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2007
South West Regional Development Agency
Transaction: Advising the South West Regional Development Agency on the outsourcing of the Business Link services to Serco Regional Services Limited. This involved advising the RDA on the tender process including applicable state aid requirements and implementation of the contract. Completed: September 2007 Lawyers: Garry Mackay and Liz Gibson
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CENTRAX LIMITED
Transaction: Industrial Gas Turbine Packager Agreement Other Party: Rolls-Royce Power Engineering plc Business: Gas Turbine Power Generation Deal Features: Agreement for Centrax Limited to buy Rolls-Royce 'Trent' engines and package and sell them to customers as gas turbine power generators Completed: March 2007 Lawyers: Carl Steele
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McKinney Rogers International Limited
Transaction: Joint Venture Business: Business Performance Consultancy services Legal Advisors to McKinney Rogers International: Ashfords Completed: November 2007 Lawyers: Mark Lomas, Claire Werry, Brian Farrell
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Centrax Turbine Components Limited
Transaction : Providing a contract law training programmefor employees who are responsible for the negotiation of commercial contracts. The seminars provided delegates with an awareness of basic contract law and its implications for Centrax Turbine Components Limited's business. Completed: November 2007 Lawyers: Carl Steele and Victoria Ferguson
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WebHost Automation Limited
Vendors: Mark Hall, Adam Saunders and others Buyer: SWsoft Holdings Limited Transaction: Sale of the entire issued share capital of WebHost Automation Limited maker of the Helm control panel and billing software for Windows Business: Development, production and sale ofserver virtualization and hosting automation service provider software Vendors' Advisers: Ashfords Buyers' Advisers: Anolik & Associates, USA Completed: December 2007 Ashfords' Team: Karl Taylor
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Lloyds TSB Bank plc
Vendors: Woodbury Holdings Ltd and Rosanne Elizabeth Mansell Buyer: Merehaven Investments Limited Transaction: Purchase of Woodbury Park Hotel, Golf and Country Club Limited Business: Hotel and Country Club. Bank: Lloyds TSB Bank plc Bank's Advisers: Ashfords (Taylor) Vendors' Advisers: Statham Gill Davies Buyers' Advisers: Michelmores
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The Natural Mat Co Limited
Transaction: Equity investment by a consortium of investors in The Natural Mat Co Limited, a company established to produce pure natural fibre mattresses and organic bedding for babies, children and adults. Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to the Consortium of Investors: PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal LLP Lawyers: George Wilkinson and Laura Cox Completed: October 2007
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Action Indoor Sports Stadiums Limited
Transaction: Second round investment by South West Ventures Fund and Finance South West into Action Indoor Sports Stadiums Limited. Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to the Investors: Veale Wasborough Lawyer: George Wilkinson Completed: December 2007
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YFM Venture Finance
Transaction: Equity and debt investment by Finance South West Growth Fund, which is managed by YFM Venture Finance, into Wildfire Communications Limited, a company specialising in online media publishing. Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to Wildfire Communication Limited: Meade King Lawyers: George Wilkinson and Laura Cox Completed: December 2007
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YFM Venture Finance
Transaction: Equity investment by Finance South West Growth Fund, which is managed by YFM Venture Finance, into Coull Limited, a company specialising in interactive video advertising. Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to Coull Limited: Veale Wasborough Lawyers: George Wilkinson and Laura Cox Completed: December 2007
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Bishop Fleming
Transaction: Successful application to obtain recognition of an English Bankruptcy by the Court in the United States of America Trustee: Jeremiah O'Sullivan of Bishop Fleming Deal Features: Acting for the Trustee in Bankruptcy of a bankrupt with assets in the USA worth in excess of $500,000. Successfully petitioned for recognition of the bankruptcy as a foreign main proceeding under Chapter 15 of the United States' Bankruptcy Code, allowing the Trustee in Bankruptcy to administer the bankruptcy estate in the USA and utilise the rights and remedies available to him under Chapter 15. First ever recognition order in the State of Virginia. Client Advisers: Ashfords Other Advisers: McGuire Woods LLP Completed: December 2007 Lawyers: Alan Bennett and Katie Stables
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Eden Ventures
Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, provision of additional finance to Volutio Ltd, a software company specialising in personal organisation
