Done Deals 
Tombstones
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- Private Shareholders
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- Powercore Internatio...
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- Tin Global Ltd
- Sale of an independent specialist in the sale, rental and provision of services for mid-range IT hardware products
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- Barclays Ventures
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- Edwin Investments Lt...
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- Myhome plc
- Sale of the most successful UK franchising business providing SMART repairs to vehicles
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- Private Shareholders
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- Berkeley Consulting
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- Acadis
- Sale of quantity surveying and project management business to AYH plc, a subsidiary of Arcadis NV.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Greetings Direct
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- Flying Brands
- Acquisition of the UK’s only continuity greetings card business from its private shareholders
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- Private Shareholders
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- MG Sanders Co Ltd.
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- Rubicon Partners Ind...
- Sale of precision engineered components manufacturer
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- Private Shareholders
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- Traffic Support Ltd
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- Mouchel Parkman PLC
- Sale of leading parking enforcement solutions provider to Mouchel Parkman Plc.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Genesis Consultancy ...
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- GTL Ltd
- Sale of a leading global provider of mobile telecoms managed services to GTL Ltd of India.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Uninterruptible Powe...
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- MBO Team/Barclays Ve...
- Sale of leading supplier of secure power systems to blue chip customers in all sectors of commerce and industry.
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- LDC
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- Fraser Williams Comm...
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- Estate Computer Syst...
- Sale of high end retail estate management software company.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Ultralase Ltd
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- Corporacion Dermoest...
- Sale of leading laser eye surgery business to Corporacion Dermoestetica SA.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Icatha Media
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- MBO Team/NVM
- Management buy-out of a leading B2B media and exhibition business specialising in the leisure and IT sectors.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Stylex Auto Products...
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- Rubicon Partners
- Sale of automotive accessory manufacturer to Rubicon Partners.
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- Fortis Bank
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- Petrochem Carless
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- 3i Group
- Sale of a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of petrochemicals.
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- Private Shareholders
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- John Brown Publishin...
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- Management/Bridgepoi...
- Management buy-out of the UK’s largest contract publisher.
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- Tomkins plc
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- Hattersley Newman He...
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- Crane Co
- Sale of valve manufacturer to Crane Co.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Pegler
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- Management Team
- Sale of plumbing and valve business.
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- Private Shareholders
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- NWP Spectrum Ltd
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- Young Associates/ Ma...
- Sale of leading independent provider of payphone services in the UK and Germany to Young Associates.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Antiference, ByPy, W...
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- Rubicon Partners Ind...
- Sale of a group of companies to Rubicon Partners.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Milliken Valve Co., ...
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- Mueller Co./DLJ
- Sale of US manufacturer of valves for water industry to Mueller Company.
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- Brunel Holdings plc
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- Dickinson Controls L...
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- Siemens AG
- Sale of UK’s leading independent systems integrator to Siemens.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Ultralon/TMI
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- MBI Team/Investec Ba...
- Sale of leading manufacturer and supplier of presentation and display equipment for the education sector to a MBI team.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Neverfail Disaster R...
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- Management Team
- Sale of disaster recovery business to the management team.
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- Isis/Management
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- Blue8 Technologies L...
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- Northgate Informatio...
- Sale of one of the UK’s leading providers of intelligent location based decision support solutions to Northgate Information Solutions plc.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Teddington Controls
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- Private Investor
- Sale of a leading manufacturer of controls for the domestic heating and refrigeration sectors.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Gates Consumer & Ind...
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- Duralay Ltd
- Disposal of underlay manufacturer to Duralay Ltd.
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- Helix Industries
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- Pressweld
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- SAPA AB
- Sale of a manufacturer of high quality pressed and extruded aluminium components to Sapa AB
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- Private Shareholders
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- Freeway Software Ltd
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- Transaction Technolo...
- Sale of one of the UK’s leading developers and suppliers of dedicated payroll software.
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- Syltone plc
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- Bradley Doublelock L...
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- MBO Team
- Sale of one of the UK’s leading trailer-parts manufacturing businesses to its management team.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Meggitt Electronic C...
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- Tyco Electronics Cor...
- Sale of one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of electronic components for Meggitt plc.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Tickford Ltd
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- Prodrive Holdings Lt...
- Sale of automotive engineering consultancy to Prodrive Holdings.
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- Private Shareholders
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- TAS Software
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- Sage Group Plc
- Sale of a software provider to small to medium-sized businesses to Sage Group plc
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- Brunel Holdings plc
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- Wincanton Engineerin...
