High pressure deal for Crowe Clark Whitehill

OLDBURY-based accountancy firm Crowe Clark Whitehill has advised Gloucestershire high pressure filter manufacturer L.B. Bentley on its sale to Severn Glocon Group.

Founded in the early 1970s by Lewis Bentley, the family-owned business is based at a 45,000 sq ft site in Stroud. It specialises in the design and manufacture of small bore subsea valves, high pressure filters and desiccant dryers to a range of clients around the world, including the Ministry of Defence.

The company is currently run by Lewis’s son Bernard Bentley.

Under the terms of the sale – for an undisclosed sum -Severn Glocon, which has an operation in Gloucester, has taken a controlling interest in Bentley. Bernard Bentley will remain with the company for a minimum of two years.

Andy Kay, corporate finance director in Crowe Clark Whitehill’s Midlands office, said: “Crowe Clark Whitehill is delighted to have been able to advise the L.B. Bentley shareholders on a transaction that enables them not only to realise the value of their investment and hard work over the years, but also to look forward to an even brighter future for the business and its employees as part of a much larger group.”