Gateley

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Despite the difficult economic and financial environment, Gateley completed 184 corporate deals in 2020 and supported deals to the value of about £1.7 billion.

Among them, it advised Inspired Energy on a £35 million round of fundraising on London’s AIM exchange, and on the acquisition of the remaining 60 per cent of Ignite Energy; it had acquired 40 per cent of the business in 2019.

Gateley, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, advised the shareholders of the Italian food group Besana on the sale of 51 per cent of the group to the international food and drink company Importaco. It also worked with Lloyds Development Capital on the sale of its investment stake in Texthelp, which specialises in literacy and accessibility technology, to Five Arrows Principal Investments.