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Launch of the XSR 48

XS Marine Group Limited, which has been set up to design and develop luxury powerboats for retail sales, racing and record breaking, are to launch their XSR 48 Retail super boat on 22 September 2006 at the Monaco International Boat Show.

Brentford Football Club

Brentford Football Club have accepted a £350,000 bid from Reading for their defender Sam Sodje although the fee could eventually rise to £500,000 depending on appearances.






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FFW acted for Essentially Group Limited on its acquisition of Global Sports Management Limited, the major rugby union agency and management company, and its £9 million flotation on AIM (May 2006).

FFW acted for Michael Wilde on his requisition of an EGM of Southampton Leisure Holdings plc (the owners of Southampton FC) regarding the removal of the chairman Rupert Lowe and four other directors and the appointment to the board of five new directors. (May 2006).

FFW acted for the London Development Agency on the acquisition of land for the Olympic Park as one of four firms appointed to carry out this work (April 2006).

FFW acted for the Rugby Football Union on the redrafting of their disciplinary and competition regulations (April 2006).

FFW acted for Sports Betting Media Limited on three funding rounds for the launch of "The Sportsman", the UK's first new daily newspaper in 20 years (March 2006).

FFW acted for Marylebone Cricket Club on its decision to declare the Kookaburra reinforced cricket bat illegal, under threat of an interim injunction by Kookaburra (March 2006).

FFW acted for Breeding Capital plc, which will acquire and trade a portfolio of bloodstock assets, regarding an offer for subscription to raise £2.5 million (January 2006).

FFW acted for London Irish Holdings Limited, the owners of London Irish RFC, regarding its application for a ShareMARK facility for its shares (October 2005).