Acquisitions and disposals
Client name: A & B High Group
Sector: Printing
Deal details: Acquisition of Maidenhead based, Label-form
Our role: We provided financial structuring and tax advice
Client name: Abbey Value Bakery
Sector: Food
Deal details: Sale to Averda, an Israel based business
Our role: We led the sale negotiations
Client name: Autism Solutions
Sector: Healthcare
Deal details: Sale of Autism Solutions, a private provider of innovative support solutions for individuals with autism and similar complex needs, to Lifeways Community Care, a leading provider of supported living
Our role: We advised on the sales process, providing financial, taxation and structuring advice. Lifeways is backed by August Equity, the independent private equity firm
Client name: Bandvulc Group
Sector: Distribution
Deal details: Acquisition of Tyre Maintenance Ltd, a NE UK based distribution company, expanding its activities through vertical integration
Our role: We acted as negotiators on this sale, ensuring the eventual deal was suitably structured
Client name: Beco Solar
Sector: Energy/Renewables/Recycling
Deal details: Sale to Kier. Beco will become the delivery arm of Kier Group's newly formed business unit, Kier Energy Innovations (KEI) and will strategically position Kier to respond to the government's drive to substantially reduce CO2 in the next decade and beyond. Beco managing director Nigel Brunton-Reed joins the board of KEI
Our role: We provided tax advice to the vendors
Client name: Bovey Castle
Sector: Hotels/Leisure/Tourism
Deal details: £26.4million sale of Bovey Castle hotel and golf resort in Dartmoor National Park, Devon by international entrepreneur Peter De Savary
Our role: We advised the vendor on tax on this high profile sale
Client name: Bray Leino Group
Sector: Media
Deal details: MBO of Bray Leino group from US Equity group owners, with simultaneous acquisition of Zoo Group
Our role: We acted as lead adviser to MBO team, sourcing finance and leading negotiations, addressing structuring and tax matters
Client name: Bray Leino Group
Sector: Media
Deal details: Sale of media group to Mission Marketing, as the main part of that group's AIM admission in £24m deal
Our role: We acted as lead adviser to vendor, with deal completed less than one year after MBO
Client name: BroadSkill
Sector: Training/Education
Deal details: Sale of BroadSkill (a training company) to Bray Leino, an AIM listed media/training group
Our role: We acted as deal maker, sourcing the acquirer and playing a key part in financial negotiations as well as tax advice on the final deal
Date: February 2011
Deal type: Other deal
Company Name: Carbonarius Limited
Sector: Energy/Renewables/Recycling
Details of deal: Carbonarius Limited is a £15m energy-from-waste plant which uses wood to produce electricity and heat for businesses. The joint venture brings together a national Plc, and Plymouth’s Una Group of companies, partnered with an international manufacturer
Our role: Bob Meier assisted in the financial, legal and tax negotiations and structuring to form this joint venture.
