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£38m sale of Fishawack Group Limited to LDC - Independent medical communications agency Fishawack, backed by GCP in July 2014, has been sold to private equity firm LDC in a deal structured by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP. Read more
Sale of Technocover, Ellard, OSA Dorr Parts and Wood’s Packaging - BDO’s Building Products & Services M&A team has, over the past year, advised the AIM listed group, Ensor Holdings PLC, on the sale of its subsidiaries Technocover Limited, OSA Door Parts Limited, Ellard Limited and Wood’s Packaging Limited. Read more
MBO of Readypower by Primary - BDO’s Building Products & Services M&A team has advised Primary on the MBO of Readypower Engineering Limited and arranged the debt finance through PNC Business Credit. Read more
Sale of Redfern Travel to global travel management company Corporate Travel Management - BDO have advised on the sale of Redfern Travel to the Australian listed business Corporate Travel Management (“CTM”). Read more
Sandy Balls Holiday Village acquired by Away Resorts, backed by LDC - The BDO M&A team advised the shareholders of Sandy Balls Holiday Village on the sale of the business to Away Resorts, which is backed by the Private Equity firm, LDC. Read more
Acquisition of majority shareholding of Phlexglobal by Vitruvian Partners – The BDO M&A Pharma team advised Vitruvian Partners on their acquisition of Phlexglobal. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction establishes Vitruvian as majority shareholder of Phlexglobal. Read more
Acquisition of First eBusiness by Incremental Group – Incremental Group Limited backed by Maven Capital Partners has acquired 100% of the share capital of First eBusiness Solutions Limited. Read more
Sale of Paysure to JSA Services – The M&A team at BDO LLP in Manchester has advised Paysure on its sale to JSA Services. Read more
Sale of APC PLC’s non-core water treatment division – BDO Mergers & Acquisitions team advised APC Technology Group Plc (“APC”) on the sale of its subsidiary Green Compliance Water Division Limited to South Staffordshire Plc (“SSW”). Read more
£24m sale of cyber security specialist ITC Secure Networking to C5 Capital - The BDO M&A technology team has acted as lead adviser to the shareholders of ITC Secure Networking (“ITC”) on the sale of the business for £24 million to C5 Capital. Read more
Sale of Trojan Manufacturing Group to Assa Abloy – BDO LLP recently advised the shareholders of Trojan Holdings Limited (“Trojan”), a specialist designer, manufacturer and supplier of cutting-edge hardware solutions for the fenestration industry on the successful sale to Assa Abloy, the largest global supplier of intelligent lock and security solutions. Read more
Acquisition of Portman Travel by Clarity Travel Management - The BDO Leisure team advised Clarity Travel Management on its acquisition of Portman Travel. Read more
Sale of Arleigh Group to LKQ Corporation - BDO LLP advised the shareholders of Arleigh Group Limited (“Arleigh”), a market leading European supplier of accessories and spare parts to the static caravan and leisure sector, on the successful sale to Nasdaq listed LKQ Corporation. Read more
Sale of Arc Legal Assistance Limited - BDO acted as lead advisers to the shareholders of Arc Legal Assistance Limited (“Arc Legal”) on the sale of the company to AmTrust International. Read more
Sale of CED Fabrications to Tournus Expansion SAS – The BDO M&A team in Manchester advised CED Fabrications on its sale to Tournus Expansion SAS. Read more
£52m Sale of Cruise.co to Bridgepoint Development Capital - Cruise.co, the specialist online travel agent serving the UK ocean cruise market, was acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital from Risk Capital Partners in a transaction totalling £52 million. Read more
£11m Sale of The Brand Architekts Limited to Swallowfield PLC - BDO advised the shareholders of The Brand Architekts on the successful sale of the business to Swallowfield PLC. Read more
Acquisition of Lifestyle Dealer Group by Hendy Group - BDO has advised on the acquisition of the Lifestyle Dealer Group by Hendy Group, an acquisition which has created a top 20 automotive retailer in the UK. Read more
PCT Healthcare (Holdings) Limited acquires WR Evans (Chemist) Limited - The BDO Corporate Finance team has provided M&A advisory, financial and tax due diligence and tax structuring services to PCT Healthcare Holdings Limited on its £80m acquisition of WR Evans (Chemist) Limited. Read more
Acquisition of Xendo by Sovereign Capital - BDO provided lead advisory, debt advisory and financial and tax due diligence services to Sovereign Capital on its acquisition of Xendo B.V. Read more
Kester Capital invests in Factory-CRO - BDO provided Corporate Finance advice to Kester Capital on their investment in Factory-CRO. Read more
