Acquisitions News | january | 2000

Mon, 31 Jan 2000: Johnson Service the dry-cleaning company is planning to acquire Semara for £95m as part of a strategy to expand its textile rental business...
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Mon, 31 Jan 2000: NSB Retail Systems the supplier of retailing software has acquired Real Time Control for £74m...
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Mon, 31 Jan 2000: Deans Food Group has acquired Daylay Foods the former chicken and egg subsidiary of Hillsdown...
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Mon, 31 Jan 2000: Peter Black is acquiring Hexel International the supplier of own-label toiletries and other products to retailers for £19m...
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Mon, 31 Jan 2000: Woods Car Rental of Reigate has been acquired by Budget Car & Van Rental for undisclosed terms...
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000: Ugland International has sold its vehicle shipping business to joint venture partner Leif Hoegh for £144m...
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000: Travis Perkins is expanding its network of builders merchants to 460 through the £25m acquisition of three more regional chains in Scotland Devo...
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000: Artisan the housebuilder has acquired Bickerton in a £7.5m all-share deal...
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000: Dixons has acquired Ei System Computer the Spanish computer retailer with 12 stores for £16m...
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000: Hidden Hearing the Kent-based manufacturer of hearing aids has agreed to a £23m takeover offer from William Demant of Denmark...
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000: Marconi has sold its Network Components & Services business in Europe and China to Viasystems of the US for £70m as part of a strategy to fo...
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000: Hays is to acquire EPS the Banbury-based supplier of services to mobile phone operators for £55m...
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000: FKI is to acquire SNE Systems the US supplier of control systems to the materials handling industry for up to £24m...
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000: BTP the fine chemicals company has agreed to a £1.1bn takeover offer from Clariant of Switzerland...
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000: Co-operative Wholesale Society is to merge with the Co-operative Retail Society in April creating a combined group with more than 1000 stores and 5000...
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000: Arriva is to acquire MTL the Merseyside bus company for £35m which will increase its bus fleet by 970 to about 7000...
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Mon, 24 Jan 2000: EMI is planning a £12bn merger with Time Warner in order to create the largest music group in the world...
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Mon, 24 Jan 2000: Software Box the York-based software supplier has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms...
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Mon, 24 Jan 2000: Grampian Holdings has sold its Glenmuir golfwear business to management in order to focus on its Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Malcolm Group operations...
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Mon, 24 Jan 2000: Mitel Semiconductor of Lincoln has been acquired by Dynex Power of Canada in a £5m deal that will safeguard more than 300 jobs. ...
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Acquisitions News: January 2000

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