2008

Actaris UK Limited

Transaction: Advising, drafting and negotiating a 5 year managed service agreement with Scottish Power Energy Retail Limited for Scottish Power's prepayment electricity key meter customers.

Completed: March 2008

Lawyers: Paul Kendall and Garry Mackay

Mike Kirkham

Transaction: Sale of Shares in Kirkham Board Associates Limited for an undisclosed sum

Business: General Construction & Civil Engineering

Client Advisers: Ashfords

Completed: March 2008

Lawyers: Antony Lee and Annelie Joyce

Connaught Plc

Transaction: Advising Connaught Plc on its managed IT service arrangements with Sungard. This included advice on the mechanics of migration, service levels and disaster recovery provisions.

Completed: January 2008

Lawyers: Garry Mackay

Eden Ventures

Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, investment in Seedcamp Limited who provide seed funding for young entrepreneurs throughout Europe.

Client Advisers: Ashfords, Bristol

Completed: January 2008

Lawyers:Andrew Betteridge

Grant Thornton LLP

Transaction: Sale of certain business assets of Lane Logistics Services Ltd (in Administration)
Vendor: Lane Logistics Services Ltd (in Administration)

Buyer: PL Workforce Employment Services Ltd
Business: Temporary driver supplier and driver training business

Client Advisers: Ashfords
Other Advisers: Lyons Davidson
Price: Confidential

Completed:April 2008

Lawyers:David Pomeroy and Stephen Young (Insolvency), Joanna Clarke, Iain Bray and David Eastman (Property), Chloe Riccardi and Kate Miles (Employment)

Sanctuary Housing Association

Sellers: Barteak Developments Limited

Buyer: Sanctuary Housing Association

Transaction: Purchase of freehold interest in land at Merton Street, Banbury subject to and with the benefit of a long lease of commercial units together with JCT build contract for construction of affordable housing apartments for £2.4Million

Business: Housing Association

Sellers' Advisers: Shoosmiths, Milton Keynes

Buyers' Advisers: Ashfords, DBK Back

Completed: March 2008.

Ashfords' Team: Iain Bray and Eric Livingston

YFM Venture Finance Limited Swarraton Partners

Transaction: YFM Venture Finance Limited investment in Micrima Limited, a company specialising in the development of radio-wave technology for breast cancer.

Legal advisers to YFM / Swarraton: Ashfords, Bristol
Legal advisers to Micrima: Dorsey and Whitney

Completed: April 2008

Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson

Nigel Press

Transaction: Share Sale for an undisclosed sum of Nigel Press Associates Limited, one of the world's leading satellite mapping specialists, to Fugro preeminent provider of services in the collection and interpretation of data on the earth's surface, the sea bed and the soil and rocks beneath

Seller's Advisers: Ashfords & Baulf & Co.

Buyer's Adviser: Bryan Cave

Completed: March 2008

Ashfords Lawyers: Simon Rous (Corporate), Mark Lomas (IP), Charles Pallot (Employment) Brian Farrell (Corporate)

Travel Alliance Holdings Limited

Transaction: Share purchase for an undisclosed sum

Business: Travel management

Client Advisers: Ashfords, Solicitors & Baulf & Co, Accountants

Completed: April 2008

Lawyers: Simon Rous and Annelie Joyce

C.R. Windows (Avon) Limited

Transaction: Management buy-out of C.R. Windows (Avon) Limited, a company which manufactures and installs PVCu windows.

Client Advisers: Ashfords, Bristol.
Legal Advisers to C.R Windows: Boyce Hatton

Completed: April 2008

Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Fiona Harte

RAA Sprague Gibbons Limited

Transaction: Sale of entire issued share capital of RAA Sprague Gibbons Limited (a recruitment and product advertising agency), to Thirty Three Limited.

Client Advisers: Ashfords, Bristol.
Legal Advisers to Thirty Three Limited: Stevens & Bolton LLP.

Completed: April 2008

Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson

Silverline Office Equipment Limited

Transaction: Management buy-out of Silverline Office Equipment Limited, who manufacture metal office filing systems

Client Advisers: Ashfords, Bristol
Legal Advisers to Silverline: Kester Cunningham John

Completed: April 2008

Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Fiona Harte

Eden Ventures

Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, further investment in Software Cellular Network Limited, a communications software company.

Client Advisers: Ashfords, Bristol

Legal Advisers to SCN: Taylor Wessing

Completed: March 2008

Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge

Eden Ventures

Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, further investment in Revieworld Ltd which hosts a product review website

Legal Advisers to Eden: Ashfords, Bristol
Legal Advisers to Revieworld Ltd: Olswang

Completed: April 2008

Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge

James Ashton & Son Limited

Transaction: Sale of Shares for an undisclosed sum

Business: Funeral Directors

Completed: April 2008

Ashfords' Team: Simon Rous, Annelie Joyce

Barrells The Funeral Directors Limited

Transaction: Sale of Shares for an undisclosed sum

Business: Funeral Directors

Completed: March 2008

Ashfords' Team: Simon Rous, Annelie Joyce

Enghouse Systems Limited

Vendors: Various
Buyer: Enghouse Systems Limited of Markham, Ontario, Canada

Transaction: Purchase of entire share capital of Gamma Projects Limited

Business: network infrastructure management software solutions and consultancy services for telecommunications operators and equipment vendors.

