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11/03/2024
CMS advises Flagstone on £108m investment from Estancia Capital Partners
International law firm CMS has advised fintech company Flagstone on a £108m investment from US private equity firm Estancia Capital Partners. Launched in 2015, Flagstone has grown to become the UK’s...
02/10/2023
CMS advises Ocean Winds on Moray East Offshore Wind Farm partnership
International law firm CMS has advised Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, on the sale of a 16.6% stake in the 950 MW Moray East Offshore Wind Farm (“Moray East”)...
18/09/2023
CMS advises Pendragon on disposal of UK motor and leasing business
International law firm CMS has advised long standing client Pendragon on the proposed disposal of its UK motor business and leasing business, which includes the Evans Halshaw, Stratstone and CarStore...
03/08/2023
CMS strengthens Tax Team with appointment of Mark Whiteside
International law firm CMS has welcomed partner Mark Whiteside to the Corporate Tax team.  Mark will be based in Manchester. Mark is an experienced tax expert focusing on transactional work (both corporate...
04/05/2023
CMS advises Pacific Life Re on c.£1.6bn longevity swap with trustee of...
International law firm CMS has advised Pacific Life Re International Limited (UK branch) (PL Re) on a c.£1.6bn disintermediated longevity swap with the trustee of the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Pension...
27/04/2023
CMS advises Redburn and Rothschild & Co on the merger of Redburn and Atlantic...
International law firm CMS is advising Redburn (Europe) and Rothschild & Co on the merger of the operations of Redburn (Europe) and Atlantic Equities, under the ownership of Rothschild & Co.  The combination...
14/02/2023
CMS advises NatWest Group on acquisition of majority shareholding in Cushon
International law firm CMS has advised NatWest Group on its acquisition of a majority shareholding in Cushon, a workplace savings and pensions fintech. Cushon currently serves 500,000 members and has...
10/01/2023
CMS advises on the sale of InstaDeep to BioNTech
International law firm CMS has advised the founders and other investors of InstaDeep, a leading global technology company in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning, on the sale of InstaDeep...
31/10/2022
CMS advises Octopus Energy on takeover of Bulb Energy
CMS has advised Octopus Energy Group (Octopus), the British renewable energy group specialising in sustainable energy, on its takeover of Bulb Energy’s (Bulb) 1.5 million customers, following an almost...
26/09/2022
CMS advises River and Mercantile (R&M) on £155m investment in Spring Fibre
International law firm CMS has advised specialist investment management company River and Mercantile on its £155-million investment in wholesale fibre operator Spring Fibre. Well known as a provider...
26/09/2022
CMS advises Anzo Group on the sale of Roxor Gaming
International law firm CMS has advised Anzo Group on the sale of leading independent UK-based iGaming content supplier, Roxor Gaming, to Aristocrat Leisure, the Australian Stock Exchange listed leading...
13/09/2022
CMS advises Compass Group plc on acquisition of Equinoxe Solutions
International law firm CMS has advised global food services business Compass Group plc on its acquisition of Equinoxe Solu­tions. Equi­noxe Solutions provides hospitality procurement, supply chain, systems...