Regional Business Information for the North West
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Our North West deals table outlines the latest MBOs, MBIs, mergers, acquisitions, flotations and other transactions taking place in the region, with links to articles and adviser profiles where available.
We also report the work of North West advisors on national and international deals.
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2009's deals table is still available.
| Date | Company |
Location | Buyer/Seller |
Deal Type |
Deal Size& Funding | Advisers |
| 30/07/10 | Meter Serve | Warrington | Marlin Acquisitions/ Meter Serve | Investor Buy-Out | £119m | |
| 30/07/10 | Optare | Blackburn | Ashok Leyland/ Optare | Minority Stake, Rights Issue |
£5.63m | Cenkos Securities, Ernst & Young |
| 29/07/10 | Freemans Solicitors | Liverpool | Merger | |||
| 27/07/10 | Smollan Group | South Africa | Smollan Group/ Hindustan Field Services | Acquisition | ||
| 27/07/10 | Kenwell Precision Diecastings | Rochdale | Rical / Kenwell Precision Diecastings | Acquisition | Freeth Cartwright | |
| 27/07/10 | Unitech Corporate Parks | Isle of Man | Unitech/ Unitech Corporate Parks | Acquisition | Arbuthnot Securities | |
| 27/07/10 | ATG Access | Haydock | Vehicle Barrier and Gate Division of Allen-Vanguard/ ATG Access | Acquisition | CLB Coopers Corporate Finance | |
| 26/07/10 | Simply Fresh Foods | Manchester | WM Morrison Supermarkets/ Simply Fresh Foods | Acquisition | ||
| 23/07/10 | ID Support Services | Middleton | ID Support Services/ BDS Fire and Security | Acquisition | ||
| 22/07/10 | Baa Bar Group | Liverpool | Reconstruction / Refinancing | |||
| 22/07/10 | Private Group Led By Indair Management | Glossop | Private Group Led By Indair Management/ Indair | Acquisition, Insolvency |
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| 21/07/10 | Rosewood Health Care | Cheshire | Rosewood Health Care/ Fairfield Nursing Home | Acquisition | £1.7m | |
| 21/07/10 | Alfred Jones | Warrington | Reconstruction / Refinancing | £10m | Mazars Corporate Finance | |
| 21/07/10 | Fairpoint Group | Manchester | Fairpoint Group/ Moneyextra.com | Acquisition | £8m | Shore Capital & Corporate |
| 21/07/10 | Private Group led by Management | Isle of Man | Private Group led by Management/ Simcocks Pensions | Management Buy-Out | ||
| 21/07/10 | Promethean World | Blackburn | Promethean World/ SynapticMash | Acquisition | £8.5m | |
| 19/07/10 | Birds Eye Iglo Group | Feltham | Birds Eye Iglo Group/ Findus Italy | Acquisition | £699.1m | Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Nomura International, Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May |
| 19/07/10 | Yuuguu | Manchester | Via-Vox/ Yuuguu | Acquisition | ||
| 16/07/10 | Martin Yaffe International | Rochdale | Reconstruction / Refinancing | |||
| 16/07/10 | Stobart Biomass Products | Penrith | Stobart Biomass Products/ Amenity Horticultural Services | Acquisition | ||
| 15/07/10 | Dutton Carpets | Blackburn | Divestment, Insolvency |
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| 14/07/10 | Complete Move Conveyancing | Preston | My Home Move Ltd/ Complete Move Conveyancing | Acquisition | ||
| 14/07/10 | Greenko Group | Isle of Man | Greenko Group/ Hemavathi Power & Light Pvt | Acquisition, Rights Issue |
£22.57m | Arden Partners |
| 13/07/10 | ADAM Communication Systems Internationa | Stockport | Development Capital | £1.5m | ||
| 13/07/10 | B2 Group | Manchester | Development Capital | £1.1m | ||
| 12/07/10 | Morson Group | Manchester | Morson Group/ Acetech Personnel | Acquisition | £2.35m | Brewin Dolphin Securities |
| 12/07/10 | Qbase Data Services | Warrington | Qbase Data Services/ Metacarta Inc | Acquisition | ||
| 09/07/10 | 40 Spring Gardens | Manchester | Climate Change Capital / 40 Spring Gardens | Acquisition | £45m | |
