Acquisitions News | october | 2003

Fri, 17 Oct 2003: Having sold its water metering business to a US buyer for considerably less than expected, Invensys, the former engineering conglomerate has three non...
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Fri, 17 Oct 2003: Thorntons, the confectionery maker, put itself up for sale, sparking at 20 percent rise in its share price. The company saw profits drop 10% followin...
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Thu, 16 Oct 2003: Johnson Service has acquired 38 dry cleaning branches in southern England from Brooks Service for £1.9m...
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Thu, 16 Oct 2003: Spencer Coatings has bought Eagle Industrial Paints of the West Midlands out of receivership...
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Wed, 15 Oct 2003: French networks M6 and Paris Premiere and cable provider Noos are on the market, after a decision by Franco-Belgian parent Suez to shed its broadcasti...
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Wed, 15 Oct 2003: THE company chosen to run nearly all of Wales' trains could be forced to sell off some of its bus operations in North and Mid Wales. The Office o...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Youngs Bluecrest Seafood has acquired Marr Foods, the Hull-based fish processing company with 400 staff...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: East Anglian Pharmaceuticals, the Norwich-based pharmacy wholesaler with 138 staff, has been acquired by AAH Pharmaceuticals...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Poundzone, the chain of 16 discount stores with 200 staff, has been acquired by Manchester-based homeware importer RSW Group...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: PBK Micron, the Coventry-based manufacturer of engineering components with annual turnover of £1.5m, has undergone a management buy-out...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Rexam has acquired Tritello, the Swedish manufacturer of thermoformed packaging, as well as the thermoforming assets and business of Superfos Packagin...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Hyder Consulting has acquired Jeff Moulsdale & Associates, the Australian property consultancy with 15 staff, for up to £1m...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Vantis has acquired the non-audit business of Wheawill & Sudworth London for up to £4.2m, which will involve the relocation of seven partner...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Microgen is to acquire MMT, the IT services company, for £18m...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Kerry Group has acquired two US food ingredients suppliers for £37m - Da Vinci Gourmet of Seattle and Crystals International of Florida...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Glow Communications has sold Primary Storage, the distributor of data storage devices, to management for a nominal sum...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Proactive Sports is to acquire Kingsbridge Asset Management, the provider of financial advice to sportsmen and women, for £2m...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Johnson Service is to acquire Workplace Management, the property management company, from Chesterton International for £20m...
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003: Beleaguered cable company Telewest is said to be considering the possibility of raising much-needed cash by selling Flextech. Flextech owns UK channel...
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Mon, 13 Oct 2003: Yeoman has sold its Brooks & Gatehouse yacht navigation subsidiary to Kongsberg Maritime of Norway for £2.7m...
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