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- Carlisle Companies, ...
- Sale of a cheese processing equipment manufacturer to US-based Carlisle.
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- Tomkins plc
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- Totectors Ltd
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- UK Safety Ltd/Alchem...
2001
- Sale of the UK’s leading supplier of safety footwear to UK Safety.
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- United Industries pl...
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- Speedsaws
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- Precision Manufactur...
2001
- Sale of manufacturer of handsaws, hacksaws and special saw blades to Precision Manufacturing Services Ltd.
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- United Industries pl...
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- The United Springs D...
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- SOGEFI
2000
- Sale of precision spring manufacturing businesses in the UK and Holland to Italian group, Sogefi SpA
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- Meggitt plc
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- Meggitt Mobrey Ltd
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- The Roxboro Group Pl...
2000
- Sale of a European Market leader in level and flow instrumentation and measurement equipment.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Geoquip Ltd
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- Bimbo/Natwest Develo...
2000
- Sale of major manufacturer of perimeter security products to a management buy-in team.
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- Gresham/LDC
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- GADC Networks
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- ECS Ltd/GFI Informat...
2000
- Sale of IT networking business on behalf of Gresham Trust, Lloyds TSB Development Capital and others.
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- Mayer Melnhof Karton...
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- MM Recycling Holding...
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- A&J Bull Group Ltd, ...
2000
- Sale of one of the UK’s largest waste paper management organisations to A&J Bull, a part of the Belgian utility, Tractebel Group.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Hartley Internationa...
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- Sage Group Plc
2000
- Sale of leading accounts preparation software business to Sage.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Specialist Vehicles ...
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- Bridgepoint Capital/...
2000
- Institutional buy-out of the automotive engineering group of Mayflower.
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- Private Shareholders
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- MICL Holdings/Viztop...
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- Solution 6 (Australi...
2000
- Sale of leading accounts preparation software business on behalf of management and 3i plc.
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- Honeywell
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- Honeywell Securite S...
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- Cerberus SA, A Subsi...
1999
- Sale of leading French security systems installation, maintenance and monitoring business to Cerberus.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Taxsoft Ltd
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- Sage Group Plc
1999
- Sale of market leading taxation software developer to Sage Group.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Storyboards Harpers ...
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- MBO Team/3i
1999
- Management buy-out of presentation and post production services business.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Polyfinance SA (Fran...
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- MBO Team/Axcel (Denm...
1999
- Management buy-out of a laundry equipment and garment identification business based in France and the UK from its management.
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- The Rank Group plc
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- Entertainment Hotels...
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- Grand Hotel Group Lt...
1999
- Sale of all inclusive accommodation, food and entertainment short-break packages group to the Grand Hotel Group.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Beaver & Tapley Ltd
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- MBO Team/3i Plc
1998
- Sale on behalf of family shareholders of a furniture business to an MBI team.
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- ECI Partners
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- Signature Industries...
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- Applied Cellular Tec...
1998
- Sale of audio and data communications group.
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- Private Shareholders
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- JR Knowles (Holdings...
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- AIM Flotation
1998
- £16 million placing of ordinary shares on the Alternative Investment Market.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Polymark Technograph...
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- Electrocal Design, I...
1998
- Sale of The Polymark Technographics Group, the screen printed transfer manufacturer.
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- The Mayflower Corpor...
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- Ribbons Plc
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- Gresham Prtivate Equ...
1998
- Sale of seatbelt webbing manufacturer to an institutional buy-out.
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- The Rank Group plc
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- London Entertains
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- RJ Bown (Holdings) L...
1998
- Sale of three theatre restaurants and one of London’s top fish and chip restaurants.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Gordrn Brown Associa...
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- Douglas Llambias Ass...
1998
- Sale of a City financial recruitment consultant.
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- Private Shareholders
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- GB Information Manag...
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- Phonelink Plc
1998
- Sale of specialist software and data services business to Phonelink plc.
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- The Rank Group plc
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- Quicksilver Ltd
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- MBO Team/Aberdeen Mu...
1998
- Sale of UK’s largest chain of amusement centres to its management team.
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- Private Shareholders
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- Daxbourne
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- Speciality Catalog C...
1997
- Sale of the UK\'s largest supplier of fashion wigs manufaturer
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- Private Shareholders
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- Thomson\'s World of ...
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- MBI Team/3i
1996
- Sale of leading Scottish furniture retailing group.