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Park Place advised the majority shareholders of Sandringham Financial Partners on the sale of the business to M&G plc.

Chem-Dry is the UK market leader in carpet and upholstery cleaning and fire and flood damage restoration. Operating under a franchise arrangement with the US based franchisor, three separate companies conducted the UK operations.

Propencity is a main contractor and property developer with strong regional brands, Totty, Jackson and Dean & Bowes. The business is headquartered in Bradford. The business was a non core part of Peterhouse Group plc which had moved its focus away from contracting and into support services.

Videss is a leading supplier of software and related services to the legal profession. The business is based in Liversedge, West Yorkshire with an office near Swindon. The business was founded by husband and wife team Paul and Sonja Sanderson in 1977 and had grown to a £5m turnover business.

CH Jones/Keyfuels is the UK market leader in commercial vehicle fuel card processing. The company manages the Keyfuels card acceptance network, and operates a proprietary processing application that serves more than 30,000 business fleets either directly or through its reseller partners.

The Central Science Laboratory (now known as the Food and Environmental Research Agency), based near York, was an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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.

Kate’s Cakes is one of the most renowned and innovative hand crafted cake companies in the industry. It supplies a wide range of products into the leading coffee shop houses and some of the best known retailers including Pret a Manger, Starbucks, M&S and Waitrose.

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.

Geo Adams was a £200m turnover pork products business supplying most of the major supermarkets and based at multiple sites in Lincolnshire. The business received an unsolicited approach from Tulip Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Danish Crown.

Eve is a leading provider of temporary access solutions ranging from roadways, walkways and barriers to the super fortress fence used at the Glastonbury Festival. The business was sold to Ashtead Group plc for £28 million, plus a £7 million earn-out in 2013.

John Fredericks Plastics is a leading UK manufacturer of uPVC windows and doors based in Huddersfield. In 2001 the business was subject to a Management Buy-Out backed by NVM Private Equity and YFM Private Equity.

Lindam designs, develops and distributes nursery products. The company’s brand is synonymous with baby safety products, particularly baby safety gates where the company has a dominant position in the UK. Its global distribution network services 48 countries.

Keepmoat is a UK specialist in social housing construction, refurbishment and community regeneration. The business operates through three main delivery companies: Haslam Homes, Frank Haslam Milan and Bramall Construction.

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.

Allied Glass, based in Leeds and Knottingley, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high value glass containers to spirits and food manufacturers, specialising in the production of complex bottles.

Boston Healthcare was a Newco which was set up to acquire a number of OTC branded pharmaceuticals which were non-core to its owner. These products are distributed to a range of pharmaceutical wholesalers and retailers.

Eve is a leading provider of temporary access solutions ranging from roadways, walkways and barriers to the super fortress fence used at the Glastonbury Festival. The business was sold to Ashtead Group plc for £28 million, plus a £7 million earn-out in 2013.

MyMaths is a subscription website for schools which provides teachers and students with ready-made maths lessons and online homework tasks. The company has revolutionised the approach to teaching maths and has a dominant share of the secondary school market with over 75% of UK schools signed up.

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.

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.

Whitwood Care is a developer and operator of care homes for adults with learning disabilities who present with high level challenging behaviour, including autistic spectrum disorders and Asperger’s syndrome. The business has 3 care homes in Castleford, West Yorkshire with a total of 48 beds.

Meadowcroft School is a day school for young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The School was opened in May 2007, providing education for boys and girls aged between 11 and 19 years old, and is currently based in Wakefield.

Eve is a leading provider of temporary access solutions ranging from roadways, walkways and barriers to the super fortress fence used at the Glastonbury Festival. The business was sold to Ashtead Group plc for £28 million, plus a £7 million earn-out in 2013.

DX is a logistics and parcel distribution company operating throughout the UK & Ireland providing next day delivery services for mail, parcels and 2-man deliveries to business and residential addresses.

Revo Media is a fast growing broad spectrum media company, operating exclusively in the lighting market. The company consists of four primary brands that form the Lux portfolio through a combination of print, live and digital channels.

Gradus is a contract interior solutions provider with a market leading position in the manufacture of flooring accessories. Park Place acted as lead advisor on the tertiary management buy-out supported by Endless LLP.

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.

Safety Management & Monitoring Services Limited (“SM&MS”) is a health & safety and environmental services provider, specialising in the property management sector. The business was established by Sue and Phil Morris in Huddersfield in 1994 and supports a long-established national client base.

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.

Disposables UK was acquired by Northwood Paper Sales and associated companies. The parties had a long and successful relationship with complementary activities to each other.

Academic journal publishing business W S Maney & Son has been acquired by Taylor & Francis the academic publishing arm of Informa plc. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

World-leading marine lifejacket manufacturer International Safety Products has been sold to August Equity portfolio company 3Si. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Trade Mark Collections - UK market leading supplier of licensed children’s and students’ bags, umbrellas and related accessories - has been sold to William Lamb, a family owned UK leading distributer of footwear. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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.

