Dow Schofield Watts LLP has advised on the sale of “Total People” trade and assets to the management team of Total People Limited. Total People has grown to a turnover of in excess of £10m and are one of the … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2007
Bimbo of Howorth Airtech
Dow Schofield Watts has advised on the £12.5m BIMBO of Howorth Airtech, a manufacturer of specialist equipment which keeps hospital operating theatres, clinics and laboratories free from airborne contamination, has undergone a £12.5m. The BIMBO was funded by Barclays Ventures … Continue reading
Sale of O’Connors to the Stobart Group PLC
Dow Schofield Watts has advised the shareholders of O’Connor, a rail-connected freight handling business on its sale to Westbury. The acquisition was part of a series of transactions to transform the Company into a multi-modal transport and logistics business giving … Continue reading
A hard day’s night finalising a deal
My son rings with a prank call A partner in the corporate department of Halliwells Liverpool office, Jonathan Brown specialises in mergers and acquisitions. This was his working day on Tuesday, August 14, when the Eddie Stobart deal was agreed. … Continue reading
Eddie Stobart hauled onto stock market
A pair of Preston professional firms have played a key role in the deal which has taken haulage giants Eddie Stobart on to the London Stock Exchange. Solicitors Brabners Chaffe Street and corporate financiers Dow Schofield Watts were both involved … Continue reading
Stobart trucks along with reverse takeover
Stobart trucks along with reverse takeover of Westbury Property Eddie Stobart, the iconic road haulage company, is to list on the London Stock Exchange after reversing into Westbury Property Fund. The company’s practice of giving its 900 trucks their own … Continue reading
Stobart on the move
The UK’s best known road haulage firm, Eddie Stobart, was today sold for £138m to create a merged transport and logistics company headquartered at Appleton Thorn near Warrington. The company, famous for its 900-strong fleet of green and red trucks, … Continue reading
Kitson group sold for £14m
Silverdell, a UK supplier of asbestos contracting and consultancy services, announced the acquisition of Kitsons, an industrial asbestos contracting business, for £14m. The deal will be financed by a £4m existing facility with Barclays Bank and £10m from a placing … Continue reading
Kitson group sold for £14m
An asbestos contracting business based in Warrington has been sold to a rival for £14m. Kitsons Group has been bought by Silverdell, a listed company based in Barking, Essex. In 2006, Kitsons turned over £18.7m and made pre-tax profits of … Continue reading
Sale of Kitsons to Silverdell PLC
Dow Schofield Watts has advised the vendors on the sale of Kitsons Environmental Europe Limited to Silverdell plc, a leading UK supplier of asbestos contracting and consultancy services for a total consideration of £14m, thereby creating a truly nationwide specialist … Continue reading
