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Stevens & Bolton advised SecurMed UK, the UK Medicines Verification Organisation, on its contract with Arvato Systems GmbH as the IT Blueprint Service Provider for the United Kingdom. The UK is one of the largest and most complex markets for medicines...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised OakNorth on its financing of MC&C Media Limited (“MC&C”), a private equity backed data analytics media agency. Founded in 2001, MC&C offers advanced data analytics to its clients, providing media...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised the shareholders of cloud computing firm RedPixie, on their recent sale to Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), becoming part of HPE Pointnext. Founded in 2010, UK based RedPixie is one of Europe’s largest cloud...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised OakNorth on its financing of The Inn Collection Group, one of North East England’s top leisure operators with seven sites across Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside.  Established in 2006, The Inn...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised on the acquisition of Antler Homes plc by an investment Group led by Literacy Capital plc, Andrew Rinaldi and Dane Houlahan. Headquartered in Bagshot in Surrey, Antler Homes has built a solid reputation for homes with...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised long-standing client Fuller, Smith and Turner PLC (“Fuller’s”) on its acquisition of The Bel and The Dragon country inns portfolio in Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. Fuller’s is an independent...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised London and South East nursery group ICP Nurseries on its recent acquisition of three additional nursery groups: Doodle Do Day Nursery, the Zeeba nurseries group and Patacake Day Nursery. These three acquisitions have...

Stevens & Bolton has advised the management team of pet food and accessories superstore chain Jollyes Retail Group, on its management buyout funded by private equity firm Kester Capital. Founded in 1935, Jollyes is the UK's second largest pet...

Following on from our previous article around the expiry of State Aid for enterprise management incentive (“EMI”) options, on Tuesday 15 May, the EU Commission published their daily news bulletin which included the new State Aid approval for...

Stevens & Bolton LLP is delighted to announce that head of family, Nicola Harries, has been named as one of the top six family lawyers outside London, in the Spear’s magazine ‘leading family lawyers of 2018’ index. The index is...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Business Growth Fund (BGF) on its recent investment in Dianomi Limited, a high-growth technology company. Dianomi is a technology and media company that utilises its proprietary native content marketing platform to match...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised renowned shotgun and rifle maker James Purdey & Sons Limited on its acquisition of the Royal Berkshire Shooting Group (RBSG) of Pangbourne, Berkshire. The acquisition completed in April. James Purdey has been...

Stevens & Bolton is proud to support SETsquared Surrey, part of the world’s number 1 university incubator in partnership with the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Since its creation in 2002, SETsquared Surrey has...

Late on Wednesday 4 April, HMRC published Employment Related Securities Bulletin No 27 which notes that State Aid approval for the grant of enterprise management incentive (“EMI”) options will not be renewed by the date the current approval...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Asmodee UK, Europe’s leading retailer distributor of hobby gaming products, on its acquisition of fellow UK games distributor Coiledspring Games. Founded in 2004, Coiledspring Games has become a leading name in the...

In recent weeks we have been engaged to advise a number of significant contractual counterparties in light of the profit warnings issued by Conviviality Plc and its unexpected £30m HMRC tax liability, which falls due for payment today. Conviviality...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised the management team of Broker Network, the UK’s leading network for independent insurance brokers, on three recent acquisitions:   Thompson & Richardson , established in 1964, has grown...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised CANCOM SE, one of the leading providers of IT infrastructure and services in Germany and Austria, on its acquisition of 82.1% of UK based Ocean Intelligent Communications Ltd. As a digital transformation partner, CANCOM...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Loftware, the global leader in Enterprise Labeling Solutions, with over 5,000 customers in 100 countries, on its acquisition of Gap Systems, a leading provider of SaaS based artwork management solutions headquartered in...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised International Schools Partnership (ISP) on becoming partner and owner of independent day and boarding school Claremont in East Sussex. Established in 1925, Claremont provides a high quality education programme to...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Fuller, Smith and Turner P.L.C. on its acquisition of The Dark Star Brewing Company Limited (“Dark Star”), a craft beer business based in West Sussex.  Dark Star’s beers include Hophead, American...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised longstanding client Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care on its acquisition of five new businesses in recent weeks to expand the depth of eye care expertise it provides across the South.  The new partnerships...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised South East nursery group ICP Nurseries on its recent acquisition of three additional nursery groups: Little Rascals Nurseries (Tunbridge Wells), Montessori On The Park (East London) and The House Nurseries (South West...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has been voted Corporate Law Firm of the Year for a sixth time at the 2018 South East Insider Dealmakers Awards.  The event was attended by over 350 members of the corporate finance community from across the South East...

With 2018 already looking buoyant for S&B’s M&A team, we look back and thank all our clients and referrers for their support during the last 12 months. We have enjoyed another strong year in 2017, closing deals with an aggregate value of more...

Applications for Growth Builder, a business growth programme Stevens & Bolton is supporting, remain open and, due to demand, will now close on the  17 th  of December. The programme is designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, powered by...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Independent Plant Hire Group Limited, and its equity investor Merino Private Equity Limited, on their acquisition of Jovic Plant Hire Limited, a plant hire business based in Essex. Jovic’s core business is the hire...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has been advising The Car Finance Company in relation to the restructuring of its balance sheet, which successfully completed at the end of October.  The restructuring involved securing the continued support and funding from the...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has been named “Best Legal Services Provider” at the 2017 TIGA Games Industry Awards, recognising the provision of exceptional legal services to game developers. This is the third time the firm has won this coveted title...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Frame and its shareholders on a recent investment by private equity firm Piper. Frame is a boutique fitness studio business founded by Pip Black and Joan Murphy in 2009, presently operating four sites in London...