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Unusually busy August for mergers and acquisitions
Although August is usually a quiet month for mergers and acquisitions , corporate lawyers and financiers in this sector have been unexpectedly busy this year, particularly in the energy sector. According to a report in The Guardian , data from ThomsonReuters shows the global...
Healthy outlook as firm rejects £800m private equity buyout bid
One of the largest independent care providers in the UK, Wilmslow-based Four Seasons Health Care, is believed to have rejected an £800m buyout bid by private equity firm Advent International. Four Seasons, which employs more than 21,000 staff at its 420 nursing and care homes, declared...
AIM pioneer may seek Far East stock market listing
A health club chain, which was the first in its sector to have a listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), is the centre of press reports that it will be seeking a full stock market listing in the Far East. Although Fitness First started as a single club in Bournemouth, Dorset,...
Management buyout for specialist crane supplies firm
A management buyout has resulted in the managing director of a company which supplies electrical equipment to the crane industry becoming its major shareholder. SIMBAL was founded in 1979 and now has a turnover of £1.5m, with more than 600 customers around the world for its electrical...
Corporate finance moves enable Daisy to focus on telecom strengths
A management buyout for a nominal sum of one section of its business and the sale of licences held by a subsidiary are part of corporate finance moves by Aim-listed telecommunications group Daisy, which has headquarters at Nelson, Lancashire. UK Broadband, part of the PCCW Group, has bought...
Award-winning private equity firm in buyout of specialist insurer
Fish Insurance, which provides products for disabled people and carers, has been the subject of a £30m secondary buyout by Inflexion Private Equity, the Manchester and London-based mid-market corporate finance specialist. Based in Preston, Fish has established itself since 1975 by providing...
Acquisition of domestic appliance business boosts Oldham firm
Ultimate Products, the UK's largest full service product sourcing and design business, which is based in Oldham, has added another business to a string of recent acquisitions as part of its expansion strategy. It has announced that Warrington-based Appliance365, with co-owner Guy Weaver, has...
