Acquisitions News | february | 2000

Fri, 25 Feb 2000: Avro Industries has bought Almond Engineering the Scottish supplier of thermoformed plastic packaging to the food sector...
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Fri, 25 Feb 2000: CRH has acquired Shelley the US aggregates group for £226m as part of a strategy to expand its building materials business in the Midwest...
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Thu, 24 Feb 2000: UKae the Sutton Coldfield-based supplier of double glazing parts has undergone a £8m management buy-out...
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Thu, 24 Feb 2000: Penspen is acquiring Andrew Palmer & Associates the offshore pipeline engineering specialist for £1m...
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Thu, 24 Feb 2000: Tilbury Douglas has sold its Scottish house building business to Persimmon for £23m in order to focus on service-related activities. ...
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Thu, 24 Feb 2000: Gyrus is to acquire Everest Medical Corporation the US manufacturer of surgical equipment for £32m which will give it access to a 105-strong US ...
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Thu, 24 Feb 2000: Gameplay.com is to acquire Computec Media the German publisher of computer magazines for £48m...
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Wed, 23 Feb 2000: Smiths Industries is to acquire Actuation Systems the US-based aircraft utilities business from BAE Systems for £63m...
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Wed, 23 Feb 2000: Royal London the mutual life and pensions group is set to acquire United Assurance in a £1.6bn deal creating an enlarged group with premiums of ...
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Wed, 23 Feb 2000: Rank has sold Pinewood Studios to a consortium backed by 3i for £62m which could be followed by the sale of its remaining film-related activitie...
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000: Airtours is acquiring Travel Services International of the US for £240m which will help to improve its internet booking capability...
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000: Rank is selling its chain of 75 Odeon cinemas to Cinven for £280m and the business will be merged with Cinven's 57 ABC cinemas...
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000: Ocean Group has announced plans for a £3.2bn merger with NFC in order to create a major new logistics group called Exel...
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000: Courtaulds Textiles is to sell its Standfast and Weavestyle furnishings operations to Walker Greenbank for £9m and is now looking to sell Zorbit...
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000: Alphameric is acquiring Pennine Retail the supplier of IT systems to retailers for £60m...
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000: CGU and Norwich Union are planning a £18bn merger to create a leading supplier of general insurance life and pensions and up to 4000 job losses ...
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000: Wrights of Horwich the Bolton-based wholesaler has been bought out of receivership by Five Star Foods for undisclosed terms...
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Mon, 21 Feb 2000: Border Construction has bought Finlaysons the Galashiels-based roofing and joinery business from the Lothian and Borders Co-operative Society...
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Fri, 18 Feb 2000: Kerry Group has sold its DCA bakery business in the US and Canada to Pillsbury the Diageo subsidiary for £62m...
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Fri, 18 Feb 2000: Williams Fasteners has acquired Dunning's Fasteners the Teesside-based supplier of heavy-duty nuts and bolts for undisclosed terms...
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