Mbo/mbi Acquisitions News in the Manufacturing sector

Tue, 27 Feb 2007: Gradus, the Macclesfield-based carpets and flooring accessories company with 300 staff, has undergone a £41m management buy-out....
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Thu, 01 Feb 2007: FendorHansen, the Gateshead-based glazing company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out, and is now looking to double the size of its manu...
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Thu, 18 Jan 2007: Aerial Facilities, the Chesham-based wireless telecoms equipment manufacturer, has undergone a £56m management buy-out backed by ECI Partners....
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Mon, 15 Jan 2007: Christy Group, the costume designer and distributor, has undergone a £21m management buy-out backed by Barclays Ventures....
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Wed, 20 Dec 2006: WFEL, the Stockport-based manufacturer of military bridges with 160 staff, has undergone a £48m management buy-out from Kidde Group with the bac...
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Fri, 20 Oct 2006: Harkness Hall, the Stevenage-based manufacturer of PVC screens, has undergone a £6.7m management buy-out from Allen McGuire & Partners. The ...
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Tue, 01 Aug 2006: Avery Weigh-Tronix, the Birmingham-based scale manufacturer with 1,000 staff, has undergone a £84m management buy-out backed by European Capital...
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Wed, 07 Jun 2006: Yule Catto has sold its Reabrook chemical products business in Derbyshire to a management buy-out for £4m, securing the future of 200 jobs. The management team at Reabrook bought the business from Harlow-based chemicals giant Yule Catto & Co plc, a FTSE-listed company with an annual turnover of more than £550m. The company makes and packs chemicals products ranging from industrial and automotive cleaners to aerosol based personal hygiene and industrial products. Yule Catto was considering the sale of Reabrook, which has an annual turnover of around £16m, to an outside buyer until the firm's dir...
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Fri, 02 Jun 2006: Rixonway, the Dewsbury-based kitchen manufacturer with 285 staff, has undergone a £20m management buy-out backed by private equity firm August Equity. Shaw Cross-based Rixonway Kitchens, the UK's largest manufacturer solely supplying the social housing sector, was bought by former sales and marketing director Paul Rose, who is now the company's managing director, Mark Gibson, Nick Greenall and Julian Dudley. Robert Horvath has been appointed chairman. Rixonway Kitchens employs 300 people at its site on Shaw Cross Business Park. The company hopes to increase its turnover to £30m in the next three years and create a further three shops of its sister busines...
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