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Agency CORE moves to employee ownership
- February 2025
Cardiff-based web and brand agency CORE has transitioned to employee ownership. That means the business, founded in 2003, will be owned by its employees through an Employee Ownership Trust. The business which was set up by managing director Ceri Richmond works with clients including Admiral Law, At...
Business Sale
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BUSINESS SALE Agency CORE moves to employee ownership
Cardiff-based web and brand agency CORE has transitioned to employee ownership. That means the busin...
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BUSINESS SALE Foresight Group exits Hospital Services through Swedish acquisitionPrivate equity firm Foresight Group has exited its investment in Belfast-based medical products dist...
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BUSINESS SALE Connect Group scoops up Edinburgh-based communications firm LincoEdinburgh-based public affairs and corporate communications firm Linco has been bought by UK and Ire...
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 Liverpool-based Carnival Brewing in administrationCarnival Brewing Company has fallen into administration. The Liverpool-based business appointed admi...
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ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: January 28 – February 4Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
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ADMINISTRATION Contis goes into special administrationSkipton-based Contis Financial Services has gone into special administration. Founded in 2008, e-Mo...
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...