Acquisitions News: October 2003

Fri, 03 Oct 2003: Alphameric has sold its IT logistics business to LIS Online for £0.3m....
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Fri, 03 Oct 2003: Richmond Foods is to acquire Oldfields Ice Cream, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of ice cream products for the catering market, for £4m....
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Fri, 03 Oct 2003: WH Smith has insisted it has no plans to sell its news and magazine wholesale distribution arm, despite widespread rumours to the contrary. A spokesman said: "As long as the business adds value to the group, there are no plans to dispose of...
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Fri, 03 Oct 2003: Bayer has announced that it planned to sell most of its blood products business, a move that could presage other sales in its drugs division following a fruitless search for a joint venture partner....
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Fri, 03 Oct 2003: RMC, the world's fourth-biggest materials group, yesterday said it had received an "unsolicited approach" for its loss-making German operations from Germany's biggest cement group HeidelbergCement. News of a possible disposal was well received in the City. One analyst said: "If they could sell the business, cash the proceeds and get rid of a big loss-maker, it relieves the...
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Thu, 02 Oct 2003: RW Gregory has sold its Maxim facilities management business to the Macro division of Mace....
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Thu, 02 Oct 2003: South East Water has been sold by Bouygues of France to Macquarie Bank of Australia for £386m, and Macquarie is now seeking additional investmen...
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Thu, 02 Oct 2003: ICI Plc's Indian subsidiary is planning to divest its stake in its rubber chemicals and nitrocellulose divisions....
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Thu, 02 Oct 2003: Canadian funeral home group, Alderwoods Group Inc., has agreed to sell its United Kingdom assets as the company continues to shrink. The company said ...
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Thu, 02 Oct 2003: Britain's best-known black paper is up for sale. The South London based Voice is regarded as a mouthpiece for the community and a barometer of b...
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: Sanctuary Group has acquired Music World Entertainment, the US music artist management company, for £6.1m....
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: Walters Hexagon, the fastener supply company with nine UK branches and 270 staff, has been sold by Bridgepoint to Anixter International of the US for ...
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: European Motor Holdings has acquired Land Rover and Jaguar dealerships in Preston from Dutton Forshaw for £4.9m....
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: Hot Group has acquired The Bu, Recruitment Consultancy and Bu, Tempz for an initial £0.4m....
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: RM has acquired Peakschoolhaus, the Nottinghamshire-based education inspection and training provider, for up to £2.9m....
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: Intertek has acquired Fastech International, the Manchester-based textile testing company, for £5.1m....
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: Travis Perkins has acquired B&G, the operator of 12 plumbing and heating branches in London and Surrey, for £23m....
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: Brandon Hire has acquired tool hire depots in Mansfield and Alfreton from Cox Plant for £0.5m....
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: Booth Industries has sold its Oakland Elevators subsidiary to Otis for £7.7m....
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Wed, 01 Oct 2003: MyTravel has sold its Frosch Touristik division in Germany to RM3366 for a nominal sum, while its Ving and Itaka tour operating companies in Poland ha...
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