The Legal 500

Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) today announced Nick Maltby as partner, and Head of Major Projects (Commercial). Maltby joins from DLA Piper, where he was a partner in the Finance & Projects Group. He will work within BDB’s market-leading Major Projects Group and will focus on the commercial aspects of major projects – procurement, contracting and funding, including PPPs & PFIs.

Bircham Dyson Bell has acted for North Atlantic Value LLP (NAV) and Nastor Investments Limited on the £54.5 million recommended cash offer by Nastor Investments Limited for the entire issued share capital of Celsis International Plc, a company listed on the Official List of the UKLA. Celsis is a leading supplier of innovative life science products and laboratory services to the global pharmaceutical and consumer products industries, with a well regarded brand and strong sector expertise.

Bircham Dyson Bell recorded another first for the legal sector when it won the Supplier of the Year Award at the Light Rail Awards 2009. Leaders in the major projects sector, Bircham Dyson Bell won the award for their lead role in advising Nottingham City Council on their £400m plans to extend their Nottingham Express Transit tram system and on the development and implementation of their innovative funding proposal for the extensions – the Workplace Parking Levy (WPL).

The major projects team at Bircham Dyson Bell was delighted to receive the runner up Award for Excellence in Service Delivery for its work on the London Gateway project at the recent RFG Awards 2009 in Oxford on 15 September 2009.