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Division Sale Acquisitions News: 2002

Tue, 24 Dec 2002: Whatman is to sell its Whatman HemaSure blood filtration business to Pall Corporation of the US for £3.7m....
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Tue, 24 Dec 2002: Advanced Power Components is to sell its communication components manufacturing business to Bel Fuse of the US for an initial £3.5m....
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Tue, 24 Dec 2002: SMG is planning to sell its SMG Publishing division, which includes three newspapers, 11 magazines and an online advertising business, to Gannett UK f...
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Tue, 24 Dec 2002: Molins has acquired the smoke constituent analytical business of LGC for £1m, and will rename the business Arista Laboratories Europe and occupy...
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Tue, 24 Dec 2002: British Energy has sold its 82% stake in Bruce Power of Canada to a consortium led by Cameco Corporation for £309m....
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Mon, 23 Dec 2002: Intelliplus has acquired the internet division of Directional Solutions for £0.4m, in order to expand its web hosting and internet access busine...
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Fri, 20 Dec 2002: Dixon Motors is to sell its Car Clinics business to BikeNet, the Aim- quoted cash shell, for an initial £3m....
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Fri, 20 Dec 2002: Simon Group is to sell its tank storage business to private equity firm Patron Capital for £64m, in order to focus on ports and logistics....
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Fri, 20 Dec 2002: Arriva is to sell seven Ford dealerships to Hartwell Automotive Group, including sites in Chippenham, Swindon, Halifax, Holmfirth, Huddersfield and tw...
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Fri, 20 Dec 2002: Associated British Foods has sold six flour mills to Archer Daniels Midland for an estimated £70m, including sites in Liverpool, Knottingley, Co...
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Fri, 20 Dec 2002: HP Bulmer is to sell its Australian cider operations to Foster's Group for £22m, and has also announced plans to shed a further 200 mainly ...
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Fri, 20 Dec 2002: Marylebone Warwick Balfour is to sell its leisure property fund management business to Capital & Regional Properties for £30m....
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Thu, 19 Dec 2002: Gresham Trust is backing the acquisition of Crosse & Blackwell's dried sauce and Snack Stop products by Brand Partnership of Leeds for undisc...
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Thu, 19 Dec 2002: Compass is to sell its 220 Travelodge hotels and 368 Little Chef restaurants to private equity group Permira for £712m....
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Thu, 19 Dec 2002: Provident Financial has acquired Yes Car Credit, the car finance company with 34,000 low-income customers, from Candover for up to £141m....
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Thu, 19 Dec 2002: A-Plant has acquired Avosdrive from Norwest Holst, in order to expand its tool hire business into London....
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Wed, 18 Dec 2002: National Grid Transco has sold its lossmaking 186k telecoms business to Hutchison Whampoa for a nominal sum....
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Tue, 17 Dec 2002: Slimma has acquired the Peter Martin clothing brand from Le Roi for £0.4m....
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Tue, 17 Dec 2002: Cadbury Schweppes has agreed to acquire Adams, the US chewing gum manufacturer, from Pfizer for £2.7bn....
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Tue, 28 May 2002: Emap, the media group, is conducting a comprehensive review of its operations that may lead to a break up of the conglomerate. Emap’s KissFM rad...
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