https://www.osborneclarke.com/ en Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:18:20 +0100 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:23:00 +0100 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-advises-pe-investor-hollyport-again-mcmaklers-financing-round Osborne Clarke has advised Hollyport Secondary Opportunities VII LP (Hollyport) for the third time in a financing round of the hybrid real estate agent McMakler. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:59:13 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-mauro-martino-discussing-artificial-intelligence A successful conclusion to the event that Osborne Clarke organised yesterday on the topic of artificial intelligence.Mauro Martino, founder and director of the Visual Artificial Intelligence Lab at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab in Cambridge, MA, USA, spoke with Gianluigi Marino, Osborne Clarke's Head of Digitalisation in Italy, in an ambitious meeting and discussion aimed at unravelling the many questions that accompany the development of the AI society. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:35:02 +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-vantage-value-sytes-seed-financing-round Osborne Clarke has advised the investment company Vantage Value on its investment in the start-up Syte, an AI data platform for real estate.In the recently completed seed financing round, Syte was able to raise a total of EUR 5 million in capital. The financing round was led by the companies of the Schwarz Group. Two new investors, investment company Vantage Value and CVC vent.io, were involved, as were existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), PropTech series founder Moritz Luck and property entrepreneur Fabian Axthelm. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:00:58 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-pl-bioscience-eur-78-million-series-financing Osborne Clarke has advised PL BioScience GmbH in a EUR 7.8 million Series A financing. The Aachen-based biotechnology company conducts research in the field of sustainable, animal-free cell culture media. PL BioScience's innovative Human Platelet Lysate (HPL) technology is expected to enable groundbreaking developments in cell therapy.  Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:56:31 +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-advises-senvo-its-eur-25-million-financing-round Osborne Clarke has advised Senvo, a freight invoice verification automation platform, on its successful EUR 2.5 million financing round. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:14:09 +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-groupe-lucien-barriere-acquisition-majority-stake-loulou-groupe Osborne Clarke advised Groupe Lucien Barrière, a leading player in luxury hospitality, casinos, and French art de vivre, in its acquisition of a majority stake in Loulou Groupe, a renowned entity known for its unique expertise in high-end dining and its prestigious venues.The development strategy of both companies begins immediately, with the ambitious aim of strengthening their respective positions in the high-end foodservice market.With Loulou, the Barrière Group enriches its portfolio of spectacular addresses. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:01:49 +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-smau-legal-risks-using-ai-business Osborne Clarke, future focused international legal practice, will be attending SMAU, Italy's leading event on innovation and start-ups, to discuss the legal risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in businesses. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:01:59 +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/osborne-clarke-advises-intercomp-acquisition-smart-parking-systems-city-green-light City Green Light, leader in the public lighting sector in Italy, has completed the acquisition of Smart Parking Systems, a company owned by Intercomp S.p.A. and specialised in the management and optimisation of public space through innovative parking technologies. This transaction represents a further step in the consolidation of City Green Light's position in the field of smart mobility, reaffirming its commitment to support local administrations in the transition towards smarter and more sustainable cities. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:43:31 +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-advises-studitemps-gmbh-acquisition-youngcapital-germany Osborne Clarke has advised Studitemps GmbH, the parent company of the Cologne-based personnel service provider Jobvalley, on the acquisition of its competitor YoungCapital Germany.Studying and working simultaneously is more the norm than the exception today. According to studies, around 70% of the nearly 3 million students in Germany work alongside their studies; the jobs they take on must meet special requirements, particularly in terms of flexibility. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:50:09 +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