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05.12.11

Wragge & Co advises new clients First City Monument Bank Plc and Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc on a $230 million Nigerian oil and gas deal

Finance experts in Wragge & Co's cross-firm Energy team have advised new clients Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC and First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB) on a US$230 million oil and gas finance facility in Nigeria.

17.10.11

Wragge & Co appoints new head of projects in the UAE

Wragge & Co has appointed Gurmeet Kaur as its new head of projects in the United Arab Emirates. The move, which sees the former DLA Piper partner join Wragge & Co Legal Consultants LLC, follows the firm's launch of a Dubai office in September.

06.09.11

Wragge & Co expands international presence with Dubai office

Wragge & Co has added a second office in the United Arab Emirates. In a move which highlights the importance of the Gulf region to the firm's international ambitions, Wragge & Co Legal Consultants LLC has opened in Dubai today, 6 September.

10.06.11

Wragge & Co wins 'best trainer' title at Training and Recruitment Awards

Wragge & Co has won the best trainer award in the national/large regional firm category at LawCareers.Net's Training and Recruitment Awards.

08.06.11

Wragge & Co awarded Big Tick accreditation at Awards for Excellence 2011

Wragge & Co has been awarded a national Big Tick accreditation at Business in the Community's (BITC) Awards for Excellence 2011.

20.04.11

Wragge & Co advises on landmark €20 billion defence contract

Wragge & Co has advised on the A400M defence procurement in Europe. Working with OCCAR, the firm advised on the re-negotiation of a ground-breaking €20 billion contract for the development and supply of up to 170 A400M military transport aircraft from Airbus Military S.L.

17.03.11

Wragge & Co advises on Gloucestershire Community Safety Project

Wragge & Co's PFI team has advised Gloucestershire County Council on an innovative PFI contract with Blue 3 Consortia to design, build, finance and operate four new fire stations and a Community Life Skills Centre.

16.03.11

Wragge & Co advises Waste Recycling Group on £145 million Energy from Waste facility

Wragge & Co's Energy team has advised Waste Recycling Group (WRG) on its successful bid to design, build and operate a landmark £145 million Energy from Waste facility for Lincolnshire County Council.

08.03.11

Wragge & Co unveils how its corporate responsibility performance stacks up

Wragge & Co has unveiled its corporate responsibility credentials and performance in a new corporate responsibility report.


Show2010


03.12.10

Wragge & Co enters Middle East legal market

Wragge & Co has entered the Middle East legal market. The full-service international law firm has joined forces with high-profile United Arab Emirates lawyer Mr Mohamed Al Mehairi to establish Wragge & Co Legal Consultants LLC in the UAE.

22.10.10

Wragge & Co wins diversity and equality award

Wragge & Co has won the Law Society Award for Excellence in Equality and Diversity. The international law firm saw off competition from Hogan Lovells, Simmons & Simmons, The InterLaw Diversity Forum for LGBT Networks and The College of Law/The Sutton Trust to win the award.

22.10.10

Wragge & Co in top five for innovation

Wragge & Co has been named one of the world's most innovative law firms in a Financial Times report. The firm is ranked in the top five in the FT's annual list of the 50 most innovative law firms.

09.09.10

Wragge & Co appoints new real estate partner in Paris

Wragge & Co has added a new partner to its Paris office. Public law, projects and real estate expert Bruno Richard joins the firm on 13 September 2010, taking the total number of Paris partners to 11 and the total number of real estate partners to 32.

10.06.10

Wragge & Co advises Amey on £2.7 billion Birmingham highways PFI project

Wragge & Co's PFI team has advised Amey on its new £2.7 billion highways maintenance contract with Birmingham City Council, the largest ever local government highways PFI.

10.06.10

Wragge & Co scoops award trio at Awards for Excellence 2010

Wragge & Co has scooped three awards at Business in the Community's (BITC) Awards for Excellence 2010, the UK's leading awards for responsible practice.

20.05.10

Wragge & Co scores Best Workplaces hat-trick

Wragge & Co has scored a hat-trick in this year's Top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK results: the only law firm to appear in the list; Disability Excellence Award winner; and one of just two organisations to attain 'Master' status, given to organisations appearing in ten consecutive lists.

26.04.10

Wragge & Co advises on £30 million leisure centre

Wragge & Co's PFI team has advised Bristol City Council in reaching financial close on a new £30 million leisure centre, part of a major redevelopment scheme in south Bristol.


Show2009


10.12.09

Wragge & Co in top tier for client satisfaction

Wragge & Co LLP is a top-tier firm for client satisfaction. It is ranked second in a list of 43 UK and international law firms in Legal Week's annual Client Satisfaction Report.

26.10.09

Wragge & Co is one of the world's most innovative law firms

Wragge & Co LLP is one of the world's most innovative law firms, according to a Financial Times report. The firm is ranked 11th in the FT's annual list of the 50 most innovative law firms.

01.07.09

Wragge & Co appoints four new directors

Wragge & Co LLP has appointed four new directors, strengthening core practice areas and preparing for further growth. According to senior partner Quentin Poole, the promotions underline Wragge & Co's commitment to investing in high-calibre individuals.

30.06.09

Wragge & Co maintains Big Tick status for eco-efficiency

Wragge & Co LLP has maintained its Big Tick status in Business in the Community's annual Awards for Excellence.

10.06.09

Wragge & Co advises Tarmac on £30 million highways deal

Wragge & Co LLP Construction & Engineering team has advised Tarmac on a highways term maintenance contract with Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council worth approximately £30 million.

28.05.09

Wragge & Co named one of UK's best family-friendly employers

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the UK's top employers for working families by work-life balance charity Working Families.