| 07/07/10 | Car Transplants | Manchester | Reconstruction / Refinancing | £3m | ||
| 06/07/10 | Dailys Ltd | Cheshire | 3M Co/ Dailys Ltd | Acquisition | ||
| 06/07/10 | eXpansys Plc | Manchester | eXpansys Plc/ Data Select Network Solutions | Acquisition, Reverse Takeover |
£38m | Cenkos Securities |
| 02/07/10 | Bruntwood Estates Ltd | Manchester | Bruntwood Estates Ltd/ City House | Acquisition | ||
| 02/07/10 | Sadler Brown | Cheshire/ Newcastle | Hopper Howe Sadler/ Reid Jubb Brown | Merger | ||
| 01/07/10 | Vantis Business Recovery | London | FRP Advisory/ Certain assets of Vantis Business Recovery | Management Buy-Out | Undisclosed | |
| 01/07/10 | Genting Worldwide (UK) | Isle of Man | Genting Worldwide (UK)/ Genting International Enterprises (Singapore) Pte | Acquisition | £340m | CIMB Investment Bank, KPMG, RHB Investment Bank Bhd |
| 30/07/10 | Dunlop Heywood | Manchester | Dunlop Heywood/ EK Surveyors Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 30/07/10 | ScanTech Eiendom AS | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria | Dusavika Eiendomsinvest AS/ ScanTech Eiendom AS | Acquisition | £19.037m | EC Hambro Rabben & Partners |
| 30/07/10 | Universe Bidco | Warrington | Universe Bidco/ Scott Wilson Group | Acquisition, Flotation |
£233m | Brewin Dolphin Securities, Citigroup, DC Advisory Partners, Greenhill & Co |
| 30/07/10 | Tech Music Schools | Manchester | Private Group Led By Sovereign Capital/ Tech Music Schools | Investor Buy-Out | Undisclosed | |
| 29/07/10 | Audi Aftersales Franchise | London | HR Owen/ Audi Aftersales Franchise | Acquisition | £1.1m | |
| 29/07/10 | Funeral Services Partnership | Nottingham | Funeral Services Partnership/ GW Turner | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 29/07/10 | Vertu Motors | Newcastle | Vertu Motors/ Two Vauxhall Dealers | Acquisition, Insolvency |
£1.5m | Duane Morris LLP, Muckle LLP, Brewin Dolphin Securities |
| 28/07/10 | Electricity North West | Warrington | Electricity North West/ United Utilities Electricity Services | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 25/06/10 | Origo Partners | Isle of Man | Origo Partners/ Jinan Eco-Energy Technology Co | Minority Stake | £1.96m | |
| 24/06/10 | APG Visual Colour | Manchester | Character Mailing Services/ APG Visual Colour | Acquisition, Insolvency |
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| 24/06/10 | Getting Personal Ltd | Manchester | Development Capital | £4m | Hammonds, Pinsent Masons, Argyll Partners | |
| 24/06/10 | Hamilton Brady | Cheshire | Development Capital | |||
| 24/06/10 | Vertex Group | Victoria, Australia | Vertex Group/ PCI | Acquisition | ||
| 24/06/10 | Private Group led by Management | Chapel En Le Frith, Derbyshire | Private Group led by Management/ Simbal | Management Buy-Out | Chafes, DWF, Gorvins, | |
| 24/06/10 | MBL Group | Rotherham | MBL Group/ U-Xplore | Minority Stake | £2m | Brewin Dolphin Securities |
| 23/06/10 | Carrs Milling Industries | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Carrs Milling Industries/ AC Burn Ltd | Acquisition | £0.8m | |
| 23/06/10 | Origo Partners | Bejing | Origo Partners/ Bumbat Consolidated | Minority Stake | £0.65m | Liberum Capital |
| 23/06/10 | Britannia Radio Cars Merseyside | Liverpool | Britannia Radio Cars Merseyside/ Sapphire Radio Cars |
Acquisition | ||
| 23/06/10 | Carrs Milling Industries | Kettering | Carrs Milling Industries/ Scotmin Nutrition | Acquisition | £4.82m | |
| 22/06/10 | Dawsons Music | Warrington | Divestment | Dow Schofield Watts | ||
| 22/06/10 | Daisy Group | Hampshire | Daisy Group/ Murphx Innovative Solutions | Acquisition | £4.8m | Eversheds, Liberum Capital |
| 22/06/10 | Peel Holdings | British Columbia | Vancouver Airport Services/ Peel Holdings | Acquisition | Eversheds, Rothschild | |
