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Antony Sassi named RPC Managing Partner

Published on 15 Jan 2025. By Antony Sassi, Managing Partner, Asia

International law firm RPC has elected Antony Sassi as its next Managing Partner. Antony will commence his four-year term on May 1, 2025, succeeding James Miller, who has been in the role since 2017.

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International law firm RPC launches global legal accelerator programme RPC Tectonic to support tech businesses in the ESG space

Published on 17 Nov 2021. By Jeremy Drew, Partner, Head of Commercial

International law firm RPC today announced that it is launching RPC Tectonic, a global legal accelerator programme focused on supporting technology businesses which are addressing environmental, social and/or governance (ESG) issues.

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Law passed to regulate Significant Investments in Singapore Entities

Published on 12 Jan 2024. By Kenneth Leong, Partner and Jemima Holly Ang, Associate

The Significant Investments Review Bill (the "Bill") was recently passed by Parliament on 9 January 2024, and is expected to take effect in the first half of the year.

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RPC strengthens Singapore corporate practice with the appointment of M&A Partner Kenneth Leong

Published on 17 Jul 2023. By Kimberley Nanson, Senior Communications Manager

International law firm RPC announced today that experienced M&A lawyer, Kenneth Leong joins the firm as Partner to bolster and lead its corporate team in Singapore, expanding the firm's internationally recognised corporate practice. He joins with a team of Associates.

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RPC scores ten Band 1 rankings in Chambers UK 2025

Published on 17 Oct 2024.

Chambers UK recommends RPC in 26 categories overall, with a new Band 1 ranking for Media & Entertainment: Advertising and Marketing, first time rankings for Sport and Personal Injury, and promoted rankings for Media and IT and Outsourcing.

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RPC's Snapshots app brings together the latest legal developments…at the touch of a button

Published on 06 Jun 2023. By Joseph Akwaboa, Associate and Oliver Bray, Senior Partner

Students and commercial lawyers alike can access a rich database of updates from the commercial, data, digital, consumer and advertising legal landscape

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RPC named as first official corporate partner of UOCEAN® 2050

Published on 26 Oct 2022. By Ben Mark, Partner

International law firm RPC has become the first company awarded official partnership status with UOCEAN® 2050, an environmental mission led by UK-based conservation charity The Vayyu Foundation.

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RPC scores top rankings in Chambers UK 2023

Published on 20 Oct 2022. By Kimberley Nanson, Senior Communications Manager

RPC has achieved top ranking in nine practice areas in Chambers UK 2023.

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Six-cess! RPC recognised as top-tier firm across six areas in The Legal 500 UK 2023

Published on 29 Sep 2022. By Kimberley Nanson, Senior Communications Manager

The 2023 edition of the Legal 500 UK rankings has been released and we are delighted with the latest results.

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RPC advises Shore Capital on its role in Serinus Energy fundraising

Published on 10 Jan 2025. By James Channo, Partner and Hadrian Leung, Associate

International law firm RPC has advised Shore Capital, the nominated adviser and broker to Serinus Energy plc (Serinus Energy), an AIM-listed upstream oil and gas exploration and production company, on its equity fundraising by way of a placing, subscription, and retail offer.

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RPC advises on the sale of Nanogen to PBS

Published on 12 Dec 2024. By Karen Hendy, Partner, Head of Corporate and Chris Brierley, Partner and Robert Eccles, Associate and Jess Hope, Associate

International law firm RPC has advised on the sale of premium hair loss fibres and treatments brand, Nanogen, to Professional Beauty Systems (PBS).

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RPC advises H.W. International B.V. on the sale of its UK, French, and Greek operations to Steadfast Group

Published on 11 Nov 2024. By James Mee, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised H.W. International B.V. (HWI BV), the Amsterdam based insurance broker group, on the sale of its subsidiaries, H.W. Wood Limited (H.W. Wood) in the UK and HWI France, to Steadfast Group, the largest general insurance broker network and underwriting agency group in Australasia.

