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Temple Bright advises disruptive recruitment platform on venture capital deal

Law firm Temple Bright, which has offices in Bristol and London, has advised Hackajob, a technology recruitment business backed by the leading accelerator Techstars London, on a second round of financing led by Downing Ventures and including Mayor Boris Johnson’s London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF). Launched in November 2014, Hackajob invites…
Paul Stone
22/01/2016

The story of WeFarm, and how the London tech ecosystem…

There has been a rash of stories since the autumn about WeFarm (www.wefarm.org), a global social enterprise which operates from a London base. WeFarm launched for users in Kenya in March this year and has already signed up over 36,000 small farmers across Kenya, Uganda and Peru. It plans to…
18/01/2016

WaveOptics completes funding round

WaveOptics, the UK based Augmented Reality (AR) technology display developer, has raised additional funds from both new and existing investors. The funds will be used to enhance WaveOptics’ position in the AR market with a focus on increasing its market penetration in enterprise and accelerating its level of engagement in…
23/12/2015

Temple Bright challenges City establishment for insurance litigation

Innovative law firm Temple Bright has been instructed by a key London market insurer in connection with the defence of a £4m professional negligence claim against an architect, contract administrator, quantity surveyor and contractor concerning more than two thousand allegedly defective windows in two large local authority buildings in North…
Richard Fisher
16/11/2015

Temple Bright advises on creation of the world’s biggest home-cleaning…

Helpling, the leading global platform for on-demand home services, announced today the acquisition of Hassle.com, the European pioneer of this business model and the market leader in the UK. Both Helpling and Hassle.com enable customers to book a local, vetted cleaner online or via a smartphone app. Hassle.com was established…
03/07/2015

Temple Bright seals international deal for YOO Hotels & Resorts

Innovative law firm Temple Bright has advised YOO Hotels & Resorts on a strategic alliance which gives the international hotels group a foothold in the South American market. As a result of the deal between YOO Hotels and InterCity Hotels, five hotels will be developed in Brazil over the next…
David Sanson
27/03/2015

Temple Bright adds pensions expertise with Foot Anstey lateral hire

Groundbreaking law firm Temple Bright has today been joined by Foot Anstey’s head of pensions Comron Rowe, who will launch its pensions practice. Rowe, pictured, left, with Temple Bright co-founder Tim Summers, will work out of the firm’s Bristol office and serve clients across the UK. Rowe qualified at Simmons…
16/01/2015

Tech City big data firm surges forward with new investment

Data-mining business eRevalue has completed a round of Series B equity fundraising, which will enable the business to implement an ambitious growth strategy out of its London and New York offices. Headquartered in the heart of London’s tech district in Old Street, eRevalue is at the forefront of developments in…
17/11/2014