Acquisitions News | february | 2003

Fri, 28 Feb 2003: InVision has acquired Yxlon, the airport security company, from Botts & Co for £24m....
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Fri, 28 Feb 2003: Hartest Holdings is to sell its Haverhill-based laboratory furnishings division to management for up to £3.3m, in order to focus on medical serv...
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Fri, 28 Feb 2003: WS Atkins, the support services group, has rejected a £160m buyout approach. The approach was backed by CVC, the private equity group, and invol...
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Fri, 28 Feb 2003: Sly Bailey, the newly installed chief executive of Trinity Mirror, has not ruled out the sale of the group's national newspapers, including the D...
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Fri, 28 Feb 2003: ABB, the Swiss engineering group has raised doubts over its ability to regain investor confidence by reporting a sharp fall in fourth quarter orders. ...
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Thu, 27 Feb 2003: Novar has acquired Alterton Technologies, the US supplier of electronic building controls, for £38m, and has also announced plans to shed 500 jo...
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Thu, 27 Feb 2003: Eyretel, the call centre software company, is to be acquired by Witness Systems of the US for £37m....
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Thu, 27 Feb 2003: Bell Group has acquired Maas Systems, which includes hi-tech security operations in London and the Netherlands, from Maas International Europe for &po...
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Thu, 27 Feb 2003: Hill & Smith has sold the pressure measurement and calibration activities of its SI Pressure Instruments subsidiary to GE Druck for £3m....
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Thu, 27 Feb 2003: Laxey Partners is seeking to break up British Land. Laxey has suggested that a full break up of the UK's second largest property company could yi...
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Wed, 26 Feb 2003: RH Group of Nottingham has acquired the business of Enterprise European Roadfreight out of administration, including sites in West Thurrock, Bristol a...
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Wed, 26 Feb 2003: Geest is to acquire Genevieve Langlais, the French supplier of prepared salads, for £11m....
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Wed, 26 Feb 2003: Invensys is considering a new disposal programme if growing pension liabilities and falling sales combine to lead it to break its banking covenants. T...
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Wed, 26 Feb 2003: J Sainsbury said it planned to sell its specialist property development arm to focus on its core supermarket activities. The arm with a book value of ...
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Tue, 25 Feb 2003: Bunzl has acquired Enterprise Incorporated, the US distributor of supplies to food processing plants, from ConAgra Foods for undisclosed terms....
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Tue, 25 Feb 2003: Fitzhardinge is to acquire Gooch Webster, the London-based property consultancy with 240 staff, for £8.1m, and Fisher Wilson, the Scottish retai...
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Mon, 24 Feb 2003: Arterial Motors, the Derby-based transport firm with 28 buses and 30 staff, has been acquired by TransLinc of Lincoln for undisclosed terms....
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Mon, 24 Feb 2003: Tussauds Group, the owner of the waxwork museum chain and Alton Towers, is to be put up for sale by Charterhouse Development Capital, its venture capi...
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Mon, 24 Feb 2003: Abbey National has received a series of expressions of interest in Porterbrook, the train leasing operation. Abbey bought Porterbrook from Stagecoach...
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Fri, 21 Feb 2003: Torex has acquired the laboratory, radiology, oncology, mental health and primary care operations of InHealth Solutions for £3.5m, in order to s...
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Acquisitions News: February 2003

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