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Castle Square is proud to have made a £2000, donation to Adam Share for his Tower to Tower 2018 challenge, in order to raise funds to the wonderful charity; The Donna Louise Children's Hospice. The charity takes its name from a young local girl, Donna Louise Hackney, who sadly died from a life-limiting condition at the age of 16. Her family wanted…

With both companies advised by Sheffield Professionals, Chesterfield based BG Engineering Limited has acquired the share capital of Sheffield based Pentag Gears and Oilfield Equipment Limited (“Pentag”).  Pentag has been operating for over 100 years and designs and manufactures high quality gearing for bespoke projects.  As part of the transaction Martin Wragg and Andrew Larkin will remain with the combined…

Chesterfield based BG Engineering Limited has acquired the share capital of Sheffield based Pentag Gears and Oilfield Equipment Limited (“Pentag”). The transaction follows on the back of Cooper Brown Enterprises Limited’s (“CBE”) acquisition of a strategic stake in BG in April 2017 which was then followed by the acquisition of NiTEC Engineering Limited in August. Marie Cooper, Director of CBE,…

A UK's leading supplier of own branded products to the catering and hospitality trade has changed ownership in a Management Buy-Out, with Castle Square providing corporate finance advice to the management team. As well as its own branded products, the company acts as a leading distributor for brands such as Samsung, Icematic and Whirlpool and has experienced significant growth in…

A Management Buy-In, led by Marie Cooper and Chris Brown has acquired a controlling stake in plating and surface technology specialist NiTEC UK and Spire Laboratories Ltd, a test house specialising in validation & certification for the surface treatment industry, both of which are based in Chesterfield.  As part of the transaction Marcus Hill and David Brown, the founding shareholders, are…

Sheffield Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Castle Square, a leading corporate finance firm in South Yorkshire, is the 39th business to join as a Premium Partner member. Castle Square is an independent firm providing practical, constructive advice to all their clients. They have an outstanding national reputation working with businesses and entrepreneurial management teams. Through their extensive…

Cooper Brown Enterprises, the acquisition vehicle of Marie Cooper and Chris Brown, has completed a deal resulting in a strategic investment in Chesterfield based BG Engineering. The deal was advised by, Kevan Shaw, Director of Sheffield based dealmakers Castle Square Corporate Finance with legal advice provided by Paul Trudgill, Partner of hlw Keeble Hawson. Marie and Chris were previously part…

Castle Square advised on the Management Buy-In/Buy-Out of Midlands based Alca Fasteners Limited, a manufacturer and exporter of large diameter high integrity bolting.

Castle Square Corporate Finance advised Staffordshire based legal advisory firm, Dutton Law Ltd, on its sale to one of the potteries leading law firms Grindey’s LLP, who operate from three separate offices each based in the Stoke-On-Trent area. Dutton Law Ltd provide expert legal advice on personal injury and professional negligence cases, predominantly gaining recognition for expertise medical negligence cases,…

The ownership of Leicester based Norman and Underwood Group has changed after a Management Buy-Out which resulted in the existing directors Ross Headley and Leon Ingham acquiring the shares in the Group from individual shareholders, only one of whom currently worked in the business. Norman and Underwood was established in 1825 and today specialises in the provision of architectural and…

  UK packaging provider Collcap Group and, International packaging provider, Quadpack Industries SA have merged in a deal which creates a pan European Packaging Group, in a €40m transaction with combined annual revenues of around €90m. The combined group will retain the Quadpack name and will be a leading presence in Europe for the manufacture and supply of packaging solutions…

Waste Management Service Company, Red Industries has acquired the non-hazardous landfill business from Tarmac, which is a member of the CRH PLC Group of companies. The landfill business takes mixed non-hazardous commercial and industrial waste and represents a strategic acquisition to Red Industries allowing the Group to offer the collection and disposal of a wider range of waste streams to…

Read more on how the team at castle Square advised on the debt and equity fundraising to secure the acquisition of a £25m investment.

Life after the 'Brexit' vote is 'Business as usual' at our Corporate Finance boutique as written by Kevan Shaw, Director of Castle Square.

Award winning Deal of the Year for Castle Square leading the Management Buy-In/Buy-Out of Precision Technologies International Limited, supplier to the Aerospace industry.

Director, Kevan Shaw highlights the key points taken from a meeting hosted by HSBC Chief economist on post 'Brexit.

Management Buy-Out for Red Industries led by the Castle Square team.

Castle Square, the Sheffield based advisory firm, continues to advise Colonial Group International, the Bermuda-based Financial Services company with operations throughout the Caribbean including Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Cayman and Turks and Caicos Islands. With equity of over than $200 million, Colonial manages over $300 million in Gross Written Premium (GWP) income and over $85 million in pension contributions…