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Corporate finance transactions

Our team of 12 focus on transactions in the £10m to £100m space including disposals, fundraisings, management buy outs, acquisitions, financial diligence and debt advisory. A few of our latest transactions can be found below.

Transactions spotlight

We're pleased to share the news that DCSL Software has acquired GuideSmiths in a deal supported by our Corporate Finance team. We acted as lead advisers to GuideSmiths in the acquisition worth £12.3m. Read more

We're delighted to have supported Foxtons on their acquisition of London-based estate agents Douglas & Gordon. We worked with the team at Foxtons to assist with financial due diligence and ensure the best value on the transaction.

We acted as lead advisers to ehouse, a property marketing technology platform, on its sale to CoreLogic UK, a property analytics firm. Read more

Universally Speaking, a global video gaming industry firm, has gained investment from Phoenix Equity Partners. We worked with Universally Speaking CEO and Founder Vickie Peggs to provide advice throughout the transaction. Read more

Makerpad, the leading content and education platform for learning to build software without code, has been acquired by Zapier, provider of easy automation for businesses. We're delighted to have advised Makerpad on this transaction. Read more

A few of our recent transactions

Buy-side advisory and financial due diligence services for Continuance Capital’s acquisition of PeterLynn Limited

Financial due diligence for Puma Private Equity's £2m investment into Ostmodern

Financial due diligence for Elevation Financial Group's fundraise from Shawbrook Bank

Lead advisers to ARRACO Global Markets, a Freight & Commodity Broker based in London, on their £3.75 million fundraise from YFM Equity

Financial due diligence services for Voi Technology’s $160 million Series C funding round led by The Raine Group.

Financial due diligence services for RevLifter’s £3 million funding round from Maven Capital Partners and Gresham House Ventures.

Financial due diligence and buy side advisory services for GC Investment Partners’ acquisition of Dukeshill Ham Company Limited.

Due diligence, buy side advisory and structuring services for Moonbug’s acquisition of the Cocomelon and Blippi YouTube channels.

Lead advisory for Commonplace's £3 million fundraise from Beringea.

Due diligence for Maven Capital Partners' growth capital investment into Push Technology Limited.

Due diligence for Nesta Impact Investments, Oxford Sciences and Guinness Asset Management’s investment into BibliU Limited.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management’s investment into Bidvine Limited.

Lead advisory services on the sale of Madgex to Jon Wiley & Sons, Inc.

PiLON's £1.5 million fundraise through Caple.

Due diligence for Capel Manor College's acquisition of Hadlow College’s Mottingham Campus.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management’s investment into Global Pricing Innovations.

Disposal of Jeanne Jugan Residence care home in Jersey.

Buy side advisory services for IWP's acquisition of a number of independent financial advisers.

Transaction advisory for Options Group's acquisition of GreatHire Ltd.

Transaction advisory for Visual Data Media Services' acquisition of Mx1.

Transaction advisory for digital marketing agency Croud’s £30 million investment from LDC.

Buy side support for Kanwal Inc's acquisition of GTI (UK) Ltd.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management's investment of £4.5 million into Wolf & Badger.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management's investment into Pasta Evangelists.

Buy side advisory services for IWP's acquisition of Kelsall Steele Investment Services Ltd.

Buy side advisory services for IWP's acquisition of Rixons Wealth Management.

Buy side advisory services for IWP's acquisition of Alexander Grace Chartered Financial Planners.

Buy side advisory services for IWP's acquisition of Murdoch Asset Management.

Transaction advisory for Moonbug's acquisition of Supa Strikas.

Disposal of PEX Software Limited to RealPage Inc.

Lead advisory on the disposal of Beaver Group to TRISON.

Transaction advisory for Moonbug's acquisition of Toddler Fun Learning.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management's investment into Doctify.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management's investment into Cera Care.

Financial and tax due diligence for Guinness Asset Management's investment into Draper & Dash.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management's investment into Thriva.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management's investment into HeadBox Solutions Limited.

Disposal of MedicNow to Your World Recruitment Limited.

Due diligence for Octopus Investments' investment into Simply Cook.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management's investment into Alexa Chung's own brand company.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management's investment into MORI.

Disposal of Eastchurch Holiday Centre to Superior Enterprises Limited.

Due diligence for Guinness Asset Management’s investment into MWS Technology.

Due diligence for Underground Vaults & Storage's acquisition of DH Media & Storage.

Disposal of BTC to Geiger Inc.

Valuation of the Freo Group for tax purposes on conversion from an LLP to an Limited company.

Due diligence support on GraVity's £5million equity fundraise from Guinness Asset Management.

Lead advisory support on Orms' transition to an Employee Ownership Trust.

Buy side support on the acquisition of Morgans by Corimar.

Disposal of Playsport Games to Miniclip.

Series A fundraising for Open Energy Market.

Management buy out of Consolidated Timber Holdings.

Disposal of Vocality International to Cubic Corporation.

Series A fundraising for Pushfor Limited.

Management buy out of Jascots Wine Merchants.

Employee Ownership Trust advisory support.

Lead advisory assistance on the acquisition of On Air Dining.

Disposal of LightGraphix to current management team who were backed by Royal Bank of Scotland.

Combesgate1 Limited's acquisition of Shields Environmental.

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Andy Hodgetts
Director (Corporate Finance) 2

Anna-Louise Shipley
Senior Manager (Corporate Finance) 3

PJ Walters
Senior Manager (Corporate Finance) 4

Meera Shah
Senior Manager (Corporate Finance) 5

Matt Katz
Partner 6

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