Legal Advisors to Eden: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Volutio: Osborne Clarke
Completed: December 2007 Lawyers:Andrew Betteridge, Chris Dyson
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YFM VENTURE FINANCE LIMITED
Transaction: YFM Venture Finance Limited investment in Provision Communication Techmologies Limited, who provide digital and wireless video technology solutions Legal advisors to YFM: Ashfords Legal advisors to Provision: BeachcroftLLP Completed:December 2007 Lawyers:Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson
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Eden Ventures
Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, secondary finance round in Revieworld Ltd which hosts a product review website
Legal Advisors to Eden: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Revieworld: Olswang
Completed: December 2007 Lawyers:Andrew Betteridge
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YFM Venture Finance
Transaction: YFM Venture Finance Limited, venture capital fund managers, secondary investment in Mirifice Limited – a provider of quality solutions and consultancy to the broadcasting industry Legal Advisors to YFM: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Mirifice: Veale Wasbrough Completed: November 2007 Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge and Chris Dyson
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YFM Venture Finance
Transaction:YFM Venture Finance Limited, a venture capital fund, secondary investment in Atlas Genetics Limited, a company specialising in the development of electrochemical DNA detection. Legal Advisors to YFM: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Atlas: Taylor Vinters Completed: December 2007 Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge and Chris Dyson
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Pitkin Publishing Limited
Transaction: Sale of contract publishing business of Pitkin Publishing Limted to Heritage House Media Limited Business: Publishing Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Heritage House Media Ltd: Paul Davidson Taylor
Completed: November 2007 Lawyers:Andrew Betteridge and Chris Dyson
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South West Of England Regional Development Agency
Transaction: Proposed mixed use development of an 8 acre site at Osprey Quay, Portland to include a hotel, restaurant, shops, apartments, self catering units and employment space. The aim is to secure the transformation of part of Osprey Quay into a £30 million year-round tourism and leisure facility. The facility is expected to play a major role in supporting the sailing events for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Deal Features: Advising the Regional Development Agency (as landowner) on all aspects of the development agreement. Exchanged: Nov 2007 Lawyers: Andrew MacMillan-Scott
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Confidential
Transaction: Conditional option for the sale of development land to a leading supermarket chain Vendors: Private individual Buyer: Leading supermarket chain Vendor's Advisers: Ashfords Buyers' Advisers: Clarke Willmott Price: circa £2,000,000
Completed:2007 Lawyers:Joanna Clarke
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KPMG
Transaction: Acting for the Trustee in Bankruptcy in the tracing of and application for delivery up and subsequent seizure of a high value motor boat. Deal Features: Urgent injunction obtained following tracing preventing disposal of asset. Client Advisers: Ashfords Completed: 2007 Lawyers: Alan Bennett and Katie Stables
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Harris Lipman LLP
Transaction: Acting for the Liquidator in a successful misfeasance claim against the sole director. Deal Features: Resulting in a significant dividend for creditors Client Advisers: Ashfords Completed: 2007 Lawyers: Alan Bennett
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Albert Goodman
Transaction: Sale of the business and assets of Scott Nurseries Limited (in liquidation) Vendors: Scott Nurseries Limited (in Liquidation) acting by its Liquidator Laurence Russell Buyer: Merriott Garden Centre Limited Business: Plant Nursery Deal Features: Completed within one week Client Advisers: Ashfords Other Advisers: The Stokes Partnership Price: Confidential Completed: October 2007 Lawyers: Alan Bennett, Katie Stables, Neil Starr
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Charmy Down Residents and Associates
Transaction: Representing clients at two planning public inquiries into a gypsy site at Charmy Down, Swainswick near Bath. Features: Dealing with Green Belt, landscape, highway safety and Human Rights issues and advising clients in connection with injunctive relief Client Advisers: Ashfords Completed: August 2007 (Appeal decision awaited) Lawyer: Tony Mason
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Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc (in The UK)
Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc (In The UK) And Schlumberger Technology Corporation (In The USA) Transaction: Kyrogen Joint Venture Business: Development and Commercialisation of new Technology Investment: US$20M at Stage 1 Legal Advisors to Schlumberger: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Minority: Paull & Williamsons
Lawyers: Simon Rous, Jonathan Kelt, (Corporate) Carl Steel (IT) & Angus Bauer (Corporate Tax)
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Eden Ventures
Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, second round investment into Exabre Limited, software developers for the entertainment and media marketplace. Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to Exabre: Osborne Clarke Completed: 9th October 2007 Lawyer: Andrew Betteridge
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DML (Devonport Management Limited)
Transaction: Shipbuilding contract Buyer: Royal National Lifeboat Institute (A charity registered in England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland) Business: Marine - Shipbuilding Deal Features: Contract for the building of 9 Tamar Class lifeboats Completed: 9th October 2007 Lawyers: Charles Hattersley and Ashley Axten
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Schlumberger Oilfield UK plc and Schlumberger Water Services USA Inc
Transaction: Share Purchase of various entities of Water Management Consultants in Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, UK and USA. Business: Development, Management and Environmental Protection of Water Resources. Legal Advisors to Schlumberger: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Vendors: Blackbourn Andrews
Completed: October 2007 Lawyers: Simon Rous, Brian Farrell (Corporate), Angus Bauer (Tax) and Andrew Macmillan-Scott (Property)
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Stonehaven (Healthcare) Limited
Vendors: Christopher and Christine Yard Buyer: Stonehaven (Healthcare) Limited
Transaction: Purchase of entire share capital of The Manor, Exminster Limited Business: Private Care Home
Vendors' Advisers: Foot Ansteys Buyers' Advisers: Ashfords
Ashfords' Team: Tim Heal, Stuart Mathews
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The Courtenay Group of Companies
Transaction: Property investment, management, litigation, development and planning work for a national portfolio of primarily retail property
Business of client: Property investment and development
Client Advisers: Strettons, Colliers CRE, Innes England
Start date: February 2004 and ongoing
Lawyers: Colin Wright, Sian Gibbon, Robert Horsey, Tracyann Tweedie, Michelle Ellis and Liz Osborne
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Eden Ventures
Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, investment in Ninian Solutions Limited, trading as Huddle, a software development company Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to Huddle: Winston & Strawn LLP Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge and Chris Dyson
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Innovation Centre
Transaction: Acting on the integrated project for the provision of a re-launched Innovation Centre at the University of Exeter. This involved the funding of the construction of Phase ll along with the restructuring of the property interests of Phase l to facilitate the appointment of an operator of the Centre, procured competitively using the European procurement rules.
Deal Features: This was a complex transaction involving a number of stakeholders and included the production of an innovative suite of documents in relation to the partnering, funding, operating and property aspects of the deal. Lawyers: Andrew MacMillan-Scott & Ruth Murray
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PKF
Transaction: Sale of certain business assets of South West Batteries Limited (in Administration) Vendors: South West Batteries Limited (in Administration) Buyer: Bristol Batteries Limited Business: Battery wholesaler Client Advisers: Ashfords Other Advisers: Meade King Price: Confidential Completed: September 2007 Lawyers : David Pomeroy, Jo Clarke, Stephen Young and Chloe Minchington
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CRS WarnerKugel and Hanson Renouf
Transaction: Freezing Injunction with Disclosure Order made against assets situated in Jersey, amounting to over AUD$3 million on behalf of the Trustee in Bankruptcy, Anthony Warner of CRS Warner Kugel. Features: Application made and order granted within 24 hours Client Advisers: Ashfords Other Advisers: Hanson Renouf, Jersey Completed: 24 August 2007 Lawyers: Alan Bennett and Andrew Pay
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South West of England Regional Development Agency
Transaction: St Austell Town Centre Redevelopment. Acting for the South West of England Regional Development Agency in relation to the Regeneration Agreement with Restormel Borough Council and the Development Agreement with David Maclean Developments Unconditional: Summer 2007 Lawyers: Andrew Rothwell, Annabel Holyoak, Mark Moore, Frances Smith and Lynne Atkinson
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Persimmon Homes Limited
Transaction: Land Assembly at Court Farm, Cullompton for residential development and the completion of the Cullompton Northern Distributor Road.
