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Law firm Shoosmiths is advising Norland Capital and the management team of Finova, a leading provider of mortgage and savings origination and servicing software in the UK, on a majority investment by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities. The investment will see the simultaneous acquisition of MSO, the UK mortgage sales and originations software business of Iress (ASX: IRE) ...
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Shoosmiths is joining forces with professionals from across the real estate industry, as well as academics and policy experts, on a new Commission into England’s housing shortage.Dame Kate Barker CBE, who undertook landmark inquiries into housing supply and land use planning for the last Labour Government, will head up the Commission on behalf of think tank, Radix Big Tent, with Shoosmiths’ living sector legal experts supporting the initiative ...
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Law firm Shoosmiths has collaborated with businesses in the region to support the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) with its aim to build a life sciences and healthtech ecosystem so businesses in the sector can thrive.The aim of WMHTIA is to tackle the challenges companies face when bringing new technologies to the market ...
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Law firm Shoosmiths has advised Singapore-based specialist rig inspection company MR Group on its acquisition of ModuSpec from global engineering and technical consultancy group, Vysus Group.The acquisition of ModuSpec represents an integral part of MR Group’s strategic growth plan and has enhanced MR Group’s global operational footprint seeing MR Group become a global ‘one stop shop’ provider of in-depth rig-technology inspection and BOP services expertise ...
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Shoosmiths’ corporate team is celebrating a successful start to the year, having been named the most active law firm working in venture capital (VC) in the UK, according to Pitchbook’s 2023 global league tables. In addition, the firm has been listed as the second most active in Europe ...
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Shoosmiths has advised Sovereign Centros on two strategically significant leasing transactions at Festival Place, a 1.1m sq ft shopping centre located in Basingstoke.The law firm helped negotiate the deals, which sees Pan-Asian noodle bar, Chopstix, and retailer, Rituals, take space at the shopping centre. Both brands have commenced trading, joining a community of more than 200 shops, dining and leisure facilities at Festival Place ...
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A multi-disciplinary team of Shoosmiths real estate experts have advised the Moorfield Real Estate Fund and its fund manager, Moorfield Group, on a forward-funding agreement for a 440-home build to rent (BTR) scheme in Manchester.The law firm acted for the real estate fund on its agreement with developer Glenbrook Property and the scheme, part of the Lumina Village development, is set to complete in 2026, with a £120m gross development value ...
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The corporate team at law firm Shoosmiths has been named as the most active merger and acquisitions (M&A) law firm in the UK in 2023, according to Experian MarketIQ rankings. Shoosmiths’ London corporate team were also named as the most active M&A law firm in London in 2023, and the corporate division also ranked first in the east of England ...
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Law firm Shoosmiths is pleased to announce the appointment of partner Ben Gardner, an accomplished commercial lawyer, to further bolster its strategic sectors of mobility and technology.Ben’s strategic appointment further underpins Shoosmiths’ commitment to delivering against its strategy – to lead the upper mid-market law firms by 2030 by focusing on its chosen markets and sectors ...
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Law firm Shoosmiths has announced the launch of a pilot scheme that will see apprentices qualify as solicitors.This scheme, which begins in September 2024, complements the work the firm has been doing with organisations such as the Purpose Coalition on its Social Mobility Action Plan, and Aston University, Virgin Media O2 and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) on the Pathways to Law project for college-age students ...
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Law firm Shoosmiths has advised Hela Brands Limited, a subsidiary of Sri Lanka-listed Hela Apparel Holdings PLC, in its recent acquisition of Focus Brands from JD Sports Fashion PLC. Focus Brands is a leader in the sports fashion distribution sector with showrooms in London, Manchester, Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf and Amsterdam, a sourcing office in China and a network of warehouse facilities across the UK and Europe ...
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Law Firm Shoosmiths has released its latest report on trends in litigation for businesses, based on a survey of more than 360 general counsel and senior in-house lawyers from financial services, automotive, technology and other sectors.The report, titled Litigation Risk 2024: assessing the litigation outlook for business, provides insights and perspectives on the dispute resolution environment, the challenges and the inherent risks that lie ahead ...
