Deals keep flowing for EY North team

A professional services firm in the North of England has reported a strong run of deal activity in the first half of 2025.

EY’s Manchester and Leeds-based teams advised on ten deals worth nearly £1 billion between January and June. 

The transactions included sales, acquisitions and private equity investments, with the firm providing a range of financial, tax, due diligence and sell-side advisory services.

Highlights included supporting Telent on its sale to M Group, advising software business Continia on investment from VIA Equity, as well as overseeing the sale of IMS Euro Group to Elysian Capital. 

EY also advised on the sales of Adare SEC, ArrowXL and Carr’s Group’s engineering division.

Activity in the industrials sector saw EY advise Globus Group on its acquisition of Global Glove & Safety Manufacturing, while the team also supported deals involving GEV Wind Power and FES International.

Mark Clephan, UK corporate finance leader and North M&A partner at EY, said: “Despite a range of complex headwinds, including global trade market volatility and economic uncertainty, it’s encouraging to see businesses continued to drive forward with strategic deals activity throughout the first half of 2025. 

“Following a challenging period for the UK deals market over the last year or two, we are delighted that our dedicated team of experts in the North of England have supported our clients with a diverse range of transactions so far this year.

“Although the UK’s economic outlook remains relatively subdued, our deals pipeline is strong, and we look forward with optimism to continuing to collaborate with clients as they explore opportunities for mergers, acquisitions, investments, divestments and more across the remainder of the year. 

“The technology, industrials and business services sectors saw some particularly significant activity during the opening months of 2025 – a trend that we expect to continue – and we are well-positioned to continue supporting deals in these markets and beyond going forward.”

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