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Octopus EV

Advised on financing to support growth of the Electric Vehicles business

Ongoing
Undisclosed

Octopus EV

Advised on financing to support growth of the Electric Vehicles business

Ongoing
Undisclosed

KeTech Enterprises

Advised the shareholders of KeTech Enterprises on the carve-out of KeTech Defence to Wescom Group (backed by Sun European Partners)

January 2024
Not Disclosed

Star Tissue

Advised Star Tissue on its sale to WEPA Professional

January 2024
Not Disclosed

Evident Group

Acted as lead financial advisor to the shareholders of Evident Group on its minority investment from Xpansiv

December 2023
Not Disclosed

MPE

Advised the shareholders of MPE on the sale of the business to Esco Technologies

November 2023
Not Disclosed

Abbey Logistics Group

Acted as lead financial advisor to the shareholders of Abbey Logistics Group on its sale to Sitra Group

October 2023
Not Disclosed

Metabolic Healthcare (T/A Lloyds Direct)

Acted as lead financial advisor to the shareholders of Metabolic Healthcare on the sale of the business to Pharmacy2U

October 2023
Not Disclosed

Optalysys

Advised the shareholders of Optalysys on their series A fundraise by a syndicate of global and local investors, led by Exor N.V.

July 2023
£21m

Boston Energy

Advised the shareholders of Boston Energy on the sale of the business to LDC

June 2023
Not disclosed

Forge Recycling

Acted as lead financial advisor to Forge Recycling on its sale to Biffa

June 2023
Not disclosed

MSL Property Care Services

Acted as lead financial advisor to MSL Property Care Services on its investment from Foresight

June 2023
Not disclosed

Mutual Financial Management and MFDM

Acted as lead financial advisor to Mutual Financial Management and MFDM on the sale to Wren Sterling

May 2023
Not disclosed

The Data Shed

Advised The Data Shed on the sale of the business to Hippo Digital

April 2023
Not disclosed

Oculus Wealth Management

Advised Oculus Wealth Management on the sale of a majority stake in the business to Benchmark Capital

March 2023
Not disclosed

Herida Medical

Acted as lead financial advisor to the shareholders of Herida Medical on the sale of the business to Winncare Group.

November 2022
Not disclosed

Lakeshore Leisure Group

Acted as lead financial advisor to the shareholders of Lakeshore Leisure Group Limited on the sale of the business to Capfun UK Limited.

November 2022
Not disclosed

Storetec Services

Advised Bridges Fund Management on its investment in Storetec Services Limited

October 2022
Not disclosed

Eldapoint Group

Advised Eldapoint Group on its strategic reorganisation, refinancing and acquisitions

October 2022
£36m

Cellhire Group

Advised the shareholders of Cellhire Group Limited on their investment from LDC

June 2022
Not disclosed

Emerald Group

Advised Emerald Group on the sale of the business to Cambridge Information Group

June 2022
Not disclosed

StaySafe

Acted as lead financial advisor to StaySafe on the sale of the business to EcoOnline

June 2022
£32m

Wastewise

Acted as lead financial advisor to Wastewise on its sale to Urbaser

May 2022
Not disclosed

Northcoast Seafoods

Advised the shareholders of Northcoast Seafoods on the sale of business to Seafood Connection

May 2022
Not disclosed

R&G Fluid Power Group

Advised the shareholders of R&G Fluid Power Group on the sale of business to Diploma Plc

April 2022
£100m

Vet-Al Limited

Acted as lead advisor to Vet-AI Limited on their equity fundraise from Hill’s Pet Nutrition and Correlation Risk Partners

April 2022
Not disclosed

Arc Inspirations

Advised Arc Inspirations on its £19m investment from BGF

April 2022
Not disclosed

Greencoat Capital

Acted as lead financial advisor to Greencoat Capital on its acquisition of Margam Green Energy Limited, a c. 40MW biomass power plant from Glennmont Partners

April 2022
Not disclosed

Azzure IT

Acted as lead financial advisor to the shareholders of Azzure IT on the sale to Content + Cloud

March 2022
Not disclosed

Adnams plc

Advised Adnams plc on the refinancing of its existing term and revolving credit facilities

March 2022
Not disclosed

Renold plc

Acted as financing advisor to Renold on its refinancing and amend & extend of RCF and uncommitted accordion facilities

March 2022
£82m

Good Energy Group plc

Acted as financial advisor to Good Energy Group Plc on the strategic disposal of its renewable generation portfolio to Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd

February 2022
£60.3 million

Healthpoint 2016

Acted as lead advisor to Healthpoint 2016 Limited on its cross-border sale to Dayes B.V.

