Case Studies

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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Media and social entrepreneur

Our client was a high profile social entrepreneur who we have been advising since his first arrival in the UK, all the way to his British citizenship. As a result of his entrepreneurship, he has even been honoured in the Queen’s birthday honours. What happened? We then successfully advised his wife on her way to …
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Coronavirus and recruitment in the UK

Our client was looking to hire a candidate already in the UK on a Tier 2 visa, initially on a part-time basis for a few months and then full-time. As all application centres in the UK are currently closed, leave to remain applications are being put on hold for the moment. We therefore advised our …
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International recruitment queries

During the coronavirus pandemic our team have been assisting clients with issues such as if they have made offers of employment to candidates based outside of the UK. In such cases, the candidates were in the process of submitting their visa applications when the pandemic began to affect in the UK and many countries abroad. …
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City Bridge Trust’s coronavirus fund receives £7 million injection to support London’s civil society

The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust* has received a £7 million grant from The National Lottery Community Fund for its London Community Response Fund, which Bates Wells helped to set up in March. This additional tranche of funding, which we were delighted to advise City Bridge Trust on, takes the London …
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Establishing right to work practices and compliance with sponsor duties

A well known research organisation with a sponsor licence has a large number of people at its premises undertaking a range of activities, including work, study, research and visit. As a result, the status of their people is varied and can include employed, self-employed, students, seconded workers, visitors and researchers. Due to their complex arrangements, …
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