Wragge & Co advises on cross-border life sciences M&A deal

Wragge & Co's Corporate group has advised new client Bioline group on its US $23.3 million (£15.2 million) cross-border acquisition by NASDAQ-listed Meridian Bioscience Inc.

Wragge & Co advises on £30.6 million reverse takeover

Wragge & Co's Corporate group has advised Documetric Limited on its successful reverse takeover of AIM-listed Intelligent Environments Group plc (IE). With a market capitalisation of £30.6 million, the enlarged company has been named Parseq plc.

Wragge & Co expands corporate practice with two director appointments

Wragge & Co has boosted its corporate capabilities with the promotion of Gareth Baker and Richard Goold to director.

Wragge & Co appoints nine new directors

Wragge & Co has appointed nine new directors, strengthening its credentials in core and key growth practice areas.

Wragge & Co advises HSBC on £70 million loan to JDR Cable Systems

Wragge & Co's Banking & Finance team has advised HSBC Bank plc on its £70 million term and revolving credit facility to undersea power cable manufacturer JDR Cable Systems.

Wragge & Co scoops award trio at Awards for Excellence 2010

Wragge & Co has scooped three awards at Business in the Community's (BITC) Awards for Excellence 2010, the UK's leading awards for responsible practice.

Wragge & Co advises Eurotunnel on strategic rail freight acquisition

Wragge & Co's Corporate group has advised Europorte SAS, the rail freight subsidiary of cross-Channel operator Eurotunnel Groupe, on the acquisition of rail freight operator GBRf from FirstGroup plc for an undisclosed sum. The deal is the firm's first corporate instruction from Eurotunnel.

Wragge & Co scores Best Workplaces hat-trick

Wragge & Co has scored a hat-trick in this year's Top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK results: the only law firm to appear in the list; Disability Excellence Award winner; and one of just two organisations to attain 'Master' status, given to organisations appearing in ten consecutive lists.

Paris office now open

Wragge & Co's new Paris office is now open, offering commercial legal advice from some of France's leading lawyers. A substantial new office in Paris adds serious strength to Wragge & Co's international capabilities.

Wragge & Co secures FSA prospectus approval for £100 million fund

Wragge & Co LLP's Funds and Structuring team has advised Stirling Mortimer Limited in gaining Financial Services Authority (FSA) approval for the prospectus launching a fund worth up to £100 million

Wragge & Co boosts City credentials with partner hire

Wragge & Co LLP has appointed a new partner, enhancing its corporate finance and private equity capability. David Marshall has joined from Travers Smith; the first in a series of new hires to expand Wragge & Co's City-based corporate practice.

Wragge & Co appointed to Circle Anglia's new legal panel

Wragge & Co LLP has boosted its social housing credentials with an appointment to Circle Anglia's new legal panel. It will advise the affordable housing provider on finance, employment, housing management and corporate work.

Wragge & Co advises on acquisition of Harry Ramsden's restaurant chain

Wragge & Co LLP has advised Boparan Ventures Limited on its acquisition of Harry Ramsden's for an undisclosed sum.

Wragge & Co wins Smiths News PLC as new client

Wragge & Co LLP has won a coveted place on FTSE-listed company Smiths News PLC's full-service legal panel following a competitive tender.

Wragge & Co in top tier for client satisfaction

Wragge & Co LLP is a top-tier firm for client satisfaction. It is ranked second in a list of 43 UK and international law firms in Legal Week's annual Client Satisfaction Report.

Wragge & Co's Corporate and Property teams advise Conygar on £44.6 million acquisition

Wragge & Co LLP's Property and Corporate teams have advised long-standing client Conygar Investment Company plc on its £44.6 million acquisition of six property holding companies from Lamont Property (Jersey) Limited.

Wragge & Co is one of the world's most innovative law firms

Wragge & Co LLP is one of the world's most innovative law firms, according to a Financial Times report. The firm is ranked 11th in the FT's annual list of the 50 most innovative law firms.

Wragge & Co Public Companies team advises Conygar on hostile public takeover

Wragge & Co LLP Equity Markets team has advised AIM listed property company, The Conygar Investment Company Plc, on its successful hostile reverse takeover of London and Channel Islands listed company, the Advantage Property Income Trust Limited (TAP).

Wragge & Co advises Lloyds TSB Development Capital on MBO

Wragge & Co LLP's Corporate group has advised Lloyds TSB Development Capital Limited on an £11 million management buy-out.

Wragge & Co advises Leicester Tigers Rugby Club on CISX listing

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised Leicester Tigers Rugby Club plc on the successful fundraising and listing of unsecured convertible loan notes on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange. 

Wragge & Co advises Salhia on £150 million Birmingham city development

Wragge & Co LLP's real estate specialists have helped Kuwaiti developer Salhia Real Estate Company to secure the green light for its £150 million Beorma Quarter development in Digbeth.