| 17/06/10 |
Perspective Financial Group |
Cheshire |
Perspective Financial Group/ Wingham Wyatt Financial Advisers |
Acquisition |
Undisclosed |
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| 16/06/10 |
Strategic Systems Solutions Ltd |
Liverpool | Capgemini SA/ Strategic Systems Solutions Ltd |
Acquisition |
Undisclosed |
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| 15/06/10 |
N Brown Group |
Manchester |
N Brown Group/ Figleaves Global Trading |
Acquisition , Exit |
£11.5m |
GP Bullhound |
| 15/06/10 |
NWF Group Plc |
Cheshire |
Reconstruction / Refinancing |
£51m |
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| 15/06/10 |
NeuroSolutions Electrophysiology Services |
Warwick |
Private group/ NeuroSolutions Electrophysiology Services Business |
Management Buy-Out |
£0.515m |
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| 15/06/10 |
Quiligotti Access Flooring |
Manchester |
Divestment, Insolvency |
Undisclosed |
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| 14/06/10 |
Certain Assets Of United Utilities Plc |
Warrington |
Veolia Water UK Plc/ United Utilities Plc |
Acquisition |
£184.2m |
Slaughter and May, JP Morgan Cazenove |
11/06/10 |
Fish Administration Ltd |
Lancashire |
Private Group Led By Inflexion/ Fish Administration Ltd |
Exit, Investor Buy-Out |
£30m |
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| 11/06/10 |
Genting Bioscience Ltd |
Lancashire |
Genting Bioscience Ltd/ Synthetic Genomics Inc |
Minority Stake |
£6.54m |
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| 10/06/10 |
Daisy Group Plc |
Lancashire |
Daisy Group Plc/ Fone Logistics Ltd |
Acquisition |
£3.6m |
Liberum Capital |
| 10/06/10 |
Begbies Traynor Group Plc |
Manchester |
Begbies Traynor Group Plc/ Tomlinsons |
Acquisition |
Shore Capital & Corporate Ltd |
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| 09/06/10 |
Cashball Ltd |
Isle of Man |
NYX Interactive AB/ Cashball Ltd |
Acquisition |
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| 09/06/10 |
North West Precision Forms Ltd |
Merseyside |
Divestment, Insolvency |
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| 09/06/10 |
Aerelink Ltd |
Cheshire |
Aerelink Ltd/ Rapier Systems Ltd |
Acquisition |
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| 09/06/10 |
Morson Wynnwith Ltd |
Manchester |
Morson Wynnwith Ltd/ Wynnwith Group Ltd |
Acquisition, Insolvency, Startup |
£7.75m |
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08/06/10 |
Braemar Group Plc |
Cheshire |
Brooks Macdonald Group Plc/ Braemar Group Plc |
Acquisition, Flotation |
£4m |
Collins Stewart Europe Ltd, Zeus Capital |
| 08/06/10 |
KSK Energy Ventures Ltd |
India/ Isle of Man |
Divestment, Insolvency |
£26.5m |
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| 08/06/10 |
KSK Power Ventur Plc |
Isle of Man |
KSK Power Ventur Plc/ LB Mauritius III Ltd |
Acquisition, Insolvency |
£34.4m |
Arden Partners |
| 07/06/10 |
Touchline (UK) Ltd |
Cheshire |
Divestment, Insolvency |
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| 07/06/10 |
TruRead Ltd |
Manchester |
Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd/ TruRead Ltd |
Acquisition |
Halliwells |
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| 04/06/10 |
Manx Telecom Ltd |
Isle of Man |
Private Group led by HgCapital and CPS Partners/ Manx Telecom Ltd |
Investor Buy-Out |
£158.8m |
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| 03/06/10 |
Communicate Better Holdings Ltd |
Manchester |
Communicate Better Holdings Ltd/ Advance Computer Systems Ltd |
Acquisition |
Undisclosed |
Berg Legal, Lockett Loveday McMahon, Cowgill Holloway Corporate Finance |
| 02/06/10 |
TEG Group Plc |
Preston |
TEG Group Plc/ |
Acquisition, Rights Issue |
£6.8m |
Canaccord Genuity |
01/06/10 |
