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Deal: Esteem Systems Limited
Type: BIMBO
Aquiror: Management Team
Value: 12,000,000
Details: Esteem designs, installs, supports and manages IT infrastructure for business between 250 and 20,000 users. more...
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ORBIS TEAM COMPLETES THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE
July 19th 2010
James Grenfell and Craig Nash of Orbis Partners have successfully completed the Three Peaks Challenge.
The challenge, to climb the highest mountains in Wales, England and Scotland in a 24 hour per more...
WHERE NEXT FOR THE MBO?
June 10th 2010
Recent data from CMBOR shows that the number of Management Buy-Outs being completed is at a 25 year low.
In value terms, the market is nearly 90% down when compared to the high of 2007. But it& more...
LDC BACKS ANTLER’S GLOBAL GROWTH
May 19th 2010
LDC, the leading mid-market private equity firm, has backed the management buyout of Antler – the UK’s number one luggage brand – for an undisclosed sum.
Orbis Partners LLP, more...
BROMFORD ACQUIRES H BEESLEY
April 15th 2010
Bromford Holdings Ltd announces that on 14th April it acquired the trade and certain assets of H Beesley Ltd from its administrators KPMG. Henceforth the acquired business will trade as Bromford Te more...
ORBIS ADVISE ON INTERNATIONAL MBO OF ELITE CREATIONS
February 19th 2010
Orbis Partners have completed their 3rd deal already this year, putting together the multi million pound management buyout of one of Europe’s leading suppliers and distributors of fast fashio more...
FORMER THINC ADVISER LAUNCHES NEW NATIONAL NETWORK
February 10th 2010
A former Thinc Group IFA has launched a new network that will charge a guaranteed fixed monthly fee and aims to attract 60 firms within its first year.
Brian George said he first set the wheels more...
BROMFORD INDUSTRIES COMPLETES SECOND BOLT-ON ACQUISITION
February 9th 2010
Bromford Industries, the aerospace machining business owned by Darwin Private Equity, today announces the acquisition of the trade and assets of Steelcraft Precision Ltd. The business was acquired more...
BROMFORD INDUSTRIES COMPLETES FIRST BOLT-ON ACQUISITION
January 11th 2010
Bromford Industries, the Birmingham headquartered aerospace machining business owned by Darwin Private Equity, today announces the acquisition of Firthstones Ltd.
Firthstones, established in 1960, more...
TIME TO INVEST?
November 19th 2009
According to data recently released from CMBOR, the third quarter of 2009 reached an all time low in private equity deal completions for over 25 years. If you add to this the low deal volumes in th more...
ACCUTRONICS LTD CHARGES UP WITH NEW INVESTMENT
September 23rd 2009
Staffordshire based smart battery manufacturer Accutronics Ltd has been bought out of administrative receivership, saving 47 jobs in Newcastle under Lyme.
Catapult Venture Managers and Orbis Pa more...
ORBIS FUNDS DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLEX CARE AUTISM BUSINESS
August 28th 2009
Orbis Partners LLP, the Birmingham based corporate financiers, have invested in Homes Caring for Autism Limited through its investment vehicle for a significant minority stake.
HCA is a group o more...
LAWRENCE RECYCLING COMPLETES FIRST ACQUISITION
August 10th 2009
Orbis investment Lawrence Recycling and Waste Management Ltd has completed the trade acquisition of commercial waste collector Clearaway, with Orbis acting as lead advisors.
Clearaway is a prof more...
IDI COMPOSITES INT'L ACQUIRE MENZOLIT MANUFACTURING FACILITIES IN FRANCE & CHINA
June 1st 2009
IDI (Industrial Dielectrics Inc) has acquired the former Menzolit Compounds International GmbH manufacturing facilities from German strategic investor, Senata GmbH (formerly All-Finanz).
Menzol more...
WEB-HOSTING GROUP RETURNS TO MIDLAND FIRMS FOR ACQUISITION ADVICE
February 18th 2009
Two West Midlands-based professional services firms have advised on the multi-million pound sale of a web-hosting company, after also advising on its management buyout two years ago.
Birmingham-ba more...
LAWRENCE RECYCLING LANDS £10M FUNDING FOR EXPANSION
February 10th 2009
An expanding West Midland company has proved it is still possible to raise funds, despite the recession and the credit squeeze.
Lawrence Recycling and Waste Management has had a £10 million more...
ORBIS PARTNERS WIN ADVISORY TEAM OF THE YEAR
September 25th 2008
Orbis Partners were once again successful in the Midlands Dealmakers Awards, this time winning the award for Corporate Finance Team of the Year. The annual event attracts over 900 guests to the more...
ORBIS ADVISES ON MANAGEMENT BUY-OUT OF MICROLISE
May 20th 2008
Birmingham-based corporate finance advisor, Orbis Partners, has advised the management of Microlise Limited and also invested in the multi-million buy-out of the company. Microlise, based in Eastwo more...
MIDLANDS FINANCIERS GET BEHIND ONLINE FILM DISTRIBUTION
May 14th 2008
Midlands financiers James Grenfell of Orbis Partners and Roy Howell are leading investors in film production and on line distributor, European Drama Network which specialises in making modern movie more...
FRESH CHAPTER FOR THE WORKS WITH £25M DEAL
May 5th 2008
Crashed discount bookshop group, The Works, has been saved along with 2,200 jobs following a £25 million management buyin.
A new team, led by chief executive Anthony Skitt and chairman Al more...
ORBIS PARTNERS WIN THEIR OWN GOLF LEAGUE
March 12th 2008
The 3rd Orbis Indoor Golf League Trophy has been won by Toby Arrowsmith and Gary Ecob of Orbis Partners LLP, in a closely fought out battle that went down to the last hole of the last game for the more...
