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SHEPHERD+ WEDDERBURN
Corporate Deals Review: 2019
shepwedd.com
Excellent legal knowledge coupled with Our corporate clients include FTSE and AIM-listed companies,
a commercially pragmatic edge. large international groups, owner-managed small to medium-
sized enterprises (SMEs), spin-outs and start-ups.
—Client feedback, Legal 500 2020 edition
Last year we advised on:
85
deals globally
With a combined value of:
£6.03 billion
Energy and Natural Resources Food and Drink
BayWa r.e. UK Forsa Energy Limited Hillhouse Capital Management Parsley Box Limited
Acted for BayWa r.e. UK Limited in the Acted for Forsa Energy Limited in Acted for Hillhouse Capital Acted for Parsley Box Limited in the
sale of Tralorg Wind Farm, an eight- the sale of its Scottish onshore wind Management Limited in its purchase £3 million equity investment in the
turbine wind farm in South Ayrshire, to portfolio to BayWa r.e. UK Limited by of Scotch whisky and white spirits company by Mobeus Equity Partners,
a newly incorporated company within way of the sale of the shares in its producer Loch Lomond Distillery Group. and the £1.6 million second close of its
the RPMI Railpen group. wholly-owned subsidiary Forsa Energy Series A financing.
(UK) Limited.
S2G Ventures JR Dalziel Limited
Cluff Natural Resources Plc Oil State Industries
Acted for S2G Ventures in the Series Acted for JR Dalziel Limited in its
Advised Cluff Natural Resources Plc, an Acted for Oil State Industries, a A financing of Intelligent Growth purchase of the share capital of Asari
AIM-listed natural resources investing subsidiary of the New York-listed Solutions, a provider of Agritech Limited.
company, on its farm-out to Shell U.K. multinational Oil States International, solutions.
of interests in SNS Licence P2437 (50% in the acquisition of the business and
acquired by Shell), and SNS Licence assets of Aberdeen-based engineering
P2252 (70% and operatorship acquired design consultancy RiserTec.
by Shell).
Viking Energy Shetland LLP
Acted for Viking Energy Shetland LLP
in connection with the restructuring of
Viking Energy Wind Farm LLP.
They impress me with their turnaround
times and technical knowledge.
—Client feedback, Chambers and Partners, 2020 edition
Technology and FinTech Funds and Capital Markets
ECS Security Ltd Bigblu Broadband European Assets Trust Plc Laird Investments (Pty) Limited
Acted for management in the Acted for satellite broadband provider Advised on the incorporation and listing Acted for Laird Investments (Pty)
acquisition of ECS Security Ltd, a Bigblu Broadband plc on the £17 of European Assets Trust Plc, and a Limited in making a mandatory offer for
provider of IT security consulting, million demerger of its fixed wireless cross-border merger with European Rangers International Football Club plc,
solutions and services, by Livingbridge. broadband subsidiary to a new Assets Trust N.V. under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code and
company, QCL Holdings Limited, as required by the Takeover Appeal
supported by a new revolving credit Board’s decision of 30 March 2017.
Money Dashboard Collagen Solutions Plc
facility from HSBC UK Bank plc.
Acted for Scottish Enterprise in a Assisted regenerative medicine
£4.5 million further funding round into company Collagen Solutions Plc with a
Symphonic Software Limited
personal finance application Money strategic investment, placing and open
Dashboard. Advised Scottish Enterprise in respect offer raising £5.96 million.
of its further investment into Symphonic
Software Limited, an Edinburgh-based
IOTech Systems Limited
provider of access management
Acted for Scottish Enterprise in its software.
investment, alongside Dell, Northstar
and SPDG, in IOTech Systems Limited,
TVSquared
part of a £7.23 million Series A
investment round. Acted for TVSquared Limited, a leader Stephen Trombala and his team are market leaders
in TV attribution, in connection with its
in technology transactions, with an unrivalled track
Series C funding round led by West
deltaDNA
Coast Capital.
record in delivering on complex, multi-jurisdictional
Acted for the shareholders in Scottish deals… they worked tirelessly to deliver what is
data analytics company deltaDNA in a transformational tie-up, both for deltaDNA and
its sale to US-based game platform for Unity, in this fast-evolving global industry.
developer Unity Technologies.
—Tim Christian, Chairman, deltaDNA
Corporate Real Estate/
Hospitality and Leisure Life Sciences and Healthcare
Crerar Hotel Group Limited Canaccord Genuity Limited Current Health Limited Invizius Limited
Acted for Crerar Hotel Group Limited Acted for Canaccord Genuity Limited, Acted for Scottish Enterprise in Acted for Scottish Enterprise in respect
in the sale of Scotland’s Hotel & Spa nominated adviser and broker to respect of a £9 million private equity of an initial investment into medtech
to Castle Hotel (Windermere) Limited, Safestay plc, owner and operator of a investment into wearable health tech start-up Invizius Limited alongside
and the sale of the business and assets new brand of contemporary hostels, on firm Current Health Limited, alongside Mercia, Downing, the University of
of the Ben Wyvis Hotel to Strathmore a £10.36 million placing, subscription Par Investment group, MMC Ventures Edinburgh and other co-investors.
Hotels Limited. and open offer. Limited and others.
Kilmarnock Football Club Neurocentrx Pharma Alfacyte Limited
Acted for a private individual in Advised Scottish Enterprise in a Advised Scottish Enterprise in respect
connection with the sale of shares in follow-on investment round into of its further investment into biotech
The Kilmarnock Football Club Limited Neurocentrx Pharma Limited, an company Alfacyte Limited, alongside
and The Park Hotel Ayrshire Limited. Edinburgh-based collaborative biotech EOS and the Alfacyte management
company, alongside Equity Gap. team.
Practical problem solvers who are responsive
and efficient, and great people to work with.
—Client feedback, Chambers and Partners, 2020 edition
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