RJ Beaumont & Co Pty Ltd |
Cheshire |
Divestment |
£4.69m |
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| 01/06/10 |
Tangram Ventures Ltd |
Cheshire |
Blue Max Group Ltd/ Tangram Ventures Ltd |
Acquisition |
Undisclosed |
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| 31/05/10 |
Unilever Indonesia |
Indonsia |
Unilever Indonesia/ Sara Lee Body Care Indonesia Tbk |
Acquisition |
Undisclosed |
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| 27/05/10 | Wilmar Africa Ltd | Ghana | Wilmar Africa Ltd/ Benso Oil Palm Plantation Ltd | Aquisition | £7.8m | |
| 26/05/10 | Surgicare Ltd | Manchester | Surgicare Ltd/ Plastic Surgery Partners Ltd | Acquisition | ||
| 26/05/10 | Bglobal Plc | Blackburn | Bglobal Plc/ Utiligroup Ltd | Acquisition, Rights Issue / Other Issue |
£5.3m | |
| 24/05/10 | Biofortuna Ltd | Liverpool | Development Capital | £1.1m | ||
| 24/05/10 | Flowers Direct Ltd | Morcombe | Flying Brands Ltd/ Flowers Direct Ltd | Acquisition, Insolvency, Rights Issue / Other Issue |
£2.95m | |
| 21/05/10 | ACAL Energy Ltd | Liverpool | Development Capital | £1.5m | ||
| 20/05/10 | Brabners Stuart Corporate Finance | Liverpool | Startup | Undisclosed | ||
| 20/05/10 | Villa Hotel Ltd | Lancashire | Insolvency, Management Buy-In |
Undisclosed | DLA Piper, Napthens Solicitors | |
| 19/05/10 | Conduco Plc | Manchester | Divestment | Undisclosed | ||
| 19/05/10 | Manx Financial Group Plc | Isle of Man | Acquisition | Undisclosed | ||
| 18/05/10 | TravelJigsaw Ltd | Manchester | Priceline.com Inc/ TravelJigsaw Ltd | Acquisition, Exit |
Undisclosed | Travers Smith, KPMG |
| 18/05/10 | Warrington Call Centre | Warrington | Telecom Service Centres Ltd/ Warrington Call Centre | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 17/05/10 | Certain Assets Of Comptons Ltd | Cumbria | Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd/ Certain Assets Of Comptons Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 17/05/10 | Midas IT Solutions Ltd | Manchester | Esteem Systems Ltd/ Midas IT Solutions Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | Cobbetts |
| 17/05/10 | Chess Ltd | Cheshire | Chess Ltd/ NPC Telecom Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 14/05/10 | Game Xchange (UK) Ltd |
Bolton | GameXchange Online Ltd/ Game Xchange (UK) Ltd | Insolvency, Management Buy-Out |
Undisclosed |
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| 13/05/10 | GH Sheldon Wholesale Bakers Ltd |
Manchester |
Reconstruction / Refinancing |
£2m |
Co-operative Bank | |
| 13/05/10 |
Rotrak Ltd |
Leyland |
Startup |
Undisclosed |
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| 12/05/10 |
Bioxydyn Ltd |
Manchester |
Development Capital |
Undisclosed |
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| 12/05/10 |
G & H Web Offset Ltd |
Manchester |
Divestment, Insolvency |
Undisclosed |
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| 12/05/10 |
Manchester Evening News Arena |
Manchester |
Development Securities Plc/ Manchester Evening News Arena | Acquisition |
£62.2m |
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| 12/05/10 |
Martins Food Ltd |
Manchester |
Martins Food Ltd/ Mellors Ltd |
Acquisition, Insolvency |
Undisclosed |
DTE |
| 11/05/10 |
Bowdon Investments Group Plc |
Manchester |
Bowdon Investments Group Plc/Wordsworth Holdings Plc |
Aquisition |
Undisclosed |
Deloitte |
| 11/05/10 |
J Mills (Contractors) Ltd |
Manchester |
Private Group led by Paul Noall and Gary Solomon, England/ J Mills (Contractors) Ltd | Management Buy-In / Buy-Out |
Undisclosed |
Brabners Chaffe Street, Cobbetts, Dootsons, BTG McInnes Corporate Finance, Baker Tilly |
| 10/05/10 | Hobs Reprographics Plc |
Liverpool |
Hobs Reprographics Plc/ AM Reprographics |
Aquisition |
Undisclosed |
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| 07/05/10 | Vergo Retail Ltd |
