Corporate finance - recent deals

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Business Services

  • TransLinc – The £65m Disposal of TransLinc Limited to May Gurney Integrated Services Plc
  • King Sturge International - The sale of King Sturge International LLP to Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.
  • Andrew Page - Acquisition of Andrew Page Limited by a Newco backed by Phoenix Equity Partners and Management
  • Civica - The asset sale of IBS OPEN revenues to Civica
  • Bunzl - The sale of Bunzl vending services to Autobar group creating the largest vending operator in the UK
  • Coller Capital - The £480m acquisition of Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance by a Joint Venture majority owned by Coller Capital. the acquisition by Coller Capital, through a majority owned joint venture vehicle, of 40 businesses included within the Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance (BoSIF) portfolio.
  • Dalkia - The sale of Dalkia Ireland's Facility Management Business to MITIE Group Plc, a leading FTSE 250 support services business.  
  • FES  (Four Star Employment and Skills) - the sale of FES to Stafline Group Plc, an aim listed provider of national outsourced job placements and training
  • EDM - The sale of EDM Group (Holdings) Ltd. to LDC

Financial Services

  • 123.com - The sale of 123 Money Limited to RSA Insurance Ireland Limited for total consideration of up to €100m
  • Close Brothers - The sale of Close Credit Management Limited to Bluestone Group Pty Limited
  • FSA -The sale of the FSA's Transaction Reporting System to the London Stock Exchange
  • FTSE - The acquisition by FTSE International Limited of a 50% stake in the FTSE Xinhua Index Limited joint venture from its JV Partner, Xinhua Finance Limited.
  • HgCapital - The management buy-out of ATC Group, an international corporate and private client trust administration business, by HgCapital.
  • Simplyhealth - The acquisition of Groupama Healthcare by Simplyhealth Group

Consumer

  • Honeytop Speciality Foods Ltd - The sale of Honeytop Speciality Foods Ltd to Aryzta AG
  • Capital Pub Company - The sale of Capital Pub Company plc to Greene King PLC
  • EAT. - The sale of a majority stake in EAT. The Real Food Company to Lyceum Capital
  • Geronimo – The sale of Geronimo Group Limited to Young & Co.’s. Brewery Plc
  • Maximuscle - The sale of Maxinutrition Group Holdings Ltd to GlaxoSmithKline Plc
  • Baxter Storey - The refinancing of Westbury Street Holdings (a leading contract caterer operating brands such as Baxter Storey and Benugo) and sale of a minority stake to ICG plc
  • Extra MSA Holdings Limited - The sale of Extra MSA Holdings Limited by Swayfields Extra MSA Holdings Limited (in administration)
  • Go Outdoors - The sale of GO Outdoors to 3i Investments plc
  • Jane Norman – The sale of JNGroup Limited (Jane Norman) to EWM Group
  • CarTrawler - The acquisition of CarTrawler by Newco & ECI

Industrial products

  • Tekmar Energy Limited - The institutional buy out of Tekmar Energy Limited by Elysian Capital. Tekmar designs and manufacturers cable protection systems for the offshore wind sector.
  • Caledon Resources plc - The £313m Acquisition of Caledon Resources plc by Guangdong Rising Assets Management a Chinese state-owned enterprise
  • Clyde Process Solutions PLC –  The recommended Cash Acquisition of Clyde Process Solutions (CPS) by S-Process Equipment International (Schenck Process)
  • Brandon Hire – The acquisition of Brandon Hire from Wolseley plc by Rutland Partners. PwC TS provided commercial and financial due diligence, and PwC Tax provided tax structuring advice.
  • Jardine Motor Group - The acquisition of the Wayside Motor Group by Jardine Motor Group
  • Leadbitter Group - The acquisition of a majority stake in Leadbitter Group by Bouygues Batiment International
  • Taylor Continental – The sale of Taylor Continental Group Ltd to management backed by Sullivan Street Partners and Oakfield Capita

TMT

  • Adapt - The sale of Adapt Group Ltd to Lyceum Capital
  • EDM/ECI – The merger of EDM Group (EDM) and Sala International where PwC has been appointed us as a lead advisor (under TMT)
  • Civica – The asset sale of IBS OPEN revenues to Civica
  • ITIS Holdings plc – The sale of ITS Holdings plc to Inrix, inc
  • Wireless Logic Group Ltd – The acquisition of Wireless Logic by ECI and management.

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical

  • Pfizer – The sale of Pfizer Inc's OTC manufacturing plant and warehouse / distribution facility in Richmond, Virginia to Fareva Group, a global $1bn revenue consumer products and pharmaceutical company headquartered in France
  • Aesica – The secondary buyout of Aesica Pharmaceuticals Ltd by Silverfleet Capital Partners. Aesica is a fully integrated contract manufacturer which provides both API and Formulation development and manufacturing services for the global pharmaceutical industry
  • ACL - Management advice on the secondary buyout of Advanced Childcare Ltd backed by GI Partners
  • Choices - The sale of the supported living division to Mears Group plc, and sale of the domiciliary care division to Allied Healthcare Group
  • Chiltern - The sale by Cheyne Capital of a minority stake in Chiltern International, a global Contract Research Organisation, to Greenhill Private Equity
  • Eschmann – The sale of Eschmann Holdings, supplier of medical products and devices to hospitals, GP surgeries and dental practices, to the Sisk Group