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Shoosmiths is excited to announce Kirsten Hewson as its new Chair.Kirsten will take over from longstanding Chair Peter Duff on 1 April 2024. Peter has held the role since 2015, in which time the firm’s revenue has doubled largely from organic growth and has seen the firm appointed to 135 panels and achieving widespread recognition in the market as the law firm that clients come to for what matters ...
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Shoosmiths’ real estate investment group recorded a strong finish to 2023, advising on c.£200m worth of transactions during Q4 - taking it to more than £1.2bn in deals for the year.Transactions were completed across various asset classes, including life sciences, offices, industrials and data centres. One of the group’s most active sectors was retail, where it advised on a number of deals, including the acquisition of Gracechurch Shopping Centre ...
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The Shoosmiths Foundation, a grant-making body managed by law firm Shoosmiths, has launched a new funding round inviting charity applications for projects in the UK that advance a carbon net zero UK aligned with a just transition.Advancing net zero and creating a socially mobile world are among Shoosmiths’ ESG priorities, and funding is being provided to assist charities with similar aspirations ...
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Shoosmiths has advised AIB Group (UK) plc on a significant funding for the acquisition of two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes in Bristol and Glasgow.The acquisition is set to add around 1000 more bed spaces in the two cities, both of which face an over-subscribed marketplace - providing much needed high quality student accommodation stock ...
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Shoosmiths' M&A team continues to be at the forefront of major public to private deals, having recently advised on three substantial transactions.The firm acted for Main Market listed Ten Entertainment Group plc, one of the UK’s largest ten-pin bowling operators, on its proposed £287 million takeover by US private equity firm Trive Capital. If approved, the deal announced at the beginning of December, would take the company private ...
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Shoosmiths has appointed a new Director of Projects & Innovation as it continues to drive its strategic change agenda to lead the upper midmarket law firms.Tom Slate joins from Clifford Chance, where he was the firm’s Global Director responsible for driving change in the delivery of legal and business processes. He played a major role in developing and implementing their award-winning Innovation strategy, focused on client service improvement and delivery ...
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Shoosmiths has welcomed a new partner to its national real estate practice.Chris Morris joins the firm’s Birmingham office from Gowling WLG where he spent over 16 years advising developers, operators and investors on major regeneration schemes and real estate transactions ...
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A new dispute resolution partner has joined Shoosmiths’ national construction and engineering team. Jody Kite arrives at the law firm from Dandara, where he spent eight years developing and leading the housebuilder and build to rent specialist’s construction law and dispute resolution function, while also advising on non-contentious matters and forward funding transactions ...
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In the ever-evolving landscape of FinTech, Shoosmiths are thrilled to announce that we have secured an impressive four practice area rankings in the prestigious Chambers and Partners 2024 Global FinTech industry guide.These rankings reaffirm our commitment to excellence and our position as a market leader at the intersection of technology and financial services ...
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Law firm Shoosmiths has advised the management team of Ellis Recruitment on a significant investment into the business from private equity firm Mobeus Equity Partners.Founded in 2011, Ellis Recruitment is a specialist IT recruitment consultancy serving the Global Enterprise Resource Planning (‘ERP’) resourcing market ...
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Shoosmiths has advised Workspace Group on entering into a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy.The law firm’s energy and infrastructure specialists advised on the agreement that sees Workspace secure around two thirds of its expected electricity demand for the next 10 years ...
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Shoosmiths continues to grow its dispute resolution and litigation offering with the appointment of Andrew Whalley as partner.Andrew joins from DWF where he headed up the commercial litigation team in Liverpool. He brings vast experience in dealing with heavyweight contractual and commercial disputes as well as corporate and shareholder disputes, cross-border litigation, regulatory and public law disputes, data breach and professional negligence claims ...
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Setbacks in crucial support programs like the Rapid Charging Fund, cuts to electric vehicle (EV) passenger car purchase incentives for most consumers, and a rollback of petrol and diesel phase-out targets have seen the UK drop behind much of Europe in the race to grow EV fleets ...