Liverpool |
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Divestment, Insolvency |
MCR |
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| 07/05/10 | Bibby Distribution Ltd | Liverpool | Bibby Distribution Ltd/ Taygroup Ltd | Aquisition | ||
| 06/05/10 | Manchester Cables Ltd | Manchester | Manchester Cables Ltd/ ANPEQ GmbH | Aquisition | ||
| 06/05/10 | Manchester Cables Ltd | Manchester | Manchester Cables Ltd/ Catway AB | Aquisition | ||
| 04/05/10 | Rigby & Co Ltd | Cheshire | Rigby & Co Ltd/ Dixon Keogh | Merger | Undisclosed | |
| 04/05/10 | WAN Services Ltd | Linclonshire | GCI Telecom Group Ltd/ WAN Services Ltd | Aquisition | £4.887m | |
| 30/04/10 | Climate Exchange PLC | Isle of Man | Intercontinental Exchange INC/ Climate Exchange PLC | Aquisition | £395m | Shearman and Stearling, Morgan Stanley |
| 30/04/10 | Fircroft Engineering Services Ltd | Greater Manchester | Fircroft Engineering Services Ltd/ Barclays | Reconstruction / Refinancing | £46m | |
| 29/04/10 | TAG Ltd | Lancashire | Capital Saftey Group/ TAG Ltd | Aquisition | Undisclosed | Stephensons, CLB Coopers Corporate Finance |
| 28/04/10 | Engenda Ltd | Liverpool | Engenda Ltd/ Lectec Services Ltd | Management Buy-in | Undisclosed | HSBC, Baker Tilly, Halliwells |
| 28/04/10 | Manchester & London Investment Trust Plc | Manchester | Stakeholders Momentum Investment Trust Plc/ Manchester & London Investment Trust Plc | Acquisition, Rights Issue / Other Issue |
Undisclosed | Fairfax IS, Libertas Capital Corporate Finance |
| 27/04/10 | UK Transport and Distribution Business of JA Leach Transport Ltd | Rochdale | DACHSER GmbH & Co KG/ UK Transport and Distribution Business of JA Leach Transport Ltd | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 26/04/10 | Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Ltd | Liverpool | Private Group Led By Kenneth Huang/ Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Ltd | Aquisition | Undisclosed | Barclays Capital |
| 23/04/10 | Crest Recruitment Services Ltd | Manchester | Oltec Group Holding Ltd/ Crest Recruitment Services Ltd | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 23/04/10 | B&M Retail Ltd | Blackpool | B&M Retail Ltd/ Lloyds Banking | Reconstruction / Refinancing | £10.85m | |
| 23/04/10 | London Mining Plc | London | London Mining Plc/ Ferrous Resources Ltd | Divestment | £48.15m | Liberium Capital |
| 23/04/10 | NCC Group Plc | Manchester | NCC Group Plc/ SDLC Solutions Ltd | Aquisition | £7.75m | |
| 22/04/10 | Key Business Solutions Ltd | Manchester | Wesleyan Assurance Society/ Key Business Solutions Ltd | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 21/04/10 | Ensign Energy Ltd | Burnley | Ensign Energy Ltd/ West Coast Energy Ltd | Startup | Undisclosed | |
| 20/04/10 | GB Oils Ltd | Cheshire | Brogan Oils/ GB Oils Ltd | Divestment | Undisclosed | |
| 19/04/10 | Daisy Group Plc | Lancashire | Daisy Group | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 19/04/10 | Bibby Offshore Ltd | Liverpool | Bibby Offshore Ltd/ Standard Chartered Bank | Reconstruction / Refinancing | £34 | |
| 19/04/10 | Funding Corporation Ltd | Chester | Funding Corporation Ltd/ Barclays Capital | Reconstruction / Refinancing | Undisclosed | |
| 16/04/10 | Kop Football Ltd | Liverpool | Divestment | Barclays Capital | ||
| 15/04/10 | Seals Ltd | Blackburn | IDEX Corp/Seals Ltd | Aquisition | £35m | |
| 15/04/10 | The Hut Group | Northwich, Cheshire | Development Capital | £14m | ||
| 14/04/10 | Moore and Smalley LLP | Lancashire | Moore and Smalley LLP/Dean Burrows Stevenson | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 14/04/10 | Furnace Construction Co Ltd | Cheshire | Matthews International Corps/Furnace Construction Co | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 14/04/10 | A Trains and Sons | Manchester | Private group/A Trains and Sons | Insolvency/Management Buy out | Undisclosed | Mazars |
