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Prism Facilitates Sale of velos-IT to Velocity Technology Solutions Inc.

Posted on Mar 09, 2013 in Articles

One of the UKs leading ERP application managed services providers has been sold to US cloud applications services company Velocity, in a deal brokered by Cambridge based Prism Corporate Broking. Headquartered in Glasgow, velos-IT provides Oracle ERP hosting and support services to enterprise customers worldwide....

M&A Post the Credit Crunch

Posted on Mar 04, 2013 in Articles

The past few months been a roller coaster as regards the economy and no part of the UK economy will be immune to the effects. For Mergers and Acquisitions, the key effect of the credit crunch has been the availability of acquisition finance. Interestingly the...

Corporate and Finance – The Recovering Landscape

Posted on Feb 18, 2013 in Articles

By Daniel Rooke, Taylor Vinters Solicitors Much has been made – and with good reason – of the post-Lehman deal landscape over the past few years following the collapse of America’s fourth largest bank in September 2008. Private deal values across Europe from 2008 to...

Two more dates for Prism’s successful ‘Maximise the Value of Your Business’ seminar

Posted on Feb 09, 2013 in Articles

Our popular seminar guides delegates through the Six Essential Elements vital to Maximising the Value of any Business. Whether you are planning to sell your business or not, maximising the value of it is a must. In just half a day our FREE seminar take you through six essential...

Top Ten Tips When Selling a Business

Posted on Jan 09, 2013 in Articles

Start planning early – it can take months or years to prepare a business for sale and in doing so, ensuring that full value is obtained. Become better known in your industry – it can be very beneficial to have an active role in your industry...

Successful Needham Market Family Businesses Sold in Multi-million Pound Deal

Posted on Jan 01, 2013 in Articles

Local businesses, Needham Chalks and Alliance Technical Laboratories Ltd, have been acquired by Bishop’s Stortford based Harlow Agricultural Merchants.The Needham Chalks business along with its quarries, have been sold to Harlow Agricultural Merchants (known to many as HAM) in an asset deal. HAM also acquired...

Prism’s Peter Watson Comments on the Latest M&A National Statistics

Posted on Sep 04, 2012 in Articles

M&A remained at historically low levels in the second quarter of 2012. “Its no real surprise that activity levels remain depressed overall given the continued economic uncertainty, though there is some improvement over Qtr 1 which is reassuring. We expect this slow recovery to continue – certainly...

More Chances to Maximise Business Value

Posted on Aug 14, 2012 in Articles

Specialists in providing extensive support and advice on all aspects of buying and selling businesses, including exit readiness planning, Prism Corporate Broking have announced two more dates for their FREE half day seminar. Each seminar provides a detailed insight into how to maximise the value...

The State of the Market for M&A – July 2012

Posted on Jul 16, 2012 in Articles

An article by Peter Watson One of the most common questions I get asked by owner managers who are considering selling their business – is whether the time is right. Market activity is undoubtedly a factor – though perhaps a less important one than the...

Prism Advise on Oyster, EC Landamore Acquisition

Posted on Jun 19, 2012 in Articles

UK based Oyster Group, whose companies include Oyster Marine Ltd, Oyster Brokerage Ltd and Southampton Yacht Services Ltd, has acquired the Oyster yacht division of EC Landamore & Co for an undisclosed sum. Prism’s Peter Watson assisted Anthony Landamore with the transaction, along with Greg...