Acquisitions News | april | 2003

Wed, 30 Apr 2003: Bradford & Bingley is to acquire Holden Meehan, the independent financial adviser, for undisclosed terms....
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Wed, 30 Apr 2003: Crown Sports is to sell its Winning Lines sports betting service to Last Race for £0.4m, in order to focus on health and fitness....
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Wed, 30 Apr 2003: SectorGuard has acquired the manned guarding business of London Alliance Contract Services for an initial £0.5m....
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Wed, 30 Apr 2003: Betinternet.com has acquired Oddsalive, the Malta-based online betting company, for a nominal sum....
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: WPP has acquired Sadek Wynberg Research for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its Millward Brown market research division....
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: Alstom is to sell its industrial turbines business to Siemens of Germany for £760m....
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: Scottish & Newcastle is to acquire HP Bulmer, the Hereford-based cider maker, for £278m, and has also announced the acquisition of Portugues...
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: RAC has sold its Lex Harvey and Lex Birchwood forklift trucks and mobile maintenance operations, including 18 sites and about 1,000 staff, to Finning ...
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: Everest, the double glazing company, has undergone a £63m management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland....
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: PNC Telecom has sold KJC Mobile Phones, the mobile phone retail and distribution business, and PNC Telecom Services, the fixed line telecom business, ...
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: Ambient has sold its World Market Analysis research business to the founder of Global Insight for £1.2m....
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: Selfridges, the upmarket department store chain, has instructed Merrill Lynch, the investment bank, to start a formal auction process for the group. ...
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: Abbey National, Britains sixth largest bank, has put its three offshore life insurance businesses up for sale with a price tag of around £100m. ...
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003: Equitable Life has put property up for sale worth £300m and has earmarked £1bn for sale. Property agent CB Hillier Parker has approached ...
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Mon, 28 Apr 2003: MF Sealing Systems has acquired Allen Gwynnes, the process pump repair business of Teesside-based Marske Machine Company....
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Mon, 28 Apr 2003: Scottish and Newcastle, the brewer, is expected to put its pubs up for sale, with the Laurel Pub Company already declared as a potential bidder. The ...
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Fri, 25 Apr 2003: Strainstall Group has acquired Prolec, the Dorset-based manufacturer of safety equipment with 24 staff....
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Fri, 25 Apr 2003: BBA Group has acquired the Premier Turbines aircraft engine repair business in the US from Sabreliner Corporation for £22m, and has also announc...
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Fri, 25 Apr 2003: Wolseley is planning to acquire Pinault Bois & Materiaux, the French distributor of building materials with 5,300 staff, for £390m....
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Fri, 25 Apr 2003: Trader Group, the £1bn publishing business, owned by BC Partners and Guardian Media Group have received offers for their 52% holding in the comp...
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Acquisitions News: April 2003

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