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Thu, 05 Jan 2012: PZ Cussons is to acquire the Fudge hair care brand from Sabre Group of Australia for £25m....
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Thu, 05 Jan 2012: Bricklink, the supplier of brick and cladding systems with 19 staff in Leeds and Bellshill, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms....
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Wed, 04 Jan 2012: Travel Republic, the London-based online travel agency with 200 staff, has been acquired by the Emirates Group of Dubai for undisclosed terms....
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Wed, 04 Jan 2012: Travis Perkins has acquired the remaining 70% stake in Toolstation, the chain of 103 tool depots, for £24m....
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Wed, 04 Jan 2012: RMJM has acquired YRM, the London-based architect with about 20 staff....
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Tue, 03 Jan 2012: Jardine Lloyd Thompson has acquired FBD Insurance Brokers of Ireland for up to £7.1m, with the transfer of 33 staff....
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Thu, 22 Dec 2011: Barrie & Hibbert, the Edinburgh-based risk management firm with 110 staff, has been acquired by Moody's of the US for £50m....
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Thu, 22 Dec 2011: Road Range has sold its Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealerships in Merseyside and North Wales to a management buy-out, and a new £1.5m site...
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Thu, 22 Dec 2011: Avacta Group is to acquire Aptuscan for £1.5m, in order to expand its proprietary reagents and consumables business, and the deal will be funded...
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Thu, 22 Dec 2011: Scapa Group has acquired the business and assets of WEBTEC Converting, the US manufacturer of adhesive-backed medical devices, for an initial £1...
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Thu, 22 Dec 2011: Elite Telecom has acquired GPNS, the London-based business telecoms firm, for £4.9m....
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Thu, 22 Dec 2011: Atlas Clean Air has bought the maintenance business of T Jolly Services out of administration, securing the future of 79 jobs in Preston....
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Thu, 22 Dec 2011: RJP (999) has been sold out of administration by the P&A Partnership to a new company called RJP (Lincoln), securing 22 jobs at its Langworth-base...
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Wed, 21 Dec 2011: GlaxoSmithKline has sold a portfolio of over-the-counter medicines to US-based Prestige Brands for £426m....
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Wed, 21 Dec 2011: Peninsula Business Services has acquired the employment law and compliance operation of Ireland-based Graphite HRM, with the transfer of five staff....
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Wed, 21 Dec 2011: MCM Select Foods, the Bracknell-based canned fish supplier, has been acquired by investment firm Manfield Partners....
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Wed, 21 Dec 2011: Selection Services of Kent has undergone a management buy-out backed by Palatine Private Equity, and will be combined with Brighton-based Cloud Data t...
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Wed, 21 Dec 2011: Mitchell Charlesworth is to merge with Vanguard Corporate Finance to create a combined Merseyside-based finance group with five offices....
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Tue, 20 Dec 2011: Jacques Vert, the womenswear retailer with about 900 stores and concessions, is to be acquired by US private equity firm Sun Capital for £41m....
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Tue, 20 Dec 2011: American Golf, the Warrington-based chain of 88 golf stores, is to be acquired by Sun European Partners for £32m....
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