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Division Sale Acquisitions News: 2000

Fri, 22 Sep 2000: Cedar Group is acquiring Enterprise Solutions Group the US IT services consultancy from Renaissance Worldwide for £51m...
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Fri, 22 Sep 2000: Towergate has acquired the general insurance arm of Medical Insurance Agency which includes a call centre in Stevenage providing motor home and surger...
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Thu, 21 Sep 2000: Balfour Beatty has bought the rail electrification business of Adtranz for £94m which will strengthen its presence in markets such as Germany an...
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Wed, 20 Sep 2000: UBC Media is planning to acquire Classic Gold the radio company from GWR for £2.1m...
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Tue, 19 Sep 2000: Invensys is to sell its pneumatics business to Parker Hannifin of the US for £27m...
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Mon, 18 Sep 2000: Communisis has sold its Jaycare pharmaceutical packaging business to a company backed by 3i for £29m while its envelopes business is being sold ...
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Fri, 15 Sep 2000: Sirdar has acquired Ryalux the carpet manufacturer for £25m and has also announced the sale of its lossmaking Eversure Textiles division...
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Wed, 13 Sep 2000: Hanson has bought 14 UK operations from Tarmac for £33m including limestone sand and gravel quarries a concrete plant and an asphalt plant...
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Wed, 13 Sep 2000: Amey is raising £42m in a share placing in order to fund the acquisition of a 50% stake in BCN Data Systems the developer of technology to monit...
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Mon, 11 Sep 2000: Tenon Group has acquired the non-audit operations of London-based Morison Stoneham for £10m as part of a strategy to create a network of account...
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Mon, 11 Sep 2000: Nomura is to buy the First Quench off-licence chain from Whitbread and Punch for £225m and plans to invest in training and technology at the 250...
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Fri, 08 Sep 2000: Bradford & Bingley has sold its company relocation division to Cendant for undisclosed terms and Cendant will use the Windsor-based business as a ...
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Thu, 07 Sep 2000: AEA Technology has acquired NSTO the technology division of Dutch national railways Nederlandse Spoorwegen for £0.9m...
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Wed, 06 Sep 2000: SFI the pub operator is to acquire Break for the Border from Capital Bars of Dublin for £4.7m...
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Wed, 06 Sep 2000: Walker Greenbank is selling its John Perry and Cole & Son wallpaper operations to a new company called Karen Beauchamp for about £3m. ...
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Tue, 05 Sep 2000: HR Owen has acquired Jack Barclay the London-based Rolls-Royce and Bentley dealership from Dutton Forshaw for undisclosed terms...
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Mon, 04 Sep 2000: British Telecom has sold its aeronautical and maritime communications division to Stratos Global of Canada for £157m as part of a strategy to re...
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Mon, 04 Sep 2000: Cinven is selling General Hospitals the private hospitals group to private equity firm BC Partners £1.2bn....
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Mon, 04 Sep 2000: Standard Chartered has sold its Chartered Trust leasing and motor finance subsidiary to Lloyds TSB for £627m and has also announced the acquisit...
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Thu, 31 Aug 2000: Mason Coatings has sold its transport coatings and graphics activities to Akzo Nobel for £9.4m which is expected to lead to job losses at its De...
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