Corporate

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At The Needle Partnership we pride ourselves in our ability to combine commercial acumen and legal expertise with foresight and proven project/transaction management skills to obtain the best results. We advise on strategic planning in advance, structuring deals and transactions and working closely with specialist advisors where required.

We are equipped and regularly advise on all aspects of: acquisitions/disposals, MBO/MBIs, joint ventures, takeovers and fundraisings. We are also experienced provide legal advice in relation to group reconstructions.

A selection of the deals which we advised on in the last 12 months are:

Skincity Limited - Acquisition of Aromatherapy Associates Limited

Shareholders of Tyre Maintenance (Leeds) Limited - Disposal to Bandvulc Limited

Brandzoo Limited - Investment by Partnership Investment Finance (PIF)

Takemetoo Limited - Acquisition of Merebeech Limited (trading as Alpine Tracks) and Seawake Limited.

Other deals which we have advised on since we started include:

Lynx Public Relations Limited - Sale to Freshwater PLC

Eddisons Commercial Limited - management buy out of a national firm of Chartered Surveyors and provider of property services

Connect2 Holdings - acquisition of the EMEA business of Hands-On Inc and company re-organisation backed by £4.5m investment by leading London based venture capital firm Acuity Capital LLP

Mad Catz Inc - Acquisition of Winkler Atlantic Holdings Limited

Eddisons Commercial Limited - purchase of the business and assets of Erinaceous PLC

We also can offer expert support and advice in the following areas:

 •  Group reorganizations and financing;
 •  Secured lending and equity investments;
 •  Company formations;
 •  Partnerships and LLPs;
 •  Shareholder/Partnership agreements;
 •  Director's Responsibilities;
 •  Employee incentive schemes and share option arrangements.