9 Feb 2022
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Capital Raising
Advised on fundraising of FinSA Pty Ltd by Brompton Ventures
Filter Deals
Business Services
Polestar advised on the fundraising of Australia-based financial services business, FinSA Pty Ltd, a provider of risk management, technology and back-office services to contracts for difference (CFD) retail businesses. A capital and debt package totalling up to £4m was provided by Brompton Ventures, a privately funded Venture Capital Fund focusing on technology, statistics, gambling and gaming opportunities.
Business Services
MBO
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Business Services
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Tefen is Israeli consulting practise that instructed us to source acquisition targets
After extensive research we delivered two off-market deals being Irvin and Severn – thereby doubling the size of Tefen in the UK and enabling it to move into new verticals
Business Services
Debt Advisory
Advisory on fundraise for early fin-tech, Earthport
Advised Earthport and its shareholders in relation to a B-series fund raising and debt advisory
Earthport has gone on to become one of the world’s leading fintech businesses and in 2019 was sold to VISA
Business Services
MBO
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
- MBO expert
Acted for Tim and Cerrie the founders to sell the business
Ran full auction, spoke to trade/PE
PE provided best valuation
Mavern Capital Partners, supported by HSBC backed CEO Matthew Keane and his colleagues to do an MBO
TC Communications is a marketing and communications business based in Ascot and counts O2, Virgin and Menzies amongst its blue-chip clients
Software & Technology
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
- research businesses bought (ask rich)
Bought two businesses
Appointed by Digital Barriers as part of its buy-and-biuld strategy and assisted in the purchase of X and Y
Digital Barriers, provider of
Digital Barriers has gone on to become a leading security software business.
Business Services
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Manufacturing & Industrial
MBO
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Software & Technology
MBO
Advisor to Anglia on its MBO to Westbridge and Glumarra
Polestar advised on the sale of the exiting vendors’ equity and a capital investment for Anglia Business Solutions Holdings Limited. The disposal was to an MBO team backed by Westbridge Capital and Glumarra, a US-based strategic industry partner. Senior debt funding was provided by the Co-Operative Bank. Cambridge-based Anglia focuses on the food supply sector, with specialist business units including secure networking, CRM solutions and software development.
Business Services
MBO
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Business Services
Financial Due Diligence
FDD for Mobeus on Tesella
Polestar conducted financial due diligence for Mobeus Equity Partners on Tessella Ltd, an Abingdon-based technology company providing science-powered technology and consulting services to a range of national and international clients.
Software & Technology
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Business Services
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Software & Technology
M&A
Advised on acquisition of Chiltern IT by EET Europarts
Polestar advised on the acquisition of Chiltern IT, a Buckinghamshire-based business founded in 1982, an HP parts Partner, by Denmark-based EET Europarts. EET Europarts is part of the EET Group, founded in 1986, and today one of Europe’s leading distributors within IT, Security & Surveillance, Home Entertainment and Lifestyle Electronics. EET will use Chiltern IT’s excellent facilities as a springboard to enhance its existing UK offering.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Software & Technology
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Business Services
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Software & Technology
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Food & Leisure
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Food & Leisure
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Software & Technology
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Software & Technology
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Business Services
Capital Raising
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Food & Leisure
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Healthcare & Education
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Food & Leisure
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Diageo
Polestar successfully advised on the acquisition of Irish whiskey distillery, Bushmills, by Mexican-based Tequila producer, Casa Cuervo, from international drinks conglomerate, Diageo, in a deal worth c.$708m.
“This deal illustrates the strength of our international network, the quality of our international partners, and is a great example of how cross-border M&A teams can work together for the benefit of our clients.”
Manufacturing & Industrial
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Business Services
Capital Raising
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Business Services
Capital Raising
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Business Services
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Manufacturing & Industrial
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Food & Leisure
Debt Advisory
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Capital Raising
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Debt Advisory
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Manufacturing & Industrial
MBO
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Manufacturing & Industrial
M&A
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Manufacturing & Industrial
MBO
Testing Airtex
Manufacturing & Industrial
Capital Raising
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Food & Leisure
Capital Raising
Advisor on debt refinancing for leading Burger King franchise, Zing
Polestar advised on the successful debt financing for Zing Leisure Limited, Europe’s leading Burger King franchisee, providing Financial Due Diligence for Clydesdale Bank. The deal introduced a debt facility to Zing to allow the company to develop further as it capitalises on Burger King’s strategy of increasing the number of franchised outlets in the UK.
Food & Leisure
Debt Advisory
Advisor on Travelzest debt restructuring
Polestar advised on Travelzest plc’s exising debt facility with its current lending bank Barclays Bank plc to amend the terms and provide it with a £16m debt package. Despite the difficulties affecting the wider travel sector, Travelzest was in a strong position to capitalise on the excellent growth it continued to experience in its core Canadian market.
Healthcare & Education
Debt Advisory
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Healthcare & Education
Capital Raising
Advisor KIMS Hospital fundraise from Clydesdale and Mangetar
Polestar advised on the successful £80m fundraising for the Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery (KIMS), providing FDD and transaction support for the senior lender Clydesdale Bank (£34m) and the mezzanine lender, an affiliate of Magnetar Capital and Management. Located near Maidstone, KIMS is a tertiary hospital providing world-class facilities to the Kent and London areas.
Healthcare & Education
MBO
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Healthcare & Education
Capital Raising
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Food & Leisure
Capital Raising
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Food & Leisure
Capital Raising
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.
Food & Leisure
Exit
Purchase of Bushmills by Case Cuervo from Olagio.