Acquisitions News | january | business sale | 2003

Fri, 31 Jan 2003: Peterhouse has acquired Digital Surveys, the Newcastle-based provider of survey and data services to the rail and water sectors, for £0.4m....
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Thu, 30 Jan 2003: Wolseley has acquired four companies in the US and Canada for £37m, including three heating, plumbing and valve businesses and a lumber business...
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Thu, 30 Jan 2003: John Fredericks Plastics has acquired S&J Marketing, the Northampton-based conservatory roof manufacturer, for £3m....
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Thu, 30 Jan 2003: Planit Holdings has acquired Lignatec, the developer of stair manufacturing software, for £0.3m....
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Thu, 30 Jan 2003: Wallace Arnold, the coach tours business, may be sold by 3i. It has been approached by several interested parties. The business reportedly carries a p...
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Wed, 29 Jan 2003: The London Stock Exchange has acquired Proquote, the Cheshire-based supplier of online trading and market information software, for £13m....
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Wed, 29 Jan 2003: DCC has acquired Shannon Environmental Services, the Irish waste chemical treatment company, for about £4m....
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Tue, 28 Jan 2003: Energy Power Resources has acquired Sondel International for about £5m, thereby increasing its stake in Fibrowatt, the operator of three East An...
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Mon, 27 Jan 2003: ICON has acquired Medeval Group, the Manchester-based provider of clinical pharmacology services to the pharmaceutical industry, for about £10m....
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Mon, 27 Jan 2003: Berkeley Berry Birch has acquired Professional Financial Solutions, the independent financial adviser operating from Huddersfield and Camberley, for &...
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Mon, 27 Jan 2003: Capcon Holdings is to acquire Argen, the corporate investigation company, for an initial £1.3m....
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Mon, 27 Jan 2003: Reneuron, the British stem cell research company, is considering a sale of the business....
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Fri, 24 Jan 2003: Collins Stewart is to acquire Tullett for £213m, in order to expand its activities in the bond and derivatives market....
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Fri, 24 Jan 2003: Cambridge Antibody Technology is to acquire Oxford Glycosciences for £110m, and the group's combined cash reserve of £260m will be us...
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Fri, 24 Jan 2003: What Everyone Wants, the discount retailer, has been wound up after its administrators, Ernst & Young, were unable to find a buyer. It is thought ...
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Thu, 23 Jan 2003: Corrie Group has acquired I&M Sinclair, the Thurso-based heating and plumbing company, for an estimated £1m....
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Thu, 23 Jan 2003: Poundzone has acquired The Factory Group, the West Yorkshire-based operator of 42 Factory Shops and eight Cape County Furniture stores with 600 staff,...
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Thu, 23 Jan 2003: Lexicon Group has acquired Strickland Consultants of Glasgow, in order to expand its vocational training business into Scotland....
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Thu, 23 Jan 2003: Radio First is to acquire Efugio Actividades, the operator of English language radio stations overseas, for an initial £1.1m....
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Thu, 23 Jan 2003: Pacific Media is to acquire Sirius Retail Television, the operator of three TV shopping channels, for an initial £3m....
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Business Sale Acquisitions News: January 2003