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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…
What is an earn-out?
When buying or selling a business, several forms of consideration (what the vendor receives for the company) may be included in the deal structure. Cash up-front is the simplest and most desirable, whilst payment of an element may be made…
PKF Francis Clark provided advice to BOOST&Co on the provision of a £2m growth loan
PKF Francis Clark provided advice to BOOST&Co on the provision of a £2m growth loan to the spend analytics and buying automation business, Simfoni Limited. Operating from regional headquarters in Chicago, London and Dubai, Simfoni secured funding to drive the…
PKF Francis Clark advises South West company Decorum Vending on private equity raise
PKF Francis Clark has advised the founder of Decorum Vending Limited on raising investment from Cordovan Capital Partners to fund expansion of the rail network vending machine provider. Decorum was founded in 2015 by Declan Sewell with a focus on…
Management Buyout completed at leading stove manufacturer, Arada Ltd
PKF Francis Clark Corporate Finance are delighted to have acted as lead advisors for the shareholders on the sale of Arada Limited to the management team. Arada, founded by John Burgis in the 1970’s and based in Axminster, is one…
What is my business worth and how can I enhance it?
One of the questions we are frequently asked by clients, and the one with an answer that is both simple but complex. The simple answer: “it’s what someone is prepared to pay for it”. However, the reality of how that…
PKF FRANCIS CLARK ACTS AS LEAD FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL ADVISER ON THE SUCCESSFUL FINANCING OF EDEN GEOTHERMAL’S £16.8 MILLION HOT ROCKS PLAN
PKF Francis Clark’s Energy & Infrastructure corporate finance team is delighted to announce that it has successfully advised the shareholders of Eden Geothermal Limited (EGL) on the £16.8 million financing required to drill the first well for their pioneering geothermal…
Understanding your exit options
For many business owners the decision to exit is the culmination of many years, if not a lifetime, of work. It is the opportunity to realise the value they have been building and is potentially one of the most important…
PKF Francis Clark Corporate Finance team advise on the management buy-out at a Devon-based property consultancy
AES Sustainability Consultants and Domestic Air Leakage Testing Energy Consultants provide and technical support throughout the lifecycle of a development, from land buying and planning stages through to post-construction testing and certification. The founder of both companies, Jon Bodington, was…