2009
10.12.09
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.
24.11.09
Wragge & Co LLP advises on $200 million private placement in the US
Wragge & Co LLP's Banking and Finance team has advised US-based investors on a $200 million privately placed note issue for UK housing association Places for People Homes.
26.10.09
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.
29.09.09
Wragge & Co advises HSBC Bank plc on £18 million MBO deal
Wragge & Co LLP Banking & Finance team has advised HSBC Bank plc on an £18 million acquisition facility. The funding has enabled independent private equity investors August Equity to complete a management buy-out of Funeral Services Partnership Company.
18.09.09
Wragge & Co advises Birds Eye on multi-million pound logistics and warehousing deal double
Wragge & Co LLP Commercial team has advised long-standing client Birds Eye Iglo Group Limited on a multi-million pound logistics and warehousing deal double. DHL will provide a national logistics service to the frozen food company.
13.07.09
Wragge & Co secures top ranking in Lloyds TSB Jewel Awards
Wragge & Co LLP Islamic finance specialist Kazi Rahman has secured a top ranking in the seventh annual Lloyds TSB Jewel Awards. The awards recognise Asian business success and achievement in Britain.
30.06.09
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.
10.06.09
Wragge & Co advises Tarmac on £30 million highways deal
Wragge & Co LLP Construction & Engineering team has advised Tarmac on a highways term maintenance contract with Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council worth approximately £30 million.
28.05.09
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.
22.05.09
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.
21.05.09
Wragge & Co seals £77 million asset finance deal
Wragge & Co LLP Asset-Based Finance team has advised Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance on a £77 million asset-based working capital facility. The funding has enabled animal feed manufacturer BOCM Pauls Limited to refinance existing debt.
01.05.09
Introducing Wragge & Co's new partners...
Wragge & Co LLP has two new partners. Corporate recovery specialist Vicki Conway and regulatory litigation expert Andrew Litchfield both become partners as of 1 May.
29.04.09
Wragge & Co advises on government maritime procurement contract
Wragge & Co LLP Projects team has advised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and new client the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science on the procurement of a contract with P&O Maritime Services (UK) Limited.
21.04.09
Wragge & Co closes £20 million asset finance deal for Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance
Wragge & Co LLP Asset-Based Finance team has advised Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance on a £20 million asset-based working capital facility.
24.03.09
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.
17.03.09
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.
06.01.09
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.
2008
17.12.08
Wragge & Co appoints new corporate recovery partner
Wragge & Co LLP is adding a new corporate recovery partner to its national Corporate Recovery team. Vicki Conway, currently a partner at HBJ Gateley Wareing, will join the firm in early 2009.
17.10.08
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.
24.09.08
Wragge & Co and Graf von Westphalen advise on €381 million cross-border refinancing deal
Wragge & Co LLP Banking & Finance team and Graf von Westphalen Project Finance team have advised new client Autocesta Zagreb-Macelj d.o.o. (AZM) on a €381 million refinancing deal.
04.09.08
Wragge & Co advises HSBC on cross-border £20 million asset based lending deal
Wragge & Co LLP Asset Finance team has advised HSBC Equipment Finance (UK) Limited and HSBC Bank plc on a cross-border £20 million asset based lending deal.
03.09.08
Wragge & Co advises HSBC on £37 million MBO
Wragge & Co LLP Banking & Finance team has advised HSBC Bank plc on the £37 million secondary MBO of Accura Support Services Limited. HSBC Bank plc committed £20.5 million, alongside funding from August Private Equity LLP.
11.08.08
Wragge & Co advises HSBC Bank plc on multi-million debt finance deal
Wragge & Co LLP Banking & Finance team has advised HSBC Bank plc on a multi-million debt finance deal. The funding has enabled Valens Resources Group plc to acquire waste management company Glazewing Limited.
09.07.08
Wragge & Co's Asset Based Lending team closes £20 million deal
Wragge & Co LLP Asset Based Lending team has advised Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Limited on a £20 million asset based lending deal.
07.05.08
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.
06.05.08
Wragge & Co's banking & finance practice grows
Wragge & Co LLP has boosted its banking & finance practice with the appointment of Mark McKee as a director. As a specialist in asset and receivables finance and asset based lending, Mark will strengthen the team's asset finance capability.
22.04.08
Wragge & Co finance team grows with partner hire
Wragge & Co LLP has expanded its finance capability with the appointment of a new partner. Clifford Chance senior associate Kieron Dwyer joins the Banking & Finance team from 1 May 2008. His arrival takes the total number of finance partners to ten.
13.02.08
Wragge & Co acts for KBC Business Capital on £31 million deal
Wragge & Co LLP Banking & Finance team has advised new client KBC Business Capital on a second deal in as many weeks.07.02.08
Wragge & Co advises KBC Business Capital on £7 million financing
Wragge & Co LLP Banking & Finance team has advised new client KBC Business Capital on its financing of a £7 million acquisition.18.01.08
Wragge & Co acts on €25 million cross-border investment fund note issue
Wragge & Co LLP Banking and Finance team has acted on a €25 million multi-jurisdictional note issue for new client Orey Group. The issue, made by way of a private placement, allows investors to indirectly invest in a Brazilian fund.
2007
17.12.07
Wragge & Co advises on £1.2 billion marine services project
Wragge & Co LLP has advised the Ministry of Defence on a complex £1.2 billion PFI deal.
17.10.07
Wragge & Co completes £46.5 million Protocol Skills MBO for Close Brothers
Wragge & Co LLP's Private Equity Team has completed a £46.5 million management buyout of Protocol Skills for Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE).09.10.07
Wragge & Co wins Ashridge Business School as new pensions client
Wragge & Co LLP Pensions Team has been appointed to advise the trustees of the pension scheme of one of the UK's top business schools. The trustees of the Ashridge Pension Scheme have named Wragge & Co as their exclusive pensions law adviser.18.09.07
Wragge & Co advises Development Securities PLC on site acquisition for landmark building
Wragge & Co LLP Real Estate Group is advising Development Securities PLC on its acquisition of a 1.5 acre site in Hammersmith town centre from London Underground Limited.
05.09.07
Wragge & Co completes first corporate deal for Carron Energy
Wragge & Co LLP Corporate Group has completed its first transaction for Carron Energy Limited.
21.08.07
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.
24.07.07
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.
16.07.07
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.
10.07.07
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26.06.07
Wragge & Co wins place on new government legal services panel
Wragge & Co LLP has won a place on OGCbuying.solutions' Catalist Legal Services Framework Agreement. The firm has been accredited in all lots following a competitive tender.07.06.07
07.06.07
Wragge & Co advises Sanctuary Housing on $100 million bond issue
Wragge & Co LLP Banking & Finance Team has completed a cross-border bond issue worth more than $100 million for Sanctuary Housing Association.04.05.07
Wragge & Co closes £75 million Building Schools for the Future deal
Wragge & Co LLP PFI Team has helped Solihull Council bring a £75 million education project to financial close.04.05.07
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