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2004

SJ Berwin advises on the Acquisition of Sovitec
30/09/04
SJ Berwin advised SG Capital Europe (Bruno Lambert and Wandrille Ract-Madoux) on the acquisition of Sovitec... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Goldman Sachs Vintage Funds on a €400 Million Transaction
28/09/04
SJ Berwin has advised the Goldman Sachs Vintage Funds, which are managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, on a €400 million transaction to acquire interests in two private equity funds managed by SG Capital Europe and to invest in a new fund... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises German Media Company on ‘Fast Track’ AIM Admission
23/09/04
SJ Berwin advised TV-Loonland AG on its forthcoming admission to trading on the AIM market, using the 'fast track' procedure designed specifically for overseas companies... Read more

New Film Tax Relief
22/09/04
The Inland Revenue has finally issued the long-awaited technical note explaining the new tax relief available to producers of "British films"... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited on a £130,000,000 Facility
21/09/04
SJ Berwin's Banking Department acted for the Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited, Jersey... Read more

SJ Berwin to Formally Merge with German Practice
14/09/04
SJ Berwin, a leading corporate and commercial European law firm, announced that a formal merger with SJ Berwin Knopf Tulloch Steininger will take place... Read more

SJ Berwin Obtains Rare Strike Out Against Planning Challenge
10/09/04
SJ Berwin (partner Simon Ricketts and assistant solicitor Simon Robinson) acted for Isle of Man developer Lear Management Limited... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Property Designers Candy and Candy on Latest Luxury Apartment Deal in Belgravia
08/09/04
City law firm SJ Berwin has advised upmarket residential property designers Candy and Candy and Chris Candy’s property development group... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Sea Containers House on the Sale of the Port of Folkestone
08/09/04
City law firm SJ Berwin has advised Sea Containers Ltd, the passenger and freight transport operator, and hotels and leisure operator... Read more

SJ Berwin Advise on £200 Million UK Real Estate Joint Venture Between Gazeley & Metlife
08/09/04
City law firm SJ Berwin has just completed the formation of a joint venture for Gazeley Properties Limited with Metlife Real Estate... Read more

SJ Berwin Acts for Stage Three Music Limited in Term Facility
27/08/04
SJ Berwin has acted for Stage Three Music Limited (as the borrower), Apax Partners and Ingenious Ventures in relation to a term facility provided by HSBC Private Bank... Read more

SJ Berwin advises NicOx S.A on research, option, development and licensing agreement with Pfizer Inc.
26/08/04
SJ Berwin has announced that it advised NicOx S.A, an emerging pharmaceutical research company listed on the Nouveau Marché on a research, option, development and licensing agreement with Pfizer Inc. concluded on 25 August... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Laurel Pub Company in £120 Million Facility
20/08/04
SJ Berwin's Banking Department has acted for Laurel Pub Company Limited and its newly created parent company, Laurel High Street Bars Limited, in a £120 million syndicated facility arranged by Barclays Capital and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises on 3.5 Million Euro Financing for ASDIS Software AG
17/08/04
ASDIS Software AG, a leading provider of systems configuration management software, closed its first financing round in July... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises British Land on £600 Million Credit Facility
13/08/04
SJ Berwin advised British Land on a syndicated revolving credit facility worth £600 million arranged by The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd, Barclays Capital, Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank, Lloyds TSB Capital Markets and WestLB AG, London Branch as Joint Mandated Lead Arrangers ... Read more