TTC Group has secured a trio of contracts to deliver driver education courses across Yorkshire it has been announced today. The company, which educates more than 350,000 motorists every year, will continue to run its suite of courses in North and South Yorkshire and, for the first time, will now take on responsibility for the…

Palatine Private Equity has completed the successful sale of Westleigh to Countryside Properties Plc, achieving over a 3x return and 96% IRR within less than two years of making the original investment. Westleigh is the largest independent housebuilder in the Midlands that focuses on the delivery of affordable homes to Registered Providers (RPs). Palatine originally…

Palatine Private Equity has completed the exit of WHP in a tertiary management buyout to Equistone Partners Europe. WHP is the leading provider of end-to-end services for the planning, design, acquisition, deployment, upgrade and maintenance of mobile network masts, antennae and base stations for all major UK mobile operators. Employing over 440 people and headquartered…

Gusto Restaurants has appointed Matt Snell as its new Managing Director. Matt recently joined the group as Commercial Director and will take over the reins from current MD Sue Crimes in April. Sue will move into a Non-Executive board position as part of a planned succession process. Gusto’s Chairman, Jeremy Roberts, commented: “Matt brings a…

Verdant Leisure has today, 2 February 2018, announced the acquisition of its eighth leisure park. Scoutscroft Holiday Centre in the Scottish Borders is the fourth holiday park purchase in the last 18 months for the bespoke leisure park operator. Scoutscroft is just one mile from Coldingham Bay Leisure Park, the site Verdant Leisure purchased in…

John Charcol, the UK’s original independent mortgage experts have announced the integration of Twenty7Tec’s mortgage sourcing software into their online mortgage comparison tables. The integration with Twenty7Tec provides a comprehensive, consumer facing library that is updated daily with the best deals available across the residential purchase, remortgage and buy to let markets. Clients can use…

Premium bar and restaurant, The Alchemist, has secured an additional £16 million finance package from existing debt funders, Santander, to support its continued growth plans across the UK. The new capital from Santander will be invested into the continued innovation of the brand, rejuvenating existing sites and the acquisition of new locations. The Alchemist recently…

Palatine Private Equity has invested in ZyroFisher, the leading cycling parts and accessories distributor, alongside mid-market private equity investor LDC as both firms provide the financial firepower to support the business’s continued expansion strategy. ZyroFisher was originally formed in April 2016, through the management buyout of Zyro and the simultaneous acquisition of Fisher Outdoor Leisure.…

Vernacare has acquired Synergy Health Healthcare Consumable Solutions (HCS) from STERIS plc for an undisclosed sum. The two businesses will come together under the Vernacare brand. Vernacare is the UK’s market-leading provider of single-use infection prevention systems to the healthcare sector, and employs 180 staff across the UK and overseas.  Its products are sold to…