Penthouse Carpets is a long established carpet manufacturer based in Rochdale. The business has been producing high quality carpets for over 30 years and has close relationships with numerous independent carpet retailers throughout the UK.
Penthouse was the subject of an MBO in 1994 funded by 3i and Royal Bank of Scotland. Following a decision by 3i to realise its investment, Park Place was appointed to agree the valuation, structure the deal and raise the financing.
A successful transaction was concluded with Royal Bank of Scotland, Penthouse’s existing bank, providing additional debt facilities.
Since 2006, we have guided UK and overseas clients on mergers, acquisitions and disposal activities, MBOs (and buy ins), broad-ranging strategic issues, corporate reorganisation and recovery and private equity.
Park Place advised Prestige Flowers and Flowerline on a merger and debt capital raise to facilitate the buy-out of minority shareholders.
Park Place advised the shareholders of My Pension Expert on the significant investment in the business by Palatine Private Equity and Beechbrook Capital.
RMS is the largest independent operator of port facilities on the Humber and River Trent. It operates facilities at Goole, Grimsby, Immingham, Flixborough and Gunness. It also provides warehousing and logistical services.
Costcutter Supermarkets Group is one of the leading convenience retailers in the UK with around 1,400 stores. It was founded in 1985 by Colin Graves and remained owned by his family and their trusts.
Ultralase is a leading participant in the UK ophthalmic treatment (laser vision correction) market. The company has its head office in Leeds and operates eye laser clinics across the UK. The business was acquired in 2005 by Corporacion Dermoestetica, a listed Spanish medical aesthetic business.
Broad Lane Leisure is a Midlands based distributor of touring caravans. The business, which had been founded by two brothers and developed by their children, had grown to four sites when it became clear that is was appropriate for the two sides of the family to divide the business between them.
Adare provides marketing and secure printing services to a wide range of commercial and public sector clients. Following a management buy out in 2006 the business embarked on a programme of non-core disposals.
Harvard Engineering is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of energy saving control products and LED drivers for the lighting industry.
Crossroads Truck & Bus is the Volvo commercial truck and bus dealership for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The business was the subject of an MBO in August 2005 funded by HSBC. Park Place conducted due diligence for the bank and established a close working relationship with the management team.
Shearings Leisure Group is one of Europe’s leading specialist operators of escorted tours and leisure hotels. The business offers coach, air, rail, cruise and hotel breaks to more than 170 destinations in the UK, Europe and Worldwide serving over 1.1 million passengers per annum.
Adare provides marketing and secure printing services to a wide range of commercial and public sector clients. Following a management buy out in 2006 the business embarked on a programme of non-core disposals.
The Cedar Court Hotels group consisted of 5 well-known hotels across West and North Yorkshire. Park Place were engaged in 2013 to assist the family shareholder base realise the value created in the 30 years since they developed their first hotel.
WHP are established providers of professional and network support services to mobile network operators. They are one of the UK's longest established providers of professional and network support services to the wireless telecommunications sector. WHP offer a complete range of end to end services.
Springfield, one of Yorkshire’s and the North East’s leading care providers, has secured £7m of development capital funding from the Business Growth Fund and HSBC. Having advised Springfield on its previous fundraising Park Place again advised the company on a transaction.
Turtle Wax is a long-established multinational developer of vehicle car products. Park Place were appointed to advise the EMEA division on a refinancing.
ZyroFisher was originally formed in early 2016, when LDC backed the management buy-out of Zyro and supported the simultaneous acquisition of Fisher Outdoor Leisure. The merger created a business with sales of c.£75m which represents many market-leading global brands across all cycling disciplines.
de Poel is the UK’s leading Independent Vendor Neutral expert in procuring and managing the supply of temporary agency staff for large corporates.
Principle has defined and leads the global brand implementation market. Principle takes brand concepts and designs and makes them a physical reality, ensuring that brand standards are adhered to across sites around the globe.
ZyroFisher was originally formed in early 2016, when LDC backed the management buy-out of Zyro and supported the simultaneous acquisition of Fisher Outdoor Leisure. The merger created a business with sales of c.£75m which represents many market-leading global brands across all cycling disciplines.
Swift is the UK’s leading manufacturer of both touring caravans and of motor homes, and owns many of the leading brands in the sector. It also has a significant market share in the manufacture of holiday homes.
Arena is a leading independent specialist in hard copy and electronic data management. Established in 1991 the business provides hardware, software, service and expertise to a diverse range of clients in markets including education, financial and legal services.
Crossroads Truck & Bus is the Volvo commercial truck and bus dealership for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The business was the subject of an MBO in August 2005 funded by HSBC. Park Place conducted due diligence for the bank and established a close working relationship with the management team.
Park Place has advised longstanding client Acumen on the sale of the business to Beauparc.
Park Place advised Fintel, the Huddersfield based, leading independent provider of compliance and business services to financial advisers and financial institutions in the UK, on three acquisitions.
Lucion is a market leading multidisciplinary risk management business focused on hazardous materials, with a market-leading presence in the asbestos compliance market.
Park Place has advised the management team of TFSG on a trio of deals over a period of 4 years; an MBO backed by Soho Capital, a subsequent bolt-on acquisition and ultimately a merger to create a major European player in passive fire protection.
Qualter Hall & Company is an internationally recognised engineering business with a reputation for high quality design and manufacture having undertaken iconic projects around the world. It employs 120 people from its head office in Barnsley.
TSP Projects Limited (“TSP”) is a leading UK multi-discipline design consultancy with extensive engineering capabilities and specialist expertise in the transportation, construction, defence & security and energy & power sectors.
Park Place advised the management team at Voyage Care on the tertiary MBO backed by Wren House Infrastructure.
CMAC is the UK’s leading provider of managed ground transport and accommodation solutions. It provides its services to a wide variety of organisations in the travel, airline, rail, business continuity and events and conference sectors.
Park Place have advised on the Management Buy Out of Robinson Contract Services funded by ThinCats.
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