The manufacturing and industrials sector represents a diverse range of companies, but they face similar challenges. They need to be able to adopt new technologies and rapidly restructure to exploit opportunities while keeping on top of the turbulent international trading environment.
The Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 mean companies must invent and produce new goods, while upgrading and adapting their global supply chains.
We work with leading brands and businesses in the aerospace and defence, automotive, high-tech engineering and chemicals sectors. We’ve helped clients operating in the sector deal with rapid change for decades.
Our lawyers will help you when you need to enter new markets, adapt your business model, or sell and buy businesses, while protecting yours and your customer's data. We understand the sector and its new and shifting regulatory burdens, and our international presence means you’ll receive our practical advice wherever you're based.
White Oak - Advising the senior secured creditor on all aspects of the British Steel insolvency and restructuring and on the complex GBP130m FILO (first -in-last-out) asset based finance structure; we were awarded Finance Team of the Year at the Lawyer awards 2020 for this work.
Our longstanding client, Rutland Partners acquired Hereford Contract Canning. HCC is the largest contract canning provider in the UK.
Press releaseKörber on its acquisition of Roll-Tec Cilindro Ltda., based in São Paulo, Brazil. Through the acquisition, Körber is able to expand its international tissue business, which offers complete solutions for converting and packaging machines for toilet paper, folded tissue and paper towels.
Press releaseSteadfast Capital Fund IV on the acquisition of a majority stake in Söhngen Group. The transaction included both W. Söhngen GmbH based in Taunusstein (Hesse) and Silva GmbH based in Mainhausen (Hesse). The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The majority acquisition aims to support further growth of the Söhngen Group with its internationally recognised brands and premium products in the market for first aid and emergency medical products both organically and through acquisitions. We also advised on the financing of the acquisition.
Press releaseSaint-Gobain on the acquisition of all the shares of Kaimann GmbH, Hövelhof, one of the leading European manufacturers of elastomeric insulating materials. With this acquisition, the Saint-Gobain Group strengthened its position as market leader and complemented its portfolio of materials and technologies. Taylor Wessing has a long-standing client relationship with Saint-Gobain.
Nantong Rainbow Heavy industries, the Nantong-based manufacturer of heavy machineries (eg portal and overhead cranes) on the acquisition of the "material handling" business segment (including the Wadgassen factory in Saarland / Germany) from the Danish plant manufacturer FLSmitdth.
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