Wragge & Co maintains Big Tick status for eco-efficiency

Wragge & Co LLP has maintained its Big Tick status in Business in the Community's annual Awards for Excellence.

Wragge & Co advises Chroma Therapeutics on billion dollar deal double

Wragge & Co LLP's cross-firm life sciences practice has advised biotechnology company Chroma Therapeutics Limited on two simultaneous transactions completed in one day.

Wragge & Co advises Lloyds TSB Development Capital Limited on radio deal

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised Lloyds TSB Development Capital Limited on its acquisition of eight Midlands radio licenses from Global Radio for an undisclosed amount.

Wragge & Co funds experts advise on £100 million CISX-listed fund

Wragge & Co LLP has advised Stirling Mortimer Limited on launching a fund worth up to £100 million by securing Financial Services Authority (FSA) approval of the fund's prospectus.

Wragge & Co advises QinetiQ on disposal deal double

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised QinetiQ Group plc on an agreement to sell its underwater systems business to Atlas Elektronik UK for a cash consideration of £23.5 million.

Wragge & Co named one of UK's best family-friendly employers

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the UK's top employers for working families by work-life balance charity Working Families.

Wragge & Co named one of the UK's top employers

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the top 50 employers in the UK's Best Workplaces survey. This is the firm's ninth appearance in the annual report by the Great Place to Work® Institute.

Wragge & Co helps Garlik secure funding to fight cybercrime

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised online identity experts Garlik on securing £1.6 million in series C funding from venture capital firms 3i and Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures.

Wragge & Co promoted to top ten in FTSE survey

Wragge & Co LLP has been ranked ninth in the Chambers and Partners survey of legal advisers to FTSE 100 and 250 companies.

Wragge & Co appoints Islamic finance specialist

Wragge & Co LLP has appointed Islamic finance specialist Kazi Rahman to its banking & finance practice. Kazi will join as a solicitor to boost the firm's Islamic finance capability.

Wragge & Co advises Sanctuary Housing Association on £200 million bond issue

Wragge & Co LLP Banking & Finance team has advised Sanctuary Housing Association on a £200 million secured bond issue.

Wragge & Co advises UBC Media Group plc on Commercial Division disposal

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group is advising AIM-quoted UBC Media Group plc on the disposal of its Commercial Division to NASDAQ-listed Global Traffic Network, Inc. The consideration is for an initial cash payment of £9 million on completion.

Wragge & Co advises De Rigo on Dollond & Aitchison and Boots Opticians merger

Wragge & Co LLP has advised De Rigo, Italian parent company of Dollond & Aitchison, on creating the UK's second largest optical chain. De Rigo and Alliance Boots have agreed to merge Dollond & Aitchison and Boots Opticians.

Wragge & Co advises ADP on cross-border M&A technology deal

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has completed a cross-border acquisition deal for Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

Wragge & Co advises AMEC on Sellafield contract bid

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised AMEC plc in relation to a successful award of the Sellafield nuclear facility contract. The Nuclear Management Partners (NMP) consortium comprises AMEC, URS Washington Division and Areva.

Wragge & Co advises on pioneering low-carbon technology deal

Wragge & Co LLP's Projects and Corporate teams have advised process engineering provider Greenfinch Ltd on its merger with BIOGEN (UK) Ltd. The newly created BiogenGreenfinch will deliver a fully integrated anaerobic digestion solutions.

Wragge & Co advises QinetiQ Group plc on strategic acquisition

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised QinetiQ Group plc on its £9.85 million acquisition of UK-based Commerce Decisions Limited.

Wragge & Co in FT top ten for innovation

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of Europe's most innovative law firms in the Financial Times' survey of innovation in the legal profession. The firm was ranked in seventh place in the FT Law 50.

Wragge & Co appoints Bijan Sedghi as new corporate partner

Wragge & Co LLP is appointing a high-profile new partner to its Corporate group. HBJ Gateley Wareing Chairman, Bijan Sedghi, is joining the firm later this financial year.

Wragge & Co Corporate group advises E.ON UK plc on street lighting deal

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised E.ON UK plc on acquiring a 60% share of Lighting for Staffordshire Holdings Limited from ABB Holdings Limited and ABB Limited. The transaction has enabled E.ON to expand its activities in the street lighting

Wragge & Co advises on cross-border M&A deal

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised Spectris plc subsidiary company HBM on its acquisition of US-based nCode International. The £17.5 million deal will enable HBM to strengthen its presence in North America.

Wragge & Co advises Hill & Smith on €54 million deal double

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised Hill & Smith Holdings PLC on the €23.7 million acquisition of a minority holding in Zinkinvent GmbH. A simultaneous second transaction involved the disposal of Zinkinvent's German and Benelux operations.

Wragge & Co advises Linamar Corporation on cross-border acquisition

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised Canadian-based Linamar Corporation on its acquisition of the former Visteon automotive manufacturing facility in Swansea, Wales which produces power transfer units for Ford.