January 2022
Not disclosed

NSS

Advised Nationwide Specialist Services on the sale of the business to Premier Technical Services Group

January 2022
Not disclosed

Cocogreen

Advised Cocogreen on its investment by Circularity Capital LLP

January 2022
Not disclosed

GB Group

Advised GB Group on the refinancing and upsizing their revolving credit facility

December 2021
£175m

Sykes Seafood

Advised Sykes Seafood in connection with its refinancing and acquisition of Ruskim Seafoods

December 2021
£53m

Sykes Seafood

Advised Sykes Seafood in connection with its refinancing and acquisition of Ruskim Seafoods

December 2021
£53m

Coppergreen

Acted as lead advisor to Coppergreen Leisure Resorts on the sale of the business to Away Resorts

December 2021
Not disclosed

Sorted

Acted as lead advisor to Arete Capital Partners on its investment in Sorted Holdings, a leading provider of delivery management software

December 2021
Not disclosed

Chess Logistics

Acted as lead financial avisor to Chess Logistics Technology Limited on its sale to Principal Logistics Technologies

November 2021
Not disclosed

Osbit

Acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of Osbit Limited on its sale to Venterra Limited

October 2021
Not disclosed

Osbit

Acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of Osbit Limited on its sale to Venterra Limited

October 2021
Not disclosed

Tier 1 Asset Management

Acted as lead advisor to Bridges Fund Management on its investment in Tier 1 Asset Management

October 2021
Not disclosed

The Progeny Group

Acted as lead financial advisor to The Progeny Group on the sale of the business to Further Global Capital Management

October 2021
Not disclosed

Fletchers Solicitors

Acted as lead financial advisor to Sun Capital Inc on the acquisition of Fletchers Solicitors

October 2021
Not disclosed

Mandata Group

Acted as lead advisor to Mandata Group on their investment by Tenzing

October 2021
Not disclosed

Advanced Supply Chain Group

Acted as lead advisor and provided vendor assistance services to the shareholders of Advanced Supply Chain Group on the sale of the business to Reconomy

September 2021
Not disclosed

New World Foods (Europe)

Acted as lead financial advisor to the shareholders of New World Foods (Europe) on the sale to Valeo Foods Group

August 2021
Not disclosed

Texecom

Advised LDC on the acquisition of Texecom as a carve out from Halma plc.

August 2021
Not disclosed

Sigmat Group

Advised LDC on their disposal of Sigmat Group to Etex

July 2021
Not disclosed

Magna Colours

Acted as lead financial advisor to the shareholders of Magna Colours on its acquisition by Avient Corporation

July 2021
£35 million

Premier Technical Services Group

Acted as lead financial advisor to the Shareholders of PTSG on the sale of a majority stake in the business to Warburg Pincus and reinvestment by Macquarie.

May 2021
Not disclosed

Bloom Procurement

Advised Bloom Procurement on the sale of a minority stake to BGF

April 2021
Not disclosed

Pure Technology

Acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of Pure Technology Group on the sale of the business to Fulcrum Technology Group B.V.

