More than 30 years ago, Arlene Caddow and Jane Meaney had a vision of a healthy, natural environment where children could play, learn and grow. Today they run three successful and popular day nurseries, Westview and Shambles in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,…
PKF has advised Bloom & Wild on its first acquisition, a high-profile deal which quadruples the size of the UK’s leading online flower and gifting platform’s European footprint. Bloom & Wild has acquired Netherlands-based competitor Bloomon for an undisclosed sum,…
Like the Sex Pistol’s gig in Penzance all those years ago I can see today’s Conversation over Coffee will be an event which people will claim to have attended even when they did not, such was the buzz around the event.…
Wowzers, my latest ‘Current funding opportunities’ email from Innovate UK received earlier this week, had 15 themed competitions and reference to the ‘open’ (i.e. non themed) Smart Grants competition. Below I summarise the details of a few of the competitions…
PKF Francis Clark has advised eXmoor pharma, the Bristol-based cell and gene therapy (CGT) services experts, on an initial investment of £12m ($17m) from specialist healthcare investment firm MVM Partners, to enable their ambitious expansion plans. The investment will create a new…
PKF Francis Clark has advised Fortus Group Holdings, a leading B2B security distributor in the UK and Ireland, on its acquisition of Enterprise Security Distribution. Enterprise is a supplier of security products to installers, with nine locations in Sheffield, Birmingham,…
PKF Francis Clark has reported an ongoing surge in transactions, with 22 deals completing in the past week alone – and more still in the pipeline. The firm has advised on 12 acquisitions, two management buy-outs and six company sales…
As announced in today’s Budget we have a 'new loan scheme to support access to finance for UK business as they grow and recover from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic'; named The Recovery Loan Scheme. The government guarantees 80%…
AIM-listed Marlowe Plc has acquired wastewater treatment and compliance services provider WPL Limited for an enterprise value of £10 million. With headquarters in Waterlooville, Hampshire, WPL was founded in 1991 and specialises in the custom design, manufacture and on-site delivery…
PKF Francis Clark has advised on a deal which creates one of the largest independently owned producers of pasties in the UK. Our corporate finance team was pleased to support Prima Bakeries’ acquisition of Cornish Premier Pasties by carrying out…
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