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SJ Berwin Advises European Capital on €337 Million Secondary Buyout of Hillarys Blinds
26/06/07
Leading private equity firm SJ Berwin LLP advised European Capital S.A. SICAR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of European Capital Limited (LSE: ECAS), on the €337 million secondary buyout of the Hillarys Blinds business... Read more

SJ Berwin advises on final closing of Nova Polonia Natexis II Private Equity Fund
18/06/07
Krokus Private Equity's new fund, Nova Polonia Natexis II Private Equity Fund, has held its final closing at €100 million, significantly exceeding the initial target of €75 million. Its investment focus is on the Polish mid market... Read more

SJ Berwin advises Granville Baird Capital Partners on Eighth Generation private Equity Fund
14/06/07
The financial investor Granville Baird Capital Partners has issued its eighth generation of private equity funds in Germany... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises on Structuring of Endeavour II
14/06/07
SJ Berwin LLP advised the Swiss venture capital investor Endeavour Vision at the structuring of a venture capital Fund named Endeavour II... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP berät beim Verkauf der Mehrheitsanteile an der Adtech AG an AOL
29/05/07
SJ Berwin hat Aktionäre der ADTECH AG bei dem Verkauf der Mehrheitsanteile an der ADTECH AG an AOL (USA) beraten. Die ADTECH AG wird als unabhängiges und mehrheitskontrolliertes Tochterunternehmen des AOL-Unternehmensbereiches Advertising.com agieren.... Read more

CFI Dismisses Appeals by DSD in two Landmark Decisions
29/05/07
On 24 May 2007, the Court of First Instance ("CFI") rejected in their entirety appeals by "Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Deutschland GmbH" ("DSD2") against two decisions of the Commission... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises in Landmark £2.64 Billion IPO: Creation of First New REIT
16/05/07
Leading European law firm SJ Berwin LLP is advising Vector Hospitality plc, a newly created hotel group on its £2.64 billion IPO ... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises on Acquisition of Hammer Film Productions
11/05/07
Leading corporate and commercial law firm SJ Berwin LLP advised Cyrte Investments BV, the investment fund in which John de Mol, one of the world’s most successful producers, is a major investor, on the acquisition and financing by a consortium... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP advises Plasmon Plc on its £8 million Placing
24/04/07
SJ Berwin LLP advised long standing client Plasmon Plc on its placing of 40,000,000 new ordinary shares on the Official List... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP to Advise on €1 billion Bertelsmann Fund
18/04/07
Multinational media group Bertelsmann AG of Germany has announced that it intends to close a new private equity fund with a value of over €1 billion... Read more

SJ Berwin Advised AXA Private Equity on the Acquisition of Flex Group From the US Investor GSO Capital Partners
10/04/07
The management of Flex Group invested alongside AXA Private Equity and will in the future hold a minority share in Flex... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises British Land on £650 Million Tesco Joint Venture
03/04/07
Leading corporate law firm SJ Berwin LLP advised established client The British Land Company PLC on its £650 million joint venture with Tesco plc... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises on Niche Cruise Purchase
19/03/07
Leading corporate commercial firm SJ Berwin LLP advised Lord Sterling, former Chairman of The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Patron Capital On €895 Million Fund Closing
13/03/07
SJ Berwin advised Patron Capital on the €895 million first and final closing of Patron Capital, L.P. III (including GP commitment of up to Euro 45 million), which will invest in property assets across Western, Central and Eastern Europe... Read more

SJ Berwin advises Beaufort Capital GmbH On the closing of BO4 Investment Partnership I
21/02/07
Leading private equity firm SJ Berwin LLP advised Beaufort Capital GmbH on the closing of its independent private equity fund BO4 Investment Partnership I GmbH & Co. KG... Read more