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SJ Berwin & Howard Kennedy Advise on the Redevelopment of The Cafe Royal, Regent Street by Alrov Group
28/08/08
SJ Berwin LLP and Howard Kennedy have advised The Crown Estate and Barco Investments BV on the sale of a 125 year lease of the Grade II Listed Café Royal block... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advise M&S on Pre-Let at Paddington
31/07/08
European law firm SJ Berwin LLP's real estate division has advised on an agreement for Marks and Spencer for a 30 year lease to pre-let 160,000 sq ft of space... Read more

SJ Berwin and Cripps Harries Hall Advise on British Land's Sale of The Peacocks
25/07/08
European law firm SJ Berwin LLP’s corporate department and Cripps Harries Hall LLP’s real estate team jointly advised British Land on its sale of Peacocks Centre Limited... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises Long Standing Client Bowmark Capital on £100 Million Sale of Leading UK School Travel Group
18/07/08
Leading Private Equity Law Firm, SJ Berwin LLP, has advised long standing client Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity firm in the UK, on the sale of the capital of Education and Adventure Travel (EAT)... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises Gazeley on Major New Development in Sittingbourne
15/07/08
European law firm SJ Berwin LLP’s real estate division has advised Gazeley UK Ltd on the development of around 900,000 square feet in Sittingbourne, Kent, which has been pre-let to Wm Morrisons Supermarkets plc... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises on £100 Million Major Redevelopment of West Oxford
09/07/08
European law firm SJ Berwin LLP's real estate division has been instructed by Christ Church, Oxford to advise on its development agreement with Spring Urban Regeneration for a £100 million major redevelopment... Read more

International Lawyers for Africa Recognised in Major Legal Awards
25/06/08
SJ Berwin won the Pro Bono Team of the Year Award at The Lawyer Awards Ceremony on 24 June 2008 for launching and promoting the groundbreaking International Lawyers for Africa initiative (ILFA)... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises British Land on London's Largest Property Transaction since Credit Crunch
09/06/08
European law firm SJ Berwin LLP’s real estate division have advised British Land on the £400 million sale of the Willis Building to international property group St Martins Property Investments Limited... Read more

Changes in Reconstruction and Insolvency team at SJ Berwin
06/06/08
European law firm SJ Berwin today announced that after 13 years service as a partner at SJ Berwin, Head of Reconstruction and Insolvency Stephen Maffey has decided that for family reasons he wishes to return home to Australia... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises British Land on £56 million Sainsbury's Disposal
06/06/08
European law firm SJ Berwin LLP’s real estate division has advised long standing client British Land on the disposal of two Sainsbury’s supermarkets at Swindon and Surbiton... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises British Land on Further Debenhams Sale
05/06/08
European law firm SJ Berwin LLP’s real estate division has advised long standing client British Land on the sale of two Debenhams department stores in Hull and Staines... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises British Land on £112 million sale of Ludgate West
05/06/08
European law firm SJ Berwin LLP's real estate division have advised The British Land Company PLC on the £112 million sale of Ludgate West, EC4, to a sovereign wealth fund... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Instructed to Challenge Planned Eco-Town at Long Marston, Warwickshire/Worcestershire
22/05/08
European law firm SJ Berwin LLP's Planning and Environment Group have been instructed by BARD (Better Accessible and Responsible Development) Campaign to represent it in challenging the Government's shortlisting of an ex-MOD site and surrounding private land at Long Marston... Read more

SJ Berwin advises PAI Partners on largest private equity fund ever raised in Continental Europe
12/05/08
SJ Berwin has advised established client PAI Partners in connection with the structuring and negotiation of terms of the PAI Europe V Fund... Read more

SJ Berwin advises on issue of first banking licence for a decade in the Czech Republic
08/05/08
SJ Berwin’s Russian team and Financial Services team have advised long standing client the First Czech-Russian Bank (FCRB) on the issue of a banking licence in the Czech Republic for its subsidiary bank “Banka mezinárodní spolupráce, a.s.”... Read more