Dow Schofield Watts launches partnership with science campus

Dow Schofield Watts has announced a strategic partnership with national science and innovation campus Sci-Tech Daresbury. The firm will support the continuous development of the campus and the increasing number of high-tech businesses moving in each month. Sci-Tech Daresbury, one of the UK’s leading centres for science and technology businesses, has experienced substantial growth in … Continued

Tattoo supplies firm in secondary buy-out

A business which was founded over a century ago by the UK’s first celebrity tattooist and is now Europe’s leading supplier of body art products has changed hands in a secondary buy-out. Barber of Sheffield has been sold by PHD Equity Partners and Enterprise Ventures to RJD Partners in a deal which represents a significant … Continued

DSW Transaction Services named top team at deals awards

Dow Schofield Watts Transaction Services has been named as the Transaction Services Team of the Year at the 2016 Insider North West Dealmakers Awards. The judges described the team as ‘a quality operation’ and cited the firm’s strong reputation amongst the mid-market private equity community as being key to their decision. It was one of … Continued

Dow Schofield Watts wins hat trick at deals awards

  Dow Schofield Watts has scooped three awards at the 2016 Insider North West Dealmakers Awards. The firm won the Mid-Market Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year, Transaction Services Team of the Year and also the Deal of the Year (£10m to £50m) for its role in the sale of the rubber compounder Berwin … Continued

Dow Schofield Watts in running for 6 awards!

Dow Schofield Watts and its private equity arm PHD Equity Partners have been shortlisted in six categories at this year’s Insider North West Dealmakers Awards, while deals on which the firm advised are in the running for a further three awards. Dow Schofield Watts’ corporate finance team has been nominated for both the Corporate Finance … Continued