Acquisitions News | october | business sale | 2003

Fri, 31 Oct 2003: Astex Technology has acquired MetaGen Pharmaceuticals, a spin-out from Schering, and about eight of MetaGen's 40 staff will transfer from Berlin ...
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Fri, 31 Oct 2003: James Fisher is to acquire Air Supply of Norway for £4.8m and WM Defence of the UK for £3.1m, in order to expand its marine support servic...
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Thu, 30 Oct 2003: Intercare, the pharmaceuticals manufacturer, is to be acquired by Cardinal Health of the US for £306m....
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Wed, 29 Oct 2003: Edward Pryor & Son has acquired Absolute Vision, the Warwickshire-based supplier of code-reading machines, for undisclosed terms....
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Wed, 29 Oct 2003: Express & Star is to acquire Guiton, the Channel Islands-based newspaper publisher and chain of 41 shops, for about £76m....
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Wed, 29 Oct 2003: Edward Pryor & Son has acquired Absolute Vision, the Warwickshire-based supplier of code-reading machines, for undisclosed terms....
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Wed, 29 Oct 2003: Express & Star is to acquire Guiton, the Channel Islands-based newspaper publisher and chain of 41 shops, for about £76m....
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: Sage Group has acquired Grupo SP, the Spanish supplier of accounting software, for £49m....
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: SP Holdings has acquired Provisor Global Search, the human resources consultancy, as part of a strategy to create a nationwide financial services oper...
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: TripleArc is to acquire Access Plus, the print management company, for £40m....
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: Dutton Forshaw has sold the Dovercourt Audi and VW franchises in Bristol to Heritage Automotive of Weston for undisclosed terms....
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: Tullett Liberty has completed the acquisition of Starsupply Energy Limited, the London-based independent broker of crude and petroleum products, in a ...
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: Scottish Radio Holdings is to acquire Capital Radio Productions, the Irish operator of the FM104 radio station, for £18m....
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: Sage Group has acquired Grupo SP, the Spanish supplier of accounting software, for £49m....
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: SP Holdings has acquired Provisor Global Search, the human resources consultancy, as part of a strategy to create a nationwide financial services oper...
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: Lloyds TSB is to sell its NBNZ Holdings banking and insurance subsidiary in New Zealand to Australia & New Zealand Banking Group for £2.3bn....
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: TripleArc is to acquire Access Plus, the print management company, for £40m....
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Mon, 27 Oct 2003: Lazards, the blue-blooded investment bank run by veteran dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein, is expected to emerge as the preferred bidder for 127-year-old C...
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Business Sale Acquisitions News: October 2003