05 June 2008
Strata advises The Capita Group Plc on the successful £77.7 million recommended cash offer for IBS OPENSystems Plc. Strata Partners advises Capita (LS... more>
"We chose a team in which we had confidence to advise us on our largest European acquisition to date - the US$240 million public offer for Guardian iT plc."
Richard C Tarbox, Senior Vice President - Corporate Development, SunGard Data Systems
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TRANSACTIONS

Year Company Advised Counterparty
2008 United Kingdom 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).
United Kingdom IBS OPENSystems Plc
     
2008 United Kingdom Novel Polymer Solutions Ltd
Advised Novel Polymer Solutions Ltd, a UK-based developer of high performance polymer materials, on a £5 million private placement.
United Kingdom Environmental Technologies Fund
     
2008 USA 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).
United Kingdom Chelford Group Plc
     
2007 France 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.
India Patni Computer Systems
     
2007 France 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.
United Kingdom Southern Water
     
2007 United Kingdom 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.
Canada Wi-Lan
     
2007 Germany 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.
Germany Semiramis
     
2006 Russian Federation 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.
United Kingdom WaveCrest
     
2006 United Kingdom 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
United Kingdom Scottish Equity Partners, Intel Capital, Rothschild Gestion
     
2006 France 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
United Kingdom Agrisearch
     
2005 France 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
France Bureau Veritas / Casella (GMSS public analyst business)
     
2005 France 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
United Kingdom Direct Laboratory Services
     
2005 Sweeden 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
United Kingdom IBS OPENSystems (Bought IPO)
     
2004 France 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
USA Echostar
     
2004 France 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
Sweeden Northlight Optronics
     
2004 France 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
France DA-LightCom
     
2004 United Kingdom BTG plc (RF power amplifier portfolio)
Advised BTG plc (LSE: BGC) on the sale of its RF power amplifier patent portfolio
USA Andrew Corporation
     
2003 United Kingdom AMTAC Laboratories Ltd
Advised AMTAC Laboratories Ltd, the consumer product and engineering materials testing company, on its sale to Bureau Veritas. Case Study
France Bureau Veritas
     
2003 United Kingdom 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
United Kingdom Intertek Group
     
2002 USA 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
United Kingdom Guardian iT
     
2002 Canada Alcan Inc
Advised Alcan Inc (TOR: AL-T), the global aluminium group, on the spin-out of its UK R&D operations
United Kingdom Innoval Technology
     
2002 United Kingdom 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
Sweeden Ericsson (Settler Interconnect OSS business)