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You can read more about our work for a selection of our clients in this practice area below:

Disposal of the Oxford Outcomes Group

White & Black acted for the shareholders of Oxford Outcomes in connection with the sale of the Oxford Outcomes Group to NASDAQ-listed, and Dublin based, ICON plc.  

An international operation with offices in the UK, US and Canada, Oxford Outcomes provides specialist services in the fields of patient reported outcomes (PRO), health economics, epidemiology, and translation and linguistic validation. Oxford Outcomes was originally set up in 1997, specialising in PRO research and translation/linguistic validation. In 2004 it formed a strategic partnership with Occam Research and Consulting of Vancouver to promote jointly PRO and health economics services. In 2004 the two companies formally merged under the Oxford Outcomes name as a health economics, PRO and epidemiology consultancy and have since built up a “blue chip” client base, including the world’s top-tier pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

White and Black were an integral part of our strong and close knit deal team, worked to high professional standards, and built a strong dynamic relationship with the rest of the team. Phil, John and the team made a substantial contribution to the excellent deal that we arrived at.

Paul Quarterman, Group Managing Director

Disposal of the Community Internet Group 

White & Black advised on another deal at the cutting-edge of the UK’s information technology industry in a transaction which saw Community Internet Group, Viatel UK and Solution1 combine into an enlarged group, now known as MDNX, which will focus on the provision of managed networks and hosting services for mission-critical IT infrastructures to the mid-market, SME and local government sectors. White & Black acted for the majority shareholders of Community Internet Group, which included three venture capital organisations (SPARK VCT plc, GZ Paul Partners BV and Randag Holdings, Inc) as well as the key individual shareholders, in connection with the sale of Community Internet to MDNX.

Sale of Basildon Chemicals

White & Black advised the shareholders of Basildon Chemical Company Limited on the sale of the company’s issued share capital to KCC Corporation, a South Korean based chemical manufacturer with an annual turnover of over US $2.5bn and interests in 17 countries.

Basildon was established in 1971 by Kelvin Bryon and the company is now a leading specialist manufacturer and formulator of silicone emulsions and compounds. The company is focused on the consumer markets of personal care, pharmaceutical and food, as well as supplying certain niche industrial markets such as silicones for coatings, car care and agrochemicals.