Case Studies

Bates Wells advises Urologists Limited on sale of entire share capital

Bates Wells’ cross-departmental M&A team advised the shareholders of Urologists Limited on the sale of its entire issued share capital to HCA International Limited. Bates Wells’ corporate team advised the shareholders of Urologists Limited on the sale of its entire issued share capital to HCA International Limited, the largest private healthcare provider in the world …
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Bates Wells advises Eyoto Group Limited on a series of bridging investments

Bates Wells Corporate Finance team advises optical technology business Eyoto Group Limited on a series of bridging investments. Bates Wells acted for Eyoto Group Limited on its most recent fund raise to ensure a pathway to future growth for the company through a series of investments by way of convertible loans.  This included an investment …
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Bates Wells advises Renal Services (UK) Limited on sale of entire share capital

Bates Wells M&A team advised the shareholders of Renal Services (UK) Limited on the sale of its entire issued share capital to DaVita International Limited. Bates Wells’ M&A team advised the shareholders of Renal Services (UK) Limited (including Business Growth Fund,), on the multi-million-pound sale of its entire issued share capital of Renal Services to …
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Bates Wells represents national charitable sporting trust in its refinancing

Bates Wells advised a leading sporting charitable trust in connection with various amendments to its banking facilities with a leading UK clearing bank. The transaction involved detailed advice and documentation around the switching mechanism to allow for the transition in Q3 2021 away from the current interest benchmark of LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) to …
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Bates Wells represents leading construction and infrastructure company in its refinancing

Bates Wells advised a leading construction and infrastructure company on its refinancing with a syndicate of leading UK banks. The transaction involved detailed documentation and advice on the incorporation of the new interest benchmark rate of SONIA (Sterling Overnight Index Average) ahead of the transition away from the current benchmark of LIBOR (London Interbank Offered …
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Bates Wells advises on the sale of economics consultancy Vivid Economics and climate analytics platform Planetrics to McKinsey & Company

Bates Wells, the first UK law firm to certify as a B Corp, has advised the shareholders of Vivid Economics Ltd, a strategic economics consultancy with broad sustainability and macroeconomics capabilities, and Planetrics Ltd, a climate analytics suite that helps, quantify, report and manage claim risks, on the sale of the entire issued share capital …
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Bates Wells provides “invaluable advice” throughout the sale of the RCOG’s world-class academic research journal

Bates Wells’ M&A team acted for long-standing client The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (“RCOG“) on the sale of its world-class academic research journal “BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology” (“Journal“) to the US-based international academic publisher John Wiley & Sons (“Wiley“). Founded in 1929, RCOG is a registered charity working to …
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Bates Wells advises on sale of shareholding in Luxembourg and Co Art Limited

Bates Wells’ M&A team advised Ms Amalia Dayan on the sale of her shareholding in Luxembourg and Co Art Limited (previously Luxembourg and Dayan Art Limited), the company that runs one of the most distinguished art galleries in London and New York. Amalia was a founder of the gallery. The gallery, Luxembourg + Co., presents …
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Bates Wells advises SigmaRoc plc on £125 million credit facility

Bates Wells was delighted to advise SigmaRoc plc, a heavy construction materials group active in the UK, Channel Islands and the Benelux, on its entry into a new syndicated senior credit facility of up to £125 million led by Santander UK and including several major UK and European banks. The facility will provide the SigmaRoc …
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Bates Wells advises the shareholders of DPO Group on the sale of DPO Group to Network International Holdings Plc for USD288m

Bates Wells’ corporate team advised the shareholders of DPO Group, the leading, high-growth online commerce platform and payments provider in Africa, on the conditional sale of DPO Group to Network International Holdings Plc, a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange plc. DPO Group is the largest online commerce platform operating at scale …
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Tier 1 Investor

Our client came to the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 Investor, as his entire family were being relocated in various immigration categories as a result of our advice. It was important that they all obtained status at the same time and they gained permission to remain as a family unit, as some of the …
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Tech start up entrepreneur

Our client had an established tech start-up with a global reach, and needed advice in making an extension application to his Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) leave. What happened? We were able to establish at the first meeting that with the time he had spent in the UK as a student, he would be eligible for ILR …
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