22.05.09

Wragge & Co named one of the UK's top employers

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the top 50 employers in the UK's Best Workplaces survey. This is the firm's ninth appearance in the annual report by the Great Place to Work® Institute.

20.05.09

Wragge & Co secures unique mussel farming outsourcing deal

Wragge & Co LLP Food & Drink team has advised new client SI Seafarms Ltd on a unique 10-year mussel farming outsourcing agreement with Isle Of Shuna plc.

06.01.09

Wragge & Co advises AMEC on Sellafield contract bid

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised AMEC plc in relation to a successful award of the Sellafield nuclear facility contract. The Nuclear Management Partners (NMP) consortium comprises AMEC, URS Washington Division and Areva.


Show2008


17.11.08

Wragge & Co advises on pioneering low-carbon technology deal

Wragge & Co LLP's Projects and Corporate teams have advised process engineering provider Greenfinch Ltd on its merger with BIOGEN (UK) Ltd. The newly created BiogenGreenfinch will deliver a fully integrated anaerobic digestion solutions.

13.11.08

Wragge & Co Pensions team appoints Mike Woodall

Wragge & Co LLP has strengthened its Public Sector Pensions team, appointing Mike Woodall as public sector pensions strategist.

17.10.08

Wragge & Co in FT top ten for innovation

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of Europe's most innovative law firms in the Financial Times' survey of innovation in the legal profession. The firm was ranked in seventh place in the FT Law 50.

09.10.08

Wragge & Co advises Partnerships for Renewables on market-leading renewable energy deal

Wragge & Co LLP Energy Infrastructure team is advising Partnerships for Renewables (PfR) on proposals to generate renewable energy at UK canal and riverside locations. The proposals spearhead the use of public sector land for wind turbines.

02.10.08

Wragge & Co advises on long-awaited motor industry code of practice

Wragge & Co LLP projects and commercial teams have advised Motor Codes Ltd on the implementation of The Motor Industry Code of Practice for Service and Repair.

24.09.08

Wragge & Co and Graf von Westphalen advise on €381 million cross-border refinancing deal

Wragge & Co LLP Banking & Finance team and Graf von Westphalen Project Finance team have advised new client Autocesta Zagreb-Macelj d.o.o. (AZM) on a €381 million refinancing deal.

18.09.08

Wragge & Co closes social housing deal for Sanctuary Housing Group

Wragge & Co LLP's Real Estate, PFI and Energy teams have advised Sanctuary Housing Group on a key worker housing project for Cambridge University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust.

15.09.08

Wragge & Co acts on £3 billion Royal School of Military Engineering Project

Wragge & Co LLP PFI team has advised TQ Education & Training Limited (TQ) on a 30-year contract with Babcock International Group plc to deliver the £3 billion Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) PPP project.

20.08.08

Wragge & Co Corporate group advises E.ON UK plc on street lighting deal

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised E.ON UK plc on acquiring a 60% share of Lighting for Staffordshire Holdings Limited from ABB Holdings Limited and ABB Limited. The transaction has enabled E.ON to expand its activities in the street lighting

05.08.08

Wragge & Co advises Ocean Power Technologies on marine energy project

Wragge & Co LLP Energy Infrastructure team has advised Ocean Power Technologies Limited on a berth agreement with the European Marine Energy Centre. The agreement will allow OPT to install its PowerBuoy® wave-energy device at EMEC's facility in Scotland.

30.07.08

Wragge & Co advises on cross-border outsourcing deal

Wragge & Co LLP IT team has advised new client Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd. on a pan-European outsourcing agreement.

11.07.08

Wragge & Co advises Associated British Ports on flagship energy project

Wragge & Co LLP Energy Infrastructure team has advised Associated British Ports (ABP) Port of Southampton on a flagship combined heat and power energy deal.

03.07.08

Wragge & Co closes landmark £3 billion aircraft carrier contracts

Wragge & Co LLP has advised the Ministry of Defence on a ground-breaking contract worth around £3 billion.

26.06.08

Wragge & Co closes £65 million social housing PFI project for Powerminster

Wragge & Co LLP PFI team has helped Powerminster Gleeson bring the £65 million Leeds Independent Living PFI Project to financial close.

07.05.08

Wragge & Co posts 11% growth to £125.5 million

Wragge & Co LLP announces turnover for the 2007/08 financial year of £125.5 million, an increase of 11.5% from last year's £112.6 million.

22.04.08

Wragge & Co finance team grows with partner hire

Wragge & Co LLP has expanded its finance capability with the appointment of a new partner. Clifford Chance senior associate Kieron Dwyer joins the Banking & Finance team from 1 May 2008. His arrival takes the total number of finance partners to ten.

21.02.08

Wragge & Co advises Gloucestershire County Council on market-leading fire station PFI

Wragge & Co LLP PFI team is advising Gloucestershire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service on a fire station PFI. This is the first instruction following our appointment to Gloucestershire County Council's major projects panel.

Show2007


17.12.07

Wragge & Co advises on £1.2 billion marine services project

Wragge & Co LLP has advised the Ministry of Defence on a complex £1.2 billion PFI deal.

10.07.07

Wragge & Co appoints eight new directors

Wragge & Co LLP has announced the promotion of eight new directors, strengthening core practice areas and preparing for further growth.

02.05.07

Wragge & Co named best workplace 'laureate' by FT

Wragge & Co LLP is one of the UK's top 50 employers and one of nine 'laureate' organisations, according to this year's Financial Times' 50 Best Workplaces in the UK.

06.03.07

Wragge & Co named top employer in Sunday Times survey

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the UK's top employers for the seventh year running. The national law firm is ranked 51 in the 2007 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For.