Cattaneo exits Mangar investment

Mangar Health exit to Winncare of France

Mangar Health, which designs, manufactures and supplies inflatable bathing and lifting devices to protect carers from injury and promote independence for people with limited mobility, has been sold to Winncare Group, a leading French medical device company. With a global reach into America, Canada and Australia, Mangar Health offers a wide international distribution network and…

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Martin Audio MBO

LDC backs MBO of Martin Audio with £12m investment

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout (MBO) of Martin Audio, the designer and manufacturer of premium high-performance loudspeaker systems, from global audio specialist Loud Audio. As part of the deal, LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested £12m for a significant stake in the company, alongside its…

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Yotta Surveying Cattaneo Corporate

Sale of Yotta Surveying to Ginger Group of France

Cattaneo, the Birmingham-based corporate finance advisory business, has advised Oxford Metrics plc (LSE: OMG), on the sale of Leamington Spa-based Yotta Surveying to Ginger Group of France. Yotta Surveying provides highways surveying services to government agencies, local government and major infrastructure contractors. The business will immediately trade as Ginger Lehmann in the UK but will…

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Precision Micro MBO

LDC backs £22.5m MBO of Precision Micro

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the £22.5m management buyout (MBO) of Precision Micro Limited, Europe’s market-leading photo-chemical etching company, from global aerospace, defence and energy group Meggitt PLC. As part of the deal, LDC has invested £13m of equity for a significant stake in the company, supporting a management team led by current…

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BLE Lighting & Power sold by Lowe & Fletcher to the Red Arrow Trading group

Sale of BLE Lighting & Power by Lowe & Fletcher

Cattaneo, the Birmingham-based corporate finance advisory business, has advised historical Midlands lock manufacturer, Lowe & Fletcher, on the sale of BLE Lighting & Power to the Red Arrow Trading group. Bridgnorth-headquartered Lowe & Fletcher, a fifth generation family business established in 1889, has sold BLE Lighting & Power to the Red Arrow Trading group, for…

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Matt Jones joins Cattaneo Corporate Finance Solutions

Cattaneo strengthens team with new appointment

Corporate finance advisory firm Cattaneo Corporate Finance Solutions has recruited Matthew Jones from KPMG. Matthew Jones has joined Birmingham-based Cattaneo as a Corporate Finance Executive. He recently qualified as a Chartered Accountant with big four firm KPMG where he gained experience working with clients in the manufacturing, automotive and financial sectors. Matt is a member of…

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Sale of Dartex to Trelleborg

Sale of Dartex Holdings to Trelleborg AB

Birmingham based advisers, Cattaneo, have advised on the cross border sale of Dartex, which has operations in the UK and the US, to Swedish headquartered Trelleborg. Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Coated Systems, acquired Dartex Holdings Limited. Dartex has its head office and a production facility in Long Eaton, England. It has another…

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Recap on an eventful 2017 and prospects for 2018

Last year was certainly an eventful one.  What were the key political and economic factors behind dealmaking in 2017 and what are the prospects for 2018?     Politics were more interesting than expected Politically there was plenty to consider, with the triggering of Article 50, the Chancellor back tracking sharply on his budget plan to…

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