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North East deal activity bucks the trend in 2011 Jan 24 2012

FOLLOWING the post financial crisis lull in 2009, North East deal activity remained weak throughout 2010. Despite some trepidation following the new coalition government's VAT increase and 2011 being the first year of tightening public budgets, local deal activity increased during the first half of 2011 and the momentum was maintained throughout the year as private equity buyers as well as strategic buyers returned to the market.Read

Three disposals in three months Jan 24 2012

FOLLOWING PwC's appointment as primary financial adviser on Pfizer's global site divestment programme in 2010, the Newcastle corporate finance team has now completed the disposal of three sites as part of this global mandate.Read

New private equity partner for Aesica Pharmaceuticals Jan 24 2012

AESICA Pharmaceuticals Limited (Aesica) is a pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) headquartered in Newcastle. The company was initially founded in 2004 following the LDC-backed management buyout (MBO) of BASF’s production facility in Cramlington, Northumberland. The MBO was led by the current chief executive, Dr Robert Hardy.Read

Successful IBO completed in two months Jan 24 2012

GEMS International NV (GEMS) is a world leader in the provision of geotechnical, geophysical, survey and metocean services to the global oil and gas, telecommunications, renewable energy, port and harbour and dredging industries. Although the company is registered in Belgium the majority of its operations are based in South West England with overseas operations in Nigeria, Egypt, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Kazakhstan.Read

Fast growing Tekmar secures new investment Jan 24 2012

TEKMAR ENERGY LIMITED (Tekmar) is a designer and manufacturer of subsea cable protections systems for the offshore wind energy sector. The Newton Aycliffe-based company was founded in 2007 and has quickly established itself as the market leader providing a unique and innovative system for the protection of subsea inter-array and export cables.Read

Efficiency drive for the NHS Jan 24 2012

OUR transaction services team has provided support to a number of NHS trusts in relation to the Transforming Community Services (TCS) agenda.Read

AIM companies are surprisingly confident Jan 24 2012

LAST year was a significant year for North East PLCs. Over the 12 months we lost five listed companies; Eaga, Wellstream, Northumbrian Water, Southern Cross and Romag. Read

Spoiling the party: tax and deal costs Jan 24 2012

WHICH hits the floor first after a big deal – the Champagne cork or the advisers’ invoices? Whichever it is, one thing for sure is that the first questions asked of tax advisers shortly afterwards are “can we reclaim the VAT?” and “how much can we treat as tax deductible?”. These are important questions because for every £100,000 of gross professional fees, around £40,000 of VAT and tax relief is at stake.Read

Lead role in the sale of TMD Friction Jan 24 2012

THE transaction services team in Newcastle provided financial, operational and tax due diligence support to the London-based private equity firm Pamplona Capital Management on its sale of TMD Friction to Japanese company Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.Read

To lock or not to lock? Jan 24 2012

THIS is a question which should arise on any disposal process. The choice of pricing mechanism included in a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) can have a real impact on the monies received for a business.Read

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