INDUSTRYFood & Drink Based in South West England, Chantilly Patisserie was a high-end producer of handmade dessert products, supplying leading names in the UK food services market. The owners of Chantilly Patisserie, Mel Rumbles and Geoff Yates, had grown the business successfully over a period of 25 years. They were looking to retire, and were…
INDUSTRYRecruitment Established in 2008, Driver Support Services Ltd was a specialist transport recruitment agency serving the UK petrochemicals industry. Driver Support Services’ majority shareholders, Mark and Claire Gray, were looking to grow the business, and met with Avondale to discuss how to take the company forward. Following a consultation and careful analysis of the firm’s…
INDUSTRYCare and Nursing Founded in 1974, Bligh Appointments was a leading independent supplier of temporary nursery staff, serving a wide network of clients across the Greater London area. Bligh Appointments’ founder and majority shareholder, Beverley Wilkinson, was looking to retire from running the business in order to spend more time with her family. She instructed…
INDUSTRYTransport and Logistics Established in the early 1990s, The Prestige Group is a provider of global freight forwarding services. The business comprised two separate companies: one serving the European freight market, and the other a global client base. The owners approached Avondale with the mandate to sell both of the Prestige Group companies. Given that…
INDUSTRYTechnology, Media & Telecoms With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Falcon Document Solutions was a provider of document management system solutions to businesses across the UK. Having invested more than two decades of time and energy in the growth of their business, the directors of Falcon decided it was time to seek…
INDUSTRYBuilding Services & Consultancy Ecology Consultancy Ltd (ECL) is one of the UK’s foremost private ecology consultancies. The company’s broad client base included local authorities, property developers and among others, companies in the utilities and renewable energy sectors. Having built ECL from the ground up, the managing director, John Newton, was looking for a larger…
