Eversheds has advised Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council on the latest milestone in their £950m long-term waste management public-private-partnership (PPP) contract — the achievement of financial close. Interserve Construction and Shanks Waste Management were awarded the contract in December 2009 and have been providing interim services while planning permission was being obtained for the […]
Eversheds has advised North East Worcestershire College on its successful merger with Worcester College of Technology. The newly named Heart of Worcestershire College has become one of the largest further-education colleges in the country, with approximately 10,000 full-time students and turnover of some £40m following its merger. Eversheds advised the Joint Options Group of Governors […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided British Virgin Islands (BVI) law advice to Petro-Victory Energy Corp on its initial public offering (IPO) listing on the TSX Venture Exchange consisting of units at a price of CAD0.40 per unit (22p) and gross proceeds of CAD25m. Each unit comprises one Class A common share and one half […]
Shoosmiths has become the first top-40 legal firm to be accredited with the Investors in People (IIP) gold standard for a second time. The law firm joins a band of just seven per cent of all UK businesses to be re-awarded the gold standard, which involves a rigorous nine-day assessment. Assessors spoke with both legal […]
Following a year of fundraising activity, Gateley’s Leicester office has raised more than £800 for local charity Leicester Animal Rescue. Every year, each of the firm’s regional offices nominates a local charity to benefit from its fundraising efforts. Championed by commercial dispute resolution solicitor Gail Whyte, Leicester Animal Rescue was chosen due to its tireless […]
A cross-office team from Gateley has advised on a deal that saw Dublin-based One51, an investment company with expertise in environmental services, renewable energy and injection moulding plastics, acquire Straight, a Yorkshire-based supplier of waste and recycling solutions, for £10.7m. Founded in 1993 and floated on AIM in 2003, Straight manufactures waste and recycling containers […]
In December 2013, NCC Construction was awarded the contract in the Municipality of Kalmar’s evaluation of the submitted tenders for the construction of a new fire station in Kalmar. Hansa Bygg, which was ranked second in the evaluation and was represented by Eversheds Stockholm, claimed that NCC Construction’s bid should have been disqualified since it […]
Eversheds has appointed Mark Latimour as a pensions partner in the firm’s London office. In addition to his wider pensions expertise, Latimour is well known as one of the UK’s leading pensions investment lawyers. Latimour, who joins the firm from Linklaters, advises employers and trustees on all aspects of pensions law. His specialism is advising […]
DLA Piper has signed a lease renewal to expand to two floors containing 45,000ft² located at Southeast Financial Center, Florida’s tallest and largest office tower and plaza in Miami’s Central Business District. The long-term agreement will add 22,500ft² on the 24th floor to DLA Piper’s existing presence on the 25th floor, which will double the […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Bermuda and Cayman Islands legal advice to Kosmos Energy on a private offering to eligible purchasers of $300m (£180m) aggregate principal amount of its 7.875 per cent senior secured notes due 2021. Kosmos intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay a portion of the outstanding […]
Two former Pannone personal injury big-hitters have become the latest to break the three-year lock in to leave Slater & Gordon, moving to ABS rival Irwin Mitchell. Catherine Leech and Deirdre Healy handed their notice in earlier this month and have been placed on three months’ gardening leave before joining Irwin Mitchell as consultants in […]
Ropes & Gray has hired Travers Smith private equity rainmaker Phil Sanderson to bolster its European private equity offering. Sanderson headed up Travers’ prestigious private equity team until last month, when he stepped down from the role as part of a wider reshuffle of practice heads. He had led the group since 2008, when he […]