Wragge & Co advises the management of SLR Holdings Limited on a major investment by 3i

Wragge & Co LLP Private Equity team has advised the shareholders and management of SLR Holdings (SLR) on a major investment by 3i. The investment will fund the next phase of environmental consultancy SLR's international expansion.

Wragge & Co advises Jamie Oliver Group on launch of restaurant chain

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised the Jamie Oliver Group on the launch of a new chain of Italian restaurants in the UK.

Wragge & Co advises on £30 million sale

Wragge & Co LLP Private Equity team has advised the shareholders of Product Support Holdings Limited (PSHL), including NVM Private Equity, on the £30 million sale of PSHL to Wincanton.

Wragge & Co Life Sciences team advises Astex on $500 million drug discovery alliance

Wragge & Co LLP Life Sciences team has advised Astex Therapeutics Limited on a landmark $500 million drug discovery alliance with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.

Wragge & Co appoints eight new directors

Wragge & Co LLP has promoted eight new directors. The appointments, which follow a robust financial performance and the promotion of nine new partners, take effect from 1 July 2008.

Wragge & Co posts 11% growth to £125.5 million

Wragge & Co LLP announces turnover for the 2007/08 financial year of £125.5 million, an increase of 11.5% from last year's £112.6 million.

Wragge & Co advises Welsh Power Group on power plant acquisition

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised Welsh Power Group on its acquisition of the Redditch power plant in Worcestershire for an undisclosed amount.

Wragge & Co Private Equity team advises NVM on telecomms MBO

Wragge & Co LLP Private Equity team has advised NVM Private Equity Limited (NVM) on its £5 million investment in the management buy-out of Optilan Ltd. Additional bank funding was provided by Allied Irish Bank and GE Capital.

Wragge & Co boosts corporate practice with new partner

Wragge & Co LLP has appointed Sharon Ayres as a partner in the Corporate group. She will play a central role in the growth of its specialist funds practice with a focus on clients in the real estate markets.

Wragge & Co secures FSA approval for unique Australian SO Smartfund

Wragge & Co LLP Funds and Financial Services team is advising Australian client Praemium Ltd on the launch of a new form of retail collective investment scheme in the UK financial services market.

Wragge & Co appoints nine new partners

Wragge & Co LLP has appointed nine new partners, investing in key practice areas to deliver continued growth.

Wragge & Co advises Haldex on £75 million cross-border acquisition

Wragge & Co advises Inverness Medical Innovations on UK public takeover

Wragge & Co LLP advises Lloyds TSB Development Capital on £40 million deal

Wragge & Co LLP Private Equity team has advised Lloyds TSB Development Capital on its £40 million investment in GVA Grimley LLP.

Wragge & Co completes £46.5 million Protocol Skills MBO for Close Brothers

Wragge & Co advises Octopus on a £12 million acquisition deal

Wragge & Co LLP's Private Equity Team has advised Octopus Investments on a £12 million acquisition of restaurant group Smollenskys and the Pastiche Bistros and Le Frog Bistros brands.

Wragge & Co completes first corporate deal for Carron Energy

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate Group has completed its first transaction for Carron Energy Limited.

Wragge & Co advises on £27 million public-to-private transaction

Wragge & Co LLP's asset based lending experts are advising Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance on funding Contracting Solutions Group (Holdings) Plc's recommended cash offer for Lorien Plc.

Wragge & Co completes first cross-border acquisition for Metso Paper

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate Group has completed its first cross-border acquisition for new client Metso Paper. The Finnish company has acquired Bender Holdings Limited and its UK subsidiaries for an undisclosed amount.

Wragge & Co completes first deal for Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate Group has completed its first deal for Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe S.A.S. (SCAE). The firm advised on the acquisition of 80 per cent of the issued share capital of Interfarm UK Ltd.

Wragge & Co advises NVM Private Equity on £17.5 million buyout of Astbury Marsden

Private equity partner Ian Piggin led a cross-firm team assisted by associate Jonathan Tilley, tax partners Neil Pearson and Kevin Lowe, banking and finance partner Kirsty Jefferies and director Chris Gayle.

Wragge & Co advises QinetiQ on creation of its new technology venture fund

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate Group has advised QinetiQ on the creation of QinetiQ Ventures, a new technology venture fund which will have initial assets of £40 million.

Wragge & Co appoints eight new directors

Wragge & Co completes first corporate deal for Northgate Information Solutions

Wragge & Co advises on housing association merger

Wragge & Co named best workplace 'laureate' by FT

Wragge & Co named top employer in Sunday Times survey

Wragge & Co completes cross-border M&A deal for Spectris plc

Wragge & Co acts on $1.03 billion Parkridge deals

Wragge & Co advises on Leicester City FC acquisition

Wragge & Co advises NVM on defence MBO