Acquisitions News: July 2003

Tue, 01 Jul 2003: Bonlea, the Stockton-based manufacturer of door frames with 52 staff, has been acquired by Masonite International of Canada for undisclosed terms....
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Tue, 01 Jul 2003: Paperlinx of Australia is planning to acquire Buhrmann's paper merchanting division, gaining control of UK-based Robert Horne Group, Howard Smith...
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Tue, 01 Jul 2003: Northern Foods has acquired the remaining 60% of Solway Foods, the manufacturer of salad meals and sandwiches with factories in Corby and Worksop, in ...
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Tue, 01 Jul 2003: Spirent has sold Aviation Information Solutions, its aviation hardware and software business with about 100 staff in the US, Canada and the UK, to Tel...
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Tue, 01 Jul 2003: Mean Fiddler is to sell its AM radio station to Sunrise Radio for £1.5m, while its bars and restaurants are being sold to Lynnet Leisure for &po...
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Tue, 01 Jul 2003: Ricardo is to acquire IFT Group, the German automotive engineering company with 270 staff, for £24m....
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Tue, 01 Jul 2003: Wigmore is to acquire DF Blanchard, the Salisbury-based building maintenance company with 43 staff, for up to £2m....
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Tue, 01 Jul 2003: Co-operative Group has acquired the Balfour chain of 76 convenience stores and 35 newsagents from 3i for £30m, and will spend £16m convert...
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Tue, 01 Jul 2003: Britannic is to sell its Britannic Money lending division to Solihull based Paragon Mortgages for £19m....
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