Case Studies

Transaction: Bates Wells’ cross departmental M&A team acted for Fedcap UK, a registered charity and wholly owned subsidiary of Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (“Fedcap”) on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Kennedy Scott Limited.

Bates Wells’ Corporate team acted for the shareholder of Social Misfits Media Limited on the sale of part of its share capital to Freud Communications Limited, the high-profile communications and public relations firm which is part of The Brewery Group.

Bates Wells’ M&A team acted for the shareholders of Mecmesin Limited on the sale of its entire issued share capital to Physical Testing Properties Limited, a portfolio company of US Private Equity investor Battery Ventures.

Bates Wells’ cross departmental teams acted for the shareholders of a Fin-Tech start up (which Bates Wells has advised since its incorporation) and worked intensely to reach completion of the deal within 7 days of receipt of the share purchase agreement.

Bates Wells has acted for The Brighton Pier Group plc (“BPG”) on its acquisition of Lethington Leisure Ltd trading which owns and operates Paradise Island Adventure Golf, the operator of six indoor mini golf sites for a consideration of £10.5million.

Bates Wells advised Alantra Partners, SA (the global investment banking and asset management firm listed on the Madrid and Barcelona Stock Exchanges) on its acquisition of and ongoing partnership in leading UK mid-market corporate finance advisory firm Catalyst Corporate Finance LLP. The transaction valued Catalyst at £30million – settled in a combination of cash and Alantra shares. The transaction, was subject to Alantra Shareholder and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approval.

Transaction: Bates Wells’ corporate team acted for BWB CaSE LLP, on the sale of its subsidiary’s shareholding in CaSE Insurance Services Limited (CaSE Insurance) to aQmen Limited.

Bates Wells’ M&A team acted for the shareholders of Netsparker Limited on the sale of its entire issued share capital to a US based private equity firm. Netsparker is a cybersecurity business that provides web application security scanners, which are distributed to clients internationally and developed by its wholly owned Turkish subsidiary.

Bates Wells acted for Aston Eyetech Limited (“AET”) on its £5million Series A investment round. The investors were Mercia Technologies PLC, the national investment group focused on the funding and scaling of innovative technology businesses with high growth potential from the UK regions, and an Asian-based investment syndicate.