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A Letter to the Earth

In the run up to COP26, we have teamed up with Business Declares and Letters to the Earth to help highlight the importance of taking action on climate change now. Martin Bunch, Managing Partner at Bates Wells, has joined other business leader (including CEOs from Triodos, Riverford and Forster Communications) by writing a Letter to …
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Bates Wells advises Just After Midnight Limited on its sale

Bates Wells M&A team advised the shareholders of Just After Midnight Limited on its sale to Ultima Business Solutions. Bates Wells’ M&A team advised the shareholders of Just after Midnight (JAM) on the multi-million-pound sale of its entire issued share capital to private equity backed automation and services specialist, private equity backed, Ultima Business Solutions. …
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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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Webinar: ‘Long Covid’ – an emergent health crisis: a practical guide for HR professionals | 2 September 2021

The recovery period for coronavirus varies from person to person. Some people continue to suffer symptoms weeks or months after the infection has gone. Those who experience protracted symptoms are said to be experiencing ‘long Covid’. According to a recent survey produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), more than a million people in …
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A Legal Framework for Impact: Sustainability impact in investor decision-making

Oliver Hunt provides his thoughts on the PRI report A new report “A Legal Framework for Impact” was issued on 21 July. PRI, the UN Environment Program and Generation Investment Management commissioned Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP to analyse the legal frameworks for pension funds, insurance companies and mutual funds to invest to address sustainability challenges …
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Charities going digital: top 10 data privacy tips

Is your charity moving into new digital ventures? At the beginning of this year Charity Finance Group reported on widespread innovation and invention through the charity sector as a result of Covid-19. That trend is expected to continue through 2021 in the charity sector and elsewhere.  One key finding in that report was that seven …
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Immigration Reforms Announcement

UK Visas and Immigration have published a road map for immigration, which provides insight on the future for economic immigration. On 24 May 2021, the UKVI published a lengthy statement entitled the ‘New plan for immigration: legal migration and border control strategy statement’ covering the UK Government’s proposals for the next four years. This statement …
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Contractual obligations and Covid-19

Despite many reasons for optimism in the UK, Covid-19 continues to cause problems for millions of people. Although the UK seems to be on a reasonably steady path back towards normality, the ever-changing situation since March 2020 has shown that it is still too early to say whether we can finally wave goodbye to the …
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What to look for in a dispute resolution and litigation team

There is a misconception that you only need a lawyer who is adept at resolving disputes or litigation when all else has failed; the ‘distressed purchase’ to use as a last resort. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Finding and building a relationship with the right dispute resolution team can be one of …
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Ten top tips for SMEs considering applying for a sponsor licence

Will you need to consider applying for a sponsor licence in order to attract and retain key talent following the end of the Brexit grace period on 30 June 2021? We know that SMEs have been hard hit following Brexit, and have faced huge financial and resourcing difficulties following the pandemic. We know that SMEs …
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