TRAFFIC SIGNALS GROUP SOLD TO TELENT
March 6th 2008
A multi-million pound deal to acquire TSEU Group, a specialist provider of traffic control equipment solutions and services has been given the green light.
The Leicester based company, which has more...
ORBIS SELLS WALSALL ELECTRICAL FIRM TO INDIAN INVESTOR
February 29th 2008
Indian investment in the West Midlands moved up a gear yesterday with the acquisition of a prominent electrical switchgear manufacturer.
Hyderabad-based Victory Group announced it had taken over C more...
RESCARE ACQUISITION OF BISCOM
December 10th 2007
In December 2007, ResCare Inc completed the acquisition of Biscom. ResCare is a US$ 1.3 billion (£641m) turnover business based in Louisville, Kentucky. The company has bought Bisc more...
PUB COMPANY HOPING TO BE CLEAR FAVOURITE WITH PUNTERS
July 27th 2007
The Clear Pub Company has acquired 25 leasehold pubs from pub giant Punch Taverns for an undisclosed sum.
Two former Punch Taverns’ senior managers - Duncan Ward and Andy Wilkinson - have more...
INVESTMENT IN HOMEBUY SECURES 400 JOBS
July 19th 2007
Homebuy, a leading national supplier of electrical and household goods that reached a market capitalisation of more than £100 million before plummeting into administration, is back in busines more...
AILING SPA FIRM NURSED BACK TO HEALTH
April 20th 2007
Birmingham accountancy firm Orbis Partners says it has has nursed an ailing spa manufacturer back to health in just over a year.
Now the business - which was in administration just before Chris more...
MARSHALLS SHAPES THE ENVIRONMENT WITH OLLERTON ACQUISITION
February 5th 2007
Ollerton, a high quality street furniture business has been sold to Marshalls plc in a multi-million pound deal.
Birmingham based Pertemps Ventures and businessman Bill Good invested in the busine more...
SECOND DEAL FOR ORBIS
November 1st 2006
Newly formed Midlands corporate finance advisor Orbis Partners has recently put together its second deal in a month.
Orbis Partners, formerly Kroll Corporate Finance, engineered the management more...
MIDLANDS DEALMAKERS FORGE DEAL OF THEIR OWN
October 1st 2006
James Grenfell, and fellow Kroll Partner, Chris Gregory have agreed a deal with Kroll to leave to establish their own independent Midlands-based Corporate Finance (CF) practice called Orbis Partner more...
MULTI MILLION POUND DEAL FOR POWER SOFTWARE FIRM
August 30th 2006
A group of Birmingham advisers have engineered a multi-million pound management buyout of a leading electrical software supplier.
The £17 million MBO of AMTECH was another deal put togethe more...
GARY ECOB WINS DEALMAKER AWARD
July 1st 2006
In a closely-fought category, Gary Ecob, from Kroll Corporate Finance emerged as Young Corporate Finance Advisor in the Dealmaker Awards.
Our panel described Ecob as "having gravitas" more...
MANAGEMENT BUYOUT OF MIDLANDS BASED TILING SUPPLIER
June 1st 2006
A team of Birmingham funders and advisers have put together the multi million pound management buyout of the UK’s leading tile accessory and plastic extrusion manufacturer.
Homelux Nenplas more...
PIONEERING STAFFS BLOOD SCREENING BUSINESS SOLD TO EUROPE
March 6th 2006
Sanguin Group, which has its headquarters in Barton-under-Needwood, has been sold to German firm STRATEC Biomedical Systems AG for an undisclosed sum. The deal was led by the Birmingham office of K more...
JAMES GRENFELL WINS DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR
September 29th 2005
DUNEDIN BACKS MBO OF NEW HORIZONS
December 21st 2004
Dunedin Capital Partners, (“Dunedin”), the UK independent mid-market private equity house, has backed the management buyout of New Horizons Holdings (“New Horizons”), one of more...
BIRMINGHAM ADVISERS LEAD THE WAY IN MANAGEMENT BUY-OUT OF IT SERVICES FIRM
November 1st 2004
A group of Birmingham advisers have teamed up to complete the management buy-in/buy-out (BIMBO) of one of the UK’s leading IT service providers.
Esteem Systems has been bought by existing more...
DOOR OPENS FOR BIRMINGHAM ADVISERS IN GLOUCESTER
November 19th 2003
Birmingham venture capitalists Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity (AMJPE) have teamed up with advisors Kroll Corporate Finance to sell door maker Homesafe Doors (Intron Limited) to the Laird more...
TELFORD CARE SPECIALIST IN £5.7M MANAGEMENT BUY-OUT
January 10th 2003
A Telford company which is the UK’s leader in specialised care for young severely disabled people has been bought out by its management.
Complete Personal Assistance (CPA), based at Centr more...
BIRMINGHAM ADVISERS BACK £20 MILLION DEAL
March 27th 2002
A team of Birmingham advisers headed by corporate finance firm Invex have structured a £20 million deal which will see one of Britain's leading conference venue operators expand its empire.
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ALL PLAIN SAILING FOR DIESEL MARINE DEAL
November 1st 2001
Advisers from landlocked Birmingham have spearheaded a marine engine specialist’s project to up anchor and sail off under new management.
The company, Diesel Marine International, which c more...
FIRST LINE FREE FROM FINELIST
December 12th 2000
A team of Birmingham based financiers and advisors have been instrumental in completing the MBO of First Line, after the collapse of Stratford based Finelist Group left First Line in administrative more...
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