| 14/04/10 | Bruce Craig with Private group | Bath | Private Group/ Bath Rugby PLC | Management Buy in | Undisclosed | |
| 13/04/10 | Hillserve Ltd | Stockport | Hillserve Ltd/Centrica PLC | Acquisition | £5m | |
| 13/04/10 | Montpelier Ltd | Manchester | Montpelier Ltd/Auerbach Hope | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 13/04/10 | Jigsaw Healthcare Ltd | Northwich, Cheshire | Jigsaw Healthcare/Chase Templeton Group | Acquisition | ||
| 12/04/10 | Fresh T Ltd | Merseyside | Development Capital | £600,000 | YFM | |
| 12/04/10 | Stockport County Association Football Club | Stockport | 2015 Consortium/ Stockport County Association Football Club | Management Buy In | Undisclosed | Leonard Curtis |
| 12/04/10 | LVS-MAS Holdings Ltd | Chorley | Directors/LVS-MAS Holdings Ltd | Management Buy Out | Undisclosed | Lloyds Banking group |
09/04/10 |
Mooch Art Ltd | Manchester | Mooch Art Ltd/H Blyth & Co Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 08/04/10 | Lanes Assistance Services Ltd | Salford | Gresham LLP/Lanes Assistance Services Ltd | Investor Buy-Out | £12.3m | |
| 07/04/10 | STM Group Plc | Isle of Man | STM Group Plc/Zenith Trust Co Ltd | Acquisition | £5.1m | |
| 07/04/10 | Paycorp Payment Solutions Pty Ltd | Stockport, Cheshire | PCO Corp Pty Ltd/Paycorp Payment Solutions Pty Ltd | Acquisition | £272,700 | |
| 07/04/10 | Watkin Jones Group Ltd | Wales | Gatehouse Bank Plc/Watkin Jones Group Ltd | Acquisition | £29.2m | |
| 06/04/10 | HL Interactive LLP | Manchester | HL Interactive LLP/Collings Solicitors | Merger | Undisclosed | |
| 31/03/10 | PfL Ltd |
Liverpool, Merseyside | Insolvency | MCR | ||
| 31/03/10 | LVS Power Ltd | Douglas, Isle of Man | Greenko Group Plc/ LVS Power Ltd | Acquisition | undisclosed | |
| 30/03/10 | Power Tech-nology Solutions Ltd |
Stockport | Crompton Greaves Ltd/Power Technology Solutions Ltd |
Acquisition | £30m | |
| 30/03/10 | AMEC Plc |
Knutsford Cheshire | AMEC Plc/ Entec Holdings Ltd |
Acquisition Exit |
£61.2m | |
| 29/03/10 | Dental Buying Company Ltd |
Winsford Cheshire | Dental Buying Company Ltd |
MBO | Undisclosed | |
| 26/03/10 | Stake- holders Momentum Investment Trust Plc |
Manchester | Manchester & London Investment Trust Plc/Stakeholders Momentum Investment Trust Plc |
Acquisition | Libertas Capital Corporate Finance | |
| 26/03/10 | Ener-G Holdings Plc |
Salford, Lancashire | Ener-G Holdings Plc/MGM Engineering & Contracting Srl |
Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 25/03/10 | Perspective Financial Group Ltd |
Wilmslow | Perspective Financial Group Ltd/Chessman & Partners |
Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 24/03/10 | Intellinet Group Ltd |
Lancashire | Ceridian Corp/ Intellinet Group Ltd |
Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 23/03/10 | Gabriel Ash Ltd |
Cheshire | Juliana AS/Gabriel Ash Ltd |
Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 22/03/10 | Japinda Group Ltd |
Oldham | Ultimate Products Ltd, Oldham/ Japinda Group Ltd |
Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 22/03/10 | The Acresfield |
Manchester | Schroder Exempt Property Unit Trust/ The Acresfield |
Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 19/03/10 | D&S Engineering Ltd |
Accrington | T Clarke Plc, London/D&S Engineering Ltd, Accrington, Lancashire |
Acquisition | £10.6m | |
| 19/03/2010 | NCC Group Plc |
Manchester | NCC Group Plc /Meridian Services International Ltd |
Acquisition | £1.1m | |
| 16/03/2010 | Sports Direct International Plc | Wigan, Lancashire | Sports Direct International Plc/31 stores from JJB Sports Plc |
Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 16/03/2010 | VTC TPE Group | Manchester | Hexpol AB/VTC TPE Group | Acquisition | £31.66m | |
