Background: Privately owned company providing funeral planning and related bereavement services is looking to acquire:

• Funeral directors
• Funeral planning businesses
• Elderly insurance
• Online portals addressing the elderly

Ref: JD10641

Background: The trade and assets of a long established print management business in Scotland specialising in the management of procurement, production, storage and distribution of corporate print and promotional merchandise.

Forecast turnover for 2010 is £2.5m with gross profit of £800k. Gross margin of 32%.

Ref: JA10611

Background:

Criteria include:

• North West;
• ideally, funds under management;
• strong customer base;
• ideally retirement sale where vendors will stay for agreed period.

Ref: JD10631

Background: Speciality pharmaceutical company with strong track record of acquiring rights to prescription medicines seeks to add pharmaceutical products to its portfolio through asset or corporate transactions which match the following:

• stable history of sales;
• limited or no promotional investment required;
• primary care and hospital sales;
• post patent or generic products;
• UK and EU rights;
• ability to contribute £1 mill plus of EBIT.

Ref: JD10621

Background: Niche mail order company look at growth through the acquisition of similar mail order or internet based operations either within their niche or with a different focus.

Potential targets should:

• have turnover of £1mill plus;
• be profitable or turn round;
• have majority of sales from mail order or internet;
• have sales direct to the consumer with focus on a particular social segment or product range.

Ref: JD10611

Background: Sought in the North or North West with turnover in excess of £750k.

Ref: JD10601

Background: Business sought throughout the UK with turnover of up to £15m.

Ref: JD10591

Background: North West based social housing maintenance business sought.

Ref: JD10581

Background: Supported Living Environment Providers particularly for patients with learning difficulties and mental health in the North of England or Midlands. Deal value of £1-£3m.

Ref: JD10571

Background: International business seeks UK manufacturer of components for trucks, trailers or commercial vehicles. Turnover of up to £15m.

Ref: JD10561

Background: Plant Hire business in construction sector sought. Any location but South East and Scotland preferred. Turnover of up to £25m.

Ref: JD10 551

Background: Majority stake sought in importer/distributor of toys or related products. Brand licenses preferred but not a necessity.

Ref: JD10541

Background: Scaffolding Contractor based in the North of England, but operating across the UK. Well established and historically very profitable. Net Assets c.£3.5m.

Year end 2010 turnover of £4.1 mill, GP 40.2%, EBIT £220k and EBITDA £474k.

Ref: JA10601

Background: Trusted niche partner to many blue-chip B2C publishers in the UK and overseas with a unique all encompassing in-house promotional campaign management expertise from concept through to fulfilment.

High volume, cost effective delivery of promotional innovations.

Significant growth opportunities from unique understanding of international market dynamics and significant opportunities to exploit USP’s and established position.

Turnover for 2010 £4.5m with adjusted EBIT of £1m.

Ref: JA10 591

Background: A North West based, multi-site retail jewellery business, with a well recognised brand, offering a wide range of quality jewellery and repairs, valuation, pawn broking and gold purchase services.

The business operates from five locations in the North West.

Turnover of £2.2m in 2010 generating EBITDA of £457k.

Management team in place with no critical reliance on owners.

Ref: JA10 581

Background: A well established importer and distributor of high quality hygiene-related disposable products. Established almost 20 years with an excellent reputation.

The business carries a wide range of products and has a large stockholding offering a high level of quality and service to a diverse and extensive, repeat customer base. The company also has long standing relationships with suppliers in the Far East.

Gross Margins over the last three years are 23% approx and operating margins of about 8 or 9%. To March 2010 turnover was £1.77 mill with unadjusted operating profits of £160k. Net assets are £760k.

Ref: JA10 571