Taylor Wessing crowned best Private Client Law Firm
Taylor Wessing has taken home the most coveted prize at the inaugural eprivateclient Excellence Awards.
Taylor Wessing expands offering in China with the launch of Beijing Tailun IP Agency
Today Taylor Wessing announces its expansion with the launch of an exclusive relationship with a specialist trade mark and IP agency in China.
Taylor Wessing advises Apollo Therapeutics on $145 million financing
Taylor Wessing has advised Apollo Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company progressing transformative treatments based on breakthrough discoveries, on its $145 million financing. Led by Patient Square Capital, and with participation from additional investors including Rock Springs Capital, Reimagined Ventures and UCL Technology Fund, this investment will support the advancement of Apollo's…
Taylor Wessing advises LetterOne Technology on its investment into Upp to support Upp’s £1 billion broadband investment plans
Taylor Wessing has advised LetterOne Technology on its investment in the rollout of a £1 billion full fibre network (FTTH) to 1 million premises in eastern England by Upp, a new broadband infrastructure firm.
Taylor Wessing advises N+1 Singer on £25 million placing to drive digital transformation of healthcare systems
Taylor Wessing has advised N+1 Singer as Nomad and Broker on a £25 million share placing for Induction Healthcare Group plc. Induction is a leading virtual care platform driving digital transformation of healthcare systems worldwide, and it has now acquired Australian-based Attend Anywhere Pty Ltd, a UK market leader in video consultation in secondary care with a strong NHS footprint.
Taylor Wessing advises Encavis Asset Management AG on the acquisition of wind park Warnsdorf
Under the lead of Hamburg partner Carsten Bartholl, the international law firm Taylor Wessing provided comprehensive legal advice to Encavis Asset Management AG ("Encavis AM") on the acquisition of the "Warnsdorf" wind farm in Prignitz/Brandenburg. The Warnsdorf wind farm consists of 12 wind turbines manufactured by Vestas with a total installed capacity of 43.2 megawatts. The wind park was…
Taylor Wessing shows commitment to wellbeing and mental health with in-house counselling clinic
The opening of the Taylor Wessing's first in-house counselling clinic in the UK has been announced today.
Taylor Wessing advises Yoto on $17m Series A - making audiotime more accessible for children
Taylor Wessing has advised Yoto, the audio platform for children, raising $17 million in a Series A funding to help facilitate its rapid growth across Europe and North America.
Double success for Taylor Wessing at the China Business Law Awards 2021
Taylor Wessing's China teams of the Private Wealth and Technology, Media & Communications practice groups have been honoured at the China Business Law Awards 2021. The former won for the second time in a row in the category "Family Wealth Management", the TMC experts for the first time in the category "Data Protection Privacy".
Taylor Wessing and the British Embassy launch exclusive VC Club in Israel
In partnership with the UK-Israel Tech Hub at the British Embassy, Taylor Wessing has launched the VC Club – an exclusive invite-only platform that will facilitate bilateral relationships between VCs and investors from both countries.
Taylor Wessing announces 12 senior promotions for 2021, including six to partnership
Taylor Wessing has welcomed six UK lawyers to the partnership, including one new partner based in its US offices. All promotions take effect from 1 May 2021.
Taylor Wessing welcomes new corporate partners and its third team hire of 2021
Taylor Wessing announced its third team hire of 2021 last month, appointing four new lawyers to the partnership from Stephenson Harwood.
National Portrait Gallery to stage Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021 at Cromwell Place arts hub
Gallery announces plans for new physical exhibition as it calls for entries for the 2021 prize.
Taylor Wessing collaborates with The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants on Windrush legal advice
Taylor Wessing is volunteering for a free legal advice clinic addressing serious concerns over lack of legal support for applicants, one year on from the Windrush Lessons Learned Independent Review.
Taylor Wessing confirms intention to open in the Republic of Ireland to pursue tech and life science opportunities
Taylor wessinf has announced its intention to open in the Republic of Ireland, in Dublin.
Taylor Wessing advises on £300 million main market IPO of Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
Taylor Wessing has advised Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (DGI9) on its £300m initial public offering on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange and on its £160m acquisition of Aqua Comms.
Paul England and Simon Cohen launch new life sciences IP guide
Today marks the launch of A User's Guide to Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences, written by Taylor Wessing's senior professional support lawyer Paul England and partner Simon Cohen, and published by Bloomsbury Professional.
Taylor Wessing advises leading-edge life sciences companies on transformational roll-up and $114m crossover financing
Taylor Wessing has advised Oppilan Pharma Limited and Zomagen Biosciences Limited on their roll-up and sale into Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. and concurrent $114m crossover financing led by venBio Partners.
Completing sale of managed service provider Hentsū
Taylor Wessing advised Hentsū Limited on its acquisition by Portfolio BI, a leading provider of front-to-back solutions for order management, portfolio management, data management, and reporting for the buy-side.
Taylor Wessing expands structured real estate team with second team hire in 2021
Taylor Wessing has expanded its real estate sector group with the hire of a team from Greenberg Traurig.
Taylor Wessing advises Peak AI Limited on $21 million Series B funding to make AI accessible to all businesses
Taylor Wessing has advised artificial intelligence (AI) company Peak on its $21 million Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Oxx, with participation from existing investors MMC Ventures and Praetura Ventures, and new investor Arete. This brings Peak’s total funding raised to date to $43 million.
Taylor Wessing acts on transformational roll-up and $250 million crossover financing of cutting-edge UK and European biotech companies
Taylor Wessing has advised a series of eight biotech companies on their concurrent sale into Centessa Pharmaceuticals, a newly established holding company for a group of 10 life sciences companies in Europe and North America.
Investment round for Cambridge quantum computing company
Taylor Wessing has advised Cambridge Innovation Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners, Parkwalk and the University of Cambridge on their participation in the $20m fundraise by innovative quantum computing company Riverlane. The investment was made as part of a round led by Draper Esprit. Riverlane's software transforms quantum computers from experimental technology into commercial products. The…
How recent planning law changes will create new opportunities for life sciences businesses
The life sciences industry is cautiously welcoming news of an overhaul in planning law in England and Wales that promises to ease the path to increasingly flexible and more nimble operations.
Experts discuss how the life sciences industry might take advantage of recent changes to use classes
For more than 60 years, the planning system in England and Wales has set out to do one thing: manage change.