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.

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.

Lilley & Gillie Limited (trading as JLG Marine), is one of the world`s leading manufacturers of magnetic nautical compasses. Its origins date back over 200 years, having been founded by John Lilley in 1812.

Medisoft Limited is the UK’s leading provider of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software solutions for the ophthalmology (eye-care) market. Founded in Leeds in 1997 by brothers Rob and David Johnston, their system is by far the most widely used ophthalmology EMR in the UK.

LCP established in 1985 by Professor Alan Braithwaite is a leading international supply chain and business operations consultancy business. It has a focus in retail, consumer goods and manufacturing industries serving a blue chip client base.

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.

Melett is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of high-quality turbochargers and replacement parts to the turbocharger aftermarket. With a head office in Barnsley, Melett also operates a Chinese manufacturing facility and regional distributors in Poland and North America.

Park Place supported SimplyBiz, the leading independent provider of compliance and business services to financial advisers and financial institutions in the UK, on its acquisition of Defaqto for a total consideration of £74.3m. SimplyBiz, based in Huddersfield, is a long standing client of Park Place.

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.

Synergize is a contracting business focused on planned repair and maintenance of non-traditional properties. The business refurbishes all aspects of properties including doors, windows, roofing and external wall insulation. The business is based in Leeds and operates across England.

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.

HB Projects is an innovative and multi-disciplined Principle Contractor. Formed in 1993, it employs more than 200 people and provides a diverse range of construction solutions across the UK from concept and design to on-site delivery and post-completion.

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.

Farmcare Top Fruits, a division of Farmcare Trading Limited, is the 4th largest apple growing operation in the UK and is the largest lowland farming organisation in the United Kingdom.

Park Place advised the management team of Pelsis on their 2017 MBO and the subsequent acquisition of Georgia-based Curtis Gilmour in 2018. The MBO was supported by LDC and BlueBay Asset Management whilst investors in Curtis Gilmour, Harwood Capital, also invested in the enlarged group.

Founded in 1994, Acumen is one of the UK’s leading providers of industrial site services and waste management solutions, with offices and waste facilities in Keighley, York, Stockton on Tees, Immingham and Wolverhampton.

Opentree is a leading Electronic Document Management Software (EDMS) developer which manages all forms of office documents and CAD drawings for multinational blue chip clients such as Tata Steel and Siemens. The business is based in Stokesley and has a development office in Sheffield.

Park Place supported SimplyBiz, the leading independent provider of compliance and business services to financial advisers and financial institutions in the UK, on its acquisition of Defaqto for a total consideration of £74.3m. SimplyBiz, based in Huddersfield, is a long standing client of Park Place.

Park Place advised the management team of Pyroguard on an MBO backed by ESO Capital Partners. The investment accelerates Pyroguard’s expansion plans to further strengthen its position across the UK, Europe and selected wider global markets.

O&H Vehicle Technology is a leading UK ambulance and emergency vehicle manufacturer. Based in Goole the business employs over 100 staff and has a brand which is recognised and well regarded in the UK vehicle manufacturing sector.

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.

Amber Road established in 1983 as TD Travel has over 34 years’ experience in corporate and business travel management. In 2018 following the acquisition by Endless the business was re-branded as Amber Road Travel.

Park Place initiated and provided buy-side advice to one of Japan’s oldest trading organisations, Cornes and Company Limited (Cornes) on the acquisition of Global Navigational Solutions (GNS) from Phoenix Private Equity.

Redline was founded in 2006 and is a global leader in the delivery of government-standard security training and solutions to international airports, airlines and aviation sector related companies, critical national infrastructure, stadia and event managers, and corporates.

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.

Park Place have advised on the Management Buy Out of Robinson Contract Services funded by ThinCats.

Park Place acted as lead adviser to Wincanton plc on the sale of its container logistics business to Maritime Transport.

Park Place have advised Assisi on the acquisition of Town and Country Petfoods, it’s first acquisition since the Management Buy In funded by Harwood Capital.

Park Place acted as lead adviser to Wincanton plc on the sale of its subsidiary Wincanton Pullman Fleet Services Limited to Aurelius Investments.

Park Place have advised the shareholders and management team of InXpress on the Management Buy Out funded by Hudson Hill Capital.

Park Place acted as lead adviser to the shareholders of Delver Net on its sale to FTSE 100 Bunzl plc.

Park Place led the sale process on behalf of the Bartoline shareholders which resulted in the business being acquired by Enact, a division of Endless LLP.

Park Place advised the shareholders of Neo Property Solutions on the sale of the business to private equity backed PTSG.

Chameleon was established in 2010 and is a pioneer in smart energy technology. By securely accessing real-time energy data from smart meters, Chameleon provides feedback to consumers via smart In-Home Displays (IHDs) and cloud-connected devices.