https://www.osborneclarke.com/ en Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:18:35 +0100 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:50:09 +0100 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 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/osborne-clarke-advises-redstone-vr-ventures-and-profounders-investment-carbonx Osborne Clarke has advised the two investors Redstone / VR Ventures and PROfounders on the recently completed financing round of the ClimateTech start-up CarbonX.Founded in 2014, CarbonX aims to assist companies on their path to climate neutrality by facilitating access to high-quality and permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions.Their solution: a platform that connects companies with selected CDR initiatives. These projects use technologies such as Direct Air Capture, Biomass CDR, Enhanced Weathering, or Ocean CDR to permanently remove carbon from the atmosphere. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:16:29 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-reonic-series-financing-round-eur-13-million Osborne Clarke has advised the climate tech start-up Reonic on its Series A financing round of EUR 13 million. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:52:58 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-swisshealth-ventures-extension-deepcs-series-funding-round Osborne Clarke has advised SwissHealth Ventures on an investment as part of the extension of the Series A funding round, now totalling USD 30 million, in the MedTech start-up deepc. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:50:13 +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 https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-supports-clearbank-europe-secure-its-dutch-license-and-expand-europe Osborne Clarke in the Netherlands assists ClearBank Europe N.V. in securing a Dutch banking licence. With this significant milestone in its global expansion, ClearBank is now ready to offer regulated banking services across Europe. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/new-coo-joins-osborne-clarke-belgium International legal practice, Osborne Clarke, announces the appointment of Alexandra Lucia Nagy as Chief Operating Officer of the Belgian office. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:13:05 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-demoup-cliplister-sale-bregal-unternehmerkapital Osborne Clarke has advised the sellers of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform DemoUp Cliplister on its sale to the E-Commerce Software Group of Bregal Unternehmerkapital. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:42:08 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-tiles4less-subsidiary-topps-tiles-plc-acquisition-ctd-tiles-brands Osborne Clarke has advised Tiles4Less Limited, a subsidiary of Topps Tiles PLC ("Topps Group"), on the acquisition of the CTD Tiles brands, 30 stores, selected stock and all related intellectual property from CTD Tiles Limited (in administration) ("CTD"), acting by its joint administrators, James Lumb and Will Wright of Interpath. The transaction completed on 19 August 2024, following a rapid, pragmatic and constructive negotiation period over ten days. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:23:04 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-enjoyventure-and-salica-investments-saiz-seed-financing Osborne Clarke has advised the two investors EnjoyVenture and Salica Investments on the seed financing round for the RetailTech startup SAIZ.The Berlin-based startup SAIZ, founded in November 2021, aims to improve clothing size advice in online retail using artificial intelligence (AI). The concept: Customers enter their data when shopping, and the AI then calculates which size fits best for which product. This is intended to improve the accuracy of online orders, leading to greater customer satisfaction, fewer returns, and thus more sustainability. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:47:17 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-cavendish-successful-ps21m-fundraise-facilities-adf-part-fund International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Cavendish Capital Markets Limited on the conditional £20 million placing and up to £1 million retail offer for AIM-quoted Facilities by ADF plc, the leading provider of premium serviced production facilities to the UK film and high-end television industry. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:38:21 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-eco2grow-their-seed-financing-round-over-eur-4-million Osborne Clarke has advised the Bonn-based GreenTech start-up ECO2GROW on their successful seed financing round totalling EUR 4 million. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:35:30 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advise-jlen-environmental-assets-group-which-has-reached-agreement-dispose-51 Osborne Clarke has advised JLEN, the listed environmental infrastructure fund, which has reached an agreement for the sale of 51% of a portfolio of six gas-to-grid anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities to Future Biogas for £68.1 million.JLEN will continue to own 49% of the AD Portfolio, which has a combined generating capacity of 38MW, as well as its interests in three further AD assets which are not part of the agreement. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:17:36 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-hh-global-acquisition-best-class-ai-solutions-northell-advance-global International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised HH Global, the global leader in responsible marketing activation services, on the acquisition of Northell Partners Ltd ("Northell"), a best-in-class marketing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) solution provider.This investment will enable HH Global to accelerate its ongoing adoption of AI and machine learning for its clients and across its own business. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:01:57 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-welcomes-largest-ever-cohort-summer-interns-10000-interns-foundation-and Third cohort of 15 interns on 10,000 Interns Foundation programmesExpanded offering of 10,000 Interns Foundation programmes to include 10,000 Black Interns and for the first time, 10,000 Able Interns, supporting disabled talentTwo Osborne Clarke Scholars complete internships as part of a pilot programme, supported by Microsoft's Law Firm Diversity ProgrammeOsborne Clarke welcomes 17 legal and business services interns from the 10,000 Interns Foundation programmes, as well as its pilot programme, Osborne Cl Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:34:29 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-fusebox-games-its-sale-nazara-technologies International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised the selling shareholders of Fusebox Games on its sale to Nazara Technologies. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:57:28 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-cannabis-producer-demecan-successful-funding-round Osborne Clarke has advised Demecan, a producer of medicinal cannabis, on their recently completed funding round. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:17:07 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-riverlane-us75m-series-c-funding-meet-growing-demand-quantum-error International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised Riverlane, the global leader in quantum error correction (QEC) technology, on its US$75 million Series C funding round to deliver its QEC roadmap, expanding operations and setting-out a plan to achieve one million error-free quantum computer operations by 2026. The funding will enable Riverlane to meet surging global market demand for QEC technology from hardware companies and government worldwide. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:20:16 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-nerea-its-acquisition-acqua-roana Osborne Clarke, with a team coordinated by partner Filippo Palmieri and composed of associate Antonio Maria Sessa and trainee Federica Miani, assisted Nerea S.p.A. in the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of SI.BE. S.r.l., a company based in the Marche region of Italy and owner of the ‘ROANA’ brand, operating in the sector of capturing, bottling and trading mineral water, bottled in glass and PET. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:35:04 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advised-rue-du-commerce-sale-its-business-ldlc-group Osborne Clarke has advised Rue du Commerce, a pioneer and key player in French e-commerce and online sales of IT products, components and high-tech products, on the sale of its business to the LDLC Group, a major e-commerce player in the IT and high-tech market in France, operating as a specialized multi-brand retailer.Osborne Clarke's Paris office advised the assignor with a team comprising: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:42:14 +0100 News and deals