April 2021
Not disclosed

Matrix Telematics

Acted as lead advisor to Matrix Telematics on its investment from Bridges Fund Management

April 2021
Not disclosed

Butterworth Spengler

Acted as lead advisor on the sale of insurance broker Butterworth Spengler to Synova private equity backed J M Glendinning

March 2021
Not disclosed

Robinson Healthcare

Acted as lead financial advisor to Robinson Healthcare Limited on the sale of the business to HIG-backed Vernacare

March 2021
Not disclosed

Company Shop

Acted as lead financial advisor to the shareholders of Company Shop on the sale of the business to Biffa Plc

March 2021
£87.5 million

WCCTV

Acted as lead advisor to LDC on their investment in WCCTV

February 2021
Not disclosed

Hedges Direct Group

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Hedges Direct Group Limited on the sale of the business to Fresh Carnation Limited

February 2021
Not disclosed

Arcinova

Acted as financial advisor to BGF on the sale of Arcinova to Quotient

February 2021
Not disclosed

BigChange Group

Acted as lead financial advisor to BigChange on its £75m majority investment from Great Hill Partners

February 2021
£100 million

Packetts

Acted as financial advisor to Packetts on the sale of the business to Jensten Group

February 2021
Not disclosed

Bollington Wilson Group

Acted as financial advisor to Inflexion Private Equity on their exit of UK insurance broker Bollington to Arthur J Gallagher Inc.

January 2021
Not disclosed

THI Investments

Acted as financial advisor to THI Investments on its majority investment into WJ Group

January 2021
Not disclosed

Needlers

Acted as financial advisor to Needlers on the sale of the business to Electrocomponents plc

December 2020
£40 million

Altia Solutions

Acted as lead advisor to NorthEdge Capital on its acquisition of Altia Solutions Limited

November 2020
Not disclosed

JM Glendinning

Acted as financial advisor to Synova on the acquisition of a majority stake in JM Glendinning Group Limited

October 2020
Undisclosed

Watson Laurie

Acted as financial advisor to Watson Laurie on the sale of the business to Bollington Wilson

August 2020
Undisclosed

Visualsoft

Acted as lead advisor to Visualsoft on the sale of a minority stake to Livingbridge

November 2020
Not disclosed

InXpress

Acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of InXpress on the sale of a majority stake in the business to Hudson Hill Capital

November 2020
Not disclosed

RTL Telematics

Acted as the lead advisor to RTL on the sale of the business to AddSecure

October 2020
Not disclosed

Altinet

Acted as lead advisor to Altinet Limited on the sale of the company to Arrow Business Communications

July 2020
Undisclosed

Fishawack Heatlh

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Fishawack Health on the sale of the business to Bridgepoint

April 2020
Undisclosed

Fishawack Heatlh

Acted as financial advisor to Fishawack Health on its acquisition of Skysis

April 2020
Undisclosed

Wayne Edy

Acted as lead advisors to Wayne Edy on his buy back of Inov-8 from Descente

March 2020
Undisclosed

PZ Cussons

Acted as exclusive financial advisor to PZ Cussons on the disposal of the assets associated with its Nigerian dairy business Nutricima, to FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, an affiliate of Royal FrieslandCampina

March 2020
Undisclosed

Montane

Acted as the lead financial advisor for Montane Limited on its sale to Inverleith LLP

March 2020
Undisclosed

Keoghs

Acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of Keoghs on its sale to Davies Group

March 2020
Undisclosed

Keoghs

Acted as financing advisor to the shareholders of Keoghs on the sale of the business to Davies Group

February 2020
Undisclosed

Prophet Group

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Prophet Group on the sale to the Bollington Wilson Group

February 2020
Undisclosed

Perspective

Acted as financing advisor on the sale of the business to CBPE Capital

January 2020
Undisclosed

Perspective Financial Group

Acted as lead advisor to Perspective Financial Group on its sale to CBPE Capital

January 2020
Undisclosed

Pure Cottages Group

Acted as fnancial advisor to LDC & the management of Pure Cottages Group on its sale to Sykes Cottages Group

December 2019
Undisclosed

ArchiMed

Acted as financial advisor to ArchiMed on the acquisition of Direct Healthcare Group

December 2019
Undisclosed

GNS

Acted as lead advisor to Phoenix Equity Partners on the sale of Global Navigation Solutions to Cornes Chart Group

November 2019
Undisclosed

OCF

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of OCF on the sale of the business to the management team

