Deals & Acquisitions News
Breaking news on the latest companies for sale, acquisitions, mergers, business insolvencies and divestments
Categories
Latest News

UK administrations update: February 26 – March 4
- March 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. Technicolor Creative Studios UK Limited – February 26 Technicol...
Business Sale
-
BUSINESS SALE Phenna makes fourth acquisition of 2025 with Calibre deal
Nottingham-based Phenna Group has made its fourth acquisition of 2025 with the purchase of Calibre E...
-
BUSINESS SALE Haulage firm Swiftcare UK sold in pre-pack deal
Haulage company Swiftcare UK has been sold in a pre-pack administration deal to its directors saving...
-
BUSINESS SALE Dinsdale Farming expands with poultry purchase
Dinsdale Farming has bought the entire share capital of Musterfield Poultry Growers, its site and eq...
Division Sale
-
DIVISION SALE Everest Pharmacy snaps up five more pharmacies from peer Sykes
Manchester-based Everest Pharmacy has bought five pharmacies from fellow North West based peer Sykes...
-
DIVISION SALE Lendlease sells UK construction arm to PE firm Atlas
Australian real estate group Lendlease has sold its UK construction business to US private equity fi...
-
DIVISION SALE Wood Group sells Ethos stake to private equity
Scottish engineering group Wood has completed the sale of its stake in Aberdeen-based EthosEnergy to...
Administration
-
ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: February 26 – March 4
Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
-
ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: February 19 – 25
Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
-
ADMINISTRATION Acheson Construction folds into administration
Dorchester-based Acheson Construction has collapsed into administration. The company appointed Richa...
MBO/MBI
-
MBO/MBI Law firm Harrison Drury completes MBO
North West law firm Harrison Drury has undergone a management buy-out. The group, whose roots date...
-
MBO/MBI MediMatch is supported by QPE in management buy-out
Digitised dental laboratory MediMatch has undergone a management buy-out (MBO). MediMatch serves mo...
-
MBO/MBI Recruitment firm Hartmann Young eyes growth after MBO
Life science and healthcare recruitment firm Hartmann Young is gearing up for growth after undergoin...
Merger
-
MERGER Long-standing Scottish law firms agree to merge
Scottish law firms Macnabs and Thorntons have agreed to merge, creating an operation with over 300 y...
-
MERGER Streets continues on growth path with Hackett acquisition
Lincoln-headquartered Streets Chartered Accountants has continued its expansion after merging with t...
-
MERGER Professional services firm AAB goes past £100 million in revenue after Irish deal
Professional services firm AAB has raced past the £100 million revenue mark after merging with long...
Commercial Property
-
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Investor Castleforge snaps up first data centre
Real estate investor Castleforge has bought Redhill Data Centre, in partnership with data centre ope...
-
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...
-
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Frasers Group buys 278-acre site for new HQ
Frasers Group has bought a 278-acre site in Ansty for its new global headquarters in a £53.5 millio...