Sectors

Cole Associates do not specialise in any one sector and have experience across a broad range of sectors. Examples of some completed transactions organised by sector can be seen by clicking on the list below.

Royal Mail Deal-ivery for Cole

Sep 2003

Manchester corporate finance firm Cole Associates have wrapped-up a complex deal for client Moving Technologies Limited.

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Elevator rejects VC

Apr 2005

The management team at the Manchester-based multimedia company, Elevator, has rejected venture capital funding and opted for a £250,000 Small Forms Loans Guarantee.

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Elevator.pdf (132.89 KB)

Cole's hot for 4m Jade deal

Apr 2005

Manchester professionals have led a multi-million pound secondary management buy-out which will bring one of the UK's leading systems integration companies

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Jade-press-release.pdf (33.76 KB)

Acquisition of Advanced Smartcard Technologies PLC

Nov 2007

Acquisition of Advanced Smartcard Technologies PLC by theTrainline for £18.7 million.

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pr_2007-11-08.pdf (380.2 KB)

Steve Penk - radio acquisition

Sep 2008

Cole Associates has provided corporate finance advice to radio presenter Steve Penk on the acquisition of Oldham-based radio station 96.2 The Revolution.

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Cole Associates advises App55 on development capital funding

Apr 2012

A Manchester-based mobile payment provider has secured a significant investment from the North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by EV. David Middleton, partner at Cole Associates, advised App55 on the investment.

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Cole Associates secures growth funding for JJ Stereo

Nov 2014

Cole Associates Corporate Finance, secured growth funding for JJ Stereo from Peer to Peer lender, Funding Circle.

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JJ-Stereo.pdf (56.6 KB)

Cole Associates advises Transport IT specialist Cloud Amber Limited on £5m sale to Idox Plc

Jul 2015

A SPECIALIST IT company based at the centre of Britain's code-breaking efforts during World War Two has been sold in a £5m deal.

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Cole Associates advises shareholders on sale of Prime Document

May 2016

David Middleton, partner at Cole Associates Corporate Finance, advised the shareholders of Prime Document Limited on the sale to a private equity backed management buy-in.

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Cole Associates advises shareholders on sale of Nimbus and React

May 2017

David Middleton, partner at Cole Associates Corporate Finance, advised the shareholders on the sale of Nimbus Journey Information and REACT Technology to Danish based R2P Group.

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