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March 2018

Sempora advises on investment in fast growing online beauty device retailer

Sempora advises NVM Private Equity on their growth capital investment in CURRENTBODY.com 

Sempora has provided market and commercial due diligence in support of NVM Private Equity’s £5 million growth capital minority investment into Manchester-based CURRENTBODY, an online retailer for home-use beauty devices. The investment will help support the high growth e-commerce business with its next phase of expansion, allowing the company to accelerate its strategic initiatives and support working capital requirements.

Co-Founded by Laurence Newman and Andrew Showman, CURRENTBODY.com is one of the top 100 fastest growing tech companies in the North of England – a reflection of CURRENTBODY’s role as a pioneer in beauty device e-commerce and demonstrating the rapid progress of the at-home beauty technology sector.

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August 2016

NEW CONSUMER SURVEY: UK Retail Pharmacy 2016

The latest pharmacy market study by Sempora Consulting, including new original consumer research, follows up on key findings from previous biennial studies. The study focuses again on consumer behaviour and attitudes with respect to buying pharmaceuticals and other health related products online; and also surveys consumer views on healthcare and pharmacies in general.

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November 2015

SEMPORA advises Hayward Tyler on aquisition of Peter Brotherhood

Sempora has provided market and commercial due diligence in support of Hayward Tyler Group plc’s acquisition of the trade and assets of the Peter Brotherhood business. The $15m acquisition, from Dresser Rand Company Ltd, a Siemens group business, was announced on 12 October and completed at the start of this month.

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