing

Partners, Reinhard Gaertner and Sybille Gierschmann plus their team of two associates, Sabine Boksanyi and Katharina Mayerbacher ... more

05-May-2005  |  Competition, EU & Trade, Technology

Taylor Wessing secures landmark judgment in the Competition Appeal Tribunal - CAT confirms power to impose timetable on regulators for reinvestigation of complaints

In a landmark judgment today, secured by Ted Mercer of Taylor Wessing, the Competition Appeal Tribunal confirmed that it has the ... 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

25-Apr-2005  |  Employment & Pensions, Hotels, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Real Estate

Five new partners at Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing is pleased to announce the appointment of five new partners in the UK office with effect from 1 May 2005. This ... 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

07-Apr-2005  |  Construction & Engineering, Hotels

Taylor Wessing wins Bath Spa instruction

Taylor Wessing's well regarded Construction and Engineering Group has been appointed by Bath and North East Somerset Council ... 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

17-Mar-2005  |  Media & Entertainment

Ground breaking ruling in Matadeen v Associated Newspapers libel case

Associated Newspapers, represented by Taylor Wessing, has successfully obtained the first cost capping order against a claimant ... 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  |  Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing Partner Appointed Chairman of British Copyright Council

Taylor Wessing's head of copyright, Intellectual Property partner Paul Mitchell, has been appointed Chairman of the British ... more

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

Taylor Wessing advises Sphere Medical Holdings

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office has advised Sphere Medical Holding Limited on a £4 million series of technology funding ... 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

01-Mar-2005  |  Finance, Financial Services & Funds

New associate at Taylor Wessing boosts Islamic finance practice

Taylor Wessing has expanded its Islamic finance practice with new associate, Mustafa Hussain, joining the team.Mustafa, who was ... more

01-Mar-2005  |  Construction & Engineering

Vote of Confidence for the Board of the London Constructing Excellence Club

The Club re-elected the existing board of Barry Burman of Bovis Lend Lease (Chairman), Andrew Bowles of Sheppard Robson (Deputy ... more

25-Feb-2005  |  India Group

Taylor Wessing represents Orga Kartensysteme on joint venture with SmartChip

CLIENT Orga Kartensysteme VALUE €40 million TRANSACTION Joint Venture DESCRIPTION Representing Orga Kartensysteme, the ... 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  |  Competition, EU & Trade, Construction & Engineering, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, 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

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, EU & 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, EU & 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

07-Jan-2005  |  Employment & Pensions, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery

Taylor Wessing advises Independent Trustee Services Limited on largest compensation payment to a pension scheme

Taylor Wessing advises Independent Trustee Services Limited (ITS) in securing payment of £2,376,754 from the Pensions ... more

21-Dec-2004  |  India Group

Taylor Wessing advises Aureos Advisers Limited on the formation of Mauritius funds

CLIENT Aureos Advisors Limited VALUE US$85 million and US$40 million DESCRIPTION Advising Aureos Advisors Limited on the ... 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, Hotels, Intellectual Property, 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, Hotels

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

22-Dec-2001  |  India Group

Taylor Wessing advises Pronetanalytics.com on negotiations

CLIENT Pronetanalytics.com TRANSACTION Negotiations DESCRIPTION Advising Pronetanalytics.com on the negotation of a systems ... more

20-Dec-2001  |  India Group

Taylor Wessing advises eGain Communications Corporation on data protection issues

CLIENT eGain Communications Corporation TRANSACTION Data Protection Issues  DESCRIPTION Advising eGain Communications ... more

22-Dec-2000  |  India Group

Taylor Wessing advises Crane & Co on acquisition

CLIENT Crane & Co TRANSACTION Acquisition  DESCRIPTION Advising Crane & Co on the acquisition of Industrial ... more

30-Jun-1999  |  India Group

Taylor Wessing advisers Data View Solutions Limited on merger

CLIENT Data View Solutions Limited TRANSACTION Merger  DESCRIPTION Advising Data View Solutions Limited, a leading ... more

31-Mar-1998  |  India Group

Taylor Wessing advises Omnicom Group Inc on acquisition

CLIENT Omnicom Group Inc  VALUE undisclosed TRANSACTION Acquisition DESCRIPTION Advising Omnicom Group Inc on the ... more