Corporate

We are pleased to announce that Dan Chapman and Jack Horwitz advised Lincoln City Football Club on its landmark 10-year Stadium Naming Rights Agreement with ProAmpac.

We are pleased to announce that Alex Saunders and Jack Horwitz of Leathes Prior’s Corporate Team have acted on the sale of Highbury Support Services to Birch Faraday Capital.

We are pleased to announce that Richard Guthrie and Jack Horwitz of Leathes Prior’s Corporate & Commercial Team have acted for sellers Ronnie Blyth and Steve Carter on the sale of the UK’s leading gas engine repair and overhaul specialists ABC Power to landfill site operator Enovert.

Leathes Prior is delighted to have advised Canham Consulting Limited on its transition to an employee-owned business under an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) structure.

Leathes Prior Solicitors is delighted to announce that it has acted for Stellar Global Holdings Limited in its recent sale to the Marvesting Group. The transaction represents a strategic step forward for the business, founded in 2019, which specialises in helping brands create better connections with their customers through the design of omnichannel retail experiences.

We are pleased to announce that Richard Guthrie and Nina Ryan of Leathes Prior’s Corporate & Commercial Team have acted for Mervyn Douglas and the other shareholders of the Daro Group of UK manufacturing companies on their sale to Intellego Technologies AB for a deal value of up to £10m.

Leathes Prior is pleased to have acted for the shareholders of the Greensleeves Group, David and Laura Truby, on the sale of the Group to Neighbourly Brands Limited (“Neighbourly UK”).

Leathes Prior is delighted to have advised shareholders, Dave and Julie Wilson, on the sale of leading iManage Partner, Tiger Eye Consulting Limited (“Tiger Eye”) to private equity-backed CTS Group (“CTS”).

Alex Saunders, assisted by trainee solicitor Joseph Thompson, advised on the corporate aspects of the transaction.

We are very pleased to announce that Leathes Prior have acted for the shareholders of Rent4sure Ltd (“Rent4sure”) on the sale of Rent4sure to PIB Group Ltd (“PIB”), as part of the Barbon Insurance Group.

We are pleased to announce that Leathes Prior have acted for The New European Ltd (TNE) in the acquisition of the multi-award winning publication, The New European, from UK-regional publisher group, Archant. Alex Saunders and Jack Horwitz advised TNE on the corporate aspects of the transaction.

We are pleased to announce that Jack Horwitz of Leathes Prior’s Corporate Team has advised on the sale of Hostberry Limited t/a Norfolk Holiday Properties to property management company Host & Stay Management Limited.

Established in 1983, Bawdeswell Garden Centre has become one of Norfolk’s most cherished garden centres, offering a wide range of products and services, such as, plants, locally sourced food and gardening supplies. Bawdeswell Garden Centre is also home to the stunning ‘Millennium Garden’ and the much-loved ‘The Reeves Parlour Restaurant’, making it far more than just a garden centre.

We are delighted to announce that Leathes Prior have assisted in the corporate acquisition of shares in Stellar Global Ltd and Mash Staffing Holdings Limited.

We are pleased to announce that Leathes Prior have acted for the shareholders of Salix River & Wetland Services Limited (“Salix”) on the sale of the company to RSK Environmental Ltd (“RSK”).

Paul Warman and Nina Ryan of Leathes Prior’s Corporate Team have assisted Angling Direct plc, the UK’s largest specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer, in raising up to £5.5 million through a placing of new shares on the alternative investment market of the London Stock Exchange. The placing was announced on 11 June 2020, with admission of the shares proposed to take place in two tranches over the next few weeks.

Chell Instruments Ltd, based in North Walsham, specialises in the design, manufacture and calibration of pressure, vacuum and gas flow measurement instruments for a variety of sectors including aerospace, vehicle aerodynamics, gas and steam turbine testing and power generation industries. The company was founded by Ron and Judith Mitchell in 1976 and has built up, through targeted investment in its people and systems, significant technological knowhow and unique manufacturing and testing capabilities.

Broads Tours and Norfolk Broads Direct, one of the largest boating companies on the Norfolk Broads, have sold the business back to the previous owner Len Funnell.

Leathes Prior are pleased to have been able to assist on the management buyout (MBO) of Huddersfield-based Greensleeves Lawn Care Limited.

Leathes Prior are pleased to have been able to assist Norfolk fishing retailer Angling Direct plc in their latest acquisition of the well-established Erics Angling Centre, which sees the addition of the Company’s first lakeside premises at Farlows Lake in Buckinghamshire.

Two of the region's best-known firms of financial advisers are joining forces to create one of the biggest groups in East Anglia.

Two multi-million pound haulage businesses have joined forces after a share buyout – creating a partnership worth more than £475m.

The senior management team of one of the region’s largest office supply companies has successfully completed a buyout of the business.

Paul Warman, Alex Saunders and Nina Ryan of our Corporate Team, together with Sarah Appleton from the Employment Team and Rob Sibley from the Commercial Property Team, supported fishing equipment retailer Angling Direct as it was successfully admitted to the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange on Thursday 13^th July 2017. The company raised £9m, with a post funding market capitalisation of over £27m.