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APEM Group expands presence with American acquisition

APEM Group opens a new road into the American market by acquiring CSA Ocean Sciences, a US-based marine environmental consultancy business.

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Arc Group acquires Skye Cloud

Arc Group acquires UK-based Skye Group that delivers trusted technology and infrastructure solutions to a wide-range of clients.

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Alba Trees acquires Scottish bare root tree nursery

Alba Trees, a leading UK-wide supplier of cell-grown broadleaf trees, hedging and woodland management solutions and portfolio company of Cibus Capital, has acquired Christies of Fochabers, a well-established bare root tree nursery based in Scotland.

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Alpine Fire acquires Kent-based specialist fire protection business

Alpine Group, the Bury-based provider of fire suppression and detection services, has acquired Channel Fire, specialists in the design, installation and maintenance of fire protection measures.

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Foresight Group invests in contemporary café group Federal Café & Bar

Foresight Group recently announced its £3.0 million investment in Federal Café (“The UK’s number 1 Coffee Shop”).

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Dow Schofield Watts advises on retrofit specialists’ private equity investment from Cordovan Capital

Dow Schofield Watts’ Midlands office has advised JPS Projects, a leading provider of specialist retrofit services with operations in Manchester, Chesterfield and Hemel Hempstead, on its private equity investment from Cordovan Capital Management.

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Danish Renewtech acquires Harrogate-based Intelligent Servers

Renewtech, a Denmark-headquartered provider of sustainable IT hardware, has acquired Harrogate-based Intelligent Servers.

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Project Better Energy announces acquisition of Photon Energy and EG Solar

Project Better Energy (“PBE”), one of the UK’s leading solar, battery and EV technology groups, is pleased to announce the acquisitions of Photon Energy and Elco Group (trading as EG Solar).

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ANS Group acquires Oxford-based solutions specialist

ANS Group, an IT service management company based in Manchester, expands with the acquisition of Sci-Net Business Solutions.

Deals

Primepak Foods acquired by Kiril Mischeff Group

Dow Schofield Watts Yorkshire & North East Corporate Finance team has advised the shareholders of Primepak Foods on its sale to leading food and beverage supplier Kiril Mischeff Group.

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Foresight invests in Graham + Sibbald, supporting a further key acquisition

Foresight Group (“Foresight”), a prominent regional private equity manager, has announced an investment in Graham + Sibbald, one of the UK’s fastest-growing firms of chartered surveyors and property consultants.

Deals

Dow Schofield Watts advises on Avacta PLC’s strategic divestment of its Diagnostics Division

Dow Schofield Watts advised on the sale of Coris Bioconcept SRL (“Coris”) by Avacta Group PLC (“Avacta” or the “Company”) to an Indian-listed company, 3B BlackBio Dx Ltd (“3B BlackBio”), which formally completed on 29 August 2025 following the satisfaction of all closing conditions.

Deals

£14.5m financing deal for Futura Financial Services

Worthing-headquartered Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) consolidator, Futura Financial Services Ltd (Futura), has secured a £14.5m debt facility from Shawbrook Bank to support the continuation of its ambitious M&A strategy.

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Leading Edge Group acquire Contrac IT

Cardiff-based Leading Edge Group (UK) Limited, the country’s largest outsourced provider of BT products and services, has announced its acquisition of Contrac IT (Venridge Limited), a premier IT managed service provider.

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Superbia receives investment from August Equity

The Midlands Corporate Finance team at Dow Schofield Watt has provided lead advisory services to the shareholders of Superbia Holdings Limited (Superbia) on its investment from August Equity.

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Deals

Sale of AJ Engineering and NEWCo to RSK

RSK has further strengthened its UK engineering capabilities, specifically in water, infrastructure and energy, through the acquisition of Scotland-headquartered AJ Engineering and Northern Engineering & Welding Company (NEWCo).

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Deals

ARMA Connect joins Normec

ARMA Connect, a leading provider of electrical compliance and safety services in the UK, was acquired by Normec, a specialist in the testing, inspection, certification, and compliance industry.

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Deals

Euro Commercials acquires CWC Group in transformational deal

Euro Commercials, a leading independent Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealership group with a strong presence across South Wales, has announced the acquisition of CWC Group (City West Commercials), a fellow independent Mercedes-Benz truck dealership operating across the South West of England.

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