Corporations

We work with a wide range of leading global corporates, helping them to sell non-core businesses and make acquisitions to help increase shareholder value and achieve strategic business objectives.
 

Contact Jeremy Furniss on +44 (0)20 7484 4703 to discuss, in the strictest confidence, how we can help you.
 

 - Cineworld
"Livingstone played an invaluable role in making the transaction happen. Their deep knowledge and experience of the City Screen business and the cinema sector enabled them to provide informed advice to management and the shareholders throughout the sale process. Livingstone were particularly adept at marshalling the various shareholders and successfully managing their often diverse requirements."
Philip Bowcock, CFO - Cineworld Group Plc, on the acquisition of City Screen
 - Lifetime Brands Inc.
“Livingstone provided us with a local infrastructure and an established network of contacts. They oversaw the due diligence process, benchmarked our banking arrangements and worked closely with our UK lawyers, to steer the transaction to a successful conclusion.”
Jeffrey Siegel, Chairman, Lifetime Brands Inc. on the acquisition of Creative Tops Ltd.

 - Lincat Group Plc

“Livingstone have done an excellent job for the Board, finding a partner for the business and generating an offer we have every confidence in recommending to the shareholders. They were a pleasure to deal with as they guided us through the process, adding value at each stage”.
Alan Schroeder, Chairman of Lincat Group Plc, on the sale of Lincat to The Middleby Corporation
 

 - Exploration Logistics Group Plc

“In MML Capital, Livingstone found us a financial partner that has worked hard to understand our business and that shares management’s vision for the future, including the prospect of making strategically important acquisitions.”
Tim Mitchell, CEO at Exploration Logistics Group Plc on the capital raising exercise backed by MML Capital
 

 - ITV plc
“The Livingstone team were extremely professional in the handling of the project and in enabling us to close this deal with Gravity.”
Jeremy Sharp, Head of Business Development at ITV plc, on the sale of 021 to Gravity Media Group
 - Etex
“I decided that if ever the right opportunity presented itself, I would want to work with Livingstone. When we decided to dispose of Thermalite, they were my first choice.”
Ken Sharp, Group FD at Etex, on the sale of Thermalite to Hanson plc
 - Spirent plc

"This disposal was part of an ongoing programme which the Livingstone team has been managing very effectively. Any sale to management requires sensitive handling, John Clifford and the team did very well."
Geoff Zeidler, Director of Business development at Spitent plc, on the sale of Devline Electronics, one of nine disposals completed by Livingstone for Spirent

 - Avon Rubber plc
"Livingstone demonstrated that they could co-ordinate a complex project to help maximise shareholder value. It was a challenging job well done."
Graham Miller, Avon Rubber plc