Lawyers: Andrew Rothwell and Frances Smith
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NPI Media Limited
Transaction: Advising NPI Media Limited on debt and equity refinancing by Octopus Investments Limited and associated funds Business: Publishing Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to Octopus Investments Limited: Burges Salmon, Wragge & Co Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson
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Sale of Shares in APS Project Management Limited
Transaction: Advising various partners of Hartnell Taylor Cook Project Management Partnership on the sale by way of buy back of its shares in APS Project Management Limited Business: Commercial Property consulting Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to APS Project Management Limited: Roxburgh Milkins Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge and Chris Dyson
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YFM Venture Finance Limited
Transaction: YFM Venture Finance Limited, investing in Dynmark International Limited, a leading mobile messaging applications developer Business: Venture capital fund Client Advisers: Ashfords
Lawyer: Andrew Betteridge
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Jerrett Collins Limited
Vendors: Graham and Janet Jerrett Buyer: Chimney Holdings Limited Transaction: Purchase of entire share capital of Jerrett Collins Limited Business: Supplier of stoves, cookers flues chimneys and solid fuel appliance spares. Bank: Lloyds TSB and LTSB Commercial Finance
Bank's Advisers: Ashfords (Smith, Farrell) Vendors' Advisers: Slee Blackwell (Reed) Buyers' Advisers: Foot Anstey (Wallwork)
Ashfords' Team:Andrew Smith, Brian Farrell
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Golfhill Limited
Vendors: Elizabeth Hunter Buyer: Shervey Limited Transaction: Purchase of entire share capital of Golfhill Limited, t/a the Three Corners Nursing Home Business: Private Nursing Home
Vendors' Advisers: Boyce Hatton (Cris Boyce) Buyers' Advisers: Ashfords
Ashfords' Team: Simon Rous, Tim Heal, Stuart Mathews, Brian Farrell
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Neath Properties Limited
Transaction: Re-gearing of two headleases of retail and office investment properties at Neath
Business of client: Property investment and development
Deal Features: Surrender of two headleases and acquisition of two new headleases at a premium for a term to 2132
Client Advisers: Colliers CRE Other advisers: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (acting in-house for the Council)
Lawyer: Colin Wright Completed: 2007
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Gro-Group
Transaction: Group restructure Business: Childcare products Client Advisers: Ashfords
Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge, Garry Mackay and Chris Dyson
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Preferred Medical
Transaction: Sale of shares in Preferred Medical Ltd and Preferred Medical IT Ltd to Chase Templeton Group Business: Private medical insurance brokers Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to Chase Templeton: Pannone Lawyers: Peter Fox (Corporate), Tony Mason (Property), Claire Tofts (Property) & Angus Bauer (Corporate Tax)
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Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Ltd
Transaction: Advising Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Limited (James Hester) on a suite of Asset-Backed Lending (ABL) facilities for the purpose of financing a management buy-out of Plant & Engineering Services Limited. Lawyer: Andrew Smith
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Alexandria Properties LLP
Transaction: Purchase of freehold reversion of Alexandria Industrial Estate, Cullompton, Devon - 27 leases Client Advisers: Ashfords, Taunton Other Advisers: Foot Anstey, Exeter Value: Plus £1,000,000 Lawyers: Peter Fox and Catharine Rowe
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Finance South West Growth Fund, L.P. and South West
Transaction: Acting for FSW and SWV in relation to £1,000,000 investment in Wykeham Inns Limited.
Lawyers: Andrew Smith
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Clyst Holdings Limited
Transaction: Acting on the pre-letting to Bookham Technology Plc of a new build office/light industrial property extending to some 18,000 square feet at Westfield Business Park, Long Road, Paignton, Devon.
