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£4.7m-turnover IP law firm acquired in deal worth up to £9m
- September 2025
Groom Wilkes & Wright (GWW), a boutique law firm specialising in intellectual property (IP), has been acquired by professional services group Gateley in a deal worth up to £9 million. In the year to April 5 2025, GWW reported turnover of £4.7 million and pre-tax profit of £1.4 million. The comp...
Business Sale
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BUSINESS SALE £4.7m-turnover IP law firm acquired in deal worth up to £9m
Groom Wilkes & Wright (GWW), a boutique law firm specialising in intellectual property (IP), has bee...
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BUSINESS SALE Weir Group completes acquisition of Townley Engineering
Global engineering solutions provider, Weir Group, has officially completed the acquisition of Townl...
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BUSINESS SALE Carlyle acquires UK wealth-tech provider intelliflo in $200m deal
Global investment firm Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire London-based financial software provider ...
Division Sale
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DIVISION SALE Redcentric discussing sale of data centre business
IT managed services provider (MSP) Redcentric has announced that it is in advanced discussions over ...
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DIVISION SALE Mindler acquires UK telecare services division of Ieso Digital Health
Swedish digital therapy company Mindler has acquired the UK telecare services division of Cambridge-...
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DIVISION SALE Infrastructure services firm expands with Northern Ireland acquisition
Lancashire-headquartered infrastructure and engineering services provider Avove, formerly Amey Utili...
Administration
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ADMINISTRATION Gloucester electricals distributor enters administration
South West-based distributor John Gillman & Sons (Electrical) Ltd, which trades as Domestic Applianc...
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ADMINISTRATION "Highly specialised" IP up for sale as photonics and quantum technology firm collapses
Administrators are seeking a buyer for the business and assets, including "highly specialised" intel...
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ADMINISTRATION UK administrations update: August 19 - 26
Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administra...
MBO/MBI
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MBO/MBI Sale recruitment firm to explore acquisitions after MBO
A recruitment firm based in Sale has undergone a £5 million management buyout (MBO) and is now pois...
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MBO/MBI Management buy-in at automotive recruitment company
Pybus Recruitment, an automotive recruitment company based in Sunderland, has undergone a management...
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MBO/MBI Family buyout for West Yorkshire design & build company
PDS Design & Build, one of the leading design & build companies in the retail, leisure and hospitali...
Merger
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MERGER Leading accountancy and advisory firms merge to create national business
Menzies LLP and Beever and Struthers, two of the UK’s leading business advisory and accountancy fi...
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MERGER South East accountancy merges with South West counterpart
Wilson Partners, an accountancy group based in the South East of England, has merged with South West...
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MERGER Streets Chartered Accountants completes latest merger
Acquisitive chartered accountants Streets Chartered Accountants has completed its latest merger with...
Commercial Property
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Coastal Dorset development site with planning permission comes to market
A prime coastal development opportunity has been launched to the market in Dorset, with Savills invi...
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Leeds pharmacy acquired following competitive bidding process
A pharmacy in Leeds has been acquired by an expanding operator, following a competitive bidding proc...
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Newly-established UK arm of German hotel group makes first acquisition
1912 Hotels St Pauls Limited, the newly established UK arm of Hamburg-based hotel group 1912 Hotels ...