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Accountancy firm Cottons acquired by Swedish group
- January 2026
Cottons Group, a longstanding accountancy firm based in the Midlands, has been acquired by Swedish professional services company VIEW Group. Cottons Group is based in Rugby and provides accounting, tax, payroll and corporate finance services from seven UK locations. Stockholm-headquartered VIEW Gr...
Business Sale
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BUSINESS SALE Accountancy firm Cottons acquired by Swedish groupCottons Group, a longstanding accountancy firm based in the Midlands, has been acquired by Swedish p...
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BUSINESS SALE Assets of Midlands locomotive manufacturer acquired in rescue dealThe assets of a Midlands-based locomotive manufacturer have been acquired out of administration in a...
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BUSINESS SALE Workplace safety firm acquired by new PE ownerPeoplesafe, a Surrey-headquartered workplace safety provider, has changed hands between two private ...
Division Sale
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DIVISION SALE Swansea estate agents acquires counterpart’s lettings portfolioAn estate agent firm based in Swansea has acquired the lettings portfolio of a counterpart based in ...
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DIVISION SALE Digital 9 Infrastructure sells subsea fibre business for £34mLondon Stock Exchange-listed investment trust Digital 9 Infrastructure plc has completed the sale of...
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DIVISION SALE John Wood Group sells T&D business for £57.5mBritish multinational engineering and consulting business John Wood Group plc has agreed to sell its...
Administration
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ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: January 6 - 12Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
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ADMINISTRATION Administrators seek buyer for longstanding contract manufacturing firmA buyer is being sought for a longstanding Sheffield-based contract manufacturing group after it fel...
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ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: December 30 - January 5Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
MBO/MBI
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MBO/MBI Listed firm sells construction division for £4m via MBOHenry Boot, a listed land promotion, property investment, property development and construction grou...
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MBO/MBI Yorkshire solicitors retains independence through MBOA solicitors firm based in West and North Yorkshire has been acquired by three members of its manage...
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MBO/MBI Bakery chain with over 150 stores acquired in management buy-inCooplands, a bakery chain with stores across Yorkshire, the North East and Lincolnshire, has been ac...
Merger
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MERGER South West accountancy becomes latest to merge with StreetsRowlands Webster, a long-established accountancy firm in the South West of England, has become the l...
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MERGER Merger creates £30m-revenue logistics businessA logistics specialist based in Leicestershire has completed the acquisition and merger of a counter...
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MERGER Warrington IT solutions firm acquires local telecom providerLabdesk, a cloud, cyber and IT solutions provider based in Warrington, has expanded with the acquisi...
Commercial Property
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Investment group acquires three supermarkets for £98 millionSupermarket Income Real Investment Trust (SUPR), a London-based real estate investment group, has ac...
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Roadside retail developer to acquire six South West forecourts in £17.8m dealRoadside, an Oxfordshire-headquartered developer and manager of roadside retail assets, has agreed a...
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Frasers Group acquires South West shopping centreA popular shopping centre in the South West that attracts millions of visitors each year has been ac...