Business and Professional Services (BPS)

Across the firm's international partnership in recent years, we have noted an increased interest in UK assets resulting in continued market consolidation across a number of sub-sectors and attractive returns for shareholders on exit.

We have a strong track record of advising companies in the business services sector across industries ranging from recruitment, facilities management, logistics, professional services and waste services.

The sector has many sub sectors and we cover the whole spectrum as follows:

White collar services:

• Business Process Outsourcing including trust, fund administration, IT managed services, call centres etc.
• Professional services such as consultants, accountants and lawyers.
• Human capital services including recruitment and training etc.
• Testing, inspection and certification

Blue collar services

• Property and facilities management including soft and hard facilities management, print management etc.
• Waste management including recycling and waste removal.
• Transport & logistics such as passenger travel, distribution and haulage etc.
• Asset hire including plant and vehicle hire.

We have helped many businesses and business owners, advising them on their strategic and M&A options – and to ultimately achieve both their personal and business objectives.

Some of our recent BPS transactions:

	Consultant Services Group Limited Sub-sector – Business Services Deal type – Sale  Description – We advised the vendors on the sale of Yorkshire-based Consultant Services Group Limited   to a management buy in team.
	GEM Scientific Sub sector – Scaffolding and access solutions provider Deal type – Sale Description – We advised the vendors on the sale of Gem Scientific, a distributor of laboratory products to Solingen Private Equity.
	JBT Waste Services Limited Sub sector – Waste management Deal type – Sale Description – We advised shareholders on the sale of JBT Waste Services Limited to German waste management group Remondis.
	Join The Dots (Research) Limited Sub sector – Consumer insight consultancy Deal type – VIMBO Description – We advised shareholders on the VIMBO (vendor initiated management buy-out) of Join The Dots Limited.
	Life Marketing Consultancy Ltd Sub sector – Professional Services Deal type – Sale Description – Our Egypt office advised the shareholders of Life Marketing Consultancy Ltd on the sale to multi-channel markets firm,   Communisis PLC.
	Maxwell Brown Sub-sector – Professional Services Deal type – Sale Description – We advised on the sale of Maxwell Brown Surveyors Limited to Canadian global property business   unit, Altus Group.
	Pearson Home Moving Sub-sector – Business Services Deal type – Management buy in Description – We advised removals firm, Pearson Home Moving on its management buy-in from The Vogue   Group.
	Pertemps Network Group Sub sector – Professional Services Deal type – Strategic advice Description – We acted as financial advisor to NGH Topco Ltd on its £19.6m take private takeover offer for Network Group Holdings PLC.
	Prime Document Limited Sub sector – Property & facilities management Deal type – MBO Description – We advised the shareholders on the sale of Prime Document Limited to the incoming management team, which was supported by Private Equity house, Maven Capital Partners.
	PWP Building Services Limited Sub sector – Property & facilities management Deal type – Sale Description – We advised shareholders on the sale of PWP Building Services Limited to its Management team.
	Test & Measurement Hire Limited Sub sector – Asset hire Deal type – Sale Description – We advised on the sale of Test & Measurement Hire Group Limited to Hire Station Limited, a trading subsidiary of Vp plc.

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