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Osborne Clarke elects new office heads in London & Thames Valley

Osborne Clarke (OC) has voted in new office heads for its London and Thames Valley practices, with corporate partners Andrew Saul and James Massey-Collier taking up the roles respectively. The pair was elected in a contested process after incumbents S...

25 Jan 2012 | 11:32

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inner image OC hikes revenues by 10% in robust H1 trading

Osborne Clarke's (OC's) first-half revenues have grown by 10% in its current financial year, boosting the top 50 law firm's headline income from £42.6m to £46.9m. OC said that its performance was driven by strong performances in its core four sector...

16 Dec 2011 | 09:57 | secure

inner image OC adds duo of banking partners to London base with Taylor Wessing hires

Osborne Clarke (OC) has strengthened its City banking team with a double partner hire from Taylor Wessing. London banking and finance partners Dominic Ross and Akmal Ghauri are set to join the national firm as equity partners in January next year, ...

24 Oct 2011 | 13:29 | secure

Osborne Clarke hires funds partner from BLP in practice push

Osborne Clarke has hired its first dedicated funds partner, bringing in Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partner 
Tim Simmonds. Simmonds, who was based in London until he left BLP at the end of May, is set to join Osborne Clarke in Bristol next week...

16 Jun 2011 | 00:00 | secure

OC recruits Norton Rose urban regeneration head for City real estate team

Osborne Clarke (OC) has strengthened its City real estate team with the hire of Norton Rose's urban regeneration head. Rajindh Mangat joined OC this week (8 June) as the firm's first partner to focus on urban regeneration work and the eighth partne...

09 Jun 2011 | 17:05 | secure

OC appoints new financial regulation chief with Addleshaws hire

Osborne Clarke (OC) has appointed a new head of financial regulation with the hire of Addleshaw Goddard legal director David Blair. Blair, who left Addleshaws in April, took up the new role in OC's financial services team this month. He will suppor...

25 May 2011 | 12:10 | secure

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OC, Bakers and Skadden head up $975m Motorola-Nokia deal

Osborne Clarke has taken a role alongside a number of US firms on Motorola's $975m (£600m) sale of assets to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). The deal, which was announced in July 2010 and completed on 30 April 2011, sees NSN take responsibility for ...

23 May 2011 | 12:47 | secure

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Osborne Clarke announces biggest partner promotions round since 2007

Osborne Clarke has announced its 2011 promotions, with five lawyers made up to the firm's partnership. The promotions, which took effect on 1 May, see the firm's Bristol office gain four new partners while the London office receives one. The pro...

10 May 2011 | 09:21 | secure

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Osborne Clarke posts 8% revenue rise for 2010-11 financial year

Osborne Clarke has become the latest UK top 50 firm to announce its financial results, with the firm posting 8% revenue growth for the financial year ending 30 April. Firmwide revenue climbed £6.6m from last year to £90.3m, on the back of 6% grow...

05 May 2011 | 15:01 | secure

Simmons, SNR Denton, Bevan Brittan and OC lead on innovative energy deal

Simmons & Simmons, SNR Denton, Bevan Brittan and Osborne Clarke have lined up to advise on a £230m energy deal in Devon. The private finance initiative deal sees top 15 City firm Simmons advising German energy company MVV Umwelt, which has struck ...

07 Apr 2011 | 06:43 | secure

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OC and Slaughters lead on Whitbread's £59.5m coffee purchase

Osborne Clarke (OC) and Slaughter and May have taken lead roles on the £59.5m sale of Coffee Nation to the Whitbread Group. Coffee Nation, which operates 900 coffee vending machines throughout the UK, instructed OC in early January, with the negot...

04 Mar 2011 | 15:19 | secure

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OC announces real estate layoffs alongside 10% H1 revenue rise

Osborne Clarke (OC) has announced that it is to lay off up to five real estate lawyers in its UK offices, as the firm reports a 10% increase in turnover at the half-year point. The firm said that the decision to cut jobs had been made after consult...

18 Nov 2010 | 16:51 | secure

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Clydes makes trio of senior hires in the City

Clyde & Co has continued its expansion drive with a trio of hires for its City base. The firm has boosted its structured finance team with the hire of Chris Sykes from Osborne Clarke, while Robert Franklin joins from legacy Denton Wilde Sapte as a ...

13 Oct 2010 | 11:25 | secure

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Osborne Clarke boosts profits by 12% as revenues remain flat

Osborne Clarke (OC) has become the latest firm to post an increase in profits per equity partner (PEP) for the 2009-10 financial year. OC saw PEP rise by 12% to £393,000 over the year, while turnover at the UK top 50 firm remained broadly flat, fa...

02 Jul 2010 | 10:12 | secure

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Osborne Clarke overhauls structure to focus on high-value sectors

Osborne Clarke (OC) has revamped its practice model, cutting back on the number of areas it focuses on and creating a new list of core clients. The firm is aiming for a 'sector-first' approach, halving the number of areas it concentrates on in a bi...

13 May 2010 | 00:01 | secure

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