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Acquisitions News: 2004

Mon, 29 Nov 2004: MGMS International, the Brighouse-based executive recruitment firm with 60 staff, has been acquired by BNB Resources for undisclosed terms...
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Mon, 29 Nov 2004: Wace, the Wiltshire-based printing company with 90 staff, has been acquired by Ringdark after briefly going into administration...
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Mon, 29 Nov 2004: Bank Bottom Engineering Services of West Yorkshire has been bought out of administration by Hystat Systems of Slaithwaite, securing the future of 21 s...
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Mon, 29 Nov 2004: Olan Mills, the chain of 73 photographic studios, has been acquired by Piper Private Equity and Graphite Capital for up to £10m...
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Mon, 29 Nov 2004: Wilson Storey Halliday has merged with Baxter Smith, creating a combined contract catering business known as Baxter Storey with annual sales of more t...
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Mon, 29 Nov 2004: QXL Ricardo, the online auction company, is to undergo a £12m management buy-out...
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Mon, 29 Nov 2004: YooMedia has acquired Digital Interactive Television Group, the TV gambling company, for £33m...
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Fri, 26 Nov 2004: Spice Holdings has acquired the water meter installation business of Atlantic Utility Services out of receivership for £0.6m...
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Fri, 26 Nov 2004: Morley Electric Motors, the Yorkshire-based manufacturer of electric motors with 125 staff, has been acquired by ATB Austria Antriebstechnik for undis...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: Little Chef, the roadside restaurant chain that recently withdrew plans to slim down its cartoon logo after a public outcry, is to be put up for sale ...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: Anglian Water is expected to make a decision on whether to demerge Morrison, its reorganised construction and utilities outsourcing business, in the n...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: The underperforming housebuilder, Countryside Properties, has reported weak full-year results. A management buy-out offer from the family of chairman ...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: Bunzl has acquired Joseph Weil & Sons of the US and Beltex of Hungary, two distributors of cleaning and safety products...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: Kidde has acquired Harden, the French supplier of fire protection equipment and services with 143 staff, for £7m...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: TBI, the owner of Cardiff, Luton, Belfast and other airports, has accepted a £551m takeover bid from Abertis of Spain...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: FM Workshop, the Pontypool-based software company, has undergone a £0.5m management buy-out...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: Vizor Tempered Glass of Port Talbot and sister company Glass Systems of Swansea have undergone a management buy-out...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: CJ Lang & Son of Dundee has sold its Penrith-based cash-and-carry and food service operations to Peter Lowrie & Co of Newcastle for undisclose...
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Thu, 25 Nov 2004: Nicholl Food Packaging has acquired Watson & Watson, the Glasgow-based aluminium foil tray manufacturer, for undisclosed terms...
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Wed, 24 Nov 2004: KC Engineering has acquired Hoyt Engineering of Surrey, as part of a £1.4m expansion programme that will involve the transfer of Hoyt's bus...
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