Business Sale Acquisitions News in the Professional And Financial sector

Wed, 22 Jul 2009: Friends Provident has rejected Resolution's latest takeover offer, which was deemed unsuitable, as it would only have benefited Resolut...
[more: Friends rejects latest bid from Resolution]

Tue, 26 May 2009: Stakes in about 60 companies may be sold as Lloyds Banking Group organises the assets of its acquisition HBOS. ...
[more: Lloyds prepares for 60 stake sales]

Fri, 08 Jun 2007: Provident Financial, the British consumer lender, has announced details of its planned spilt with its international home credit business in July. Provident has planned the demerger to enable both companies to capture new growth markets, both at home in the UK and abroad....
[more: Provident splits from intenational arm]

Fri, 09 Feb 2007: Aviva is to acquire Erasmus, the Dutch insurance company with gross assets of about £650m, from Wustenrot & Wurttembergische....
[more: Aviva is to acquire Erasmus, the Dutch i...]

Thu, 08 Feb 2007: Experian has acquired Economic Research Services, the data research company with offices in Newcastle upon Tyne, Leicester, Carlisle and Bristol, for ...
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Wed, 07 Feb 2007: IAF Group is to acquire JP Jenkins, the stockbroker, and the Jenkins business will relocate to IAF's offices in St James, London....
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Wed, 07 Feb 2007: Begbies Traynor is to acquire Quantum Corporate Finance of Newcastle upon Tyne for undisclosed terms....
[more: Begbies Traynor is to acquire Quantum Co...]

Mon, 29 Jan 2007: Marston's is to acquire Sovereign Inns, the Leicester-based chain of 33 tenanted pubs, for £19m....
[more: Marston's is to acquire Sovereign Inns, ...]

Fri, 19 Jan 2007: Bibby Line has acquired MHL Support, the Staffordshire-based employment law and health and safety consultancy with 140 staff, for undisclosed terms....
[more: Bibby Line has acquired MHL Support, the...]

Mon, 15 Jan 2007: Syndicate Asset Management has acquired EPIC Investment Partners of London for £17m....
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Wed, 10 Jan 2007: European Credit Management, the London-based asset management company with 105 staff, is to be acquired by Wachovia of the US for an estimated £...
[more: European Credit Management]

Thu, 21 Dec 2006: Barclays is to acquire Nile Bank, the Ugandan commercial bank with 18 branches and 228 staff, for undisclosed terms....
[more: Barclays is to acquire Nile Bank, the Ug...]

Fri, 17 Nov 2006: Diamond Lifestyle, the Cambridgeshire-based provider of advice and brokering finance to council house tenants with 80 staff, is to be acquired by Ente...
[more: Diamond Lifestyle, the Cambridgeshire-ba...]

Fri, 03 Nov 2006: Healthcare Locums is to acquire Blue Group International Holdings, the social work agency, for up to £...
[more: Blue Group International Holdings]

Tue, 31 Oct 2006: Catlin is to acquire Wellington Underwriting, the London-based insurance company, for £591m. The deal will create the biggest insurer on the Lloyd's of Lond...
[more: Wellington Underwriting]

Tue, 17 Oct 2006: Wilmington Group has acquired Mercia Group, the Leicester-based accountancy training company with 70 staff, for up to £11.5m. Wilmington has acq...
[more: Mercia Group]

Mon, 02 Oct 2006: Seymour Pierce Ellis, the Crawley-based private client agency stockbroker with 21 staff, is to be acquired by Dowgate Capital for £4.6m. Neil Iv...
[more: Seymour Pierce Ellis]

Wed, 13 Sep 2006: Teesland has acquired Partnership Incorporations, the operator of collective property investment schemes, for £2m. Teesland will pay £1.75...
[more: Partnership Incorporations]

Mon, 11 Sep 2006: Sumus has acquired Financial Services Advice & Support, the Dunfermline-based independent financial advice network, for an initial £859k in ...
[more: Financial Services Advice & Support]

Mon, 11 Sep 2006: Erinaceous has acquired Keelan Westall, the Hampshire-based property insurance broker, for £19.7m. Erinaceous will acquire the company through i...
[more: Keelan Westall]