Acquisitions News | november | 2003

Fri, 28 Nov 2003: Mercury Recycling is to acquire Simister Engineering Services,the recycler of fluorescent tubes and street lighting, for £0.9m....
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Fri, 28 Nov 2003: Virtue Broadcasting is to acquire Kamera Holdings, the Swedish provider of webcasting and content distribution services, for about £2.5m....
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Fri, 28 Nov 2003: Hays will initially raise £102m by selling part of its logistics business to the US venture capital group Platinum Equity. It expects to raise a...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003: Goldenhill, the Preston-based supplier of human resources and payroll software with 15 staff, has been acquired by Cedar Software for undisclosed term...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003: Systems Team has acquired Minerva Computer Systems, the Cheltenham-based supplier of membership administration systems with 13 staff, for undisclosed ...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003: Lloyds Beal has acquired Enviroquip, the Cardiff-based supplier of waste compactors and handling equipment, and is also planning to move its own Cardi...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003: Madisons has sold its chain of 27 coffee bars to Out of Town Group for an initial £2.2m, in order to focus on its Richoux restaurant format....
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003: Hays has sold most of its logistics business to Platinum Equity of the US for £102m, and is now looking to sell its mail division and the remain...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003: The British Broadcasting Corporation has unveiled plans to sell its BBC Technology arm as part of an effort to save up to 30 million pounds a year. W...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003: Saga, the UK’s best known provider of services for the over 50s, was put up for sale today with a price tag thought to be in excess of £1 ...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003: The Government is this week expected to put the sale of the Tote bookmaking business under starter's orders on the back of record half-year res...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003: The Government is expected to put the Tote bookmaking business up for sale following record half-year results. ...
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Wed, 26 Nov 2003: Pipeway,the Sussex-based utility contractor with 450 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Bouygues....
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Wed, 26 Nov 2003: Flamgard Engineering of Pontypool has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 21 jobs....
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Tue, 25 Nov 2003: Securistyle, the Cheltenham-based manufacturer of window hinges and other hardware with 334 staff, has undergone a £35m management buy-out backe...
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Tue, 25 Nov 2003: Brady Corporation of the US has acquired BIG, the Ipswich-based online business card provider with annual sales of £5m, for undisclosed terms....
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Tue, 25 Nov 2003: CeNes Pharmaceuticals has acquired TheraSci, the developer of drugs for the central nervous system, for up to £3.7m....
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Tue, 25 Nov 2003: Misys has sold its UK-based back office software products business to a management buy-out backed by Primary Capital, and the new company will have 15...
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Tue, 25 Nov 2003: Nedcor, the South African bank, is planning to sell Chiswell Associates, the London-based fund manager that specialises in charities, following a str...
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Tue, 25 Nov 2003: Having survived a difficult 12 months in the media spotlight, National Grid's immediate task is to get a good price for its eight regional gas ne...
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