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December 2008
ALLSLADE PLC
HW Corporate Finance South East advised Allslade plc on the Sale of business and assets through a pre-pack to Melham Holdings Ltd. Allslade is a Portsmouth-based steelwork contractor, specializing in infrastructure projects including schools and hospitals.
QUADRON PROPERTY SERVICES LTD
HW Corporate Finance Manchester provided deal support to Renovo Services Group in its acquisition of Quadron Property Services Limited (QPSL). QPSL is based in Weston-Super-Mare and is a provider of building fabric maintenance services, predominantly in the Social Housing sector. Renovo Services Group is backed by Sovereign Capital and QPSL is the second acquisition of its buy-and-build strategy, having acquired 1st Saxon Clenmay in July 2008.
August 2008
BARCLAYS BANK plc
HW Corporate Finance South East completed Financial Due Diligence on The London Clinic for Barclays Bank Corporate Leveraged Finance Team, London. Barclays lent The London Clinic £75 million as part of the £100 million development of a dedicated Cancer Clinic and ancillary services.
HOLISTIC SERVICES
HW Corporate Finance South West acted as lead advisors to the vendors on the sale of Holistic Services to Capital Law LLP for an undisclosed fee. Swansea based Holistic specialise in training, consultancy and outsourced services through their distinctive operating divisions which include; occupational health, human resources and health and safety.
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UPLANDS MOBILES LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance South West advised the managing director of Uplands Mobiles in his buyout of the independent in-car entertainment and mobile communications company. Uplands Mobiles is headquartered in Swansea with additional branches in Cardiff and the South West of England.
LLANELEC PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance South West advised Royal Bank of Scotland on their funding of the management buyout of Llanelec Precision Engineering Limited, the Neath based defence product manufacturers.
June 2008
SUREWAY GAS LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance Manchester provided acquisition support to Sovereign Capital and the Kinetics Group on its bolt on acquisition of Sureway Gas Limited, a Midlands based provider of gas installation and service/maintenance services to the social housing sector.
ESP PLASTICS LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance North East provided lead advisory services to the vendor for the MBO of ESP Plastics Limited. ESP applies technologies such as 3D-modelling and 5-axis machining for vacuum forming to manufacture many products across a broad range of industries.
BLUEBELL TELECOM LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance North East provided financial due diligence services to the Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Bluebell Telecom Limited on their acquisition of Team Telecom Limited, a telecommunications reseller located in Harrogate,
May 2008
TC COMMUNICATIONS
HW Corporate Finance South East advised on the management Buy-Out of TC Communications to Aberdeen Asset Management with debt provided by HSBC. TC Communications is a national marketing communications business with customers including O2; Persimmon; Tyco; Virgin and WH Smith.
ALPHA AIRE LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance North East provided lead advisory services to the vendors on the disposal of Alpha Aire to Envirovent Limited.
BLUEBELL TELECOM LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance North East provided financial due diligence services to the Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Bluebell Telecom Limited on their acquisition of Contact Scotland Limited, a telecommunications reseller located in
April 2008
INTER CLEAN LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance North East provided financial due diligence services to the Royal Bank of Scotland plc to enable the funding of a MBO of Inter Clean Limited. Based in Washington, Wearside, Inter Clean supplies teams of sub-contracted valeters to dealerships to prepare new and used cars for sale, and supplies paint and fabric protection products.
FERSCHL HOSE AND HYDRAULICS LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance North East provided financial due diligence services to the Royal Bank of Scotland plc to enable the funding of a MBO of the Ferschl Group of companies. Based in Gateshead,
MEDICHEM LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance North East provided corporate finance advice in connection with securing business development finance for the retail pharmacist Medichem Limited.
SELECTEQUIP LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance Manchester has successfully completed the MBO of Selectequip Limited. Based in Lichfield, Selectequip is a supplier of niche and innovative engineering products, predominantly into the rail industry. HW Corporate Finance negotiated with the vendor's advisers, sourced and arranged the bank funding, introduced their legal advisers to the Management Team and project managed the overall process.
TRAINING FOR TRAVEL LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance Manchester has raised significant funding for Training for Travel Ltd, a Bury based vocational training company. The Manchester office of Aberdeen Asset Managers has taken a minority investment in the company and additional funding has been provided by Natwest. TFT provides training for blue chip clients such as Co-operative Travel, TUI, Virgin Holidays, Cosmos and Carlson Wagonlit.
March 2008
THE LORD GROUP
HW Corporate Finance Manchester provided acquisition support to Sovereign Capital and the Kinetics Group on its bolt on acquisition of The Lord Group, a provider of building and refurbishment services to the social housing sector.
KINETICS GROUP
HW Corporate Finance Manchester provided transaction support to Sovereign Capital and the Kinetics Group on the re-financing of the group by Yorkshire Bank.
PARAGON TRAINING (DORSET) LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance Manchester provided financial due diligence and deal support to Sovereign Capital on their acquisition of Paragon Training (Dorset) Limited, a South West based provider of training to various service sectors including; engineering, care, motor and marine.
COBALT CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance Manchester provided financial due diligence services to Barclays Bank plc as part of the re-financing of Cobalt Consulting (UK) Limited, a provider of specialist recruitment services to the commercial property and real estate markets.
February 2008
NEW CAREER SKILLS (NCS)
HW Corporate Finance South East provided due diligence for Bridges Ventures on their investment in NCS, a national vocational training provider.
January 2008
CROWNFOLD LIMITED (TRADING AS PARAMOUNT WINDOWS AND CONSERVATORIES)
HW Corporate Finance North East acted as lead advisor on the MBO of Crownfold Limited which traded as Paramount Windows and Conservatories, one of the North East’s leading window and conservatory businesses.
PENNINE WINDOWS (HOME IMPROVEMENTS) LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance North East was lead advisor to a newly formed company that acquired the business and assets of Pennine Windows (Home Improvements) Limited in administration. Pennine is one of the North East’s major window and conservatory businesses.
MAKWELA LIMITED T/A BUDGET WINDOWS
HW Corporate Finance North East was lead advisor to a newly formed company that acquired the business and assets of Makwela Limited which traded as Budget Windows and which had gone into administration. Budget is one of the North East’s major window and conservatory businesses.
CRYSTAL WINDOW SYSTEMS LIMITED
HW Corporate Finance in Manchester provided lead advisory services to the purchaser in the MBO of Crystal Window Systems LImited (Crystal). Crystal is a design-led designer and installer of top-end windows and conservatories in the North West. HW Corporate Finance arranged the bank funding and project managed the transaction through due diligence and the legal process to completion.
VALE HEALTHCARE
HW Corporate Finance South West acted as lead advisors to Vale Clinic Ltd and Nuffield Hospitals on debt and equity finance raising for their joint venture, Vale Healthcare.
PROJECT NOBLE
HW Corporate Finance South East advised on the disposal of Project Noble, a leading UK based designer of games to the on-line betting industry, to a listed Scandinavian gaming business.