Third takeover deal for APEM and £25m secured for refinancing

Third takeover deal for APEM and £25m secured for refinancing Manchester-based APEM, which is backed by WestBridge, has completed its third acquisition in 12 months with the acquisition of GoBe Consultants. Gregg Pendlington and Ross Thomas of Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance advised APEM, with Sophie Colloby of Dow Schofield Watts Transaction Services providing financial … Continued

PD&MS acquires Synergie Environ

PD&MS acquires Synergie Environ Aberdeen based PD&MS Group has acquired Glasgow engineering firm Synergie Environ to strengthen its decarbonisation capabilities. Sophie Colloby of Dow Schofield Watts Transaction Service’s team in Leeds provided financial due diligence to PD&MS on the deal. For more than a decade, Synergie Environ has been developing solutions to cut carbon consumption … Continued

Aberdeen engineering firm J&S Subsea acquired by management

Aberdeen engineering firm J&S Subsea acquired by management Aberdeen subsea engineering firm J&S Subsea has been acquired by its management in a deal that signals confidence in the long term prospects for the North Sea. Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance advised the buyout team. A team led by Matt Blair acquired the J&S Subsea operation … Continued

Start-up raises £4m to roll out new EV charging points

Start-up raises £4m to roll out new EV charging points Dow Schofield Watts Aberdeen advised start-up Trojan Energy on its £4.1m seed funding round to support the roll-out of its on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging points. The product aims to help solve the issue of charging for vehicle owners without access to off-street parking, which is currently a … Continued

WestBridge Capital backs MBO at APEM Limited

WESTBRIDGE has backed the management buyout of APEM Limited, Europe’s leading independent environmental consultancy specialising in the aquatic environment and remote sensing. The deal has seen WestBridge invest £9.8 million in a combination of equity and loan notes, which will support the company’s growth ambitions as it develops complementary service lines to support its clients’ … Continued

Bridgepoint Development Capital and PHD Equity Partners complete £66m sale of The Energy Solutions Group

Bridgepoint Development Capital and PHD Equity Partners have completed the sale of The Energy Solutions Group, the leading provider of energy management solutions to SSE plc for an initial consideration of £66m. ESG works with both private and public sector customers to provide solutions that reduce energy consumption, minimise costs and create sustainable energy savings. ESG whose customers have property portfolios … Continued

Dow Schofield Watts advise ESG on its acquisition of Evolve Group

Dave Graham and Jon Schofield (DSW) advised energy management company Energy Solutions Group (ESG) on its acquisition of the Evolve group of companies; creating a £55m-turnover business with 400 employees. The “transformative” deal was agreed with Canadian private equity house Calisto Capital. Under the agreement Evolve’s three operations – building energy management systems (BEMS) specialist businesses Nobbs & … Continued