Landlord: Clyst Holdings Limited Tenant : Bookham Technology Plc Deal Features: Pre-letting of building under construction on new business park.Main contractor: Devon Contractors Limited Client Advisers: Ashfords Other Advisers: Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP for Bookham Technology Plc
Exchanged: June 2007 (completion expected late 2007)
Lawyers: Andrew MacMillan-Scott
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Eden Ventures
Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, providing finance facilities to Secerno Limited, an intelligent security technology company Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Secerno: Osborne Clarke Lawyer: Andrew Betteridge
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Abbey Manor Group Limited
Transaction: Acquistion of 8.64 acres of land at West Wick Business Park for the purpose of commercial development. Vendors: Locking Castle Limited Buyer: Abbey Manor Group Limited Business: Property Development Client Advisers: Ashfords Other Advisers: Davies and Partners Price: Plus £4,000,000
Lawyers: Andrew Rothwell, John Bosworth and Joanna Clarke
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Finance Cornwall Fund Managers Limited
Transaction: Equity and debt investment by Finance Cornwall Fund Managers Limited into Cornish Sea Salt Company Limited, a company established to produce high quality culinary sea salt from Cornish waters. Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to Cornish Sea Salt Company Limited: Follett Stock Lawyers: George Wilkinson, Laura Cox and Anastasia Ambrosio (Corporate); Andrew Smith (banking), Tim Heal (Commercial Property), Charles Pallot (Employment), Liz Osborne (Public Law) and Sarah Ziff (Construction).
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Healthskills Limited
Transaction: Sale of entire share capital of Healthskills Limited to Elision Health Limited Business: leadership development, organisation training and educations within the health sector Legal advisers to sellers: Ashfords Legal advisers to Elision: Edwin Coe LLP Lawyers: Peter Fox (Corporate) and Michelle Fox (Employment)
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Eden Ventures
Transaction: Advising Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, on the re-structure of its portfolio member, Biometric Security Limited (VoiceVault) Business: Provision of voice based biometric identity verification solutions Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisers to Biometric Security: Starr & Partners LLP Finance Advisers to Biometric Security: PricewaterhouseCoopers Lawyer: Andrew Betteridge
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Eden Ventures
Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, investment in Mobyko Limited who provide an online data repository service for mobile phone data Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Mobyko: Charles Russell LLP Lawyer: Andrew Betteridge
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The Spreading Chestnut Company
Vendors: Richard and Alison Smith Buyer: Anthony Vickery and Matthew Fry Transaction: Sale of entire share capital of the Spreading Chestnut Company Limited Business: Café-Bar and Restaurant "Bar One Nine" Vendors' Advisers: Ashfords and Chartax Buyer's Advisers: Alan Hodge
Lawyers: Simon Rous, Brian Farrell, Stephen Harris
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Francis Clark
Transaction: Application for possession and sale of matrimonial home. Features: Difficult and protracted application. Realisation resulted in a substantial dividend to creditors. Client Advisers: Ashfords Referred from: Stephen Hobson, Francis Clark Referred to: Alan Bennett Completed: 18 May 2007 Lawyers: Alan Bennett, Andrew Pay and Neil Starr
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CRS WarnerKugel
Transaction: Application to High Court for an Order that the Australian Bankruptcy be recognised in England and Wales and that the Australian Trustee in Bankruptcy, Anthony Warner of CRS WarnerKugel, be afforded powers to investigate, locate and realise assets held in this jurisdiction. Features: Application made pursuant to the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006. Client Advisers: Ashfords Referred from: Peter Harkin, Colin Biggers and Paisley, Sydney, Australia Referred to: Alan Bennett Completed:18 May 2007
Lawyers:Alan Bennett and Andrew Pay
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Systematics International Limited
Transaction: Management buy-out of the data processing and analysis business of Systematics International Limited. Advisers to the management team: Ashfords Advisers to sellers: Nabarro Lawyers: George Wilkinson, Laura Cox and Anastasia Ambrosio (Corporate); Charles Pallot (Employment) and Davida Evans (Commercial Property).
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Telemedic Systems Limited
Transaction: Equity and debt capitalisation investment by the Elision Group Limited into TeleMedic Systems Limited Business: Development of integrated telemedicine and e-health solutions Legal advisers to TeleMedic: Ashfords Financial advisers to TeleMedic: Saffrey Champness, Bristol Legal advisers to Elision: Edwin Coe LLP, London Lawyer: Andrew Betteridge
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YFM Venture Finance Limited
Transaction: YFM Venture Finance Limited, venture capital fund managers, investment in Mirifice Limited – a provider of quality solutions and consultancy to the broadcasting industry. Legal Advisors to YFM: Ashfords Legal Advisors to Mirifice: Veale Wasbrough, Bristol Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge and Chris Dyson
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Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc
Transaction: Share Purchase of Insensys Oil and Gas Limited Business: Subsea Oil & Gas Fiber Optic Integrity Monitoring Legal Advisors to Schlumberger : Ashfords Legal Advisors to Vendors: Maclay Murray & Spens LLP Legal Advisors to 3i: Osborne Clarke Corporate Finance Advisers to Vendors: Simmons & Co International
Lawyers: Simon Rous, Geoff Trobridge & Rachael Morgan (Corporate), Garry Mackay (IP/IT) & Angus Bauer (Corporate Tax)
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Number One Health Group Limited
Transaction: Equity and debt investment by Medical Solutions Plc in Number One Health Group Limited Business: Harley Street based health care provision Client Advisers: Ashfords Advisers to Medical Solutions Plc: Shammah Nicholls
Lawyer: Andrew Betteridge
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Schlumberger Oilfield UK plc
The acquisition for an undisclosed sum of the entire issued share capital of V.I.P.S. (Vector International Processing Systems) Limited a UK based company providing market leading geomechanical modelling software and related consultancy services to global oil gas and mining industries.
