Begbies Traynor Group plc
Company typePublic
AIM: BEG
IndustryProfessional services
Founded1989
Headquarters340 Deansgate
Manchester, United Kingdom
Number of locations
75 offices
Websitewww.begbies-traynorgroup.com

Begbies Traynor (LSE: BEG) (until 1997 known as Traynor & Partners) is a firm specialising in corporate restructuring. They were formed in 1989, expanded through mergers and organic growth and were floated in 2004. The company employs over 700 people and has over 100 offices around the United Kingdom.[1]

History

The company was formed as Traynor & Partners in 1989 by Ric Traynor and Andrew Dick. It traded under this name for eight years, growing during this period to cover much of Northern England. In 1997 Traynor took over London-based firm Begbies, founded by George Begbie, and was renamed Begbies Traynor.[2]

The company was floated on the Alternative Investment Market in August 2004, becoming the first insolvency specialist to do so. It was initially intended that this should occur in July 2004, but was put back by a month. At this point the company had 23 offices and 240 employees.[3]

Begbies benefited from the economic downturn caused by the credit crunch in 2008, with business initially increasing.[4] Ric Traynor predicted at the beginning of 2009 that shares would increase in value to around 150p, although Brewin Dolphin stated that 140p was more likely.[5] However, a decline in its tax business saw company profits fall short of predictions despite increased turnover in its insolvency division, and share prices fell below 100p in early 2010.[6] Begbies' business was affected by a reduction in insolvencies following the introduction of increased government support; although profits for the 2009/10 financial year were higher than those for the previous year, they were well below expectations, and share prices fell to a low of 59.5p in June 2010.[7] The company lost its chief financial officer, John Gittins, to a rival firm from August 2010.[8]

In May 2010 Begbies Traynor renegotiated a financing deal with banks HSBC and Yorkshire Bank which increased its credit facility to £30 million.[9] This allowed the company to expand further, announcing the opening of a new office in Reading in early June 2010.[10]

In March 2021, Begbies Traynor decided to purchase David Rubin & Partners for up to £25 million.[11] The upfront sum was £12 million, and cash earn-out payments worth up to £13 million contingent on the purchased business's financial results.[12]

Notable projects

The company have helped to restructure or liquidate a number of notable companies, including:

References

  1. ^ "Begbies Traynor expands". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. 21 June 2007. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Business big shot: Ric Traynor, chief executive of Begbies Traynor - Times Online". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ^ Begbies Traynor puts back AIM float Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Accountancy magazine
  4. ^ "Begbies Traynor booms in slump - Business - Evening Standard". Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  5. ^ Dawber, Alistair (22 January 2009). "Investment Column: Begbies Traynor should be in its element". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Begbies Traynor tax division declining - Accountancy Age". 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Fewer insolvencies makes for subdued time at Begbies Traynor". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  8. ^ Begbies CFO to leave for NCC - Accountancy Age
  9. ^ "Begbies Traynor has £30m fund for growth - The Asian News". Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Begbies Traynor opens Thames Valley office in Reading - Business Credit News UK". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  11. ^ Godfrey, Hannah (12 March 2021). "Begbies Traynor set for £25m acquisition in biggest deal yet". CityA.M. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ^ Quested, Tony (16 March 2021). "Begbies Traynor raises £22m towards Rubin acquisition". Business Weekly. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  13. ^ Conn, David (6 May 2009). "Huddersfield's community stadium dream sours in ownership wrangle". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  14. ^ "Cranleigh bus company calls in the receivers - News - getsurrey". 23 March 2001. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  15. ^ "When Saturday Comes - Scarborough unfair". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  16. ^ "Daily Post North Wales - Sport News - Troubled club 'was in profit'". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Chambers And Partners - Editorial - Restructuring/Insolvency". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  18. ^ "The firm that blew it all in two years - Times Online". Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  19. ^ Bournemouth go into administration | Football League - Times Online
  20. ^ Southampton FC owner falls into administration | Football League - Times Online
  21. ^ "Theatre rescue deal is signed | This is Exeter". Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  22. ^ "Realtime Worlds games firm collapse costs 185 jobs". BBC News. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  23. ^ "Port Vale formally enter administration". BBC Sport. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  24. ^ "Crawley placed in administration". 5 June 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  25. ^ Traynor, Begbies (1 July 2020). "Wigan Athletic Football Club in administration | Begbies Traynor - The UK". Begbies Traynor. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

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