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Kemp Hall Bindery Printing & Publishing Company Was Acquired by Merritt-Rock | Transaction Overview
We received perfect praise for delivering “a great experience” and “top notch” service…
Our client is a bookbinding company which operates two divisions, trading as Green Street Bindery and Maltby’s, delivering expert mechanical and hand-binding services, respectively.
Kemp Hall is based in Oxford and is owned by Malcolm Tanner, the successor of the business after inheriting it from his father who ran it for many years.
Green Street Bindery commenced trading in 1982 following an acquisition of assets, and Maltby’s was procured by Kemp Hall in 2000, having been initially established in 1834.
By 2008, the two divisions were trading together from dedicated premises, and provides its services to individuals, libraries, education establishments, publishers and law firms.
Green Street Bindery operates across the UK, whilst Maltby’s delivers its services to Oxford-based clients, such as thesis binding for University of Oxford students.
Sara Manville, Knightsbridge Senior Sales Executive, led Kemp Hall’s sale and ultimately tabled three offers for our client to choose from.
“Malcolm was very happy with the deal we negotiated for him. It was a unique case to work on and I’m delighted to see the sale go through”, Sara commented.
Kemp Hall was purchased by Merritt-Rock Ltd, a Buckinghamshire-based investment company that acquires businesses from retiring owners.
Its owner, Everton Rock, “will run and grow the business, continuing the trade and upgrading the business as much as possible”, Sara explained.
Everton described his dealings with Knightsbridge and Sara as “a great experience” on TrustPilot, which continues with:
“As a business buyer I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with business brokers, but I can honestly say that my experience of working with Sara Manville was 10 out of 10.
“Although her client was the seller, she had great awareness of the buyer’s perspective and her communication throughout a challenging acquisition was top notch.”