Lawyers: Mark Lomas and Simon Rous
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Eden Ventures
Transaction: Eden Ventures, a venture capital fund, investment 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
Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson
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YFM Venture Finance Limited
Transaction: YFM Venture Finance Limited investment in Object Matrix Limited who provide digital asset archiving solutions Client Advisers: Ashfords Legal advisors to Object Matrix: Maclay Murray & Spens LLP
Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson
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PSP Group Limited
Transaction: Group restructure Business: Property/Healthcare Client Advisers: Ashfords
Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson
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A1 Commerce (Holdings) Limited
The Buyer: Morleigh Limited The Vendors: A1 Commerce (Holdings) Limited The Transaction: Sale of the entire issued share capital of Pinerace Limited (t/a Collamere Residential Care Home). The Business: Residential Care Home in Lostwithiel, Cornwall Buyer's Advisers: Nalders Vendor's Advisers: Ashfords and Condy Mathias Lawyers: Tim Heal, Andrew Smith
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CPM Consulting Limited
Transaction: Share transfers to new members and share buyback from existing shareholders Business: Corporate property consultants Client advisors: Ashfords
Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge and Chris Dyson
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NPI Media Limited
Transaction: Equity and Debt Financing by Octopus Investments Limited and associated funds and Debt Finance by GMAC Commercial Finance plc for the acquisitions of - Phillimore and Co. Limited
- Sutton Publishing Limited
- Jarrolds Publishing
- The History Press Inc
- Oaklands Book Services Limited
Corporate Finance advisers to NPI Media Limited: Axis International Limited Legal advisers to NPI Media Limited: Ashfords Legal advisers to Octopus Investments Limited: Burges Salmon Legal advisers to GMAC Commercial Finance plc: Speechly Bircham Lawyers: George Wilkinson and Andrew Betteridge
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Harris Construction Limited
Transaction: The acquisition by Harris Construction Limited and purchase in by Harris & Harris Construction Limited of the entire issued share capital of Harris & Harris Construction Limited for £1.3m Business: Civil Engineering and Construction Client Advisers: Ashfords & Milsted Langdon Lawyers: Peter Fox, Andrew Smith and Rachael Morgan
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Eden Ventures
Eden Ventures, a Venture Capital Fund, investment in Ontology Partners Limited
Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson
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YFM Venture Finance Limited
Transaction: YFM Venture Finance Limited provision of additional equity investment in Dynmark International Limited, a leading mobile messaging applications developer. Business: Mobile software development Client Advisers: Ashfords Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge and Chris Dyson
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Eden Ventures
Transaction: Eden Ventures, a Venture Capital Fund, refinancing and further subscription in Apertio Limited, a leading provider of subscriber-centric networks for the telecommunications industry Business: Telecommunications Client advisors: Ashfords
Lawyers: Andrew Betteridge & Chris Dyson
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Bathe Limited
Transaction: Sale of the business and assets of Bathe Limited (In Administration) as a going concern. Vendors: Bathe Limited(In Administration) acting by its Administrator – Houghton Stone Business Recovery Limited Buyer: Frenix Limited Business: Bathroom equipment Deal Features: Sale of the business and assets of Bathe Limited Client Advisers: Ashfords Other Advisers: Darbys
Lawyers: David Pomeroy, Jo Clarke and Chloe Minchington
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