Technology Highlights

Codian
Advised on the sale of this developer of high definition videoconferencing infrastructure to Olso Stock Exchange listed
Tandberg for $270m

Axon Group plc
Advised SAP consultancy Axon Group plc on its £440 million sale to Indian IT services provider HCL Technologies

Digital Barriers
Represented homeland security specialist Digital Barriers on its successful £25m AIM flotation

 Marks & Spencer
Advised on an SAP implantation and
IT outsourcing with Cognizant

BG Group
Advising on the outsourcing of BG's IT infrastructure (Domain service) support in respect of its sub-service operations
following an innovative software Leasing arrangement, including the creation of new data centres in Australia and USA

Bravura Solutions
Advising on the acquisition of Mutual
Fund Technologies from Fidelity
Investments Limited which involved a
long term managed services
agreement under which Bravura will provide FIL with outsourced transfer agency services

Davies Group
Advising on the contract drafting and negotiation with Celeton Limited for the provision of a fully managed and serviced data capture solution TalkTalk Telecom Group plc into a retail group and a telco respectively

 Eurostar
Working alongside Eurostar's
in-house legal team on the outsourcing of its IT implementation and support functions

Kerridge Commercial Services
Assisting with the management buy-out of the commercial systems business of ADP (funded by NVM, management and HSBC) including negotiating several key software licences development and system support

Patni
Advising the Indian outsourcing company
in connection with a series of transactions with European public sector focused service providers to supply off and onshore services ranging from IT operation to research and development

A Syndicate of investors
Advising a syndicate of investors, led by Imperial Innovations Group plc on a £40 million investment in battery materials and licensing company Nexeon

UC Group/SecureTrading
Advising in relation to the negotiating of a Software Development agreement with Wipro

Wales & West Utilities Limited
Advising on the appointment of a system integrator for the procurement of gas distribution networks software including the collaboration agreements with the three other UK gas distribution
network companies and sub-contractors

Xyratex
Assisting Xyratex analyse its use of open source software in its business and advising on the adoption of appropriate policies and procedures, together with advice