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Disposal of the Vacancy Management Company
Acquisition of Reflex by Clarendon Business Centres Completion Date: 11/15
Target: Mortimer Facilities Management (trading as Reflex)
Acquirer: Clarendon Business Centres Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: Spectrum Corporate Finance has advised the directors of Clarendon Business Centres (Clarendon) on the acquisition of Mortimer Facilities Management (trading as Reflex) and the associated debt raise to fund the purchase
Funding: HSBC Corporate Finance Advisers: Spectrum Legal Advisers: Stone Rose Brewer Financial Due Diligence: RSM UK
Airbase Interiors
Completion Date: 12/15 Target: Airbase Interiors Acquirer: Aero Technics Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: Acquisition of leading cabin interior maintenance and support services provider, Airbase Interiors by Aero Technics. The Corporate Finance team at James Cowper Kreston provided lead advisory services to Airbase
Funding: Palatine Private Equity Corporate Finance Advisers: James Cowper Kreston Legal Advisers: Pitmans LLP
Completion Date: 11/15
Target: The Vacancy Management Company
Acquirer: 1-1 Recruitment Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: HMT LLP led by partner Mark Lucas and director Peter Wear advised specialist recruitment business The Vacancy Management Company on its disposal to 1-1 Recruitment. Coffin Mew‘s corporate team led the acquisition. The amalgamation of 1-1 Recruitment with The Vacancy Management Company combines their respective specialisms in placing employees in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries
Corporate Finance Advisers: HMT, RSM Legal Advisers: Clarke Willmott, Coffin Mew Financial Due Diligence: RSM
Deal of the month Vestey Foods Group acquires FineFrance (UK) Project Bernie
Completion Date: 30/10/15 Target: Bolt Building Supplies Acquirer: Harlow Bros Holdings Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: Bolt Building Supplies is an independent builders merchant and timber engineering business based in Essex, with an annual turnover of £15 million. The acquisition will provide many opportunities for the Harlow Group both geographically and in terms of the products and services it can offer
Legal Advisers: Mike Watson and Louise Thompson of Trethowans LLP for the buyer. Chris Jones of Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP for the sellers
Completion Date: 11/15 Target: FineFrance (UK) Acquirer: Vestey Foods Group Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: FineFrance (UK) imports fine food and ingredients for onward sale on a wholesale basis and in to top class restaurants around London and the south – including to some famous celebrity and Michelin starred chefs. It was acquired by the Vestey Group for an undisclosed sum
Corporate Finance Advisers: Orbis Partners Legal Advisers: Coffin Mew, Stevens & Bolton Financial Due Diligence: BDO, Menzies
Project Maverick
Completion Date: 18/11/15 Target: Sleek Capital Acquirer: Alliance Boots Holdings Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: Henmans Freeth acted for the selling shareholders on the sale of Sleek Capital, the owner of the Sleek MakeUP brand, one of the fastest growing cosmetics brands with a focus on providing innovative and premium quality products for all skin-tones, to Walgreens Boots Alliance
Legal Advisers: Henmans Freeth (Leon Arnold and Malin Svanberg Larsson – corporate; Claire Boyce – tax) for the vendors and Howes Percival LLP for the acquirer
Corporate Finance Advisers: BCMS Corporate for the vendors
DB Systems growth capital deal Santova
Completion Date: 04/12/15 Target: Tradeway (Shipping) and Tradeway North West Acquirer: Santova Administration Services (PTY) Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: Henmans Freeth acted for Santova, a Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed logistics company, and Santova Administration Services (PTY) in the cross-border acquisition of Tradeway (Shipping), a British freight and logistics company. Henmans Freeth worked closely with South African in-house counsel and advised on the corporate aspects of the transaction under English law
Legal Advisers: Henmans Freeth (Leon Arnold, partner, and Tom Walker, senior associate) for the acquirer and Ramsdens Solicitors LLP for the vendors
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Completion Date: 17/11/15 Target: DB Systems Acquirer: Westbridge Capital Deal Value: £4 million
Details: The business services team at Transcend Corporate has advised the shareholders of DB Systems in raising equity finance to assist with its ongoing growth. Ian Curtis and Sabial Hanif at Transcend Corporate assisted in leading and negotiating a £4m package of growth capital to fuel DB Systems‘ future growth plans by introducing equity investors WestBridge Capital
Funding: Westbridge Capital Corporate Finance Advisers: Transcend Corporate Legal Advisers: Squire Patton Boggs Financial Due Diligence: Grant Thornton Commercial Due Diligence: CIL Management Consultants
Churches Fire acquires Uny Systems Fire Detection
Completion Date: 11/15 Target: Uny Systems Fire Detection Acquirer: Churches Fire Security Deal Value: Undisclosed
Details: Coffin Mew‘s specialist corporate team led the acquisition by Churches Fire Security, a nationwide fire safety specialist, of Uny Systems Fire Detection, based in Pullborough. This is the second acquisition for Churches Fire in the past 12 months which signals rapid growth for the company
Legal Advisers: Coffin Mew, Paris Smith Financial Due Diligence: Spofforths Accountants
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – FEBRUARY 2016
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