INDUSTRYConstruction & Property Consultancy John Rowan and Partners, an award-winning, multi-disciplinary construction and property consultancy, has been acquired by Bellrock Property & Facilities Management (“Bellrock”). Established in 1982, John Rowan and Partners have built an impressive track record, working in both the public and private sectors supporting major regeneration projects, such as the Olympic Legacy…
INDUSTRYManufacturing The Benbow Group, a leading manufacturer of interior joinery primarily to prestige, luxury retail stores, is pleased to announce the transfer of ownership to their 82 staff through a sale to an Employee Ownership Trust (“EOT”). The transaction was led by Avondale. Sold to an Employee Ownership Trust Formed in 1949, the company was…
Negotiating the Best Price for Your Business – Avondale Negotiating the best price for your business is key when research shows that more than half of the companies in the UK are undersold. They do not achieve maximum negotiated value – they only secure financial sale value. Surprisingly, the cause of this is not always…
Exit Strategies & Buy Right – Creating Competitive Advantage Flux is the new normal and organic growth is increasingly elusive. For many, the solution lies in consolidating fragmented sectors through M&A activity and for some simply, ‘stop – I want to get off’. So, how has the M&A arena changed post-Covid – valuations, buying, selling,…
INDUSTRYHVAC A company that drives exceptional HVAC installation and associated works for tier one clients, as well as managing significant infrastructure projects in the transport and education sectors, sells to Private Equity. The vendors were seeking an investor that would create a suitable exit for themselves but also assist the excellent future growth opportunities available…
INDUSTRYPackaging An online packaging retailer with £2m turnover secures a retirement exit for the vendors, completed during the pandemic by Avondale. The owners approached Avondale in the Autumn of 2019, looking to fully exit their online packaging supply business and allow more time for other personal interests. Avondale launched the project in February 2020 and…
Download file here. When successfully completed, an acquisition can have a dramatic effect on the business; delivering a significant increase in profit that would have taken many years of organic growth to perhaps achieve, with all the added uncertainties that are all too natural in the business world. Additional potential benefits of an acquisition are…
Download file here. Shareholder Disputes and Negotiations We call it shareholder fatigue. Quite simply, the owners no longer see eye to eye. Often this is driven by exhaustion and frustration; there is no common vision or there is a lack of agreement on the direction of the company. Sadly, it can also be driven by…
INDUSTRYTechnology Established in 1999, Response IT (RITS) is an IT & Comms Managed Service Provider that has grown steadily year on year. Managing Director Simon Rafferty first contacted Avondale in 2021 with a view to planning an exit to free him up from ties in the UK so he could in the fullness of time…
Download file here. Financing for Growth or Acquisitions – Podcast Organic growth is hard work, more so with the headwinds of Brexit, Covid and now the Ukraine war all creating drag, and yet there is superabundant capital, be it bank finance or equity looking for good returns. But which is best? Debt, equity or a…
