home your needs about us join us Full Service Law Firm > about us > press office > press releases > Browne Jacobson advises on acquisition for TCL Group save to PDF Browne Jacobson advises on acquisition for TCL Group 3 February 2015 Browne Jacobson has advised TCL Group on its acquisition of Playforce, the market leader in children's playground equipment and outdoor classrooms for schools. Northampton headquartered TCL Group is a leading provider of estate management and landscape installation, design and consultancy services to private and public sector organisations throughout the UK through its six UK offices. Its clients include, amongst others, Barratt Homes, Persimmon Homes, Gallagher estates, Crest Nicholson, Jones Lang LaSalle, Savills and CBRE. This acquisition, backed by Business Growth Fund, is the third acquisition TCL Group has completed in the past seven months following the acquisition of Burleys and ALS. In 2014 the Browne Jacobson corporate finance team advised the Business Growth Fund on its initial £10m growth capital investment in TCL Group. The Browne Jacobson team comprised corporate lawyers Mike Jackson (Birmingham) and Gavin Cummings (Nottingham). Mike Jackson said: “This latest bolt-on acquisition is an excellent fit with TCL Group’s strategic objectives. We were delighted to advise TCL Group as it continues to take advantage of new opportunities within the education sector.” The Business Growth Fund was set up in 2011 to help small and medium sized growing business with a turnover between £5m-£100m with investment growth capital. Operating through a seven office regional network BGF is backed by five of the UK’s main banking groups –Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Standard Chartered. talk to us Lakhbir Rakar +44 (0)121 237 3926 or search our people our business contact us press office press coverage articles press releases resources case studies site map | accessibility | diversity | privacy statement | the small print | how we use cookies | phishing alerts | 0370 270 6000 your needs services sectors products your role training about us our business contact us press office resources case studies join us latest opportunities trainee applications benefits pupillage case studies - our people Our websites Browne Jacobson BJ Insurance Lawyers BJ Retail Law BJ Health Law Education Advisors BJ Legal Training Trainee Talk Law Less Ordinary © Copyright Browne Jacobson LLP 2015 - All rights reserved