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Connect Group scoops up Edinburgh-based communications firm Linco
- February 2025
Edinburgh-based public affairs and corporate communications firm Linco has been bought by UK and Ireland agency Connect Group. Founded by Catriona Matheson in 2023, Linco has supported clients in the public, corporate and charity sectors such as Uplift, Home Exchange and Future Economy Scotland. It...
Business Sale
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BUSINESS SALE Connect Group scoops up Edinburgh-based communications firm Linco
Edinburgh-based public affairs and corporate communications firm Linco has been bought by UK and Ire...
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BUSINESS SALE My Property Box continues expansion with Bellwood & Harris acquisitionEstate and lettings agency My Property Box has hailed a 'milestone' deal after buying peer...
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BUSINESS SALE Castlet Holdings engineers move to employee ownershipLincoln industrial engineering firm Castlet Holdings has transitioned to employee ownership. That me...
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: 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...
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ADMINISTRATION Cargo bike firm Zedify crashes into administrationZedify, the UK's largest electric cargo bike delivery network, has crashed into administration ...
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...