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SJ Berwin Advises on the UK's First Community Development Venture Funds
15/05/02
SJ Berwin advised Bridges Community Ventures Ltd ("BCVL"), a new private equity management company which is majority owned by leading venture capital firms Apax Partners and 3i... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises ukbetting on Offer for Teamtalk Media Group
13/05/02
SJ Berwin is representing ukbetting plc in connection with its offer for the shares in Teamtalk Media Group plc... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises on Closing of Turkish Private Equity Fund
27/03/02
SJ Berwin advised Turk Venture Partners Limited ("Turkven") on the successful closing of its first private equity fund, Turkish Private Equity Fund I... Read more

SJ Berwin Lobbying Wins Exemption from 20 Partner Limit
22/02/02
SJ Berwin's private equity team has secured an important exemption from the 20 partner limit for certain types of investment fund. The new exemption, which will come into force on 22 March, will allow qualifying funds to operate with more than 20 partners without the need to use complex structuring techniques, and represents an important step in a concerted lobbying campaign which began in the 1980s. ... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Cannacord Capital (Europe) Raising $25 Million of Rescue Finance to Recapitalise Navan Mining
20/02/02
In a race against time, SJ Berwin advised Canaccord Capital (Europe) Limited raising $25 million of rescue finance to recapitalise Navan Mining plc... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Nomura on Private Equity Portfolio
11/02/02
SJ Berwin is advising Nomura International plc in relation to the future management of its very substantial portfolio of private equity investments ... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises on Investment in Clearswift
29/01/02
SJ Berwin advised a syndicate of investors, jointly led by Kennet Capital and Cazenove Private Equity... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises on AIM Flotation of Telford Homes plc
20/12/01
SJ Berwin acted for Telford Homes plc in a placing of 8.8m ordinary shares of 10p each at 50p per share and its admission to trading... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises Advent Venture Partners on Netik's Second Round Funding
10/12/01
SJ Berwin advised Advent Venture Partners, the leading independent technology venture capitalist, on its £8.5 million ($12 m) investment ... Read more

SJ Berwin Strengthens Paris Private Equity Team
08/11/01
SJ Berwin has recruited a Paris-based lawyer to build the private equity and venture capital practice at the heart of the recently opened... Read more

SJ Berwin Advise on Investment in and Acquisition by Elumin
07/11/01
SJ Berwin acted for Advent Venture Partners on the recently completed further equity investment in Elumin Limited. ... Read more

SJ Berwin Advise Alphyra Group on Acquisition of Transaction Services Division of De La Rue
05/11/01
SJ Berwin represented Alphyra Group plc in its acquisition of the Transaction Services Division of De La Rue Plc... Read more

SJ Berwin Avise TLcom on Investment in Sphera Corporation
30/10/01
SJ Berwin acted for TLcom Capital Partners Limited in its US$5 million commitment of a US$12.5 million investment with Gemini and Jerusalem Venture Partners in Sphera Corporation... Read more

SJ Berwin Advises on Investment in elata
04/10/01
SJ Berwin has advised nCoTec Ventures and Royal Bank Ventures in a Þ10 million investment round in elata... Read more

SJ Berwin Acts on the Launch of Three Venture Capital Trusts
02/10/01
SJ Berwin has acted on the launch of three Venture Capital Trusts in the last week... Read more