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Total Capital-backed GRITIT acquires NMC Group

Total Capital Partners portfolio company GRITIT has completed the acquisition of Doncaster-based surfacing, engineering and external environment maintenance business NMC Group Ltd.

NorthEdge invests in Lights4fun

Private equity firm NorthEdge has supported the management buyout of Lights4fun, one of Europe’s leading e-commerce retailers of decorative lighting, to further expand the business’ existing market presence internationally.

Lab software business acquired by Canadian firm

The Genial Group – the Chester-based group which is a market leader in laboratory software – has been acquired by Harris, part of the Canadian company Constellation Software Inc.

Fairway International Travel secures backing from ThinCats

Fairway International Travel (FIT), an independent travel management company, has been supported by ThinCats with £1.5m in working capital.

Comms Design acquired by Unipart

The Yorkshire & North East corporate finance team of Dow Schofield Watts has advised Comms Design on its sale to Unipart Rail, the rail division of Unipart Group.

Dow Schofield Watts moves into ranks of UK top 60

Tile Giant acquired from Travis Perkins PLC

The Yorkshire & North East Corporate Finance team of Dow Schofield Watts has advised Leeds based specialist investment group, Coverings, on the acquisition of Tile Giant from Northampton based Travis Perkins PLC.

Beech Tree Private Equity invests in Transparity Solutions

Beech Tree Private Equity has invested in Transparity Solutions and is set to support the fast-growing Microsoft cloud specialist’s plans to scale up rapidly in a fragmented market.

RSK acquires PA Group and RoC Consulting

RSK Group Ltd has announced the expansion of its asbestos and engineering services with the double acquisition of asbestos removal specialists PA Group and civil and structural engineering company RoC Consulting.

£12M Opticians Group Bayfields Secures BGF Investment

Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance in Yorkshire and North East has advised Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists on its investment from BGF.

Management Buy In Completes At Yorkshire Based Oxley Holdings

Oxley Holdings Limited, Yorkshire’s leading supplier and installer of quality garage doors, gates and shutters, has been bought as part of a Management Buy-In backed by Wakefield based Mysing Capital Limited.

Digital Wealth Platform Smarterly Raises £7M

Heather Lauder Appointed Non-Executive Director

New transaction services partner appointed in Leeds

RSK Acquires Morrison Falklands Ltd and Nicholas O’Dwyer

RSK, a leading integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business, has announced the double acquisition of construction company Morrison Falklands Ltd (now trading as RSK Falkland Islands) and consulting engineering practice Nicholas O’Dwyer.

Jackson Lees Group acquired by MAPD Ventures 

Law firm Jackson Lees Group, which has more than 280 staff across six North West offices, has been acquired by MAPD Ventures via a management buyout led by its current chief executive and chief operating officer, Brian Cullen and Joanna Kingston-Davies, for an undisclosed sum.

Top banker joins Dow Schofield Watts to launch new service

a2e Industries secures £25m long-term AS.G funding from Magnetar Capital

a2e Industries has secured a £25 million term loan facility for its fast-growing aerospace grouping, Aero Services Global Group (AS.G), with a new funding package provided by Magnetar Capital (Magnetar).