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09 February 2010
Strata advises Newbury Racecourse plc (PLUS: NYR) on £6.4 million fully underwritten rights issue and successful rump placing.Newbury Racecourse plc (... more>

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Year	Company Advised	Counterparty
2010	Newbury Racecourse Advises Newbury Racecourse plc (PLUS: NYR) on £6.4 million fully underwritten rights issue and successful rump placing.	Various Investors

2009	Allocate Software Plc Advised Allocate Software Plc (formerly Manpower Plc), on £12.4m acquisition of Time Care AB and £8.3m placing.	Time Care AB

2009	Whitfield Solar Limited Advised Whitfield Solar Limited, a UK-based developer of photovoltaic solar concentrators, on a £2.7 million private placement.	Private Investor Syndicate, Carbon Trust Investments Limited, Cascade Fund, Kilsby Ltd

2009	Veeda Clinical Research Group Advised Veeda Clinical Research on the sale of Veeda Laboratories, a specialist provider of biomarker laboratory services to global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to ICON plc.	ICON plc

2008	Manpower Software Plc Advised Manpower Software Plc (AIM: MNS), the UK AIM listed workforce optimisation software company, on the acquisition of Baum Hart & Partners, an integrated software systems, consultancy and services provider, principally to the UK National Health Service.	Baum Hart & Partners

2008	Simbec Holdings Ltd Advised the shareholders of Simbec Holdings Ltd on the sale of Simbec Research Limited, a clinical research organisation, to Algorithme Pharma, based in Laval, Quebec.	Algorithme Pharma

2008	The Capita Group Plc Advised The Capita Group Plc (LSE: CPI), the leading provider of business process outsourcing and professional support services and FTSE 100 company, on the successful £77.7 million recommended cash offer for IBS OPENSystems Plc (AIM: OPN).	IBS OPENSystems

2008	Novel Polymer Solutions Ltd Advised Novel Polymer Solutions Ltd, a UK-based developer of high performance polymer materials, on a £5 million private placement.	Environmental Technologies Fund

2008	Solarsoft / Marlin Equity Partners LLC Advised Solarsoft Acquisition Limited, a company formed at the direction of Marlin Equity Partners LLC, a US-based private equity firm, on the recommended $35 million cash offer for Chelford Group Plc (AIM: CHR).	Chelford Group

2007	Logan-Orviss International Advised Logan-Orviss International on the sale of its telecoms consulting business to Patni Computer Systems Inc (NYSE: PTI), a global provider of IT services and business solutions.	Patni Computer Systems

2007	Eurofins Scientific S.A. Advised Eurofins on its EUR 28 million outsourcing agreement to provide regulatory water testing and sampling services to Southern Water, a provider of water and waste water services to more than four million people across South East England.	Southern Water

2007	Bristol University Advised Bristol University on the sale of its OFDM intellectual property portfolio to Wi-Lan Inc (TSX: WIN), the leading Canada-based licensor of intellectual property for the wireless and wireline telecommunications markets.	Wi-Lan

2007	SoftM Software und Beratung AG Advised SoftM Software und Beratung AG (XETRA: FTM), the listed German provider of enterprise software and IT infrastructure for SMEs, on the acquisition of the assets of Semiramis Software Group, a leading developer of Java-based ERP software.	Semiramis

2006	ZAO Sistema Telecom Advised ZAO Sistema Telecom (RTS: AFKS) on the acquisition of a controlling stake in WaveCrest Group Enterprises Limited, a global provider of long-distance telecommunications services.	WaveCrest

2006	TTP Communications plc Advised TTP Communications plc (LSE: TTP) on a $15 million private placement in respect of ip.access, a developer of femto GSM cells. Case Study	Scottish Equity Partners, Intel Capital, Rothschild Gestion

2006	Eurofins Scientific S.A. Advised Eurofins Scientific Group S.A. (Euronext: ERF-FR) on the acquisition of Agrisearch Ltd, one of Europe's leading independent agricultural research organisations with facilities in the UK, France, Spain and Italy	Agrisearch

2005	Eurofins Scientific S.A. Advised Eurofins Scientific Group S.A. (Euronext: ERF-FR) on the acquisition of the GMSS public analyst business of Bureau Veritas / Casella	Bureau Veritas / Casella (GMSS public analyst business)

2005	Eurofins Scientific S.A. Advised Eurofins Scientific Group S.A. (Euronext: ERF-FR) on the acquisition of Direct Laboratory Services Ltd, a leading provider of testing and research services to the food and agricultural sectors	Direct Laboratory Services

2005	IBS AB Advised IBS AB (STO: IBS B), the Swedish supply chain management company, on the $98 million sale of its UK subsidiary, IBS (Public Services) Limited, and admission to AIM through a 'Bought IPO'. IBS (Public Services) Ltd is a leading provider of software and services to Local Governments and Housing Associations. Case Study	IBS OPENSystems (Bought IPO)

2004	Archos S.A. Advised Archos S.A. (Euronext: JXR-FR), the manufacturer of portable multimedia devices and one of the main competitors to Apple's iPod, on a private placement into the public entity	Echostar

2004	HighWave Optical Technologies S.A. Advised HighWave Optical Technologies S.A. (Euronext: HGH-FR) on the acquisition of Northlight Optronics AB, the Swedish developer and manufacturer of optical transmitters, receivers and fibre amplifiers for high speed LAN and long-haul applications	Northlight Optronics

2004	HighWave Optical Technologies S.A. Advised HighWave Optical Technologies S.A. (Euronext: HGH-FR) on the acquisition of DA-Lightcom S.A., a France Telecom Research Centre spin-off that makes active components such as photoreceivers and front-end subsystems for broadband optical communications and optoelectronic and microwave components for the defence market	DA-LightCom

2004	BTG plc (RF power amplifier portfolio) Advised BTG plc (LSE: BGC) on the sale of its RF power amplifier patent portfolio	Andrew Corporation

2003	AMTAC Laboratories Ltd Advised AMTAC Laboratories Ltd, the consumer product and engineering materials testing company, on its sale to Bureau Veritas. Case Study	Bureau Veritas

2003	AMTAC Certification Services Ltd Advised AMTAC Certification Services Ltd, a provider of quality and management systems audits and medical device certification services, on its sale to Intertek Group plc (LSE: ITRK). Case Study	Intertek Group

2002	SunGard Data Systems Inc Advised SunGard Data Systems Inc on a $240 million UK public offer for Guardian iT plc, the disaster recovery and business continuity company. Case Study	Guardian iT

2002	Alcan Inc Advised Alcan Inc (TOR: AL-T), the global aluminium group, on the spin-out of its UK R&D operations	Innoval Technology

2002	Intec Telecom Systems plc Advised Intec Telecom Systems plc (LSE: ITL), the leading provider of BSS/OSS products, solutions and services on the acquisition of Ericsson’s (STO: ERIC B) Settler Interconnect OSS business	Ericsson (Settler Interconnect OSS business)