Tughans has advised the shareholders of healthcare software provider, Blue Zinc, on its acquisition by ClearCourse, a leading group of innovative technology brands providing software solutions and an integrated payments platform. Blue Zinc provides innovative solutions for the management of patient referrals, clinical pathways, and clinics for the physical (physiotherapy and wider musculoskeletal) and...
RICS & Tughans Construction & Infrastructure Monitor Q2 2022 Construction workloads in Northern Ireland fell flat in Q2 and surveyors expect them to come under further pressure in the next 12 months alongside a reduction in profit margins, according to the latest RICS and Tughans Construction and Infrastructure Monitor. A net balance of...
Tughans has advised Pennsylvania USA based McLanahan Corporation, a global provider of process solutions for a variety of industries including mineral processing, aggregate processing, agricultural and many others on its acquisition of CMB International Limited, a manufacturer of crushers, horizontal screens, inclined screens, feeders and conveyors based out of Leicestershire, United Kingdom. CMB’s line of...
Tughans has advised b4b Group, a leading IT and telecommunications provider on its multi-year exclusive contract with Fujitsu UK & Ireland, a global leader in technology and business solutions, to underpin its smart border solution, Atamai Freight. The solution enables goods to move seamlessly by verifying the integrity of freight from the point of...
Tughans has advised investment client BGF on its £10m follow-on investment into Mzuri Group, a Northern Irish business working in the design, engineering, manufacturing, and distribution of window coverings. The business employs more than 1,500 people across the UK, and has customers in the UK, Europe and in Australia. The new funding brings BGF’s...
Digital DNA, the two-day Northern Irish tech event is back and taking place at St George’s Market on the 14th and 15th June this year. Now in its 10th year, the annual Digital DNA Belfast event is set to be even bigger with an amazing lineup of speakers, exhibitors and exciting new areas, with thought...
Tughans has successfully represented its longstanding client the Ulster Gaelic Athletic Association in the latest Casement Park Judicial Review brought before the High Court. Planning permission was previously granted for a 38,000 capacity Casement Park in 2013. However, in 2014 approval was quashed in a High Court legal challenge brought by MORA. Following a...
Tughans has advised leading Irish independent accountancy and business advisory firm FPM, on its merger with Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the tech enabled business critical services group, to fast track ambitious growth plans and create a significant regional presence across the UK and Ireland. FPM is an independent audit, accounting, tax and business...
Tughans has advised Vyta, a leader in the fast-growing IT asset disposition (ITAD) market, on both its significant investment from private equity firm MML Growth Capital Ireland together with its acquisition of Essex-based IT disposal company FGD. MML’s investment was funded by the MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland Fund II, a €145m fund supported...
More than half of Northern Ireland’s manufacturing businesses are experiencing growth so far this year, a survey conducted by Perceptive Insight for Manufacturing NI and Tughans shows. Compared to April 2021, the growth reported by 52% of the businesses surveyed marks a four per centage point increase. There is also a decrease in the...