44 deals update Latest deals data from across the region MBO of Acal Enterprise Solutions
Completion Date: 05/2014 Target: Acal Enterprise Solutions Deal Value: £6.4 million
Details: HMT LLP, led by partner Ian Barton and manager Adrian Howells, advised NVM Private Equity, on the management buyout of IT inventory management specialist Acal Enterprise Solutions (AES). NVM has invested £6.4m to support the MBO
Funding: NVM Private equity Corporate Finance Advisers: HMT Legal Advisers: Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co Financial Due Diligence: Baker Tilly Commercial Due Diligence: Armstrong
Completion Date: 10/04/2014 Target: ROI Acquirer: Xeretec Office Systems Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: Sara Valentine and Caroline Drummond of Osborne Clarke acted for Xeretec Office Systems on its acquisition of the digital printing division of ROI Digital
Legal Advisers: Osborne Clarke (Sara Valentine/Caroline Drummond)
MicroEnsure Project Poirot Completion Date: 05/2014 Skyscape Cloud Services
Completion Date: 05/2014 Target: Skyscape Cloud Services Deal Value: £4 million
Details: Grant Thornton UK LLP's Thames Valley transaction advisory services team provided financial and tax due diligence in respect of the Business Growth Fund Plc £4m investment in Skyscape Cloud Services. Skyscape are the leading provider of cloud infrastructure to the UK public sector
Funding: Business Growth Fund Plc Legal Advisers: Shoosmiths LLP Financial Due Diligence: Grant Thornton UK (led by Bob Alsop)
Details: Meridian Corporate Finance LLP advised the shareholders of Project Poirot, a leading relocation business on their management buyout
Corporate Finance Advisers: Michael Barcia, Darren Thompson and Philip Mettam, Meridian Corporate Finance
Legal Advisers: Shoosmiths LLP and Trethowans LLP
Completion Date: 30/05/2014 Target: MicroEnsure Holdings Deal Value: $10.4 million development capital transaction
Details: Completion of Series B fundraising for Cheltenham- based microinsurance company MicroEnsure (JCCF also advised on Series A fundraising). The transaction required excellent project management due to its complexity and the need to communicate across various time zones and countries – UK, US (E and W coast), Norway, South Africa, France
Funding: Sanlam Emerging Markets, AXA, Telenor, Omidyar Network, IFC
Corporate Finance Advisers: James Cowper Corporate Finance LLP
MBO of The EPI Group
Completion Date: 05/2014 Target: The EPI Group Deal Value: Undisclosed
Acquisition of Information Management Group
Completion Date: 05/2014 Target: Information Management Group Acquirer: Hitachi Consulting UK Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: Grant Thornton UK LLP's Thames Valley transaction advisory services team provided financial and tax due diligence in respect of the acquisition of Information Management Group by Hitachi Consulting UK. IM Group is a specialist UK-based provider of information management and business intelligence solutions
Legal Advisers: K&L Gates LLP (acquirers) Financial Due Diligence: Grant Thornton UK (led by Bob Alsop)
Details: HMT LLP, led by partner Ian Barton and supported by manager Julia Carruthers, advised management and Newco funded by Palatine Private Equity and The Royal Bank of Scotland on the management buyout of Surrey-based seismic consultancy firm, The EPI Group
Funding: Palatine Private Equity and The Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate Finance Advisers: HMT Legal Advisers: Gateley Financial Due Diligence: Deloitte Commercial Due Diligence: Calash
Completion Date: 05/2014 Target: S Walsh & Sons Acquirer: Management team
Details: Meridian Corporate Finance LLP advised the shareholders of S. Walsh & Sons Limited, a construction haulage company based in Essex in relation to its management buyout
Corporate Finance Advisers: Michael Barcia and Joe Jeffers, Meridian Corporate Finance
Legal Advisers: Shoosmiths LLP Financial Due Diligence: Grant Thornton
Acquisition of Aitch Care Homes
Completion Date: 04/2014 Target: Aitch Care Homes (London) and subsidiaries Acquirer: KTN Almayer Deal Value: Undisclosed
Project Yoda
Completion Date: 01/05/2014 Target: Bytes Document Solutions Acquirer: Hitachi Consulting UK Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: Xeretec Group Holdings acquired Bytes Document Solutions. Sara Valentine of Osborne Clarke acted for Xeretec and HSBC provided the funding in connection with the acquisition
Funding: HSBC Legal Advisers: Osborne Clarke (Sara Valentine) Financial Due Diligence: Shaw Gibbs
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Details: The Baker Tilly transaction services team recently completed financial due diligence on behalf of KTN and Montreux Capital Management, with regards to their acquisition of Aitch Care Homes
Funding: Macquarie Bank, London branch
Corporate Finance Advisers: BDO, corporate finance advisers to the vendors
Legal Advisers: Gateleys, legal advisers to KTN. DLA Piper, legal advisers to the vendors. BLP, legal advisers to Macquarie. Underwoods, legal advisers to Montreux Capital Management
Financial Due Diligence: Nick Williams, partner, Baker Tilly, Jerry Hibbs, director, Baker Tilly and Alex Milne, associate director, Baker Tilly
MBO of Vista Retail Support Holdings
Completion Date: 05/2014 Target: Vista Retail Support Holdings Deal Value: £12.3 million
Details: Grant Thornton UK LLP's Thames Valley transaction advisory services team provided financial and tax due diligence in respect of the acquisition of the WestBridge Capital LLP backed MBO of Vista Retail Support Holdings. Vista is an IT infrastructure support service provider, focusing on EPoS systems within the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors
Funding: WestBridge Capital Corporate Finance Advisers: PwC LLP (vendors)
Legal Advisers: Morgan Cole (vendors), Capital Law LLP (WestBridge Capital) Financial Due Diligence: Grant Thornton UK (led by Bob Alsop)
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – JULY/AUGUST 2014 Legal Advisers: MicroEnsure - Dorsey & Whitney, London
Project Neptune
Completion Date: 05/2014 Acquirer: Private Equity/MBI Candidate
Project Jabba
Details: Meridian Corporate Finance LLP advised the shareholders of Project Neptune, a leading marine safety business on their disposal to a mid-market private equity firm
Corporate Finance Advisers: Michael Barcia and Joe Jeffers, Meridian Corporate Finance
Legal Advisers: Shoosmiths LLP Financial Due Diligence: Hazelwoods LLP Commercial Due Diligence: Alvarez and Marsal
Project Becket
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