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Acquisitions News: 1999

Sat, 10 Jul 1999: Johnson Matthey is selling its electronic materials business to AlliedSignal of the US for £420m and may use the proceeds to acquire the preciou...
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Fri, 09 Jul 1999: Brent International the speciality chemicals company has agreed to a £82m takeover offer from Chemetall of Germany...
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Fri, 09 Jul 1999: NSB Retail Systems is planning a £38m merger with Unlimited Solutions of the US in order to double the size of its business supplying software s...
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Fri, 09 Jul 1999: CRH is acquiring Thompson-McCully the US aggregates and asphalt supplier for £218m in order to gain a base in the mid-west...
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Fri, 09 Jul 1999: Arcadia is acquiring Sears' women's clothing chains for £151m including Richards Wallis Warehouse and Miss Selfridge and 77 of the Ric...
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Fri, 09 Jul 1999: AFOS International the Aberdeen-based filtration equipment company has been sold to management for £8.5m...
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Thu, 08 Jul 1999: Tilbury Douglas is to acquire Bandt the scaffolding and industrial services company for £75m as part of a strategy to diversify away from contra...
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Thu, 08 Jul 1999: Ferguson International the labels company is to sell its Morplan distribution business to Alphare of France for £12m and is also negotiating the...
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Thu, 08 Jul 1999: Emap has acquired Pleine Vie the French magazine publisher for undisclosed terms...
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Thu, 08 Jul 1999: Peterhouse is acquiring ESS the Wellingborough-based safety equipment and training company for £3m in order to build up its services division...
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Thu, 08 Jul 1999: JWE Telecom has acquired Advanced Digital Telecom the Leeds-based fixed line specialist for up to £3m which will enable the company to offer a w...
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Wed, 07 Jul 1999: Weir has acquired Warman International the Australian pump manufacturer for £195m which will double Weir's sales of heavy-duty pumps to &po...
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Wed, 07 Jul 1999: Allied Domecq is recommending that its shareholders accept Whitbread's £2.87bn offer for its pubs and off-licence business instead of a riv...
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Wed, 07 Jul 1999: Hanson is acquiring Tidewater Sand & Gravel the US sea dredger for £30m...
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Wed, 07 Jul 1999: Torex has acquired software companies AAH Meditel and Peak Systems for £6.5m and redundancies are expected among AAH Meditel's 220 workers ...
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Tue, 06 Jul 1999: Robotic Technology Systems is acquiring Enabling Technology the US environmental software company for £1.9m...
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Tue, 06 Jul 1999: Cable & Wireless has acquired Internet Network Services the provider of corporate internet access services for undisclosed terms...
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Tue, 06 Jul 1999: CRH has acquired two US aggregate companies - Millington Quarry and Dell Contractors - for £91m and hopes to benefit from an increase in federal...
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Tue, 06 Jul 1999: First Group has acquired Bruce Transportation the US school bus company for £6.8m...
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Tue, 06 Jul 1999: Symonds the printed circuit board company has agreed to a £31m management buy-out and the company is expected to be delisted...
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