Professionals: Luxury food company appointment tastes good for accountancy firm; Law firm oversees takeover of £26m turnover IT firm by US giant

ACCOUNTANCY firm Garbutt + Elliott has been appointed by The London Deli Co. to manage its finances and tax position.

The London Deli Co., which sells a range of products including luxurious biscuits, crisps, conserves and confections, selected Garbutt + Elliott to assist with financial matters such as corporation tax and business advice to help grow the company.

Heading up the account Hilary Dyson, business services manager at Garbutt + Elliott, said: “We’re delighted to be working even closer with Craig Benton and his team. The account will consist of a team of six people with expertise from book keeping, accounts and tax teams, and I’m sure that we’ll be able to effectively support The London Deli Co. in its future endeavours.”

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GARBUTT + ELLIOTT has also announced it has teamed up again with York-based property specialists The Helmsley Group.

The companies originally joined forces back in the early 1980s, when they were both involved in the setting up of the pensions and investment company London York Fund Managers.

Jeremy Oliver, partner with Garbutt & Elliott’s property services team, said: “We are absolutely delighted that the Helmsley Group has chosen us as their new accountants and advisors.

“While many accountancy firms outsource complex property work, our team of in-house property tax and capital allowances specialists are able to offer the service alongside other compliance work. This one-stop shop is proving increasingly attractive to property owners, occupiers, developers and investors.”

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LEEDS-based law firm Blacks Solicitors has advised Comms-care, a Cheshire-based provider of outsourced IT services, on its acquisition by a US technology distributor.

Ingram Micro, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is ranked 62nd in the Fortune 500 list of the United States’ biggest companies, has paid an undisclosed sum for Comms-care, which has its headquarters in Northwich.

David Paterson and Alex Hall, of Blacks provided legal advice throughout the acquisition.

Mr Paterson, a corporate and commercial partner at Blacks, said: “I am delighted to have worked with Comms-care and owners of Comms-care for the last 12 years, providing them with legal support from start-up to this shareholder exit.  

“We are very proud to have worked with chairman Peter Lloyd, managing director Ben Davies and technical director Darren Briscoe and even more so of their achievements with the business.

“We’re sure Comms-care, as part of the Ingram Micro Group, will continue to go from strength to strength.”

Comms-care’s major shareholders, Peter Lloyd, Ben Davies and Darren Briscoe – bought the business in 2010 in a management buyout.

Ingram Micro, which has its headquarters in Irvine, California, has 27,000 employees and operates 122 distribution centres worldwide, with customers in 160 countries.