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  1. US$106m share placing for J.P. Morgan Cazenove

    Advised J.P. Morgan Cazenove on a placing of new ordinary shares on AIM and JSE for Coal of Africa, raising US$106m (November 2011)

  2. Sale of interests in Moneycorp

    Advised Shlewet Family Trust on the sale of their interests in Moneycorp to the RBS Special Opportunities Fund (Nov 2011)

  3. Acquisition of Pragma Holdings

    Advised St Ives on its acquisition of Pragma Holdings for up to £6m (Sept 2011) 

  4. Acquisition of Response One

    Advised St Ives on its acquisition of Response One for up to £19m (Sept 2011)

  5. £30m sale of Adapt Group

    Advised the selling shareholders on the sale of Adapt Group to Lyceum Capital for £30m (September 2011)

  6. Placing and open offer for Healthcare Locums

    Advised Fairfax I.S. on Healthcare Locum’s £60m placing and open offer of up to £4.25m (August 2011)

  7. US$37m secondary fundraising for Noventa

    Advised Religare Capital Markets on a secondary fundraising for AIM and TSX-listed Noventa to raise US$37m (August 2011)

  8. £26m share placing for Duet Real Estate Finance

    Advised Duet Real Estate Finance on its placing of new shares to raise £26m (August 2011)

  9. £172m acquisition of the Sanctuary Buildings

    Advised Tishman Speyer on its £172m acquisition of the Sanctuary Buildings (July 2011)

  10. Sale of Lateral Group

    Advised shareholders of Lateral Group on the sale of Lateral Group's entire issued share capital to Innovative Output Solutions (August 2011)

  11. Acquisition of Batiste

    Advised Church & Dwight on the acquisition of hair care company Batiste from Vivalis (June 2011)

  12. Sale of internet site Pachube

    Advised internet site Pachube on its sale to the Nasdaq listed purchaser, LogMeIn, Inc. (July 2011)

  13.  £557m sale of Olympic Village

    Advised the Olympic Delivery Authority on the sale of the Olympic Village to a joint venture for £557m (August 2011)

  14. Acquisition of First Motorway Services

    Advised Roadchef on the acquisition of First Motorway Services (August 2011)

  15. Sale of Destiny Wireless

    Advised Destiny Wireless on the sale from the shareholders of the company to Anoto Group AB and Anoto AB (August 2011)

  16. Acquisition of Office Projects Group

    Advised Balfour Beatty on its acquisition of Office Projects Group

  17. $11.4m placing of shares for Noventa

    Advised Canaccord Genuity and Religare Capital Markets on a $11.4m placing of shares on PLUS for Noventa (March 2011)

  18. Acquisition of Power Efficiency

    Advised Balfour Beatty WorkPlace on its acquisition of Power Efficiency for up to £18m (April 2011)

  19. Acquisition of Waberer's Holding

    Advised Mid Europa Partners on the acquisition of a 49.05% stake in Waberer's Holding (March 2011)

  20. Acquisition for N+1

    Advised N+1 on its acquisition of Brewin Dolphin's corporate advisory and broking division (May 2011)

  21. Acquisition of blinkbox

    Advised Tesco on its acquisition of blinkbox (April 2011)

  22. £27.5m share placing

    Advised Lombard Medical Technologies on its placing of shares to raise up to £27.5m (May 2011)

  23. Disposal by Balfour Beatty

    Advised Balfour Beatty on the disposal of its UK rail manufacturing business to Progress Rail Services (April 2011)

  24. £42.5m share placing for NewRiver Retail

    Advised Cenkos Securities on a placing of shares for NewRiver Retail to raise £42.5m. (June 2011) 

  25. Acquisition for Rontec Investments

    Advised on the acquisition of the majority of Total's UK downstream logistics and marketing operations (June 2011)

  26. MBO of Red Commerce

    Advised the management of Red Commerce on the MBO of Red Commerce backed by Dunedin for £44m (July 2011)

  27. US$2bn disposal of PT Bumi Resources Minerals

    Advised PT Bumi Resources on the sale of its 75% majority stake in PT Bumi Resources Minerals to Vallar plc (June 2011)

  28. £637m sale of Kwik-Fit to ITOCHU

    Advised the management of Kwik-Fit on its sale to ITOCHU Corporation for £637m (March 2011)

