Cattaneo has acted as financial adviser to the management team in their acquisition via an MBO of AIM-listed SWP Group Plc. SWP designs, manufactures and installs a range of industrial engineered products and systems, serving international markets in the oil, gas & petrochemical, construction and water utilities sectors. The group operates through subsidiaries ULVA and…
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Reinforcing its commitment to the network membership, Palletforce has continued its run of investments with the strategic acquisition of QTR Transport. The move is in line with Palletforce’s desire to have the best possible network member for every UK postcode and the move will help support and complement the company’s existing membership in the region. Earlier…
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Fast-growth Birmingham utilities payments company Glide has been acquired by a group specialising in broadband, TV and telephony services for the student and landlord market. Glide, which makes sharing bills simple for tenants and property businesses, delivering one monthly bill for all utilities and services, will become part of CableCom. The Somerset-based group serves more…
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Cattaneo LLP has advised shareholders Paul and Sandra Byrne on the sale of Archive 2000 to Dublin based Offsite Archive Storage and Integrated Services (Ireland) Limited (“OASIS”). Birmingham-based Archive 2000 offers off-site document storage and retrieval services to local and national clients. In addition to storage facilities, it offers other archival services such as box…
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Cattaneo LLP has advised on the recommended cash offer by the Avidity Employee Ownership Trustee Limited for Avidity IP Group PLC. The offer sees the employee trust gaining majority ownership of Avidity for the benefit of its employees. Headquartered in the Midlands, Avidity IP is a firm of European Patent and Trade Mark attorneys with…
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The sale, recommended by the Palletforce Board, has become effective under a Companies Act scheme of arrangement. The Palletforce executive management have invested in Forcefield Bidco alongside EmergeVest. EmergeVest is a Hong Kong based investment management business with over $300m under management. It already has interests in the UK logistics and transport sector with a…
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In Autumn 2014, the Alumasc Board announced that the focus of the Group’s future strategic development would be to accelerate the growth of its market‐leading Building Products activities and, as a consequence, it was seeking a buyer for APC, the larger of the Group’s two Engineering Products businesses. Alumasc is pleased to announce that it…
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Cattaneo LLP, the Birmingham based corporate finance adviser, has advised on the sale of VioVet, one of the UK’s leading online pet supply retailers, to PetHealth inc of Ontario, Canada for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Luton, VioVet has grown rapidly since it was founded by Luke Cousins in 2008 when he was 16. The…
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Cattaneo advises on second cross border takeover in a week. The Birmingham based corporate finance advisor, has started 2015 by advising on two UK Takeover Code offers in a week. Advising Hertfordshire headquartered SDI Group which is being taken over by Luxembourg based Dematic Group S.A.R.L in a deal which values SDI at £23m. SDI Group…
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Cattaneo LLP, the Birmingham based corporate finance advisor, has started 2015 by advising Riverview Rubber Estates Berhad in Malaysia on its takeover offer for the Narborough Plantations PLC. Riverview is a plantation company with a 75 year history and is listed on the main market of the Bursa Malaysia. Riverview’s main operations comprise four wholly-owned…
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