Renewables deals are at a record £119bn as energy crisis and net-zero drive M&A activity The value of global M&A activity in the renewable energy sector reached a record £118.7bn in 2022 – a rise of 57% on the previous year, according to research by business advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts. The figures show … Continued
Navigating the road ahead: a lender’s view By Owen Malton of DSW Debt Advisory I left Clydesdale Yorkshire Bank – now known as Virgin Money – a month or so ago and am delighted to have joined Dow Schofield Watts (which has an enviable reputation) working in the Debt Advisory team alongside Phil Tarimo. I … Continued
Dow Schofield Watts Sponsor Neston All Sports Stars We are delighted to have provided funding to Neston Cricket Clubs All Sports Stars initiative, which provides 18 weeks of free coaching for 3 to 10 year olds. The youngsters receive coaching in Cricket, Tennis and Hockey at the club’s excellent grounds, which features 2 cricket pitches, … Continued
COVID-19 Business Insurance Claims Due to the recent ruling by the Supreme Court that many business insurance policies should cover losses caused by COVID-19, you may be considering making a claim for your business, or perhaps as a broker/solicitor you may be in need of a Forensic Accountant to quantify claims. We at DSW Bridge … Continued
By Simon Denye, Partner, Dow Schofield Watts Tax Consulting LLP Demergers Groups may want to split out their activities for many different reasons. There may be conflicting interests between shareholders, legal reasons to separate a trade out from the rest of the group with corporate protection, or it may be the only way for a … Continued
Determining UK Residency – Statutory Residence Tax Factsheet Click here to view the Statutory Residence Factsheet Residence Generally speaking, an individual who is resident in the UK in a tax year will be taxable on their worldwide income and gains arising in that year. Individuals who are non-resident in a tax year are only taxed on … Continued
Beech Tree Private Equity has made a significant investment in the Manchester-based IT managed services provider BCN Group. Dow Schofield Watts Transaction Services advised Beech Tree on the deal. BCN Group provides cloud hosting, voice solutions, data management, maintenance and other services to hundreds of customers across the country. The company has a strong focus … Continued
The Yorkshire & North East Corporate Finance team of Dow Schofield Watts has advised Arklow Engineering Limited on a full refinancing of Ashfield Extrusion Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary. Ashfield Extrusion is a leading aluminium forward and reverse impact extrusion specialist supplying specialist components to the countermeasures, medical and pyrotechnics markets. It also manufactures aluminium … Continued
Wireless Innovation – a specialist Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and communications provider which is backed by Horizon Capital – has acquired Rock Seven Mobile Services Limited and YB Tracking Limited. Dow Schofield Watts Transaction Services advised on the deal, which will allow the enlarged group to access new fast-growing markets in … Continued
Dow Schofield Watts are proud to support the Women Angels of the North Investment Forum, taking place on the 12th November, in Leeds. UK Business Angels Association, in partnership with Growth Capital Partners and North Invest present the Women Angels of the North Investment Forum. Join over 120 women angels and prominent guest speakers as they work … Continued
Dow Schofield Watts Angels – the Northern angel network – has completed its second deal, with a £300,000 investment in Miribase Limited, the company behind the Shopblocks e-commerce platform. Over 25 angel investors took part in the funding round, which will be used to accelerate Shopblocks revenues by investment in new sales and marketing resources. … Continued
Dow Schofield Watts has launched a specialist corporate finance service for the Hospitality & Leisure sector led by two of the UK’s leading experts in the field. Will Baxter, who was formerly Head of Hospitality at Grant Thornton, and Payam Keyghobadi, who was a Partner in a London-based advisory practice, have worked on deals for … Continued
Dow Schofield Watts’ corporate finance team in Yorkshire & the North East, led by Roger Esler, has been shortlisted in five categories in the Insider’s Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards 2018. The team is in the running for the Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year award for the third year in succession, winning in 2016. DSW’s … Continued
Dow Schofield Watts is hoping to hold on to its accolades for yet another year after being shortlisted in two categories in the 2018 Insider North West Dealmakers Awards. The firm has been shortlisted for the Mid-Market Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year, which it has won for each of the past three … Continued
Epistem, a Manchester-based contract research organisation, has received a £2m investment from Foresight Group to support its management buy-out from genedrive plc. Dow Schofield Watts Transaction Services advised on the deal. The buy-out was led by Dr Catherine Booth, one of the original founders of Epistem and expert in epithelial stem cell biology, who will be supported by a strong executive team. … Continued