https://www.osborneclarke.com/ en Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:17:21 +0000 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:05:36 +0000 https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-power-electrics-it-becomes-employee-ownership-trust International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Power Electrics on its transition from a privately owned business, to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).This exciting development marks a significant milestone in the company’s long-standing commitment to its people, customers and suppliers.Effective immediately, Power Electrics will be fully owned by its employees through the EOT structure. This will position the company for continued success and growth while safeguarding its core values, brand reputation and culture. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:05:36 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-causeway-technologies-its-acquisition-buchanan-computing International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised construction technology provider Causeway Technologies on its acquisition of Buchanan Computing.Buchanan Computing is the leading provider of permanent traffic engineering and highways management solutions, including ParkMap which is currently used by over 90 UK local authorities to efficiently manage the complete lifecycle of traffic regulation orders (TROs). Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:36:54 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-has-advised-globalview-advisors-its-sale-frp-advisory-group Globalview Advisors, a London-based valuation consulting firm, was acquired by FRP Advisory Group, a listed professional services firm. Globalview's Managing Director, Sarpel Ustunel, will join FRP Advisory as a Partner in their Financial Advisory practice. Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:48:38 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-secures-60-practice-area-rankings-chambers-uk-2025 Osborne Clarke now ranks in 60 practice areas in the Chambers UK 2025 Guide, up two from the previous year and 36 of which are elite tier rankings. Overall, Osborne Clarke ranked top eight in terms of our total number of rankings and fourteenth in terms of our total Band 1 rankings.The firm has seen five improved rankings including three tier 1 rankings in Capital Markets: AIM, UK-Wide; Construction, South West; and Information Technology & Outsourcing, London. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:35:22 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-mulberry-group-plc-its-ps104-million-capital-raising Osborne Clarke has advised Mulberry Group, the British sustainable luxury brand, on its £10.4 million cashbox capital raising International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised AIM quoted Mulberry Group plc, the British sustainable luxury brand, on its successful £10.4 million capital raising. The capital raising was structured as a £10 million cash box subscription by Mulberry Group's two largest shareholders and a retail offer of approximately £400,000 via the RetailBook platform Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:58:27 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-only-legal-partner-support-mountside-ventures-launch-europes-first-vc Selected for its track record and credibility within the venture community, international legal practice Osborne Clarke will provide training and advice for first cohort, alongside other partners Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:23:00 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-wins-mindful-business-charter-wellbeing-award On World Mental Health Day, Osborne Clarke is proud to announce it's been awarded the Mindful Business Charter (MBC) wellbeing award for Sustained Commitment to Meaningful Change, presented at the MBC Award ceremony hosted last night by Clifford Chance in Canary Wharf.The judges recognised Osborne Clarke for its focus on regular measurement of how people are feeling, its work in understanding what are the causes of workplace stress and its commitment to making targeted sustainable changes where people need it most. Richard Martin, CEO of MBC, commented at the event: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:16:21 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-signage-and-architectural-design-company-ascot-signs-limited-majority International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of Ascot Signs Limited, an architectural signage, brand implementation and architectural metalwork firm, on its majority share sale to Swedish SME conglomerate Lifco Group.Ascot Signs Limited is a designer, manufacturer, and installer of bespoke signage, based in Northern Ireland. The company was founded in 1938 and In its last financial year FY24, reported net sales of approximately GBP 16.1 million. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:15:12 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-shareholders-escorted-tour-operator-newmarket-holidays-investment-soho International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of Newmarket Holidays, an award-winning escorted tour operator, on the M&A aspects of a growth investment by London-based capital investors Soho Square Capital. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:59:41 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-mpac-group-plc-its-eu56-million-acquisition-csi-palletising-and-its An international team at Osborne Clarke has advised Mpac Group plc, the AIM quoted global leader in high-speed packaging and automation solutions, on the conditional acquisition of Elstar International B.V., a leading provider of design, manufacturing and installation services for end-of-line automation and palletising solutions, which operates under the name CSi Palletising.  Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:21:05 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advising-creo-medical-ps17m-fundraise International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Creo Medical Group PLC ("Creo"), an AIM-quoted medical devices company focusing on the emerging field of surgical endoscopy, on a fundraising, consisting of a placing and retail offer to raise gross proceeds of up to £17m, which was announced on 30 September 2024. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:46:16 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-retains-86-cent-its-2024-qualifiers-including-first-two-solicitor-apprentice Osborne Clarke reports a retention rate of 86%, with 38 out of 44 trainees staying on as newly qualified solicitors in 2024. The firm is also pleased to announce among the group its first qualifying cohort of solicitor apprentices – Yazmin Adrissi and Amy Lewis – who have completed the six year programme.We're proud to recognise that among this year's qualifiers are our first qualifying cohort of solicitor apprentices. