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Womble Bond Dickinson advises management of Fera Science Limited
06 Feb 2024
The Private Equity team of international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised management at Fera Science Limited (Fera) on a deal that sees Bridgepoint Development Capital (Bridgepoint) acquire a 75% stake which gives the business an enterprise value of £80m.
What to expect in UK immigration law in 2024?
05 Feb 2024
2024 is set to be a significant year for UK immigration law. In this article, we set out the main immigration changes most likely to be of interest to employers during 2024.
Womble Bond Dickinson advises Arterne Care Limited on acquisition of Plymouth Care Home
30 Jan 2024
Arterne Care Limited now owns the property which houses Thornbury Villa Care Home
The company behind a Plymouth care home which started trading at the height of the coronavirus pandemic has secured its future with the help of Womble Bond Dickinson.
The company behind a Plymouth care home which started trading at the height of the coronavirus pandemic has secured its future with the help of Womble Bond Dickinson.
Seeking investment from individuals? Changes to financial promotion exemptions
29 Jan 2024
Regulated and unregulated firms who promote investment opportunities to individuals must check they comply with new thresholds and requirements coming into effect on 31 January. Anyone who continues to rely on the old thresholds won't be able to benefit from the exemption and may commit a criminal offence.
Corporate transparency and the role of Companies House – changes from March 2024
19 Jan 2024
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (EECTA) will introduce changes to company law in March 2024. One of the aims of the EECTA is to enhance the role of Companies House and to improve corporate transparency. The Government would like to see Companies House evolve from a passive recipient of information to a more active gatekeeper with a wider remit of powers. The changes are the most fundamental set of reforms since Companies House was created.
2023 foreign direct investment year end update: continued expansion of FDI regulations
20 Dec 2023
As previously reported, regulations and restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) have expanded quickly in the United States and in many of its trading partner countries around the world. FDI has been further complicated in the U.S. by the passage of individual state laws – often focused the acquisition of “agricultural land,” and in Europe by the passage of screening regimes by the individual Member States of the European Union (E.U.).
Womble Bond Dickinson's Becky Brook named Insider North East's Young Lawyer of the Year
11 Dec 2023
Becky Brook, a Newcastle-based associate at international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has been recognised as a rising star in the North East by leading business publication Insider.
World's first vagina museum finds new home thanks to pro bono support from Womble Bond Dickinson
14 Nov 2023
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has provided pro bono services to help ensure the world's first museum dedicated to the vagina was able to find a new home.
London's Vagina Museum, which was forced to shut its doors in February after its property guardianship ended, has now reopened in a larger location on Bethnal Green's Poyser Street after WBD secured the lease to the new property.
London's Vagina Museum, which was forced to shut its doors in February after its property guardianship ended, has now reopened in a larger location on Bethnal Green's Poyser Street after WBD secured the lease to the new property.
Rapidly changing ESG landscape in the spotlight as WBD releases state of play paper
07 Nov 2023
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has released a new paper aiming to educate businesses on the latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) laws, regulations and statements of best practice applicable in the UK.
Womble Bond Dickinson advises Britain's leading UK holiday operator on property portfolio expansion
07 Nov 2023
A multi-disciplinary team from international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised on the acquisition of two prominent golf hotel for Britain's leading UK holiday operator.
The firm has advised Bourne Leisure, owned by Blackstone-managed funds, on the purchase of Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club and The Forest of Arden Country Club as part of the group's expansion of its Warner Leisure Hotels portfolio.
The firm has advised Bourne Leisure, owned by Blackstone-managed funds, on the purchase of Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club and The Forest of Arden Country Club as part of the group's expansion of its Warner Leisure Hotels portfolio.
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