Lead Advisor on Sale of PSD Holdings Ltd and Lane Packaging Ltd to Macfarlane Group Plc

Wilson Partners is pleased to announce that we recently successfully advised the shareholders of Lane Packaging on their sale to Macfarlane Plc.

The sale provided a retirement exit for the shareholders and a perfect home for the ongoing business. Like most owner managed businesses there is a great amount of pride in the people and market positioning of the business so the challenge was not only to negotiate an attractive deal but to find an acquirer whom would be able to seamlessly continue, integrate and build upon the business.

Mr Gordon Lane said, “Wilson Partners provided expert advice throughout our sale, keeping us calm and focused in what for most owners is a once in a lifetime transaction and no doubt usually a very stressful process”.

Mr John Love, CFO of Macfarlane Group Plc commented “We are delighted with the acquisition of Lane Packaging and the acquisition is part of our strategy focussed on good quality businesses, enhancing geographic coverage and improving market penetration. Adam Wardle and his team at Wilson Partners were professional throughout the transaction”.

“This was arguably the most important transaction of our careers. We are absolutely delighted with the result, meeting and exceeding our expectations”, Mr Gordon Lane and Michael Lane, on behalf of the shareholders of PSD Holdings Ltd and Lane Packaging Ltd.