Magma Corporate Finance has successfully advised on the buyout of World of Marble, a leading Nottingham based supplier, fabricator and installer of marble, granite and composite surfaces. The transaction facilitates the exit of a founding shareholder and brings the next stage in the company’s growth. Magma worked closely with Chris Smith, of HSBC to secure […]
The annual Budget Statement is usually a big event in our world, but 2019 will be the year without a Budget! Last month we were advised that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would present his Budget Statement to the House of Commons on 6 November. However, events have since moved on, and as we know, […]
Magma Corporate Finance are extremely pleased to have advised Jonathan Colton, the owner of Ecopac on the sale of the business to listed packaging group Macfarlane. Ecopac is a successful protective packaging distribution business which employs 21 staff at its base in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Macfarlane CEO Peter Atkinson commented “Ecopac is a well-run, profitable packaging […]
Magma Corporate Finance has advised Copley Scientific, the world leader in inhaler testing equipment, on its acquisition of Novi Systems a company with market-leading expertise in the automation of inhaler testing. The acquisition means the Copley product range is extended and a broader platform for the development of new inhaler testing solutions is secured. Mark […]
Magma Corporate Finance are pleased to have advised Rayburn Tours on their acquisition of Sports Tours, a leading provider of sports tours and tournament festivals throughout the UK and Europe. Established in 1965 Rayburn Tours is an independent, family run business based in Derby dedicated to creating tailor-made tours for groups. Rayburn specialise in educational […]
Tax impacts land and property owners in a multitude of ways. From Stamp Duty Land Tax on purchase, to tax on sale or death (…whichever comes first!) We have a depth of expertise in these matters, successfully helping clients reduce their tax burdens. We have been busy dealing with tax matters on land and property […]
Unlike the last few, yesterday’s Budget proved quite eventful for private businesses and successful individuals. Magma’s review is focused on those impacts. To read more, click here
A couple of weeks ago, Britain’s next biggest firms of accountants, behind the “Big Four”, met with competition regulators to discuss limiting the Big Four’s dominance of the plc Audit market. Amongst the proposals tabled were to limit how many FTSE350 company audits the ‘big four’ should be allowed to conduct. Officials from the ‘prize-chasing’ […]
An Enterprise Management Incentive (“EMI”) scheme is an approved employee share scheme that is available to most trading companies, allowing employers to grant share options to key employee’s tax efficiently, as a reward for their efforts with the business and/or to retain and incentivise key staff. Click here to read the full article.
The Corporate Finance team are delighted to have been shortlisted for both the Deal of the Year and the SME Deal of the Year for the East Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2018. In the former category (deal values over £10m), our work with ENSEK’s Management team in their LDC-backed buy-out is one of seven deals shortlisted by Insider […]
