Forward East Anglia Market Monitor – June 2017

June saw an uplift on the previous month with 23 transactions reported across the region. Cambridgeshire saw the most with seven, followed by Essex and Herts with six apiece.

Manufacturing continued its strong performance with five deals, including a further bolt on for The MEL Group with the acquisition of Oldbury Engineering. Other transactions in this sector included the sales of European Oat Millers, KMGP, Burall InfoSmart and Avingtrans. We think there is a lot of opportunity for M&A in this sector.

The other active sector was business support services which encompassed a broad range of businesses from telecoms (Swains) to software (The Access Group) and security (Aegis Integrated Security).

It was also great to see a few more acquisitions on the list this month led by East Anglian firms. With banks increasingly willing to lend, and plenty of funding available from the private equity sector, this really is a good time to be looking at growth through acquisition.

If we’ve missed your deal, or you would like to discuss a transaction for your business please get in touch.

Sarah Moores

East Anglia Market Monitor Jun 17

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