January 2009
Another Record Year for Hazlewoods LLP Corporate Finance
Hazlewoods LLP have completed a record number of transactions in 2008. The team completed 93 transactions valued at £360 million to 31 December 2008 compared with 62 transactions valued at £256 million for 2007.
However, now that we are more than twelve months into the credit crunch, Hazlewoods partner Norman Webber notes that the impact on the real economy grows steadily stronger with M & A activity declining in recent months as the market adjusts to a more normalised level of valuations.
Transactions during 2008 included:
- Acquisition of Whittard of Chelsea by EPIC Private Equity
- Acquisition of Home Life Options Limited by The SLC Group Limited
- Management Buy-Out of Allen Gears Limited
- Acquisition of Beacon Care by CareTech Holdings Limited
- Acquisition of Entire Limited by Indicia Limited
- Acquisition of Galleon Care Homes by Titleworth Healthcare Limited
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Sale
of The Energy Exchange Limited to Clarion Events Limited
- Acquisition of Denehurst Care by Contemplation Holdings Limited
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Sale
of Happen Fostercare Limited to Fostering Solutions Limited
- Sale of Freemans of Newent Limited to Sun Valley
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Acquisition of Enara Limited and First Call Care Services Limited by August Equity LLP
For further information on this release, please contact:
Norman Webber
norman.webber@hazlewoods.co.uk
01242 246672
Andrew Brookes
andrew.brookes@hazlewoods.co.uk
01242 246671
Paul Fussell
paul.fussell@hazlewoods.co.uk
01452 634800