| 15/03/2010 | McCann Manchester Ltd | Macclesfield, Cheshire | McCann Manchester Ltd/Blue Banana Agency Ltd | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 15/03/2010 | Threesixty Support LLP, Threesixty Services LLP and Threesixty IFA LLP | Cheshire | Standard Life Plc/Threesixty Support LLP, Threesixty Services LLP and Threesixty IFA LLP | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 12/03/2010 | HMV Music Ltd | Manchester | The British Steel Pension Fund/90-100 Market Street (commercial property) | Acquisition | £18.91m | |
| 11/03/2010 | Holroyd Precision Ltd | Rochdale | Chongqing Machinery & Electric Co Ltd/Holroyd Precision Ltd | Acquisition | £20m | |
| 08/03/2010 | St Georges Shopping Centre | Preston | Aviva Investors Property Trust, London/St Georges Shopping Centre | Aquisition | £87m | |
| 08/03/10 | K3 Business Technology Group Plc | Manchester | K3 Business Technology Group Plc/Pebblestone Fashion International BV | Acquisition | £1.26m | |
| 05/03/10 | Polartech Ltd | Trafford Park, Manchester | /Polartech Ltd, Trafford Park, Manchester | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 04/03/10 | Stockport County Association Football Club Ltd, | Cheshire | administrators, Leonard Curtis | Acquisition, Insolvency |
Undisclosed | |
| 03/03/2010 | Assura Medical Ltd | Warrington Cheshire | Virgin Healthcare Holdings Ltd/75.1% majority stake in Assura Medical Ltd, Warrington, Cheshire |
Acquisition, Rights Issue / Other Issue |
£4m | |
| 02/03/2010 | K3 Business Technology Group Plc | Manchester | K3 Business Technology Group Plc/DigiMIS Ltd, Linlithgow, Scotland, |
Acquisition | £0.803m | |
| 02/03/2010 | Red Knights Consortium Ltd | Manchester | Manchester United Ltd, Manchester, England, operator of a professional football team and related facilities, from Red Football Ltd |
Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 02/03/2010 | Mortgages Pensions & Investments Ltd, Wigan | Wigan | Buckles Holdings Ltd/Mortgages Pensions & Investments Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 01/03/2010 | Metalbuild Ltd, Liverpool | Liverpool | A unit of Bowdon Investments Group Plc | Divestment, Insolvency |
Undisclosed | KPMG |
| 01/03/2010 | Avanti Environmental Holdings Ltd | Merseyside | SRCL Ltd/Avanti Environmental Holdings Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 01/03/2010 | Farfield Group Ltd, Crewe | Crewe, Cheshire | BiolinScientific AB, Vastra Frolunda/ Farfield Group Ltd | Acquisition | £1.3m | |
| 01/03/2010 | Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Ltd, London | St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands | Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Ltd, London//Widnes Distribution Centre from Stobart Group Ltd |
Acquisition | £61m | |
| 26/02/2010 | Bobby Jones Lifestyle Ltd, Preston | Preston, Lancashire, | Bobby Jones Lifestyle Ltd/ Woodford Global Plc, England | Divestment, Insolvency |
Undisclosed | |
| 26/02/2010 | Advanced Medical Solutions Group Plc, Winsford, Cheshire | Cheshire | Consort Medical Plc |
Acquisition | £2.927m | |
| 25/02/2010 | Modus Properties Ltd, Manchester | Manchester | Scarborough Development Group Ltd, Scarborough/ Modus Properties Ltd |
Acquisition, Insolvency |
£37m | |
| 22/02/2010 | Pangea DiamondFields Plc, | Isle of Man | International Gold Exploration IGE AB, Stockholm, Sweden/Pangea DiamondFields Plc |
Aquisition | £47.6m | |
| 11/02/2010 | Robotic Technology Systems Plc | Manchester | Robotic Technology Systems Plc/ Hatch Science LLC USA |
Acquisition | £0.325m | |
| 10/02/2010 | Howarth Maitland Solicitors | Bury, Lancashire | Butcher and Barlow LLP/Howarth Maitland Solicitors | Merger | Undisclosed | |
