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Marquee Brands celebrates Laura Ashley acquisition
- January 2025
US-based asset group Gordon Brothers has sold the Laura Ashley brand to compatriot Marquee Brands. Boston-headquartered Gordon Brothers acquired the iconic home, fashion and lifestyle brand, which is synonymous with Englishness, its archives and related intellectual property from insolvency in 2...
Business Sale
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BUSINESS SALE Marquee Brands celebrates Laura Ashley acquisition
US-based asset group Gordon Brothers has sold the Laura Ashley brand to compatriot Marquee Brands. ...
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BUSINESS SALE The MISSION Group completes sale of subsidiary April SixAIM-listed digital marketing and communications company The MISSION Group has sold subsidiary April ...
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BUSINESS SALE BES Group makes first overseas acquisitionHistoric testing, inspection, certification and compliance group BES has made its first ever oversea...
Division Sale
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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...
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DIVISION SALE Steamforged continues strategy by buying Warmachine IPTabletop games developer Steamforged Games has made its latest move by buying the IP of Iron Kingdom...
Administration
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ADMINISTRATION Dancing Leopard plunges into administrationIndia inspired online fashion brand Dancing Leopard Clothing has dropped into administration. The W...
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ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: December 24 – 30Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
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ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: December 17 – 24Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
MBO/MBI
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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...
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MBO/MBI ShipVet sets sail with new management teamShipVet Services, a company that carries out safety assessments and sanctions screening for clients ...
Merger
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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...
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Commercial Property
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 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...
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY The Old Laundry detached property in South West London up for salePutney’s historic Old Laundry is being brought to market by Dexters with a £1.3 million price tag...