Vorenta

We’re pleased to have acted as lead Corporate Finance adviser to the shareholders of Vorenta Group (Vorenta), the parent company of HallMark Meat Hygiene and Meat & Livestock Commercial Services (MLCSL) on its sale to Eville & Jones (E&J).

Vorenta played a key role in the provision of carcass classification services to the UK meat industry, the deployment of veterinarians under contract to various government departments and portal inspection and export health certification services relating to Product of Animal Origin (POAO). Vorenta is a long-standing client of FRP Corporate Finance, including advising on the original acquisition of MLCSL in 2018.

Leeds-based Eville & Jones provides official veterinarians and meat hygiene inspectors to undertake Official Controls and export health certification services to exporters of POAO.

Our Corporate Finance team, led by Director Thomas Edwards was appointed to manage all stages of the sale process from document preparation through to negotiating the transaction on behalf of the shareholders and managing the due diligence process to an efficient close.

Thomas Edwards, Director at FRP Corporate Finance, said: “It’s been a pleasure to have advised Vorenta on this landmark transaction within the UK’s food compliance sector. Vorenta has been a long-standing client of the team so it’s really pleasing for us to have gone on their growth journey over the last five years.”

Charles Hartwell, Group Chief Executive at Eville & Jones said: “Vorenta and Eville & Jones are natural partners with shared ambitions and values. This combination accelerates our growth plans and enables us to expand our service offering to both our existing and future customers whilst providing opportunities for our people.”