Acquisitions News | august | 2003

Sun, 31 Aug 2003: J Sainsbury is still trying to sell its specialist property development arm. The group put the division on the block in January this year to focus on...
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Sun, 31 Aug 2003: Rebel Caledonia Investments investors campaigning for the break-up of the business are about to send shareholders a proposal demanding the liquidation...
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Sat, 30 Aug 2003: Vivendi Universal is seeking to offload its majority (55%) stake in Monaco Telecom in an attempt to reduce debt after an ill-fated expansion into the...
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Sat, 30 Aug 2003: Proctor & Gamble is understood to be sounding out possible buyers for its snacks business, which makes Pringles crisps. Also up for grabs would be...
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Fri, 29 Aug 2003: Berkeley Group is to sell its Crosby Homes division to management for about £450m, as part of a strategy to focus on large urban regeneration pr...
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Fri, 29 Aug 2003: Cogne UK has acquired George H Cook, the steel supplier with sites in Sheffield and Coventry, for undisclosed terms....
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Fri, 29 Aug 2003: Henry Boot has sold its Dronfield-based construction industry training division, which includes 81 staff, to management....
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Fri, 29 Aug 2003: GX Networks has acquired Firstnet Services, the Leeds-based telecoms services company, for £4.3m....
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Thu, 28 Aug 2003: Shares in business parks developer Slough Estates lost ground in the last week of August as it reported a fall in half-year pre-tax profits, 5.8% to &...
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Thu, 28 Aug 2003: Meica, the Ashford-based building maintenance company with 220 staff, has been acquired by Imtech of the Netherlands....
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Thu, 28 Aug 2003: E2V Technologies has acquired the microwave sensors business of Dynex Semiconductor, which will involve a number of staff relocating from one Lincoln ...
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Thu, 28 Aug 2003: Cherry Valley, the Lincolnshire-based duck producer with about 650 staff, is expected to be acquired by Thailand-based venture capital firm Navis....
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Thu, 28 Aug 2003: GB Communications has acquired Motek Portable Products of South Yorkshire, and is now looking to expand its radio equipment business into the offshore...
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Thu, 28 Aug 2003: International Academy, the Cardiff-based provider of soccer training camps and skiing holidays, has been sold by Leisure Ventures to Thomson for up to...
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Thu, 28 Aug 2003: Brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle is poised to begin the process of further whittling down bids for its £2.3bn pubs business. The deadline ...
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Wed, 27 Aug 2003: Leyland Auto Electrical & Diesel, the supplier of spare parts for commercial vehicles, has undergone a £1.4m management buy-in, saving more ...
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Wed, 27 Aug 2003: McDonald Yang is to be acquired by shell company Readybuy and floated on Aim, in order to fund the expansion of its range of Yang Sing ready meals....
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Wed, 27 Aug 2003: Mears has acquired Scion Group, the Newbury-based building maintenance company, for up to £6m....
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Wed, 27 Aug 2003: Heywood Williams has sold Coldseal, its Nottingham-based double glazing subsidiary with 500 staff, to newly-formed Coldseal Group in exchange for a 19...
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Wed, 27 Aug 2003: Fosbel, the Tamworth-based ceramic welding and furnace repair company with 350 staff, has undergone a £24m management buy-out backed by Barclays...
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