Inflexion Private Equity has backed the simultaneous buyout and immediate merger of Bollington Insurance Brokers and Wilsons Insurance Brokers. The new structure, Bollington Wilson Group, will be one of the UK’s leading independent insurance brokers, generating annual gross written premiums in excess of £120m. Dow Schofield Watts arranged the deal having introduced both companies to … Continued

Dow Schofield Watts has been shortlisted in two categories in this year’s Yorkshire Insider Dealmakers Awards. The firm is once again in the running for the Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year, which it won last year. Meanwhile it has been nominated for Deal of the Year (sub £25m) for its role in the sale … Continued

Dow Schofield Watts’ technology team advised on the £5.5m fundraising by the Manchester-based Hello Soda, the global text and big data analytics service. NVM Private Equity has invested £4m in the business alongside an additional £1.5 million venture debt facility from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank’s Growth Finance team. The investment will enable the company to … Continued

Dow Schofield Watts was the most active financial advisor in the North West in the first nine months of 2017, according to the latest deals statistics from Experian. They show that the firm advised on 16 deals in the region in the year to date, placing it in number one position in terms of deal … Continued