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Castle Square Corporate Finance has successfully advised First Blue HoldCo Limited (“First Blue”), on an eight-figure refinancing provided by Shawbrook Bank’s Healthcare Team. Headquartered in Staffordshire, First Blue is a best-in-class provider of residential care and support to vulnerable children, aged between 8 and 16, with special educational needs. The business operates from ten high quality residential care properties, all…

On 27th March 2025, Castle Square welcomed over 85 guests to celebrate the opening of our new Leeds office, located at 7 Park Row. The event was hosted at Banyan Bar & Kitchen, Leeds who looked after us by serving a selection of delicious food and drinks from start to finish. The atmosphere was buzzing! Huge thanks to all our…

Castle Square Corporate Finance has successfully advised the shareholders of Nurture Childcare Services Limited on its sale to Pebbles Care Limited. Nurture Childcare Services provides specialist residential care and supported living for young people and has a total of six homes, with another opening shortly. The homes are located across the North West of England and look after a range…

International FMCG supplier, Purston Park Limited, has been sold by its Shareholders to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in a Transaction advised on by Castle Square Corporate Finance and Blacks LLP, with funding from HSBC. Established in 2002, the company has been at the forefront of the discount market for over 20 years, offering a wide range of products across…

West Yorkshire based car dealership, Cars 2 Limited, has been sold by its Shareholders to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in a Transaction advised on by Castle Square Corporate Finance and Freeths, with funding from Barclays.With an annual turnover of more than £191 million in its last reported annual accounts and exceeding £220 million turnover in 2024, Cars 2 is…

Private Equity firm  gets moving with significant investment in specialist mobility equipment retailer Yorkshire dealmakers Castle Square Corporate Finance and Squire Patton Boggs advise the shareholders of Eden Mobility, on the sale to a leading regional private equity and infrastructure investment manager, Foresight Group. Foresight Group was founded in 1984 and is one of the UK’s best known private equity…

Newsome acquires cooling technology provider - Yorkshire dealmakers advised A Yorkshire provider of cooling technology for the food and drinks industries has been acquired by Newsome Ltd. Prominent dealmakers advised on the transaction. Elland-based Newsome was founded in 1973 and provides temperature and humidity control advice, equipment and services to clients mainly operating in the plastics, food and beverage, chemical…

We are delighted to announce that Castle Square has made the shortlist for the Insider UK Dealmakers Awards 2025 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Birmingham on Thursday 6 February 2025. This comes as a result of our success at a regional level at the South Yorkshire Dealmakers back in June, at which we collected three awards. We have now…

On 4th December, Castle Square Team spent the day volunteering at 'Mission Christmas' Cash for Kids in Sheffield. The Cash for Kids initiative ‘Mission Christmas’ supports disadvantaged children, who would otherwise wake up on Christmas morning without a present to unwrap. To ensure Christmas for every child, they are collecting gift donations at drop-off points across the country, for children…

On 24th November, the Castle Square Team attended the prestigious award ceremony for the Insider's Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards 2024, Royal Armouries, Leeds. Such a fantastic night!! A huge well done to all the exceptional and trailblazing winners and nominees! The businesses and individuals are a testament to the power of collaboration, passion, and perseverance. It symbolises not only what can be…

Brad Green, Director of Castle Square attended The Dealbreakers black-tie awards dinner in Sheffield on Thursday 3rd October. Dealbreakers events are designed for the professional community primarily from Banks, Finance Providers, Accountants, Lawyers, Insolvency Firms and Asset Based Lenders. They just ask that you have a sense of humour and like a drink! A fantastic evening was shared with Allica Bank and…

Castle Square Corporate Finance are proud to be supporting the largest Christmas toy appeal in the UK called 'MISSION CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS' . We are volunteering at the Sheffield location on Wednesday 4th December. Cash for Kids mission is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in our communities who are affected by poverty, illness, neglect or…

Newsome acquires cooling technology provider - Yorkshire dealmakers advised A Yorkshire provider of cooling technology for the food and drinks industries has been acquired by Newsome Ltd. Prominent dealmakers advised on the transaction. Elland-based Newsome was founded in 1973 and provides temperature and humidity control advice, equipment and services to clients mainly operating in the plastics, food and beverage, chemical…

A trampoline and indoor children’s leisure park operator with eight sites across the UK has been acquired by an international counterpart. A host of prominent advisers worked on the deal. Jump Inc has been acquired by private equity-backed Norwegian business AirHop. Founded in 2015 by shareholders and directors Michael Brockelbank and Lee Shipley, with its first park in Rotherham, the…

Private Equity firm  gets moving with significant investment in specialist mobility equipment retailer Yorkshire dealmakers Castle Square Corporate Finance and Squire Patton Boggs advise the shareholders of Eden Mobility, on the sale to a leading regional private equity and infrastructure investment manager, Foresight Group. Foresight Group was founded in 1984 and is one of the UK’s best known private equity…

  Castle Square advise on the sale of Waste Management Company, Jones Skip Hire (Wolverhampton) Limited UK-based Investment Firm CCJSH have acquired Midlands based waste management business, Jones Skip Hire (Wolverhampton) Limited, for an undisclosed sum, in a deal part-funded by Shawbrook Bank, where the vendors were advised by Yorkshire based M&A advisors, Castle Square Corporate Finance. Operating from its…

  Leading South Yorkshire based company, Westbrook Holdings, which trades as Westbrook Resources from its head office in Dronfield, has been sold by its Shareholders to an Employee Ownership Trust in a transaction advised on by Sheffield based dealmaking firm, Castle Square Corporate Finance, and the Sheffield office of national law firm, Freeths. HSBC provided funding for the transaction. With…

Castle Square Corporate Finance advises Private Equity investors on their acquisition of a Scotland based children’s residential care provider. The target specialises in providing residential care for vulnerable children up to the age of 16 and operates a transitional care service, capable of supporting young people aged between 16 and 21 years of age, who are leaving the care system…