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Acquisitions News: 2003

Wed, 24 Dec 2003: Sage is to acquire ACCPAC, the US supplier of accounting and customer relationship management software, for £62m....
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Wed, 24 Dec 2003: AWG is to sell its Powermarque vehicle leasing business to Venson Holdings for £34m....
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Tue, 23 Dec 2003: Johnson Matthey has put two-thirds of its colours and coatings business up for sale to fund acquisitions in its fast-growing catalysts business. Chris...
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Tue, 23 Dec 2003: Milestone Group is to sell its Time FM and Fusion 107.3 FM radio stations in London to Sunrise Radio for £1.2m....
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Tue, 23 Dec 2003: Tarsus Group is to sell its French magazines division to Action Commerciale for a nominal sum....
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Tue, 23 Dec 2003: Anite Group is to sell Anite Benelux, its Dutch IT consultancy business, to a local software company for £1m....
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Tue, 23 Dec 2003: Cyberes is to acquire Corporate Travel Holdings, the business travel agency, for £2m....
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Tue, 23 Dec 2003: Bombardier has bought Chapman Transport Seating, which employs about 150 people in Derby, Surrey and South Wales, out of administration....
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Tue, 23 Dec 2003: API Group has sold Learoyd Packaging, the Burnley-based food packaging manufacturer, to a management buy-out, as part of a strategy to focus on coatin...
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Tue, 23 Dec 2003: Brammer is to sell its calibration and equipment management services business in continental Europe to Air Liquide for £22m....
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Tue, 23 Dec 2003: Kewill Systems is to acquire TradePoint Systems, the supplier of trade facilitation software with 83 staff in the US and 15 in the UK, for an initial ...
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Mon, 22 Dec 2003: BT is to acquire the UK operations of NSB Retail Systems for £17m, which will involve the transfer of 148 staff to a new division called BT Expe...
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Mon, 22 Dec 2003: Giardino, the cafe and restaurants group, is to undergo a £16m management buy-out....
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Mon, 22 Dec 2003: Seymour Pierce is to withdraw from fund management with the termination of a contract between its Pavillion division and MGM Assurance....
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Mon, 22 Dec 2003: Abbey National has sold Royal Saint Georges, its French mortgage business with 66 staff, to General Electric for £39m....
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Mon, 22 Dec 2003: Blick, the Swindon-based supplier of security systems, has accepted a £95m takeover offer from The Stanley Works....
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Mon, 22 Dec 2003: City Centre is to acquire Ask Central, the operator of 150 pi,a and pasta restaurants, for £168m, and £13m is being raised in a share plac...
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Mon, 22 Dec 2003: Xansa is to sell its IT services business in Belgium and the Netherlands to Ewycksgroep for a nominal sum....
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Mon, 22 Dec 2003: Clapham House has acquired The Real Greek Food Company, the operator of three London restaurants, for up to £9m, and the business is expected to...
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Mon, 22 Dec 2003: Wilkin & Sons of Tiptree has acquired Passionately Cakes, the Essex-based cake manufacturer....
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