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RPC strengthens its tech expertise with Andrew McMillan joining as Partner

Published on 11 Nov 2024. By Andrew McMillan, Partner

International law firm RPC has appointed Andrew McMillan as a Partner in its Corporate team, based in London. A specialist in technology M&A and data governance, Andrew's arrival bolsters the firm’s highly regarded Corporate and wider Commercial practices in the fast-paced Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) sector.

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RPC advises B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc on sale of Lilley Plummer Holdings Ltd.

Published on 29 Oct 2024. By James Mee, Partner and Rupert Wyles, Senior Associate and Rachel Stanley, Associate

International law firm RPC has advised B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc (B.P. Marsh) on the sale of its 28.4% shareholding in Lilley Plummer Holdings Limited (trading as Lilley Plummer Risks) to Clear London Markets Limited (Clear Insurance), a subsidiary of The Clear Group, majority-owned by Goldman Sachs.

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RPC advises on the establishment of Art Capital and initial investment round

Published on 18 Sep 2024. By Jeremy Cunningham, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised on the establishment of new real estate debt advisory business Art Capital, backed by an initial investment from three strategic investors (ACRE Capital, RX London and TTB Partners) alongside Art Capital's founding shareholders. The investment, which completed on September 2 2024, marks a significant milestone for Art Capital as it looks to build a best-in-class debt advisory team to serve its real estate clients.

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RPC advises the Castel management sellers on the sale to Ryan Speciality

Published on 17 May 2024. By James Mee, Partner and David Wallis, Partner

International law firm RPC advised the management sellers of Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited (Castel) on the sale to Ryan Speciality which closed on May 1. The deal was announced December 21, 2023.

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RPC appoints Tom McQuail as Competition Partner

Published on 01 May 2024.

International law firm RPC announced today that Tom McQuail joins as a Partner in its Competition practice.

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RPC advises H.W. International B.V on the disposal of its North American operations

Published on 21 Mar 2024. By James Mee, Partner

International law firm RPC has supported H.W. International B.V. on its disposal of Hugh Wood Inc. (U.S.) and Hugh Wood Canada Limited to Risk Strategies. RPC advised on U.K. aspects of the transaction.

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RPC advises Aviva on its acquisition of Probitas and return to Lloyd's

Published on 07 Mar 2024. By James Mee, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised Aviva on its acquisition of Probitas, marking Aviva's return to Lloyd's of London after 24 years.

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RPC advises TMT Acquisition plc in its all share sale to Belluscura plc

Published on 12 Feb 2024. By Connor Cahalane, Partner, Head of Public Companies and James Channo, Partner and Rachel Stanley, Associate

International law firm RPC has advised TMT Acquisition plc (TMT) in its sale to Belluscura plc in an all-share deal.

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RPC advises the Castel management sellers on their sale to Ryan Speciality

Published on 17 Jan 2024. By James Mee, Partner and David Wallis, Partner and Arjun Patel, Associate

International law firm RPC has advised the management sellers of Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited (Castel) on its sale to Ryan Speciality (Ryan) which was announced December 21, 2023. A definitive agreement was signed, and completion is subject to customary conditions.

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RPC advises EnergyPathways Ltd on its admission to AIM

Published on 20 Dec 2023. By James Channo, Partner and Rachel Stanley, Associate

International law firm RPC has advised EnergyPathways Ltd (EnergyPathways) on the reverse takeover (RTO) by Dial Square Investments Plc (to be renamed Energy Pathways Plc), a special purpose acquisition vehicle, and the admission of the enlarged group's issued and to be issued share capital to the AIM market.

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RPC adds Partner to its General Liability practice

Published on 18 Sep 2023. By Thom Lumley, Partner

International law firm RPC announced today that Thom Lumley as Partner in its General Liability practice.

