When Highbury House Communications, the North London-based publisher of many well-known newsstand magazines, finally limped into administration, it had total net debts of £29.5m. Much of this had been ratcheted up by overly ambitious executives who overvalued acquisitions including Paragon Communications and underestimated the potential costs involved in launching new media products. In its terminal stage, one-time Sun editor and media hard man Kelvin Mackenizie took over the helm, allegedly sinking some £1.5m of his own money into the company. But after three months he walked away, admitting defeat. It seemed that this business was a complete 'basket case'.
The wholesale business has an established trading history and has built up a strong reputation and a loyal customer base. Business is drawn from a wide demographic of clients with a good spread across different business sectors.
This is a unique opportunity to acquire a company specialising in luxury performance cycle clothing, utilising the finest specialist fabrics and cutting-edge construction techniques.
A leading internet-based provider of customisable and curated beauty box services. Over the last decade, the business has evolved from a premier subscription service to a leading internet-based provider of highly attractive and rapidly expanding beau...
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