Sale of Quadron Services Limited to idverde Group - Our Mergers & Acquisitions team advised the shareholders of Quadron Services Limited on the sale of the business to idverde Group. Read more
Sale of beldam Crossley to Swedish industrial group Indutrade - The BDO LLP M&A team based in Manchester advised Pexion Limited on its sale of subsidiary Beldam Crossley Limited (“BCL”). Read more
Debt advisory for Greenbelt Holdings Limited securing funding of £3.125m - Greenbelt Holdings Limited is the UK’s leading private provider of open space land management solutions with c.43,000 households and 900 sites. Read more
CIMC Enric Holdings Limited acquires Briggs of Burton PLC - Briggs of Burton PLC (Briggs), the company which provides process engineering solutions to an array of markets, has been acquired by CIMC Enric Holdings Limited (CIMC). Read more
BVG Airflo Ltd acquires Rosimian Limited - Rosimian Limited, the company which sells garden products through its Mercia Garden Products and Waltons brands, has been acquired by BVG Airflo Ltd. Read more
Sale of Evolution Time Critical to North American logistics Group - The M&A team at BDO LLP in Leeds has advised Evolution Time Critical (“ETC”) on its sale to Metro Supply Chain Group in Canada. Read more
Acquisition of Guestline Limited by The Riverside Company - BDO LLP advised The Riverside Company on its majority investment in Guestline Limited. Read more
Sovereign Capital support Outcomes First in merger with Options Group - BDO acted as buy-side M&A advisers to Sovereign Capital on the merger of Options Group with portfolio company Outcomes First Group (“OFG”). Read more
Innovative Bites LTD acquires Bonds Confectionery Limited - The BDO Corporate Finance team has provided M&A advisory services to Bonds Confectionery Limited on its multi-million pound sale to Innovative Bites Ltd. Read more
BDO advises AirHop on its growth financing - AirHop, one of the UK’s leading providers of trampoline-based leisure facilities, is to expand from its current two UK sites to 20 sites across Europe over the next three years following its recent debt-raising, advised by the BDO M&A leisure team. Read more
Sale of Sure Maintenance Group to Lakehouse plc - The BDO M&A team advised the shareholders of Sure Maintenance Group Limited (“Sure Group”) on its sale to Lakehouse plc, the Main Market listed asset and energy support services group that constructs, improves, maintains and provides services to homes, schools and public buildings. Read more
BDO advises on merger by Foresight VCTs - Our Mergers & Acquisitions team acted as sponsor and financial adviser to Foresight VCT plc on its merger with Foresight 2 VCT plc by way of a scheme of reconstruction. Read more
Sewards bought by Nationwide Accident Repair Services in £3.8m deal - Seward is the tenth largest independent accident repair chain in the UK and operates eight bodyshops plus mobile repair services in the region of Poole, Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth and Brighton. Read more
Acquisition of Kinapse by HG Capital - BDO LLP advised Hg Capital on its investment in Kinapse, a leading global provider of advisory, capability building and operational services to the life sciences industries. Read more
Sale of Selection Services to Castle Street Investments - The BDO M&A technology team has acted as lead adviser to the shareholders of Selection Services Investments Limited (“Selection Services”) on the sale of the business for £34.8 million to AIM-listed Castle Street Investments. Read more
Sale of Strata Products Limited to RPC Group plc - BDO acted as the sell-side advisers on the sale of Strata Products Limited (‘Strata’) to RPC Group plc (‘RPC’). Read more
Sale of Aaron Services Ltd to Lakehouse Plc for up to £10M - BDO successfully advised on the sale of Aaron Heating Services Ltd to Lakehouse Plc. Read more
£190m Fund raising for Spencer Group - BDO’s Mergers & Acquisitions team advised Spencer Group, a major Hull-based engineering company, to raise non-recourse project finance for the construction of its £190m Energy Works scheme in Hull. Read more
Brokerbility Holdings Ltd acquires Churchill Insurance Consultants Ltd - BDO Corporate acted as lead advisers on the sale of Churchill Insurance Consultants Limited to Brokerbility Holdings Limited. Read more
BPW Limited acquires FP&S Parts and Services Limited - BDO has recently provided a fully integrated corporate finance service offering (comprising lead advisory, financial and tax due diligence) to BPW Limited on its acquisition of FP&S Parts and Service Ltd. Read more
Sale of Explore Worldwide to HotelPlan - BDO advised Cox & Kings on its sale of Explore to Hotelplan. Read more
Privatisation of British Ceramic Research Limited - BDO Mergers & Acquisitions has advised on the sale of British Ceramic Research Limited (“BCRL”) to Beechfields (Stoke) Limited in a ground breaking transaction. Read more