Rob McCann corporate finance partner at BDO LLP in Manchester, said: "Deal activity across the North has accelerated post-lockdown, primarily as a result of some pent-up activity in attractive sectors, such as technology and tech-enabled services, life sciences, and other areas of healthcare, in particular.
This is the UK subsidiary of DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG, the Hamburg-listed leading entertainment service company and provider of live entertainment in Europe. Other deals included the sale of PE-backed SaaS business Hello Soda to Acuant, the global trusted identity platform for fraud prevention and AML compliance, and the majority sale of UK promoter and event organiser UK Live to Kilimanjaro Holdings Limited. M&A teams in both Manchester and Leeds have completed 10 transactions in the last two quarters, which have attracted strong levels of private equity investment and cross-border interest.Īmongst the high-profile deals was investment in Knutsford-based Prime Global Medical Communications by US private equity firm, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. To find out more, talk to us now.Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has advised on more than £350m worth of deals across the North, as M&A activity in the North West continues to accelerate. We have designed our Rethink framework to give you and your organisation a template for safeguarding your operations, building resilience and succeeding in the new reality.
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