| 09/02/2010 | GMG Regional Media (Holdings) Ltd, England | Manchester | Trinity Mirror Plc, England/GMG Regional Media (Holdings) Ltd, Manchester, | Acquisition | £71.494m | |
| 08/02/2010 | Managed Communications Ltd | Nottinghamshire | Daisy Group Plc/Managed Communications Ltd | Acquisition | £4.65m was paid on completion with a further amount currently estimated at GB£1.66m to be paid after 6 months | |
| 04/02/2010 | Byofresh Ltd | Cheshire | Byotrol Plc/Byofresh Ltd |
Acquisition, Rights Issue / Other Issue |
£1.75m | |
| 04/02/2010 | Lindley Pate (Gisburn) Ltd | Clitheroe, Lancashire | Guy Machinery Ltd/Lindley Pate (Gisburn) Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 03/02/2010 | Aghoco 1000 Ltd | Manchester | Phoenix IT Group Plc/ Aghoco 1000 Ltd |
Acquisition | £1.8m in cash | |
| 02/02/2010 | Cheshire Recycling Ltd | Cheshire | Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co/Cheshire Recycling Ltd |
Acquisition, Insolvency |
Undisclosed | |
| 01/02/2010 | Barry & Wilkinson (Tyres) Ltd | Bolton | Micheldever Tyre Services Ltd/Barry & Wilkinson (Tyres) Ltd |
Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 01/02/2010 | Four Seasons Home Care | Burnley Lancashire | Carewatch Care Services Ltd/Four Seasons Home Care Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 30/01/2010 | Redwood Press Ltd | Liverpool | Call Print Group Ltd,/Redwood Press Ltd | Acquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 27/01/2010 | Sportech PLC | Liverpool | Sportech/ Scientific games racing LLC |
Aquisition | ||
| 27/01/2010 | Stirling Group Ltd | Altrincham Cheshire | Stirling Group Ltd | Divestment/ Insolvency |
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| 25/01/2010 | Portfolio of Quelle Operations | Liverpool, Merseyside | Halen's AB/Portfolio of Quelle Operations |
Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 22/01/2010 | Fender Care Marine Solutions | Furness, Cumbria | James Fisher and Sons/Australian Commercial Marine Pty Ltd |
Aquisition | £3m | |
| 22/01/2010 | Benjamin Shaw Soft Drinks | Cheshire | Nichols PLC/Benjamin Shaw Soft Drinks on Draught | Aquisition | ||
| 21/01/2010 | Green Car Guide Ltd | Helsby Cheshire | Risk Group PLC/Green Car Guide Ltd | Aquisition | ||
| 21/01/2010 | Holbeck Gyll Country House Hotel | Windermere | Steven Leahy/Holbeck Gyll Country House Hotel | Aquisition | Undisclosed | Co Operative Bank |
| 18/01/2010 | Unilever | Wirrel | Hormel Foods Corp/Shedds Country Crock of Unilever | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 15/01/2010 | Affinity Healthcare Ltd | Cheshire | Priory Healthcare Ltd/Affinity Healthcare | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 15/01/2010 | Sportech/Playwin Joint Venture | Liverpool | Merger | Investment of £2m | ||
| 13/01/2010 | Broadcasting Place, Leeds | Merseyside | Aviva PLC/ Broadcasting Place |
Aquisition | £37.65m | |
| 12/01/2010 | Car-Comm Aid | Staffordshire | Fast Line Bodies/Car-Comm Aid Ltd | Aquistition | Undisclosed | |
| 12/01/2010 | Latitude Digital Marketing | Warrington | - | Aquisition, Insolvency |
Undisclosed | |
| 11/01/2010 | Future Lifestyle, Shepton | Wilmslow, Cheshire | Perspective Financial Group Ltd/ Future Lifestyle | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 11/01/2010 | Legal and Recievables Ltd | Blackburn | Winterhill Group PLC/Legal and Recievables Ltd | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 07/01/2010 | White Building Services, England | Merseyside | - | Divestment, Insolvency | Undisclosed | |
| 06/01/2010 | Home Delivery Network | Liverpool | Home Delivery Network/DHL Domestic | Aquisition | Undisclosed | |
| 05/01/2010 | Adactus Housing Association | Leigh, Lancashire | Adactus Housing Association Ltd/480 Homes in Sefton and Ellesmere Port | Aquisition | Undisclosed | Brabneers Chaffe Street |
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