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:17:24 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-increases-legal-500-uk-results-now-ranking-across-83-practice-areas The results are in for The Legal 500 UK 2025 Guide. Osborne Clarke has secured 83 practice area rankings in total, with 28 top tier rankings and 62 elite tier rankings.The firm secured new rankings in ten practice areas, including a top tier ranking for Artificial Intelligence.It also improved rankings across a number of practice areas. Highlights include Life sciences and healthcare; Corporate and commercial, EU and competition; and Pensions, non-contentious. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:52:36 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-shaw-gibbs-its-recent-merger-alliotts-and-acquisition-sestini-co International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised top 50 UK accountancy practice Shaw Gibbs on its merger with Alliotts LLP, an independent firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisors, and its acquisition of Sestini & Co, a specialist in tax consultancy for expatriates and high net worth individuals. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:35:12 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-canaccord-successful-ps31-million-placing-kitwave-part-finance-ps70 International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Canaccord Genuity Limited on the £31 million placing for AIM-quoted Kitwave Group plc, the leading delivered wholesale business. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:12:20 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-hsbc-its-investment-finbourne-technology-part-one-largest-series-b Osborne Clarke has advised HSBC on its investment in FINBOURNE Technology, architects of an interconnected network of functionality and data that enables the investment community to better serve clients in a constantly evolving market. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:15:10 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-medical-device-company-creo-europe-sale-51-stake-china-based-micro-tech International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Creo Medical Group plc on its entry into a binding agreement for the sale of 51% of the issued share capital of wholly owned subsidiary Creo Medical S.L.U. ("Creo Europe") to endoscopic medical device manufacturer Micro-Tech. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:14:48 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-earlybird-merieux-equity-partners-and-nrwbank-prothea-technologies-eur Prothea Technologies ("Prothea"), a private medical technology company spun-out of the Universities of Edinburgh and Bath with a vision to offer lung cancer biopsy and treatment in a single hospital visit, launched with a EUR 12 million Series A funding round.The round was co-led by Earlybird Venture Capital and Merieux Equity Partners, with participation from NRW.BANK and Old College Capital. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:10:26 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/successful-night-osborne-clarke-firm-commended-financial-times-innovative-lawyers-awards-and International legal practice Osborne Clarke was commended at the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards on 12 September, whilst also taking home the trophy for Age Inclusion Initiative of the Year at the Legal Benchmarking Group Social Impact Awards.Financial Times Innovative LawyersOsborne Clarke Solutions was Commended in two categories, with case studies included in the full Innovative Lawyers report published by the FT: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:16:38 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advise-bgf-investment-natural-food-ingredients-manufacturer-plant-ex International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised one of the largest and most experienced investors in the UK and Ireland, BGF on its £9 million minority investment in manufacturer of natural food ingredients solutions, Plant-Ex Ingredients ("Plant-Ex"). The funding will drive Plant-Ex's international expansion, with a focus on the US market.BGF's investment will support significant international growth for the Bristol-based natural food ingredients business, which specialises in the development, manufacture and distribution of natural food colours, extracts and flavours. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:26:43 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-has-advised-bgf-its-multi-million-pound-investment-twenty7tec BGF – one of the largest and most experienced investors in the UK and Ireland – has invested £16.5 million in Twenty7tec to drive its growth and expansion within the UK.Based in Bournemouth and founded in 2014, Twenty7tec has rapidly become a cornerstone of the UK mortgage technology landscape and is a growing favourite for advisers in the wealth space. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:31:48 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-has-advised-shareholders-new-commercial-arts-its-sale-wpp WPP has acquired New Commercial Arts (NCA), a leading independent creative and customer experience agency. NCA will join Ogilvy’s global creative network to further accelerate the agency’s momentum in the UK market. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:34:53 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-founders-factory-two-joint-ventures-establish-australian-operations International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised global venture builder and early stage investor, Founders Factory, on two of its latest joint ventures: firstly with leading global mining group, Rio Tinto, to accelerate technologies that will shape the future of mining; and also with the Western Australian Government, to accelerate nature & biodiversity start-ups. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:40:14 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-palm-ai-powered-treasury-management-system-its-61-million-seed-funding International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised cash management fintech Palm, designed to automatically view, manage, and report cash for enterprise teams, on its recent $6.1 million seed fundraising. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:50:45 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/delivering-social-impact-real-estate The terms social value and social impact can be interpreted in different ways by different people. These differences exist even within companies themselves. This can also be true within the UK real estate sector where investors, developers, occupiers and managers are striving to understand and improve the impact their business activities have on communities.  Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:37:18 +0100 News and deals