Background Inflexion Private Equity completed the take-private acquisition of Ideal in a £78.3m transaction. The company was delisted from AIM on 22 June 2011. Ideal sells lifestyle and niche craft and hobbyist products to consumers through TV shopping channels, the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Case Study: Sale PH Jones Group £30.0M
Sale PH Jones Group Acquisition of the Utility Services Division of PH Jones Group Sale of minority shareholding in Plumbnations Background PH Jones carries out more than 8,000 central heating installations every year through 28 contracts within the social housing … Continue reading
Case Study: Sale of BAS (Energy Services Group) £40.0M
Background Bridgepoint Development Capital backed a management buyout of Building Automation Solutions (BAS) in December 2010. The Altrincham-based company, founded in 2006 following a buyout from Siemens, helps businesses reduce their energy costs and consumption. Under the deal, the owners … Continue reading
Handful of expert firms picked to advise companies on Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus
Five professional firms have been recruited to provide support to businesses based at a high-tech science park. CBG Group, Dow Schofield Watts, MSB Solicitors, Montpelier and Lloyds TSB Commercial will support more than 100 firms at Daresbury Science and Innovation … Continue reading