November 2019
Undisclosed

Brilliant Stages

Acted as financial advisor to Brilliant Stages on its sale to US competitor TAIT

November 2019
Undisclosed

The Burley Group

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of The Burley Group on the sale of the business to Radius Payment Solutions

November 2019
Undisclosed

SRL

Acted as financial advisor to LDC in its investment in SRL Traffic Systems

September 2019
£74 million

Soya International

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Soya International on the sale of the company to AAK

August 2019
Undisclosed

PZ Cussons PLC

Acted as exclusive financial advisor to PZ Cussons Plc on the disposal of its Polish personal care brand, Luksja, to Sarantis Group

August 2019
Undisclosed

Fishawack

Acted as financial advisor to Fishawack on its acquisition of 2e Group LLC

July 2019
Undisclosed

Premier Technical Services Group

Acted as lead financial advisor to Premier Technical Services Group plc on the public offer for the business by the Macquarie Group

July 2019
£300 million+

GEV Group

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of GEV on the sale of the company to Bridges Fund Management

July 2019
Undisclosed

Young's Seafood

Acted as financial advisor to Young's Seafood on the refinancing of its revolving credit facility with a debut asset based lending facility

May 2019
£35m

Blue Logic

Acted as financial adviser to Blue Logic on the sale of the business to BCN Group (backed by Beech Tree Private Equity)

May 2019
Undisclosed

BPD Holdings

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of BPD on the sale of the business to Wienerberger

May 2019
Undisclosed

Magic Rock Brewing

Acted as financial advisor to Magic Rock Brewing Company Ltd on the sale to Lion

March 2019
Undisclosed

Synetiq Holdings

Acted as financial advisor to Synetiq on the merger of Motorhog, Car Transplants, FAB Recycling & DH Systems

March 2019
Undisclosed

Pacifica Group

Acted as financial advisor to Synova Capital on its acquisition of Pacifica Group

March 2019
Undisclosed

Fishawack

Acted as financial advisor to Fishawack on its acquistion of Dudnyk

March 2019
Undisclosed

ATG Access

Acted as financial advisor to ATG Access on the sale of the business to Hill & Smith PLC

March 2019
£22.5 million

Equilaw / Thomas Legal

Acted as financial advisor to Equilaw and Thomas Legal on their investment from BGF

February 2019
Undisclosed

e3creative

Acted as financial advisor to e3creative on the sale to Dept UK

February 2019
Undisclosed

Fishawack

Acted as financial advisor to Fishawack on its acquistion of Blue Latitude Health

December 2018
Undisclosed

Mangar Health

Acted as financial advisor to Mangar Health on the sale of the business to Winncare Group

December 2018
Undisclosed

Senior Architectural Systems

Acted as advisor to the shareholders of Senior Architectural Systems on the management buyout funded by Tosca Debt Capital

November 2018
Undisclosed

Yearsley Group

Acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of Yearsley Group on the sale of the business to Lineage Logistics

November 2018
Undisclosed

Brian Dawn Veterinary Centre

Acted as financial advisor to Briar Dawn Veterinary Centre on the sale to CVS Group plc

October 2018
Undisclosed

Aprose Risk and ASE Consulting

Acted as financial advisor to ASE Consulting and Aprose Risk on the sale of the businesses to Gemserv

September 2018
Undisclosed

Origin

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Origin Group on the sale of the business to VetPartners

July 2018
Undisclosed

Wear Referrals

Acted as financial advisor to Wear Referrals Limited on its sale to The Linnaeus Group

July 2018
Undisclosed

Fishawack

Acted as financial adviors to Fishawack on its acquisition of Healthcircle Advertising

July 2018
Undisclosed

NBS (RIBA Enterprises)

KPMG acted as advisor to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on the sale of a significant minority shareholding in RIBA Enterprises (trading as NBA) to LDC

June 2018
£32 million (investment)

Hydratron

Acted as financial advisor Pressure Technologies plc on the sale of their subsidiary business Hydratron Limited to Pryme Group Limited

June 2018
Undisclosed

Crawford Healthcare

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Crawford Healthcare on the sale of the business to Acelity

