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Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Business Growth Fund (BGF) on its recent minority investment in Joe’s Gourmet Foods Limited (trading as Joe & Seph’s), a gourmet popcorn manufacturing compan y. Joe & Seph's are a family run...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised consumer magazine and digital publisher TI Media on its sale of music brands NME and Uncut to Singapore-based BandLab Technologies. TI Media’s 40 plus brands and market-leading portfolio spans a range of interest...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Bakkavor Group plc, the leading provider of fresh prepared food and a FTSE 250 listed company, on its acquisition of Blueberry Foods, a desserts business owned by Samworth Brothers Limited. Bakkavor is the leading...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised leading subsea technology developer Sonardyne International Ltd, on its acquisition of maritime software and equipment specialist EIVA Holding A/S and its subsidiary, EIVA A/S. The acquisition represents the latest step...

Gabrielle Holgate, Head of pensions at Stevens & Bolton, has been shortlisted for an award at the 2019 Women in Pensions Awards. The awards, hosted by Professional Pensions, celebrate and recognise the achievements of women within the UK’s...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised South East nursery group ICP Nurseries on its recent acquisition of four additional nursery businesses: Sunrise Day Nursery (London), Park Nursery (London), Orchard Barns (two sites near Colchester) and Child First...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has announced three new partners to the firm as part of a wider round of internal promotions. Andrew Dodds (banking and finance), James Hardaker (private client) and James Lister (contentious trusts and probate) have been...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised the shareholders of Bonamy Finch on their sale to growth equity investors Horizon Capital, contributing to Horizon’s recent launch of the STRAT7 data driven strategy group. Based in Surrey, Bonamy Finch creates...

Stevens & Bolton is delighted to announce that it is supporting Guildford Borough Council on its new scale-up business initiative ‘Guildford Business Growth’, a free advice and support service for entrepreneurs and start-up businesses in the...

Stevens & Bolton has advised longstanding client Metropolis Group, on its acquisition of the finance division of Centaur Media, the business information, events and marketing provider to professional and commercial markets.   Established in 1994,...

Stevens & Bolton is delighted to announce it has become the first firm outside of London to sign-up to the Reignite Academy, the initiative which provides opportunities for lawyers who have taken a break from their careers to return to private practice. ...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Adur District Council on the development of Big Beachbox Cafe at Shoreham Beach by Boxpark. Boxpark, the creators of the world’s first pop-up mall, are a Brighton based, retail development company specialising in...

Now that January is firmly behind us, thoughts may be turning to possible tax planning opportunities available to maximise reliefs and allowances for the year ahead, to ensure that our tax affairs are in the best possible shape.  At the time of...

Stevens & Bolton LLP is delighted to announce three members of their private client team have been named in the 2019 Spear’s 500 listing – the annual guide to the top private client advisers, wealth managers and high net worth (HNW) service...

As we embark on 2019, we wanted to take the opportunity to look back on another busy year in 2018 and to thank all our clients and referrers for their support during the last 12 months. The team closed deals with an aggregate value of more than £3...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Immersive Games Lab, a new start-up from the co-founder of Tough Mudder, on its fundraising of £2.5 million. Index Ventures led the fundraise with investments also made by fellow VCs Sweet Capital and JamJar, as...

Stevens & Bolton has advised Anthemis Group, the financial services focused venture capital fund, on a seed investment in health tech company, Chronomics. Chronomics is an AI driven platform which seeks to unlock the power of epigenetics for...

Inn Collection Group, which is owned by Alchemy Partners, has secured an additional £10m of funding from OakNorth to double its portfolio in Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside from 9 to 21 sites (and 271 to 900 rooms) by 2022. OakNorth was...

Stevens & Bolton LLP is pleased to have acted for specialist insurance broker, and longstanding client, Stackhouse Poland Group Limited (“Stackhouse Poland” or the “Group”) on its sale to US headquartered global insurance...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised South East nursery group ICP Nurseries on its recent acquisition of three additional nurseries: Oaklands Day Nursery (Tonbridge), Ladybird Day Nursery (Cambridge) and Forest Hill Children's Nursery (Forest Hill,...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised longstanding client and leading subsea technology developer Sonardyne International Limited, on its acquisition of maritime and marine science technology specialist Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd (also known as CTG). The...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised the founders and existing investors of multi award-winning supplier of advanced defence managed services Inzpire, on the sale of shares to the QinetiQ group. QinetiQ will become a majority investor in the company, with a...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised the shareholders of longstanding client and care home software provider iCareHealth on its recent sale to the Access Group. iCareHealth is a leading provider of software solutions for the social care sector, with a range...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised longstanding client Stackhouse Poland, on its acquisition of Title & Covenant Brokers, a legal indemnity insurance specialist based in Borehamwood. It is the third deal of the year for Stackhouse Poland, who acquired...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised longstanding client OakNorth, on its financing with private equity firm Rockpool Investments (“Rockpool”) to fund the acquisition of Primrose Group Limited (“Primrose”). Founded in 2003, Primrose...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised its client Bakkavor Group plc, the leading provider of fresh prepared food and a FTSE 250 listed company, on its acquisition of Haydens Bakery Limited from Real Good Food PLC for £12 million. The acquisition...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised family office investor Kaye Enterprises and the management team on the recent sale of Metasphere Limited to growth equity investors XPV Water Partners. Based in the UK and Australia, Metasphere is a leading end-to-end...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised CANCOM SE, one of the leading providers of IT infrastructure and services in Germany and Austria with a turnover exceeding €1 billion, on its acquisition of UK based IT solutions provider OCSL. The purchase price was...

Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised longstanding client OakNorth, on its financing with private equity firm Baird Capital to fund the acquisition of Collingwood Lighting. Collingwood Lighting is a fourth-generation family-owned business with a...

Stevens & Bolton has advised long-standing client and market leading provider of contract discovery and analytics solutions, Seal Software, on its acquisition of US-based advanced legal analytics firm, Apogee Legal. Stevens & Bolton advised on...