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Moore Blatch advises on £85m communications deal
Corporate lawyers from Moore Blatch have been instrumental in the sale of a global communications specialist to commercial, defence and securities giant Cobham in a deal worth up to £85 million.
Legal experts from the regional law firm advised management at Axell Wireless which provides distributed antenna systems and has worked on high-profile projects such as the Olympic Stadium and the Shard in London, the Pentagon in the USA and Burj Khalfia in Dubai.
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Axell Wireless, headquartered in Buckinghamshire and operating all over the world, has 250 employees and designs, develops and supplies innovative technology products and network management tools which complement the technology in Cobham‘s
“With a number of parties involved it was crucial that our advisers were the ones to ensure the whole deal stayed on track and having all legal expertise under one roof meant a joined up approach
existing Antenna and Communications Systems.
Moore Blatch corporate partner Peter Jeffery has worked with Axell CEO Ian Brown for many years and led the deal which also involved the employment, property and commercial teams from Moore Blatch.
“The legal experts at Moore Blatch have been involved every step of the way in what has been a complex deal,‘‘ said Brown. “Having worked with Peter and the team for a number of years I knew they had the expertise to drive the deal forward.
Peter Jeffery
to the complexities of such a major sale.‘‘
Jeffery said he was delighted to be involved in such a high-profile deal. “This was a great team effort with Moore Blatch working closely with all of Axell‘s stakeholders and advisers and the buyer to reach a successful conclusion.‘‘
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Accountancy firms merge
Chartered accountancy firms Wilkins Kennedy LLP and Southampton-based Matthews Mist & Co have merged.
All staff from Matthews Mist will be joining the Wilkins Kennedy office on Broadwater Road in Romsey to include partners John Mist and Christopher Matthews, who will be joining as consultants.
The merger consolidates the position of Wilkins Kennedy Romsey, as the largest accountancy firm in the town.
John Mist, partner at Matthews Mist & Co, said: “We are pleased to announce our merger with Wilkins Kennedy; the combined firm has a wide range of specialists, and will be well placed to provide the breadth and depth of expertise to meet our client‘s needs in an increasingly-complex legal and regulatory environment.“
Ian Talbot, managing partner of Wilkins Kennedy‘s Winchester and Romsey offices, commented: “We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new colleagues and their clients and we look forward to working together.“
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