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DM CLOSES DATABASE DEAL
DM Plc, the AIM-traded direct Davies and Partners provided
marketing group specialising in legal advice to DM. The transaction
DM Plc acquisition of
customer recruitment and was led by Tom Brennan, head of
database management, has bought commercial services, who was
Data Locator Group Ltd Data Locator Group (DLG), a assisted by Diana Eames.
consumer lifestyle data provider, Brennan said, “The firm has a
This announcement appears as a matter of record only
out of administration for £3.25 long-standing relationship with
million in cash. Strike Lucky Games, which
Legal adviser to the acquirer:
DLG’s database is one of the reversed into DM five years ago.
largest in the UK and contains “This deal provided an
the purchasing habits and opportunity to acquire one of the
consumer preferences of millions UK’s largest consumer lifestyle
of consumers. The deal will databases. DM is a market
Nominated adviser for acquirer:
enable DM to establish critical leader in direct marketing
mass and gain market share in services and this deal adds
the growing UK consumer data further capability and coverage
services market. to its offering,” he added. ■
VOG POWERS UP OIL AND GAS PORTFOLIO
AIM-listed Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Cameroon, will give VOG wider
(VOG) has acquired Bramlin, a exposure to oil and gas assets.
Victoria Oil & Gas
Guernsey-listed company with a Nexia Smith & Williamson
gas exploration project in acted as reporting accountant to
acquisition of Bramlin Cameroon, in an all-share deal. Bramlin. The Guildford-based
VOG will issue 163 million team was led by director Jo
This announcement appears as a matter of record only
shares at 0.5 pence each. Tollow, with Robin Colmer,
Bramlin will receive 1.22 new senior manager, and Claire
Reporting accountant to Bramlin Ltd:
VOG shares for each Bramlin Perrett, associate director.
share held. Bramlin received legal
The acquisition of the advice from Kerman & Co on
Guernsey-traded company, English law and from Babbe on
whose main asset is a 60 per Guernsey law. Other advisers
cent stake in the on-shore included Zimmerman Adams,
Logbaba gas exploration and Fox-Davies Capital and Strand
development prospect in Partners. ■
G4S PLC GROWS CASH SECURITY PORTFOLIO
Global security services group strategies for multinationals,
G4S Plc has acquired UK while Shiremoor in Newcastle
G4S acquisition of
financial security companies provides technical support to
Secura Monde International and commercial and state-owned
Shiremoor and Secura Monde
Shiremoor International. banknote printers.
The businesses were acquired The double deal comes shortly
This announcement appears as a matter of record only from individual shareholders and after the disposal of the company’s
have combined assets of £1.7 manned security business in
Legal adviser to the acquirer:
million. Both companies specialise France to Neo Securite.
in banknote and security print Shadbolt LLP represented G4S
technologies, and the acquisitions in the deal. The team was led by
fit into G4S’s strategy of expanding Andrew Trotter, head of corporate,
its cash management services to who advised on the simultaneous
financial institutions. acquisition of the companies. Paul
Berkshire-based Secura Monde Henty and Andy Poulton carried
implements anti-counterfeiting out the legal due diligence. ■
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