Acquisitions News

Thu, 26 Aug 2010: Compass Group is to acquire VSG Group, the security services firm with 6,000 staff and offices in Northampton, London, Belfast and Dublin, for £...
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010: Parseq is to acquire certain assets of Avance Group and Avance Rutherglen, the business process outsourcing firm, for £0.5m....
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010: Herbert Industrial, the label equipment manufacturer with 50 staff in Haverhill and Oldham, has undergone a buy-out for undisclosed terms....
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010: Hammonds is in merger talks with US-based Squire Saunders & Dempsey, which would create a global law firm with about 1,700 lawyers in 17 countries...
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010: Trianco Heating Products, the Sheffield-based boiler manufacturer, has sold its assets out of administration to TR Engineering....
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Wed, 25 Aug 2010: T Clarke has acquired DG Robson, the Essex-based mechanical services contractor, for up to £6.1m....
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Tue, 24 Aug 2010: Thoughts, the chain of nine greetings card stores, has been acquired by a new company called Thoughts Card Retail in a pre-pack administration....
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Tue, 24 Aug 2010: Capita Group has acquired National Dental Plan for £30m, with the transfer of about 20 London-based staff....
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Tue, 24 Aug 2010: Wolseley is to sell its Brandon Hire tool and equipment hire division to Rutland Partners for £43m....
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Tue, 24 Aug 2010: Prest Financial Services has acquired AJ Smith & Co, the Stockport-based financial advisory firm, for undisclosed terms....
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Tue, 24 Aug 2010: Pyramid International has bought some of the assets of The Art Group, the supplier of framed prints, out of administration for undisclosed terms....
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Mon, 23 Aug 2010: A buyer is still being sought for the Bolton-based Proffitts furniture store, which fell into administration in July. The administrators were called i...
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Mon, 23 Aug 2010: Worcestershire-based Carpets of Kidderminster has been placed into administration, but its managing director remains positive about its future. Managi...
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Sat, 21 Aug 2010: Assura, which owns and manages primary care properties across the United Kingdom, is seriously considering putting its chain of pharmacies up for sale, according to a report in the Manchester Evening News. Assura is thought to want to concentrate on its core property activities....
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Fri, 20 Aug 2010: West Yorkshire glassmaker Allied Glass has undertaken a management buyout deal worth £75 million, which was backed by Barclays Private Eq...
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Thu, 19 Aug 2010: Scottish call centre BeCogent has been sold to French rival Teleperformance for £35 million. The deal sees the founder Dermot Jenkinson pocket a...
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Thu, 19 Aug 2010: Kiss Flights has fallen into administration suddenly and to make matters worse, it's at the peak of the holiday season. Flight Options recently a...
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Thu, 19 Aug 2010: Braveheart Investment is to acquire Envestors, the London-based corporate finance advisory firm, for £2.5m....
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Thu, 19 Aug 2010: Enotria has acquired Great Western Wine, the Bath-based wine retailer with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms....
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Thu, 19 Aug 2010: EMIS Group has acquired a 79% stake in Rx Systems, the Hertfordshire-based pharmacy software and services firm, for up to £10m....
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