SJ Berwin acted for Creation Financial Services on the UK group’s £250m buy-out of financial services technology company Open + Direct Retail (O+D). Corporate finance partner Tim Wright led for SJ Berwin and Macfarlanes private equity partner Ian Martin represented O+D.

Dickson Minto advised UK pubs operator KUC on its £137m sale to rival pubs group Admiral Taverns. London-based corporate partner Keith Anderson led for the M&A boutique while Addleshaw Goddard corporate partner Geraint Harries acted for Admiral.