Corporate and Corporate Finance

1. Ferrovial
2. Rotary Group
3. Ladbrokes/Eastwoods
4. TerraFirma: Phoenix Natural Gas
5. Cromwell Hospital
6. J Sainsbury Plc: Acquisition of Curley Supermarkets Limited
7. FLI International
8. Fane Valley
9. Eric Cairns Partnership
10. TG Eakin
11. SHS Group: Sale of Gourmet Garden

1. Ferrovial
Having been appointed as result of a competitive tender, the firm advised Spanish based Ferrovial group on its recent disposal of Belfast City Airport Limited to ABN AMRO Global Infrastructure Fund for a consideration of £132.5m. Richard Gray led the firm’s team which included Sarah Freestone, Richard Murphy, Sara McPhilips and Sharon Handforth. Ferrovial is also the majority shareholder in the consortium which owns BAA

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2. Rotary Group
Richard Gray led a team, including Richard Murphy, Ed Kelly and Sharon Handforth, when the firm acted as lead advisers to the international Belfast based building service engineering group, Rotary, to the Australian listed company, Hastie Group Limited, in a deal valued at £100M+.

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3. Ladbrokes/Eastwoods

Paul McBride, Sarah Freestone, Sara McPhillips, Sharon Handforth firm advised Ladbrokes Plc on its acquisition of the Belfast based Eastwood Bookmakers chain for a consideration of £117.5M, leaving Ladbrokes as the largest bookmakers chain in Northern Ireland.

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4. TerraFirma: Phoenix Natural Gas

The firm (a team led by Paul McBride, and including Richard Murphy, Thomas Dickson and Sara McPhillips) acted as lead corporate advisers to the TerraFirma private equity fund on its disposal of the transmission business of Phoenix Natural Gas in Northern Ireland via the sale of Phoenix Natural Gas Limited to Northern Ireland Energy Holdings for a consideration in the region of £100M.

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5. Cromwell Hospital
Richard Gray and Thomas Dickson acted as lead advisers to the shareholders in Cromwell Health Group Limited, owners of the world renowned Cromwell Hospital in London, which was sold to BUPA Finance Plc for £90+M.

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6. J Sainsbury Plc: Acquisition of Curley Supermarkets Limited

Hilary Griffith advised J Sainsbury Plc on its acquisition of the business and assets of the Kennedy Centre, Belfast and the Oak Centre, Dungannon from the leading local independent supermarket chain, Curley Supermarkets, in Northern Ireland.

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7. FLI International
Hilary Griffith and Thomas Dickson advised Waterford based FLI International on the strategic acquisition of the UK assets of Irish energy utility Bord Na Mona plc.

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8. Fane Valley

Paul McBride and Thomas Dickson acted for Fane Valley on its acquisition of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne based W&K Holdings Limited and acquisition of local animal feed supplier Farmrite Limited.

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9. Eric Cairns Partnership
Hilary Griffith and Laura Baker advised the existing partners of residential estate agency practice, the Eric Cairns Partnership, on its merger with BTW Shiells.

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10. TG Eakin

Richard Gray and Hilary Griffith advised new client TG Eakin Ltd on the acquisition of Pelican Healthcare in Cardiff. TG Eakin manufactures medical skin care products for use in stoma and wound care.

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11. SHS Group: Sale of Gourmet Garden
Hilary Griffith advised long standing client, SHS Group Limited, on the sale of its frozen herbs business, Gourmet Garden to Australian company Botanical Food Company Pty Ltd.

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