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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…

Castle Square Corporate Finance advises Private Investor, David Pierce (Welton Holdings Limited) on his investment in a distinguished industrial roofing and sheet metal fabrication enterprise in Hull. With a robust presence in the industry for over three decades, Dave Jessop Ltd has established itself as a family-run business specialising in industrial, domestic, and agricultural markets. Renowned for manufacturing and delivering…

  Leading private equity investor LDC has made a minority investment in market leading student accommodation advertising platform, UniHomes, as the business continues its expansion across the UK. Based in Sheffield and operating in 41 locations nationwide, UniHomes helps students find their perfect university ‘home from home’, by connecting them with thousands of student properties offering all-inclusive living. Letting agents…

Castle Square advises specialist renewable heating technologies company Project Heating Solutions Limited, on the strategic acquisition of AMCO of Doncaster Limited Project Heating Solutions Limited (PHS), led by Founder and Managing Director Russell Steelyard, has completed the acquisition of specialist renewable heating and electrical distributor AMCO of Doncaster Limited (AMCO), in a transaction advised by Yorkshire based professional advisory firms…

      Yorkshire based Advisors advise fast growing worldwide steel solutions specialist, Masteel UK, on the acquisition of D.S. Willetts (Stainless) Limited Bradley McLaren Holdings Limited, the holding Company of the Masteel UK Group of companies, has acquired 100% of the share capital in D.S. Willetts (Stainless) Limited in a deal advised on by Yorkshire based Corporate Finance specialists,…

Castle Square advise on the acquisition of specialist calibration company Sheffield based businessman Robert Senior, and his business partner Ian Knights have acquired a controlling stake in Pennine Instruments Limited for an undisclosed sum, in a deal where the Buyer was advised by Yorkshire based Corporate Finance specialists, Castle Square Corporate Finance. Operating from its dedicated facility in Sheffield, Pennine…

Specialist VW Campervan conversion company moves into partial Employee Ownership Denby Campervans Limited, one of the UK’s leading providers of bespoke, high-spec, made-to-order luxury campervans, specialising in the iconic VW campervan brand, has changed ownership via a sale of equity to an Employee Ownership Trust, in a transaction advised by Yorkshire-based specialist Corporate Finance firm, Castle Square Corporate Finance. Based…

Yorkshire-based Castle Square Corporate Finance advise First Blue Healthcare & Education Limited on acquisition and significant growth capital fundraising provided by Thincats Yorkshire dealmaking firm, Castle Square Corporate Finance, has successfully advised First Blue Healthcare & Education Limited (“First Blue”), on the acquisition of Nurture Childcare Services Limited and significant six figure growth capital fundraising provided by alternative lender to…

      Blue Ribbon Healthcare Group Limited (“Blue Ribbon”), a provider of residential and supported living services for adults with autism and learning disabilities, has received significant investment from London-based investment firm Queens Park Equity (“QPE”), in a transaction advised on by Yorkshire based advisers, Castle Square Corporate Finance and Squire Patton Boggs. Operating from high-quality bespoke residential properties…