EY teams based in the North of England completed ten transactions with a total value of almost £1bn during the first half of 2025. The deals involved companies across various sectors, including technology, business services, industrials, and others. The transactions included both sell-side and buyside advisory services, as well as due diligence for investments.

Among the notable deals, the firm advised Telent, which has offices in Carlisle, Leeds, Chorley, and Bootle, on its sale to M Group, and provided due diligence for Continia Software’s investment from VIA Equity. In the business services sector, EY supported the sale of Stockport’s IMS Euro Group to Elysian Capital, and the M&A team also led the sale of Leicester-based Adare SEC to Mail Metrics Ltd. Further deals were completed for ArrowXL, Carr’s Group PLC, Globus Group, GEV Wind Power, and FES International.

Mark Clephan, UK corporate finance leader and North M&A partner, commented: “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″,” he said. Clephan noted the strength of the deals pipeline and expressed optimism for continued collaboration with clients. He also highlighted the technology, industrials, and business services sectors for their particular activity during the first half of the year.”

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