The insurance provider Jelf Group has strengthened its position in Northern England with the purchase of Beaumonts Insurance Group. Beaumonts has offices in Leeds, Bradford, Shrewsbury and Doncaster and will be responsible for nearly 45% of Jelf Group’s insurance business.
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Mon, 22/12/2014
Ideagen, a supplier of information management software, has acquired Gael. Established in 1992, Gael develops compliance, safety, risk and performance management software to clients such as Emirates, Virgin Rail, UK NHS, G4S, Terex, Dairy Crest, Fresenius Kabi and Obeikan.
Mon, 22/12/2014
The private equity firm LDC has agreed to sell its stake in Ocean Outdoor to Searchlight Capital Partners. Ocean Outdoor is one of the UK’s leading specialist out-of-home advertising companies.
Mon, 22/12/2014
The data storage specialist Solid State Solutions (S3) has been acquired by Capita IT Enterprise Services.
Fri, 19/12/2014
The engineering company Scopus Group has been acquired by Amec Foster Wheeler. Scopus specialises in providing laser scanning, dimensional control and lean engineering services to the global oil and gas, petrochemical and nuclear industries.
Fri, 19/12/2014
The UK assets and subsidiaries of RP Martin Group have been bought by BGC Partners. RP Martin is an interdealer brokerage firm known for its European rates and foreign exchange products.
Fri, 19/12/2014
The private equity firm Bain Capital Europe has bought the clay and concrete companies Ibstock, Forticrete and Supreme Concrete from CRH. The £414m generated by this sale will be used by CRH for “general corporate purposes”.
Fri, 19/12/2014
The insurance broker A-Plan Insurance has been sold by Equistone to HgCapital. Established in 1963, A-Plan operates 73 branches across the UK, serving over 580,000 policyholders.
Fri, 19/12/2014
YFM Equity Partners has backed the £4m management buyout of Wakefield Acoustics. Established in 1980, Wakefield designs, manufactures and installs bespoke industrial and environmental noise control technology.
Fri, 19/12/2014
LDC has sold Angel Springs to the German private equity firm Castik Capital. Angel Springs is a provider of bottled and mains fed water coolers to businesses.