  29. Acquisition of PT Turnkey Services

    Advised Playtech on its acquisition of PT Turnkey Services for up to €280m (March 2011)

  30. Sale of The Listening Company to Serco

    Advised The Listening Company on its sale to Serco for an enterprise value of £53.9m (March 2011)

  31. IPO of Duet Real Estate Finance's feeder fund

    Advised Duet Real Estate Finance on the Main Market IPO of its feeder fund which raised £50m (March 2011)

  32. Cellnovo's £30m Series B fundraising

    Advised Cellnovo on its £30m Series B fundraising (Feb 2011)

  33. O Twelve Estates placing and open offer

    Advised Fairfax I.S. on the placing of shares and open offer for O Twelve Estates, which raised £37.6m (Jan 2011)

  34. IPO of Marwyn Management Partners

    Advised Cenkos Securities on the Main Market IPO of Marwyn Management Partners which raised £6m (Jan 2011)

Corporate Finance - Overview

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  • Your 2012 AGM - Company secretaries may breathe a small sigh of relief as they turn their attention to this year’s AGM season and the limited changes over the past year.  This briefing considers those developments and market practices. Read more > 
  • Changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code - diversity on boards - Earlier this year Lord Davies of Abersoch published a report recommending that FTSE 100 companies should aim for a minimum of one quarter female board representation by 2015.  He also recommended that FTSE 350 companies should set their own targets for female board representation by 2013 and 2015 and that these should be announced in September 2011.  To date, very few FTSE 350 companies have announced details of their aspirations on this subject.  Read more >
  • Narrative Reporting and Executive Remuneration - The future of narrative reporting has been on the Government’s agenda for some time now.  Last year saw a consultation on this subject and in light of responses and as part of the Government’s “Growth Review”, a further consultation has now been published.  Read more >
  • New European Commission Consultation on Corporate Governance - On 5 April, the European Commission launched its consultation on corporate governance.  The Commission’s view is that existing corporate governance frameworks, which are generally based on self regulation and guidance, are not as effective as they should be.  It argues that in the financial crisis directors failed in their supervisory functions and highlights a lack of effective challenges to management as a result of what it describes as “group think”.  The Commission also highlights a lack of shareholder engagement in holding management to account for its actions.  Read more >
  • Panel gives detail on its proposed changes to the Takeover Code - Following Panel Statement 2010/22 in October 2010 on the regulation of takeover bids (Statement), the Takeover Panel today produced its consultation paper setting out in detail the proposed changes to the Takeover Code.  Today’s consultation puts flesh on the bones of the Statement including the detailed text of the rule changes. Read more >
  • First conviction and fine in corporate manslaughter case - The offence of corporate manslaughter (the Offence) is committed when an organisation commits a gross breach of its duty which causes the death of an individual. A key part of the Offence is that the action or inaction of the senior management of the organisation contributed to the breach that caused the death.  Read more >
  • Your 2011 AGM - This update provides you with details of new developments to a number of corporate governance developments and one in particular which will have an impact on the business of some AGMs. Read more > 
  • Change to the Combined Code - The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the new UK Corporate Governance Code (the new Code).  Read more >
  • Kraft Foods Inc. criticised by the Takeover Panel/Publication of the new UK Corporate Governance Code - On 26 May, the Takeover Panel (the Panel) published a statement of criticism of Kraft Foods Inc. for failing to meet certain standards required under the Takeover Code (the Code) during the course of its offer for Cadbury Plc.  Read more >
  • Directors' and officers' liability insurance - A reminder of the reasons for such cover, especially in light of changes arising from the Companies Act 2006, the new causes of action available to dissatisfied shareholders, and the recent introduction of legislation relating to corporate manslaughter.  Read more >
  • Practical tips for directors of companies in financial difficulties - Sets out the practical steps directors should consider if the company is in financial difficulty.  Read more >
  • Derivative claims under the Act - Discusses the key changes made by Companies Act 2006 to the law on derivative claims and the practical application of these new provisions in light of recent case law.  Read more >
  • The Companies Act 2006: changes to directors’ conflicts of interest rules - The Companies Act 2006 codifies the duty of a director to avoid a conflict of interest and introduces new rules regarding the authorisation of conflicts.  Are your policies up-to-date?  Read more > 

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