Acquisition: Gardner Retail Limited

Roadside Real Estate plc agrees to acquire Gardner Retail Limited.

Roadside Real Estate plc (RRE), has announced its acquisition of Gardner Retail Ltd, together with its subsidiaries (Gardner), for an estimated consideration of £17.8 million.

The acquisition of Gardner marks a significant step by RRE in pursuing its strategy to build a high-quality, income-generative roadside retail portfolio. Gardner operates six profitable petrol forecourts in the South West of England. The acquisition offers RRE immediate earnings benefits and a scalable platform for future growth and development opportunities.

Crowe’s role and team

Crowe provided financial and tax due diligence. Mitesh Patelia led the Corporate Finance team with support from Jacob Porter, Tom Bui and Alice Berendt.

Client quote

"This acquisition marks an exciting milestone in advancing our strategy to build a high-quality portfolio of modern roadside retail assets and strengthens our competitive positioning. The expertise and commitment demonstrated by Crowe was instrumental in ensuring a smooth and efficient process, and we greatly appreciate their support throughout the transaction."

Charles Dickson, Chief Executive Officer, Roadside Real Estate Plc

Our recent deals

Investment: Newable

Crowe provided financial and tax due diligence to Newable on its acquisition of Amulet Hotkey Limited.

Acquisition: Cloud Geeni

Crowe provided financial due diligence and buy side support to Your.Cloud on its acquisition of Cloud Geeni from Key Computer Applications Limited.

Acquisition: Sunda Energy Plc

Crowe provided financial and tax due diligence to Sunda Energy Plc on its acquisition to Matahio Energy NZ Limited.

Acquisition: Karnell Group AB (publ)

Crowe provided financial and tax due diligence support.

engineer in construction hat and safety vest on site

Sale: Engineering Solutions Group Limited

Crowe provided sell side advice and full support to the shareholders of Engineering Solutions Group Limited in their sale to NG Bailey Limited.

Admission: Halo Minerals PLC

Crowe provided reporting accountant services to Halo Minerals PLC, a mineral development company, on its admission to AIM.

Admission: Tapir Holdings Ltd. (AIM)

Crowe provided reporting accountant services to Tapir Holdings Ltd., a real estate investment company on its admission to AIM.

Acquisition: Dotdigital Group plc

Crowe provided financial and tax due diligence services to Dotdigital in its acquisition of Alia Software.

Acquisition: Strata

Crowe provided financial and tax due diligence services to Strata, on its acquisition of Wonderland.

Dual acquisition: Roadside Real Estate Plc

Crowe advised Roadside Real Estate Plc with their dual acquisition of Gardner Retail Limited and D.A. Roberts Fuels Limited.

Acquisition: Tower Transit Limited

Crowe provided financial and tax due diligence to Tower Transit Limited on its acquisition of Huyton Travel Limited, an independent bus operator.

Acquisition: Wilmington plc

Crowe provided bidder support and transaction services to Wilmington plc on its acqusition of Phoenix Health & Saftey, a HSE training provider.