BDB Pitmans adds top commercial partner to its litigation team
Leading law firm, BDB Pitmans, has bolstered its commercial litigation practice with the hire of partner Jonathan Sachs. He joins from Irwin Mitchell, where he led their national professional negligence practice. Prior to that, he headed the litigation teams at Sprecher Grier Halberstam and Pettman Smith. The appointment is effective immediately.
BDB Pitmans advises on placing and open offer of shares on AIM of cleaner fuel alternatives provider
BDB Pitmans has advised existing client Quadrise Fuels International Plc on the placing of new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company to institutional and other investors to raise gross proceeds of £6 million by way of a cash box mechanism, as well as an open offer to certain existing shareholders to raise additional gross proceeds of approximately £1 million.
Crucial support for the entertainment industry - BDB Pitmans advises leading UK leisure operator on £14m secured term loan
Top 100 law firm BDB Pitmans has successfully advised long-standing client Ten Entertainment Group plc (TEG) on a new £14 million secured term loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland under the Government’s Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme, as well as amendments to its existing £25 million revolving credit facility.
What next for leasehold? The Government’s plans discerned
Leasehold tenure is toxic. Whatever the vagaries of government policy in other areas, that much is clear. At a time when COVID and Brexit have put back many other reforms which might have been thought desirable, the Government has signalled that it intends to use precious Parliamentary time to address the alleged iniquities of the leasehold system. What exactly are they going to…
BDB Pitmans advises on £1.2m placing for virtual reality specialists Immotion Group
The BDB Pitmans corporate team has advised existing clients, WH Ireland Limited and Alvarium Capital Partners Limited - as joint brokers - in the placing and subscription of shares in Immotion Group Plc.
The SDLT holiday – your questions answered
Tim Middleton, Partner, and Elizabeth Egan, Paralegal at BDB Pitmans, explain the details of the government's Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday - and the implications for prospective house buyers.
BDB Pitmans advises on Verici Dx plc IPO
The BDB Pitmans corporate team has advised on the successful admission of Verici Dx plc to trading on the London Stock Exchange AIM market. Admission occurred at 8am on 3 November 2020.
Shaping the Greater Cambridge Local Plan
Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council have recently released the results of their second Call for Sites as part of their consultation to inform the Greater Cambridge Local Plan. This Local Plan will help to determine how the Greater Cambridge area will be developed over the next 20 years and is a key part of the planning and decision-making process.
BDB Pitmans advises Novacyt UK Holdings on £12m acquisition of IT-IS International
The BDB Pitmans corporate team has advised existing client Novacyt UK Holdings Limited (EURONEXT GROWTH: ALNOV; AIM: NCYT), an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, on its £12 million acquisition of the entire share capital of IT-IS International Limited, a diagnostic instrument development and manufacturing company.
BDB Pitmans advises Xpediator PLC on its purchase of Nidd Transport Limited
BDB Pitmans has successfully advised Xpediator plc, the AIM listed parent to a network of pan-European logistics and transport businesses, on their purchase of all the shares in Nidd Transport Limited.
BDB Pitmans advises Monday Charitable Trust on sale of Royal College of Art Battersea North campus
BDB Pitmans has acted for long-standing client Monday Charitable Trust on its disposal of the Royal College of Art (RCA) Battersea North campus to clients of LaSalle Investment Management for £14.2 million. The transaction also involved the restructuring of the long leasehold interest of the RCA.