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SJ Berwin LLP Advises Greenpark Capital on £32.1 million Acquisition of Secondary Portfolio and Commitment to New 2006 Buyout Fund
22/03/06
Leading private equity law firm SJ Berwin advises secondaries specialists Greenpark Capital on the £32.1 million purchase of a portfolio of quoted shares and limited partnership interests (the “Inflexion Portfolio”) from Inflexion Plc.... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises HgCapital on £950 Million European Buyout Fund
02/03/06
Leading private equity law firm SJ Berwin LLP advises HgCapital LLP, the London based private equity firm, on the raising and closing of HgCapital 5, L.P... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises Graphite on Series of Strategic Transactions
08/02/06
Leading private equity law firm SJ Berwin advises longstanding client Graphite Capital, the mid-market private equity specialist, on a number of key transactions... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Advises on Placing by ukbetting plc
03/02/06
SJ Berwin LLP represented ukbetting plc in connection with its placing of 19,166,667 ordinary shares at a price of 60p per share to raise £11.5 million, before expenses... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Named EVCJ Law Firm of the Year 2006
02/02/06
SJ Berwin LLP is delighted to announce that - for the third year in succession - it was named "Law Firm of the Year" at the European Venture Capital Journal Private Equity Awards... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP advises Mid Europa Partners on largest Eastern Europe Fund
09/01/06
The market leading fund formation practice at SJ Berwin recently completed the raising of Emerging Europe Convergence Fund II, a private equity fund investing in Central and Eastern Europe... Read more

SJ Berwin Opens In Italy With Leading Private Equity M&A and Buy-Out Team
01/12/05
Leading European corporate firm, SJ Berwin LLP today announced its opening in Italy. Italian buy-out and acquisition finance specialist Alberto Morano will head up the offices based in Milan and Turin... Read more

SJ Berwin LLP Named EVCA/Real Deals Law Firm of The Year 2005
24/11/05
SJ Berwin is delighted to announce that - for the second year running - it was named "Law Firm of the Year" at the EVCA/Real Deals Private Equity Awards last night... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises on £6.25 Million Investment in Oxford Immunotec Limited
08/08/05
SJ Berwin has acted for Prelude Trust Plc, Quester Venture Partnership, Prelude Trust Plc, Top Technology Ventures IV LP, Nordea Invest Engros Internationale Aktier and The Dow Chemical Company... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Graphite on £117 Million Sale of Jane Norman
02/08/05
SJ Berwin advised the shareholders of Jane Norman, led by leading private equity firm Graphite Capital, on the £117.4 million sale of retailer Jane Norman... Read more

Jonathan Blake Named Global Lawyer of the Year 2005
29/04/05
SJ Berwin's head of European Private Equity, Jonathan Blake, has been named Global Lawyer of the Year 2005, by the respected independent publication "The International Who's Who of Business"... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises UTEK Corporation on Placing and Admission to AIM
11/04/05
SJ Berwin advised UTEK Corporation ("UTEK") on the admission of its common stock to trading on AIM and placing which raised approximately £7.47 million... Read more

SJ Berwin Named EVCA/Real Deals Law Firm of The Year in Paris
25/11/04
SJ Berwin is delighted to announce that it was named "Law Firm of the Year" at the EVCA/Real Deals Private Equity Awards in Paris last night.... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Henderson on Secondary Buy-Out of Homann Feinkost Group
17/11/04
SJ Berwin advised funds managed by Henderson Private Capital Limited, London on the acquisition of HOMANN Feinkost Group... Read more

SJ Berwin advises on Fund exit from Lowendal Group
30/09/04
The Lowendal Group, one of the leaders in operational cost control consulting, has opened its capital to AXA Private Equity in order to pursue its strong growth and to provide an exit for the Astorg Fund... Read more