Acquisitions News | january | 1999

Sat, 30 Jan 1999: LucasVarity has agreed a £4bn takeover by TRW but Federal-Mogul is also interested in acquiring the Anglo-American car components group....
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Fri, 29 Jan 1999: Ford is to acquire Volvo's car division for $6.5bn while the remaining Volvo truck business has announced plans to close its plant in Irvine with...
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Fri, 29 Jan 1999: Havelock Europa has acquired the in-house printing division of Kwik Save for £0.5m in order to expand its point of sale display business...
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Fri, 29 Jan 1999: Misys is selling its Information Systems division to management for £28m...
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Fri, 29 Jan 1999: GWR is acquiring Orchard Media the owner of four radio stations in the West Country for £26m...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: Internet Technology Group is acquiring Internet Facilities Europe the Dutch internet service provider for about £5m...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: BDO Stoy Hayward is to merge with Moores Rowland to create an enlarged accountancy firm with about 2500 staff...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: Waste Recycling has completed its merger with Yorkshire Water's Global Waste Management operation and is also buying 3C Holdings from Yorkshire t...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: Global Group is to acquire Plumtree Farms the frozen meat supplier for £5m...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: CCI Holdings is transforming itself into a business software group through the acquisitions of Xavier for £15m KSE for £11m and CSL Xenon ...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: Polypipe has acquired Rickmans the Essex-based manufacturer of conservatory roofing for £0.75m...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: Kemp Stroud the Aldershot builder has been acquired by Leonard Field of Southampton...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: Stadium Group has acquired Dextroplast the Sutton-on-Trent building materials company for £0.4m...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: Solmek of Middlesbrough has merged with Leeds-based Pro-Soils Surveys in order to offer land reclamation services nationwide...
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999: P&M Vacuum Services has been acquired by Tuthill Corporation of the US and its Heywood factory will be used as the European manufacturing and dist...
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Wed, 27 Jan 1999: Johnson Service has sold its US dry-cleaning subsidiary to DCI for £30m in order to focus on the expansion of its UK business...
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Wed, 27 Jan 1999: Adwest Automotive the manufacturer of gear shifts and engine thermostats is to be acquired by Dura Automotive of the US for £125m...
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Tue, 26 Jan 1999: Kingspan has acquired Entec (Pollution Control) the manufacturer of mini waste treatment plants for £2.6m...
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Tue, 26 Jan 1999: Anglo Irish Bank is to acquire Smurfit Paribas Bank the joint venture between Banque Paribas and Jefferson Smurfit for £27m...
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Tue, 26 Jan 1999: Euromoney Publications is to acquire an 80% stake in Internet Securities the US provider of financial information on emerging markets via the internet...
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Acquisitions News: January 1999

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