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QuestGates continues expansion with Brownsword deal
- January 2025
Private equity-backed QuestGates, the UK's largest independent loss adjusting and claims solutions group, has continued its recent M&A drive by acquiring insurance peer Brownsword Group. Founded in 1994, Manchester-based Brownsword has built a strong reputation within the insurance industry, o...
Business Sale
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BUSINESS SALE QuestGates continues expansion with Brownsword deal
Private equity-backed QuestGates, the UK's largest independent loss adjusting and claims soluti...
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BUSINESS SALE Your.Cloud eyes up future M&A after buying IT group HDUKA Dutch Managed Service Provider (MSP) acquirer Your.Cloud has expanded into the UK after buying Exe...
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BUSINESS SALE Dental Beauty all smiles as it hits fifty-practice markDental Beauty Partners has hit a fifty-practice milestone after making a trio of acquisitions in the...
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 Butcher Price & Fretwell goes into administrationAward-winning Derbyshire butcher Price & Fretwell has gone into administration. The family-owned co...
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ADMINISTRATION EDAM Group crashes into administrationEDAM Group which provides drivers with credit hire and post-accident repair services has gone into a...
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ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: January 2 –7Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
MBO/MBI
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MBO/MBI Management buy-out at contractors G.I. SykesAn 80-years-old Midlands commercial contractor, which has worked with some of the UK High Street...
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MBO/MBI Cosmetics group mesoestetic undergoes MBOA UK medical cosmetics and aesthetics medicine supplier has completed a management buy-out. Knutsfo...
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MBO/MBI Westward turns up heat with management buy-outWales-based heating and electrical services company Westward Energy Services has undergone a managem...
Merger
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MERGER Law firm Clyde & Co expands in US with Dallas mergerGlobal law firm Clyde & Co has expanded its presence in North America by merging with Dallas-based T...
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MERGER Business with over 200 years of history formed after surveyor mergerDundee-based firm Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has merged with Scottish peer Whyte & Barrie creating...
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MERGER Streets closes another merger deal in national driveStreets Chartered Accountants has continued its nationwide expansion by merging with a firm that dat...
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...