Deals
Recent deals
Sales, buyouts and investments in UK private businesses, newest first.
Lync Wealth Management acquires family-run financial planner Scott Financial and Latham Consultancy
Wigan accountancy firm Fairhurst, with a history of more than 80 years, joins Affinia
Bugler brothers sell £125m Hertfordshire housing contractor to its employees
East Midlands engineering consultancy BSP Consulting hands ownership to its 50 employees
Leeds tech recruiter SPG Resourcing completes management buyout, targeting £11m turnover
Loughborough’s Charnwood Accountants joins private equity-backed Nuvo Group
Naylor Accountancy Services expands north with Leeds firm Profit Genie Group
Gloucestershire drilling group ADP buys Manchester rival Geotron to create a national business
NRL Group acquires Runcorn rail training specialists Akona
Family-run Hailsham waste firm Haulaway joins EverGrowth Group
North East engineering specialist PBU sold to Renew Holdings for up to £50m Buyer: Excalon Holdings, part of AIM-listed Renew Holdings
Welsh housebuilder Edenstone becomes 100% employee-owned
Family-owned gritter maker Econ Engineering sold to US group Alamo for £120m
Founders of Gateshead marine engineering firm Southbay sell to Orange UK Holdings after 25 years
North Yorkshire fire protection firm Richmond Fire Engineers acquired by Alpine Group
Vadella strengthens compliance platform with acquisition of HEY Service Group
Atomos strengthens financial planning footprint with acquisition of MWA Financial
Dubai-based Cambridge Health Group buys specialist care home operator Cornerstone Healthcare for up to £76m
Ecology Group acquires river and floodplain consultancy Dynamic Rivers
EQT advances £9.5 billion public takeover approach for quality assurance giant Intertek
H.I.G.-backed andwis accelerates UK expansion with acquisition of Senseco Systems
Hull port services specialist Global Shipping Services acquired by ABP
Ipsum Group acquires Midlands-based Draintech Services
JAB Insurance completes acquisition of Utmost Life and Pensions
London tech recruitment firm Signify Technology sold to US-based eTeam
Nineteen Group expands industrial portfolio with acquisition of Blueprint Event Company
Ranger Fire and Security expands South West presence with acquisition of Partnership Fire and Security
Renew Holdings expands engineering footprint with acquisition of Porter Brothers
Uniwater expands UK presence with acquisition of Mansfield-based Hy-Ram Engineering
Wateralia expands international footprint with acquisition of valve specialist CSA
ECI-backed Shaw Gibbs expands specialist reach with acquisition of WhiteHart
Entertainment PR agency Premier moves to employee ownership as founders hand over
FRP Advisory supports sale of specialist consultancy INFRACO to Sequana
London events business Kisaco Research acquired by US-based Forge
Marlowe fire and security division expands footprint with strategic regional bolt-on
Bognor Regis nursing home sold after 51 years of family ownership
London managed IT provider Wanstor sold to Dutch group Previder
German coatings specialist Remmers completes acquisition of historic UK wood-finishes brand Rustins Group
Anglesey boutique hotel and restaurant Sandy Mount House moves to employee ownership
The Rebellion Beer Company moves to employee ownership
Accel-KKR advances recommended cash acquisition for software firm Eleco
Liverpool engineering consultancy Sutcliffe acquired by buy-and-build group Venn
DJH completes its largest deal yet, buying Surrey accountancy firm TWP
Inflexion-backed Ranger Fire and Security expands footprint with acquisition of D&G Security Systems
Six-generation family drinks wholesaler Tate-Smith sold to Deckers Hospitality Group
Inflexion-backed Ranger Fire and Security buys Worcestershire’s D&G Security Systems
Palatine-backed FourNet buys Glasgow customer experience specialist SVL Business Solutions
Palatine Private Equity takes a stake in Manchester sports law firm Centrefield
Vortex Companies bolsters UK trenchless infrastructure footprint with new acquisition
BT Group secures massive wholesale scale with acquisition of TalkTalk and PlatformX
Lync Wealth Management expands Northern Ireland reach with dual advisory acquisitions