North West Dealmakers Advisor League Tables – First 6 months of 2012 HY 2012 HY 2011 Financial Advisor Volume 1 3 Grant Thornton 9 2 – Cenkos Securities 8 3 – RSM Tenon 6 4 – Dow Schofield Watts 5 5 – Altium Capital 4 6 – Numis Securities 4 7 4 Deloitte 3 8 … Continued

Money Advice Group, one of the UKs leading financial solutions companies, is embarking on a comprehensive growth strategy after securing an asset based lending facility worth £10 million, with PNC Business Credit. In conjunction with, Dow Schofield Watts, Money Advice Group negotiated the credit facility to enable continued growth through a combination of working capital … Continued

TATTOO equipment supplier Barber has secured a multi-million pound investment as it looks to accelerate sales in Europe and the US. Venture capitalist Enterprise Ventures (EV) has invested in the Sheffield-based medical supplies business alongside PHD Equity Partners, the private equity arm of Dow Schofield Watts. The deal will allow Barber’s husband and wife team … Continued

Britain’s growing love affair with tattoos – a fifth of all adults have a permanent body decoration – means good business for one of the biggest suppliers of salon equipment. Barber of Sheffield has secured a multi-million pound investment to drive expansion. The company was set up in 1991 with the aim of selling medical … Continued

Real Deals Magazine – Published 12th May 2012  By Alice Murray, Real Deals Magazine  Corporate finance firm Dow Schofield Watts has made two appointments to its Yorkshire & North East team and a further two to its Daresbury team Published 11 May 2012 in People. Corporate finance firm Dow Schofield Watts has made two appointments … Continued

The Liverpool Daily Post – 12th May 2012 By Bill Gleeson, The Liverpool Post THE latest financial accounts of Liverpool Football Club, filed at Companies House last week, are a clear illustration of the vagaries affecting the English club game. The volatile nature of player valuations and the riches to be earned or lost by … Continued

Manchester Evening News – Published 10th May 2012 Corporate finance advisers Dow Schofield Watts have recruited Keith Benson and Gavin Jones to its head office in Warrington. Keith has moved from KPMG’s Preston office while Gavin has joined from the Manchester office of Ernst & Young. Edward Kitchen, 44, has joined the family law team … Continued

EN Deals Awards 2012 – Wednesday 2nd May 2012 As the nation’s athletes prepare to compete for the ultimate prize on the world stage we will honour those North West deals and dealmakers that broke away from the pack during 2011. 2011 presented the market with plenty of hurdles and the odd water jump but … Continued

Well-known Yorkshire dealmaker Roger Esler has launched a new office for specialist corporate finance advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts. James Dow, co-founder of Dow Schofield Watts which was established in 2002, said it decided to launch the Yorkshire office after attracting Mr Esler to lead the team. “Now is a very good time to do … Continued

Five professional firms have been recruited to provide support to businesses based at a high-tech science park. CBG Group, Dow Schofield Watts, MSB Solicitors, Montpelier and Lloyds TSB Commercial will support more than 100 firms at Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus by delivering free surgery session through the partnership programme. Manchester-based CBG will provide insurance … Continued

GB Group, the Chester-based ID management systems provider, is to buy one of its major rivals in a £11.2m deal. The AIM-listed company will raise around £8m through a placing of 20 million new shares at 40p per share to buy Capscan Parent, a London and Manchester-based address management business. The placing comprises of a … Continued

Cheshire chemicals distribution firm Multisol has been acquired by German industrial group Brenntag in a deal worth more than £112m, Nantwich-based Multisol, which had been looking to list on AIM last year, was advised by Warrington-based corporate finance house Dow Schofield Watts in the sale. Multisol distributes of lubricant additives and base oils throughout Europe … Continued

Insider’s Deal of the Month for May is the sale of Cheshire central heating business PH Jones to Centrica for £30m. The company carries out more than 8,000 central heating installations every year through 28 contracts within the social housing sector and more than 500 of the group’s employees will move over under the new … Continued

The former boss of PH Jones, the heating specialist that was sold to Centrica for £30m yesterday, has retained the metering division and expects rapid growth on the back of the nationwide roll-out of smart meters. PH Jones’ managing director Martin Jones and his brother Chris expect the unit, which accounted for around £15m of … Continued

A family-owned company which provides central heating services to the social housing sector has been sold to energy giant Centrica for £30m in cash. PH Jones, based in Malpas Cheshire, was founded in 1971 by Phil Jones, who began his career as a sole trader installing central heating sytems in 1963. His wife Brenda is … Continued