23 posts categorised "Business recovery services"

03 May 2013

Sharp decline in Scottish insolvencies – ‘outperforming other UK regions’, says PwC

Personal and company insolvencies in Scotland have fallen for the third successive quarter and ahead of England and Wales, according to advisors, PwC. Official data show 143 Scottish corporate insolvencies in the three months to 21 March 2013, a 23% fall in the previous quarter and 63%down on the corresponding...

22 April 2013

ITS acquired by Parker Drilling in sale by PwC

US firm, Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD), has acquired Aberdeen-based International Tubular Services Limited and Affiliates (ITS), a subsidiary of ITS Tubular Services (Holdings) Limited, in a $125 million deal that will significantly expand Parker Drilling’s customer base in growing international markets. The acquisition follows the appointment of Bruce Cartwright,...

11 March 2013

Kilmarnock-based firm, AJ Clark, goes into receivership

A J Clark (Holdings) Limited (in Receivership), A J Clark (Concrete Flooring) Limited (in Receivership), A J Clark Construction Limited (in Receivership) and ATD Developments Limited (in Administration) Alan Brown and Bruce Cartwright of PwC have been appointed as Joint Receivers to A J Clark (Holdings) Limited, A J Clark...

28 February 2013

Multiple retailers closed one store a day on average across Scotland’s town centres in 2012

Across Great Britain, multiple retailer closures reach 20 stores a day on average according to PwC/LDC research Card, computer games, clothes, health foods, jewellers, travel agents, recruitment agencies, banks and sports goods shops are all falling in numbers Pound shops, pawnbrokers, charity shops, cheque cashing (payday loans), betting shops, supermarkets...

01 February 2013

PwC announces completion of the deal to save iconic London Taxi cab manufacturer

PwC announces the completion of a deal to sell the principal assets and trade of Coventry based London Taxi Company*, manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab. The acquisition is made by Geely UK Limited a newly-created subsidiary of the Geely parent company, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group ("Geely UK") The...