Taylor Wessing has advised Neul, the company that makes the radio modules that allow communication between devices, on its recent acquisition by Huawei, the global ICT solutions provider, the agreement reinforcing Cambridge's status as a leading global technology hub.

Based in Cambridge, Neul is a specialist in machine-to-machine communications, developing and supplying the technology that allows network operators to provide a scalable, low power network service to connect devices to their online digital presence in the Cloud. Taylor Wessing has advised Neul since inception, including on fundraisings from DFJ Esprit, IQ Capital Partners and Cambridge Business Angels.

Adrian Rainey, partner in Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office, which works extensively with the city's technology industry, led the deal. He said: "This deal is further proof of the UK's position at the forefront of the technology industries. In a short space of time, Neul has developed a first class business so well respected that one of the world's leading global technology companies has acquired it.

"The technology industry is truly global, and Cambridge is one of the industry's leading hubs. Neul is proof of that, and it's been a privilege to advise them from inception to exit."

Taylor Wessing is rare among law firms in having a practice providing corporate law services specifically to technology companies and to investors in technology. The firm's client base ranges from start-ups to fully-listed companies, from individual investors to significant investment funds.

The Taylor Wessing team was led by Adrian Rainey, with support from Elizabeth Rhodes and Nicholas Jones.