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Acquisition creates new online beauty retail group
Online beauty retailer Gorgeous Shop Ltd (GSL) has acquired competitor LDLP Ltd, better known as Beauty Flash. The deal comes as Covid-19 has ushered in a new era for make-up trends due to the wearing of face masks in public,…
Up to £75m secured for rooftop solar energy developer
PKF Francis Clark’s specialist energy and infrastructure team has helped Olympus Power to secure up to £75m of funding to install hundreds of commercial rooftop solar arrays across the UK. The financing framework arranged with Thrive Renewables will enable South West-based Olympus…
Global recruitment group bought by experienced management team
PKF Francis Clark advised the management team of the Serocor Group, a market leading talent resource management and recruitment business headquartered in Portsmouth, on their successful management buy-out. With more than 200 employees, Serocor has developed a first-in-class reputation in…
Why selling your business now isn’t as crazy as it sounds!
https://vimeo.com/475905095 View our webinar here to hear from a panel of experts discussing several key reasons to consider why selling your business in the near future might (perhaps unexpectedly) be advantageous. The enormous pressures that Covid 19 has placed on businesses…
Bristol-based technology firm acquired by global player
Microserve, a Bristol-based digital marketing agency specialising in end-to-end digital experiences, has been acquired by Investis Digital, a leading global digital communications company. The corporate finance team at PKF Francis Clark advised Microserve’s shareholders on the sale of the business…
South West technology success story acquired by overseas buyer
Exeter-based tech firm WiFi SPARK is aiming to accelerate its growth plans after being acquired by Kinetic Solutions Limited, a UK subsidiary of the Volaris Group. WiFi SPARK is the leading specialist in providing commercial WiFi solutions across a range…
PKF FRANCIS CLARK TOPS LIST OF MOST ACTIVE DEALMAKERS IN SOUTH WEST
PKF Francis Clark has been ranked as the South West’s most active financial adviser in Experian Market IQ’s latest M&A Review. The research, which analyses mergers, acquisitions and other deals worth over £500,000 during the first half of 2020, found transactions…
Predictions – at a time when any projections have a high probability of being wrong!
CORNWALL CONTRACTOR SECURES INVESTMENT FROM FTSE 100 COMPANY
Kensa Group Limited, the UK’s leading ground source heat pump manufacturer and installer, has completed a successful fundraise from Legal & General Capital Investments Limited, part of the Legal & General group, a FTSE 100 company. Legal & General acquired a minority…