June 2018
Undisclosed

White Cross Vets

Acted as financial advisor to White Cross Vets on the sale of the business to IVC

May 2018
Undisclosed

Northumbrian Fine Foods

Acted as lead advisor to Northumbrian Fine Foods on its sale to Biscuit International

May 2018
Undisclosed

Aprose Solutions

Acted as financial advisor to Aprose Solutions on the sale of the business to ESG

May 2018
Not disclosed

Willows Veterinary Group

Acted as financial advisor to the partners of The Willows Veterinary Group on the sale of the business to VetPartners

April 2018
Undisclosed

Mandata

Acted as financial advisor to LDC on the secondary buyout of Mandata

April 2018
Undisclosed

NG Bailey

Acted as financial advisor to NG Bailey on its acquisition of Freedom Group

April 2018
Undisclosed

Thomas Sagar Insurances

Acted as financial advisor to Thomas Sagar Insurances on the sale of the company to Global Risk Partners

April 2018
Undisclosed

Augean plc

Acted as financial advisor to Augean plc on the sale of Augean Integrated Services to Regen Devco Limited

March 2018
Undisclosed

Progress Ventures

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Progress Ventures (Dale Hardware Limited and Excel Architectural Limited) on the sale of the business to ASSA ABLOY AB

February 2018
Undisclosed

Kelkay

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Kelkay on the sale of the business to The Ames Companies Inc, a subsidiary of US-listed Griffon Corporation

February 2018
Undisclosed

Brookes Bell LLP

Acted as financial advisor to the partners of Brookes Bell LLP on the sale of their membership interests to Thomas Miller

January 2018
Undisclosed

Lakelovers

Acted as the financial advisor to the shareholders of Lakelovers on the sale of the business to LDC

December 2017
Undisclosed

Zyro Fisher

Acted as the financial advisor to the shareholders of Zyro Fisher on the secondary management buyout backed by Palentine alongside LDC

December 2017
Undisclosed

Giacom

Acted as advisor to the shareholders of Giacom Holdings Limited on the sale of the business to Livingbridge

November 2017
Undisclosed

Eque2

Acted as financial advisor to LDC on the management buyout of Eque2 Limited

November 2017
£17 million

Credit Risk Solutions

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Credit Risk Solutions Limited on the sale of the business to Nexus Underwriting Management Limited

October 2017
Undisclosed

IMI SSF

Acted as lead advisor to IMI on the sale of Stainless Steel Fasteners to IPP Group

September 2017
Undisclosed

O'Brien Waste

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of O'Brien Waste Recycling Solutions Holdings Limited on the sale of the business to Biffa plc

July 2017
£37 million

Selima

Acted as sole financial advisor to Selima Limited in respect of its sale to Access Group

May 2017
£24 million

Biocomposites

Acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of Biocomposites on its sale to TA Associates

May 2017
Undisclosed

Metamark

Acted as financial advisor to Primary Capital on the management buyout of Metamark (UK) Limited

May 2017
£62 million

Utiligroup

Acted as advisor to the shareholders of Utiligroup Holdings Limited on the sale of the business to Energy Services Group

April 2017
Undisclosed

Steeper

Acted as lead advisor to Steeper on the sale of its bebionic assets to Otto Bock

February 2017
£31 million

D E Ford (Insurance Brokers)

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of D E Ford on the sale to PIB Limited, which is backed by global alternative asset manager, The Carlyle Group

January 2017
Undisclosed

Clarke Energy

Acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Clarke Energy Limited on the sale of the business to Kohler Co

December 2016
Undisclosed

GO Outdoors

Acted as financial advisor to the institutional and founder shareholders of GO Outdoors on the sale of the business to JD Sports Fashion plc

November 2016
£130 million

Assura Group

Acted as financing advisor in relation to numerous financings including a £200m unsecured RCF and £100m private placement

May 2016
£300m

MPM Pet Products

Acted as lead advisor to ECI on the acquisition of MPM Pet Products

April 2016
Undisclosed

For more information on deals in the the North region, please contact Jonathan Boyers, Christian Mayo or Giles Taylor.