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PE-backed law firm reports year of continued growth

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 | BUSINESS NEWS
Stowe Family Law, a family law business backed by private equity firm Livingbridge, has reported a further year of growth. During 2023, the company made two acquisitions and, in its recently filed accounts, grew its turnover and c... continue reading

Acquisitions help dental group return to pre-tax profit

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 | BUSINESS NEWS
Rodericks Dental, a dental group with more than 200 practices throughout England and Wales, has returned to pre-tax profit after making several acquisitions during the last financial year. The group, which is headquartered in Nott... continue reading

UK M&A hits 14 year low, but signs of recovery emerge

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 | BUSINESS NEWS
M&A activity in the UK fell by a third this year to its lowest level since 2009, amid widespread economic uncertainty and persistent high interest rates. According to new figures, the total value of deals involving UK companies st... continue reading

Subsidence monitoring specialist secures funding for acquisitions

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 | BUSINESS NEWS
SML Group, a Leicester-headquartered business specialising in subsidence monitoring, has secured a seven-figure debt funding package from Frontier Development Capital (FDC) that will be used to support the firm’s acquisition... continue reading

Manchester digital products firm secures PE backing for growth strategy

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 | BUSINESS NEWS
Apadmi, a digital products designer and developer headquartered in Manchester, has received private equity investment to support its global growth strategy. The minority investment from CBPE will support Apadmi's ambition to ... continue reading

Begbies targets more acquisitions and expects insolvencies to rise further

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 | BUSINESS NEWS
Professional services firm Begbies Traynor Group has said it will continue to target acquisitions and expects activity levels in insolvencies, its largest service line, to increase further amid ongoing high interest rates and infl... continue reading

Law firm makes health and social care M&A appointment

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 | BUSINESS NEWS
Law firm Mills & Reeve has boosted its health and social care M&A team with the appointment of Principal Associate Dan Braithwaite (pictured above). The appointment brings significant M&A experience into the practice, with Braithw... continue reading

Renewable energy service provider to target acquisitions with PE backing

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 | BUSINESS NEWS
Project Better Energy, a solar and renewable energy service provider based in Burton-on-Trent, is set to target organic and acquisitive growth after securing backing from private equity house Freshstream. The PE firm has acquired ... continue reading

OakNorth and Graphite Capital back acquisitive nursery group

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 | BUSINESS NEWS
OakNorth and Graphite Capital have partnered to back Storal, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned nursery groups. Storal, which was founded in 2016, operates 28 nurseries and two out-of-school clubs, providing more than 2... continue reading

IFA consolidator secures tailored loan for buy-and-build strategy

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 | BUSINESS NEWS
Financial planning group MRW Group has secured a tailored loan from OakNorth, in a deal that will enable the company to ramp up its buy-and-build growth strategy. After securing the loan, the company announced the acquisition of t... continue reading

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