Acquisitions News | march | 2002

Fri, 29 Mar 2002: Smith & Nephew has sold its Rehabilitation business to AbilityOne of the US for £87m, creating a leading supplier of rehabilitation products...
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Fri, 29 Mar 2002: Amberley is to sell DS Companies, the manufacturer of water-based coatings, press room chemicals and adhesives in Germany and Sweden, to Fuji Hunt for...
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Fri, 29 Mar 2002: Semple Cochrane has sold its Aberdeen-based marine electrical business to management for £0.1m...
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Fri, 29 Mar 2002: Le Riche has acquired Channel Rentals, Channel Publications and Trade Advisory Business Service from ComProp for £1.7m, in order to expand its e...
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Fri, 29 Mar 2002: Advanced Medical Solutions is to acquire MedLogic, the Plymouth-based manufacturer of medical grade adhesives for the wound closure market, for £...
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Thu, 28 Mar 2002: Serco Railtest has acquired the Glasgow-based rail grinding subsidiary of Schweerbau, in order to help deliver its contract with Railtrack. ...
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Thu, 28 Mar 2002: Microcomputing, the Washington-based IT solutions company, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms...
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Thu, 28 Mar 2002: Javelin Systems Europe and Jade Communications have undergone a management buy-out from US parent Aspeon, creating a combined retail technology busine...
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Thu, 28 Mar 2002: Thales has sold its Somerset-based fisheries vessel monitoring systems business to a management buy-out under the name of BlueFinger...
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Wed, 27 Mar 2002: Shell is to acquire Pennzoil-Quaker State, the US lubricants company, for £1.2bn...
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Wed, 27 Mar 2002: Arcolectric is to acquire Otehall Switches, the Haywards Heath-based manufacturer of micro switches, and related company Otehall Tooling for a total &...
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Wed, 27 Mar 2002: Artisan is to sell Speymill Contracts, the provider of property refurbishment services, to Wigmore Group for £4m...
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Wed, 27 Mar 2002: ITV Digital is being placed into administration in an attempt to "protect" the channel while urgent restructuring work is carried out. It is...
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Tue, 26 Mar 2002: Synergy Healthcare is planning to acquire the Hays Clinical Support Services division of Hays Commercial Services, which provides instrument decontami...
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Tue, 26 Mar 2002: Anite has acquired Ideal Technology Services, the Manchester-based provider of software and consultancy services to local authorities, for £5m...
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Tue, 26 Mar 2002: De La Rue is to acquire the banking automation business of Papelaco, the Portugal-based manufacturer of self-service banking technology, for GBP16m...
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Tue, 26 Mar 2002: Innovation Group has acquired Midas IT Services, the Kent-based provider of IT hosting services to the insurance industry, for £4m...
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Tue, 26 Mar 2002: CD Bramall is set to acquire Quicks, the Ford car dealer, for £40m...
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Tue, 26 Mar 2002: Cadbury Schweppes is to acquire Nantucket Allserve, the US soft drinks company with annual sales of £42m, for undisclosed terms...
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Tue, 26 Mar 2002: Wessex Water, the water company owned by failed US energy trader Enron, is to be acquired by YTL Corp of Malaysia for £1.24bn...
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Acquisitions News: March 2002

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