Vendors' Advisers: M & A Solicitors, Cardiff

Buyers' Advisers: Ashfords

Completed: April 2008

Ashfords' Team: Geoffrey Trobridge (Corporate), Angus Bauer (Tax)

boohoo.com Limited

Transaction: E-Commerce

Business: On-line Retail Business

Details: Advice relating to online consumer trading terms, E-Commerce Regulations, Distance Selling Regulations, and Data Protection.

Client Advisers: Ashfords

Completed: March 2008

Lawyers: Annelie Joyce and Carl Steele

Acting on behalf of a Trustee in Bankruptcy

Transaction: Investigating and successfully challenging the transfer by a bankrupt of his interest in his matrimonial home to his wife for no consideration as a Transaction at an Undervalue and a Transaction Defrauding Creditors. The claim has resulted in recoveries in excess of £¼ Million plus costs.

Client Advisers: Ashfords
Other Advisers: Withy King

Completed: March 2008

Lawyers: Stephen Young and David Pomeroy

Trillium Partners Limited

Transaction: Investment by B.P. Marsh and Company Limited (a niche venture capital provider) for a 25% equity stake and loan in Trillium Partners Limited who provide independent financial advice in the media and information sector

Client Advisers: Ashfords

Completed: March 2008

Lawyers: Simon Rous, Brian Farrell (Corporate), Angus Bauer (Tax), Charles Pallot (Employment)

Rowe and Co Cornwall (Holdings) Limited

Transaction: Rowe and Co Cornwall (Holdings) Limited acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Haven Jetty Company Limited

Legal Advisors to Rowe: Ashfords, Bristol

Completed: February 2008

Lawyers:Andrew Betteridge

Eden Ventures

Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, investment in Zemanta Limited who provide multimedia content for online weblogs

Client Advisers: Ashfords
Legal Advisors to Zemanta: Heller Ehrman

Completed:February 2008

Lawyers:Andrew Betteridge, Chris Dyson

Actaris UK Limited

Transaction: Advising, drafting and negotiating on behalf of Actaris a 4 year managed service agreement with EDF Energy Limited for approximately 600,000 of EDF's prepayment electricity customers.

Completed: January 2008

Lawyers: Paul Kendall

Petersen Stainless Rigging Limited

Transaction: Part acquisition by Kevin and Harold Bell and Company-buy-back of shares of Petersen Stainless Rigging Limited for an undisclosed sum

Business: Manufacturers of Stainless Steel Rigging Components

Client Advisers: Ashfords & AC Mole & Son

Completed: February 2008

Lawyers: Simon Rous and Rachael Morgan

Eden Ventures

Transaction: Eden Ventures, a Venture capital fund, second round equity finance in Smith Bayes Limted, a software company specialising in management and strategic decision making software.

Client Advisers: Ashfords
Legal Advisors to Smith Bayes Limited: Olswang

Completed:2008

Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson

Smith & Williamson

Transaction: Successful Court application on behalf of a Liquidator discharging an injunction made against a company prior to Liquidation, but which the Claimant refused to lift after appointment of Liquidator.

Deal Features: Injunction discharged and Order for costs awarded in favour of Liquidator.

Completed: January 2008

Lawyers: David Pomeroy & Stephen Young

City Sq. Limited

Transaction: Advising on the establishment of an Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme.
Business: Specialist Interior Contracting

Completed: January 2008

Lawyers: Angus Bauer (Tax) and Rebecca Moore (Tax)

Brinc Limited

Transaction: Investment into Brinc Limited, provider of voluntary employee benefits and financial services to public and private sectors.

Client Advisers: Ashfords

Legal Advisers to the investors: Eversheds

Completed:January2008

Lawyers:Andrew Betteridge

Roborough House Limited

Vendors: Christina Griffith and Frank Morrison
Buyer: Roborough Properties Limited

Transaction: Purchase of entire share capital of Roborough House Limited

Business: Private Care Home
Vendors' Advisers: Ashfords
Buyers' Advisers: Bond Pearce

Completed: January 2008

Ashfords' Team: Karl Taylor and Brian Farrell (Corporate), Tim Heal (Property), Angus Bauer (Tax), Charles Pallot and Linnea Keldusild (Employment)

Eden Ventures

Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, investment in We 7 Ltd which runs a music download website

Legal Advisors to Eden: Ashfords
Legal Advisors to We 7: Manches LLP

Completed: January 2008
Lawyers:Andrew Betteridge, Chris Dyson