Acquisitions News | march | 2003

Thu, 06 Mar 2003: G&B Plumbing & Heating, the Dorset-based operator of six plumbing outlets, has been acquired by Jewson for undisclosed terms....
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Thu, 06 Mar 2003: SMG, the Glasgow based media group that owns Virgin Radio, has signalled renewed weakening of the advertising market.. SMG is nearing completion of t...
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Wed, 05 Mar 2003: Distillex, the Leyland-based solvent recovery company with 44 staff, has been acquired by P&R Disposal Services of St Helens for undisclosed terms...
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Wed, 05 Mar 2003: KPMG has secured the sale of Country Bakehouse, the Llandudno Junction-based cakes factory with 90 staff, out of receivership to Martins Cakes of Manc...
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Wed, 05 Mar 2003: Readymix has acquired Breton Precast, Breton Roecrete and Breton Scotland from Farrans Group for £4.7m, in order to expand its concrete operatio...
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003: Loch Fyne Oysters, the Scottish seafood company, is to be acquired by its own staff, in a deal backed by the Baxi employee-ownership trust and the Roy...
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003: Huveaux is to acquire Lonsdale, the publisher of study aids, for up to £6.8m, and the deal will be funded by a £7m share placing....
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003: Butcombe, the Bristol-based independent brewery with 15 staff, has been acquired by the former owners of The Beer Seller....
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003: JBG Building Services, the Pontypridd-based provider of residential property services, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms....
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003: South Staffordshire Group has acquired Servotomic, the provider of home assistance policies for domestic boiler breakdowns, for £2.4m, in order ...
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003: Business Post Group has acquired BXT, the Birmingham-based technical courier with 138 staff, for £1.8m....
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003: Agfa has acquired Printing Techniques, the Northampton-based printing equipment company with 40 staff....
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003: Fernedge Printers of London has been bought out of receivership by Image Litho, saving 14 jobs....
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Tue, 04 Mar 2003: Hays is selling three of its four divisions to focus on its largest division, its recruitment business. Hays is not planning to cut any jobs while it ...
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Mon, 03 Mar 2003: Electra Partners is selling the Tom Cobleigh pub chain to Spirit Group for £106m....
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Mon, 03 Mar 2003: TMI Foods, the Northampton-based bacon and vegetable supplier, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland....
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Mon, 03 Mar 2003: Bucknall Austin has acquired the Citex construction management business out of administration, securing about 300 jobs....
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Mon, 03 Mar 2003: Cronimet has acquired Rotherham-based Tinico Alloys for undisclosed terms, creating a combined scrap metal merchant with annual turnover of £22m...
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Mon, 03 Mar 2003: Taylor & Francis has acquired CRC Press for £60m, in order to expand its scientific publishing business in the US....
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Acquisitions News: March 2003

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