Transactions and News

Acquisition of Advanced Smartcard Technologies PLC

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

£8.75m Taygroup MBO Funded by RBS

Wigan, July 2nd 2007 – Independent haulier Taygroup plc, the parent company of Wigan based Taylored Lines and Beeline Storage & Distribution…

Acquisition of Contour Showers Limited by MST Capital

Contour Showers Limited, the leading UK brand for specialist shower equipment for the elderly and special-needs markets, has been purchased for an…

Management Buy-Out/Buy In
Acquisition and Development Capital Funding £5.5 million

Acquisition of a residential children's home group by a fast growing North West based business providing residential care for young people…

Cole Associates sparks electronics deal

One of the UK's leading electronic firms has changed hands in a deal backed by advice from Cole Associates. 

Acquisition of Scott Lang Investment Management Limited (SLIM)

Alaric Gordon and David Oakes, the team behind Mercater Capital Management, have acquired Scott Lang Investment Management.

Management buy-in/buy-out: £4 million
Corpfin - Monthly Review

The May edition of the Monthly Review contains a short focus on venture capital funded deals between January and March over the past three years…

Cole's hot for 4m Jade deal

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

Elevator rejects VC

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

New Team rides the waves at Kangaroo poo

A management buy-in team, led by North West entrepreneur Gary Wells, is riding the crest of a wave after completing a £4 million deal to acquire a…

Major New Force in the Energy Sector As Viterra Energy Services Limited has management buy-out

A new challenger in the energy service sector has been created following the successful management buy-out of Viterra Energy Services Limited by…

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