The corporate team in the Nottingham office of Gateley Legal has advised United Tooling Solutions (UTS) on the acquisition of three businesses to support its 海角视频 growth strategy.
UTS, a subsidiary of Troy 海角视频 Ltd, have paid an undisclosed sum for the three businesses, which includes Lancashire-based Barnes JB, Glasgow-based A B T Machine Tools & Tooling as well as West Midlands-based Kalem (the holding company of Howard Lee & Son).
A Gateley spokesman said: "Over recent years, acquisitions along with organic growth has made UTS a leading industrial supplies and consumables distributor to the precision engineering and manufacturing industries."
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Gateley Legal also advised on the refinancing of UTS by securing funds and working capital from Shawbrook Bank.
Gateley Legal corporate partner Mark Rutherford led on the deals with support from solicitor Emily Driver.
he said: “We are pleased to have advised UTS on these deals and secured an earn-out based on the extra sales generated from Covid-19.
"Despite all the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, which undoubtedly had an impact on counter sales, each business has continued to perform well with online sales bucking the trend.
"It goes to show that for some businesses this is an opportune time for deals.”
Chris Taylor, finance director at UTS, said: “In line with our strategy we continue to seek out compatible acquisitions that provide a great opportunity for our people, our businesses and our customers.
"The reputation of each business will further strengthen our best in class customer service, national geographic footprint and distribution network throughout the 海角视频.”