Led by George Thresh, the Buzzacott team of Alex Judd, Kazia Read, Catriona Soden and Alastair McQuarter provided Venn HoldCo with financial & tax due diligence, transaction advisory and tax structuring services on their partnership with Sutcliffe, a firm of civil & structural engineers, based in Liverpool.

We were once again delighted to work with the legal team at Shoosmiths on another fantastic transaction.

Who are the firms involved?

Sutcliffe is a team of chartered civil & structural engineers, building surveyors and geo-environmental specialists who work across the housing, healthcare, education and commercial development sectors. The company was founded in 1985 and employs 70 staff.

Venn is building a national champion in engineering services for the built environment through the acquisition of high-quality businesses in the sector. It was founded by Johannes Huttunen and is backed by a range of major, established investors.

We are delighted to have supported Johannes and the Venn team on this transaction. By bringing together our specific Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition-focussed financial, tax and transaction advisory expertise, we were able to support Venn across the key financial and tax considerations of the deal and help the team navigate the transaction through to completion. We look forward to seeing Sutcliffe enter its next phase of growth and continue to provide vital engineering services for the built environment in the North West and across the UK.”

George Thresh, Transaction Services Director