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Evolving Corporate practice at RPC welcomes James Channo as Partner

Published on 11 Sep 2023. By James Channo, Partner

International law firm RPC announced today that James Channo joins as Partner in its London Corporate practice.

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RPC advises Ceres on Main Market listing

Published on 26 Jun 2023. By Karen Hendy, Partner, Head of Corporate and Connor Cahalane, Partner, Head of Public Companies

International law firm RPC advised Ceres Power Holdings plc, a global leader in fuel cell and electrochemical technology, on its transfer from AIM to the Premium Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

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RPC advises BP Marsh on sale of Kentro

Published on 23 May 2023. By Connor Cahalane, Partner, Head of Public Companies and Rupert Wyles, Senior Associate

International law firm RPC has advised BP Marsh & Partners Plc on the sale of Kentro Capital Limited to Brown & Brown, Inc.

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RPC advises Susie Ma in Tropic Skincare 50% buyout from Lord Sugar

Published on 06 Apr 2023. By Jeremy Cunningham, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised the founder of Tropic Skincare (Tropic), Susie Ma, after her decision to buyout investor, Lord Sugar, and return sole ownership to her for an undisclosed sum.

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RPC advises senior management of Learnlight on investment by Synova

Published on 30 Mar 2023. By David Wallis, Partner and James Mee, Partner and Ben Roberts, Partner and Arjun Patel, Associate and Charlotte Reid, Senior Associate

International law firm RPC has advised the senior management of Learnlight, an EdTech platform with operations across Europe, North America and Mexico, on the recent investment in Learnlight by Synova.

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RPC advises MS Amlin on £1.2bn 'split' RITC and LPT transactions

Published on 17 Feb 2023. By James Mee, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner

The transaction has been described as the largest ever third-party Reinsurance-to-Close (RITC) transaction in Lloyd's This deal is the eleventh in a recent series of significant legacy market transactions handled by RPC, and the fifth in 2023

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RPC advises Milk on acquisition of Lola Post Production

Published on 03 Nov 2022. By Jeremy Cunningham, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised Award-winning London-based VFX studio Milk on its acquisition of independent, BAFTA Award-winning VFX studio Lola Post Production, as part of wider plans to expand in this rapidly growing sector.

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Value of investments into European sport increases 433% to £9.6bn in past year

Published on 07 Oct 2022. By Jeremy Drew, Partner, Head of Commercial and Joshua Charalambous, Partner

• Total number of deals has increased 28% to 37 in past 12 months • Four £1bn+ deals in the last year, including sales of Chelsea and AC Milan • Women’s football and boxing seen as areas of growth

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Businesses face 'significant work ahead' to comply with FCA's new Consumer Duty

Published on 29 Jul 2022. By Whitney Simpson, Of Counsel

International law firm RPC says regulator has given companies 'little concession' on timeframe to implement change

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HMRC investigations into corporate tax evasion drop to lowest level in five years

Published on 18 Jul 2022. By Adam Craggs, Partner

• Regulator reveals there are just 7 live Corporate Criminal Offence (CCO) investigations • In 2021, there were 14 live CCO investigations • HMRC has not issued a single prosecution since CCOs were introduced in 2017 • Law firm RPC says Brexit, Covid and financial constraints have all impacted HMRC

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RPC advises Office Space in Town on portfolio buyback deal

Published on 12 Jul 2022. By Tom Purton, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised Office Space in Town (OSiT) on acquiring full ownership of its portfolio, following a "transformational deal" that has seen the company buy back 80 per cent of its stake from Brightbay Real Estate Partners.

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RPC advises Dellner Polymer Solutions on acquisition of Ferrabyrne Ltd

Published on 28 Jun 2022. By Jeremy Cunningham, Partner

International law firm RPC has advised Dellner Polymer Solutions, part of Sweden's Dellner Group, on its acquisition of high-end engineering supplier Ferrabyrne Ltd, as part of the Dellner Group's continuing global expansion.