Taylor Wessing scoops prestigious technology award
It is with thanks to our clients for instructing us over the last year that Taylor Wessing was voted Technology Law Firm of the Year at the UK Technology Innovation and Growth Awards.
Judges commended Taylor Wessing for the its widespread involvement in technology transactions during the year. The panel singled out Taylor Wessing's market-topping deals of 2006.
Corporate Partner, Simon Walker comments:
"We are delighted with this award, which recognises the market leading strength and breadth of expertise Taylor Wessing can provide to technology and IP-rich companies, and investors in those companies."
Amongst the transactions we have advised upon are the following:
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Cramer Systems
US$425 million
Advised the sellers (including HarbourVest Partners, Broadview Capital Partners and Kennet Capital) on its sale to Amdocs. Largest sale of a VC-backed technology company in Europe in 2006
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| Plastic Logic
US$100 million
Advised on investment led by Oak Investment Partners and Tudor Investors Corporation. Largest VC funding round of a technology company in Europe in 2006
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| TTP Communications
£103 million
Advised on sale of the company to Motorola Inc
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Software Cellular Network
US$22 million
Advised on investment by Wellington, Independent News andBurda Digital. Largest Series A funding of a technology company in Europe in 2006
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| Omniture, Inc
US$60 million
Advised on the purchase of Touch Clarity
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| Workshare
US$22.5 million
Advised on investment led by Steelpoint Capital Partners |
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Symantec
Advising on the outsourcing of provision of premises services and related IT and systems
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| EMI
Negotiating the arrangement with PayPal whereby EMI became music partner on the launch of the UK's first "text-to-buy" mobile phone payment product
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| US technology businesses
Advising numerous US-based technology businesses trading in Europe including Bytemobile, Noetix, Visto, Skywire Software, Vmware, Opentable and LANDesk Software
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| If you would like to discuss any opportunities which Taylor Wessing can advise on, I look forward to hearing from you. To email Simon, click here. |