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SJ Berwin and Universal Music Group Hit The Right Note
06/09/06
Leading corporate and commercial firm SJ Berwin LLP advised the Universal Music Group on the €1.63 billion purchase of the BMG Music publishing business... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises Holmes Place On Sale of UK Clubs
04/09/06
SJ Berwin LLP advised Bridgepoint and Permira, the majority shareholders of Holmes Place Health & Fitness Holdings Limited, on the sale of Holmes Place’s UK clubs to Virgin Active (part of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group)... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises on Sale of 28% of Londonewcastle
01/09/06
SJ Berwin LLP has advised the founders of client Londonewcastle, David Barnett, Simon Berg and Robert Soning on the sale of a 28% stake in their company.... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises on Financings in the European Pharmaceutical and Biotech Sector
16/08/06
Leading corporate commercial firm SJ Berwin's Berlin and Munich offices recently advised on number of financings for clients in the European pharmaceutical and biotech market... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises on Successful Exit by Clearbrook Capital Partners
27/07/06
Leading private equity firm SJ Berwin advised the shareholders of Eclipse Scientific Group (“Eclipse”), including Clearbrook Capital Partners LLP (“Clearbrook”) on the £50 million sale of Eclipse, the leading independent laboratory company, to Inspicio plc, the testing and inspection group.... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises on Acquisition of SupaNetwork Limited
20/07/06
SJ Berwin LLP represented Pipex Communications Plc in connection with its acquisition of SupaNetwork Limited (“SupaNetwork”).... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises Lion Capital on Acquisition of Leading Lingerie Retailer La Senza
13/07/06
Leading private equity law firm SJ Berwin advised regular buy-out client Lion Capital LLP (“Lion Capital”) on the definitive agreement to acquire La Senza Ltd... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises on £61.3 Million Reverse Takeover on AIM
11/05/06
SJ Berwin LLP advised Ashley Head, the sole shareholder of Proc Cyber Services (UK) Limited ("Proc Cyber"), on the £61.3 million sale of its entire issued share capital to AIM listed Datacash Group plc ("Datacash")... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises Commoditrade Inc. on Successful Reverse Takeover and AIM Placing
03/05/06
Leading corporate and commercial law firm SJ Berwin LLP advised Commoditrade Inc... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Banexi Capital Partenaires on Paprec Transaction
28/04/06
The Paprec group is restructuring its capital and supplementing its financial capacity in the context of an MBO (management buy out) transaction. ... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises Watermark Group Plc on Acquisition of International Catering Limited
25/04/06
SJ Berwin LLP advised Watermark Group Plc on the acquisition of ICL by its wholly owned in-flight catering subsidiary, Air Fayre Limited from Japan Airlines International Corporation Limited. In addition it also advised Watermark Group Plc on the sale and leaseback of the freehold property owned by ICL at Heathrow.... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises Plasmon Plc on its £6 Million Placing
18/04/06
SJ Berwin LLP advised Plasmon Plc on its placing of 7,340,000 new Ordinary Shares, raising approximately £6 million before expenses, for the purposes of funding the continued development of its UDO data storage technology. ... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises Pipex Communications plc on its WiMAX Joint Venture
04/04/06
Leading corporate and commercial firm SJ Berwin LLP advised Pipex Communications plc on its WiMAX joint venture with Intel Capital, Intel's venture capital investment organisation.... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises New Client Brockton Capital on First Fund and Acquisition
03/04/06
Corporate and commercial law firm SJ Berwin has advised new client Brockton Capital on its first fund: The Brockton Capital Fund I L.P which has just made its first closing. The Fund, which is targeting a total of £150 million, has also just completed its first acquisition- an office building in St James's.... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Pipex on Acquisition of Homecall from Phones4u
24/03/06
SJ Berwin LLP advised Pipex Communications plc on its acquisition of Caudwell Communications Limited, which trades as Homecall. ... Read more