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UK administrations update: February 4 – 11
- February 2025
Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administration. All dates indicate when the administration was announced and not necessarily the dates on which administrators were appointed. GovData Limited – February 4 GovData Limited, a Liverpool-based...
Business Sale
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BUSINESS SALE WBR Actuarial formed out of WBR and Censeo acquisitionWBR Group, the UK's largest independent provider of SSAS services, and tax experts has bought C...
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BUSINESS SALE US group Litera seals Peppermint Technology dealCloud software provider Peppermint Technology has been bought by US group Litera. Nottingham-based...
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BUSINESS SALE Pro-Force buys Driven Recruitment as part of "ambitious plan"Birmingham-based recruitment firm Driven Recruitment has been acquired by UK labour provider Pro-For...
Division Sale
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DIVISION SALE Lendlease sells UK construction arm to PE firm AtlasAustralian real estate group Lendlease has sold its UK construction business to US private equity fi...
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DIVISION SALE Wood Group sells Ethos stake to private equityScottish engineering group Wood has completed the sale of its stake in Aberdeen-based EthosEnergy to...
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DIVISION SALE Boat equipment group Marine Chandlery welcomes new assets on boardNorth Shields-based boat equipment firm Marine Chandlery has bought the assets of peer Bayside Marin...
Administration
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ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: February 4 – 11
Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
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ADMINISTRATION Aeristech crashes into administrationMotor technology group Aeristech has crashed into administration. The Leamington Spa group, which i...
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ADMINISTRATION Liverpool-based Carnival Brewing in administrationCarnival Brewing Company has fallen into administration. The Liverpool-based business appointed admi...
MBO/MBI
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MBO/MBI MediMatch is supported by QPE in management buy-outDigitised dental laboratory MediMatch has undergone a management buy-out (MBO). MediMatch serves mo...
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MBO/MBI Recruitment firm Hartmann Young eyes growth after MBOLife science and healthcare recruitment firm Hartmann Young is gearing up for growth after undergoin...
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MBO/MBI AA Jones Electric charges to £1.5 million management buy-out dealHull-based electrical wholesaler AA Jones Electric has struck a £1.5 million management buy-out dea...
Merger
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MERGER Long-standing Scottish law firms agree to mergeScottish law firms Macnabs and Thorntons have agreed to merge, creating an operation with over 300 y...
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MERGER Streets continues on growth path with Hackett acquisitionLincoln-headquartered Streets Chartered Accountants has continued its expansion after merging with t...
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MERGER Professional services firm AAB goes past £100 million in revenue after Irish dealProfessional services firm AAB has raced past the £100 million revenue mark after merging with long...
Commercial Property
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Investor Castleforge snaps up first data centreReal estate investor Castleforge has bought Redhill Data Centre, in partnership with data centre ope...
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Scottish commercial property set for 'year of opportunity'Scotland's commercial property sector is set for a 'year of opportunity' in 2025, acc...
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Frasers Group buys 278-acre site for new HQFrasers Group has bought a 278-acre site in Ansty for its new global headquarters in a £53.5 millio...