INDUSTRYPrinting Equipment Distribution Could you take value out of your business by selling it to your staff? And why would you want to? Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS), a supplier of print finishing and bindery equipment to printers, have done just that, thanks to the knowledge, support and guidance of Avondale Corporate. IFS supply finishing equipment…
INDUSTRYMarine Agriculture Technology Ace Aquatec, an innovative marine technology manufacturer, was looking to grow the business and strengthen its market position. Avondale Corporate guided and advised on the sale of a minority stake with long-term potential. Ace Aquatec primarily provides deterrent and stunner technologies to the global responsible fish farming market, manufacturing at two UK…
INDUSTRYEnergy & Utilities This company is a Japanese multinational providing commercial optical and lighting solutions. Despite supplying over 7,000 customers, they were making a £1.7 million loss in their commercial division. Their labour turnover was 33% and the Business Development team was disengaged and unproductive with declining profits and annuities. The Challenges: Declining margins were…
INDUSTRYManufacturing Nick Harland-Smith, Managing Director at Handy Limited, believes in giving the best customer experience possible. Sales at Handy Ltd. had plateaued following many years of steady growth. Customer service was being compromised and the existing management and IT structure was no longer fit for purpose or further growth. As with all businesses, there is…
INDUSTRYTechnology, Media & Telecoms Sharp Business Systems Plc acquired CompleteIT Limited, a Buckinghamshire- based, leading Managed IT Services Provider (MSP), with a philosophy of local service delivered nationally to a diverse range of SME/mid-market clients. Sharp Business Systems Plc, a global organisation, had previously defined a progressive corporate level strategy to augment their traditional existing…
INDUSTRYBuilding Services & Consultancy ECOSA owners, Simon and Sarah Colenutt, were keen to find an investor/buyer who could drive ECOSA forward, whilst remaining with the company on a de-risked basis, and being part of the team to take the company to the next level. Ecological Survey & Assessment (ECOSA) provides ecological assessments to support planning…
INDUSTRYTechnology, Media & Telecoms Custom Sight & Sound deliver and support integrated residential and entertainment systems for private clients and property developers. Avondale were approached by the management buy-out team, who already had small shareholdings, to purchase the business outright. They wanted to ensure that value of the business independently verified and secured for both…
INDUSTRYHeating and Ventilation Established in 1985, Stokvis is an innovator and knowledge leader in the field of environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient heating solutions in the UK and internationally. Stokvis’ directors wanted to appoint a professional M&A advisor who could identify a suitable investor to grow the business and drive the project forward to a successful completion.…
INDUSTRYFood & Drink Could you sell your business to your staff? And why would you want to? Arbuckles restaurant chain owners John and Maxine Murphy have done just that thanks to the creative thinking of Avondale Corporate. Arbuckles restaurants had grown significantly since its beginnings in the wake of the financial crisis, with its first…
INDUSTRYFood & Drink Peck and Strong, a well established and successful food business, established for over 30 years, has been sold to Bridgwater and UK Foodhall. Peck and Strong Limited was established in the 1980s when John Peck, a self-taught baker, started baking flapjacks and vegetarian flans from the kitchen in his Devon cottage to…
