Acquisitions News | february | 2004

Mon, 23 Feb 2004: Caithness Glass, the famous Scottish maker of paperweights and coloured glass, has been plunged into receivership and hastily put up for sale. The 50-...
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Fri, 20 Feb 2004: NPL Technologies, the Nuneaton-based tooling company with 105 staff, has been acquired by Arrk Product Development Group of Japan....
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Fri, 20 Feb 2004: Compass is to acquire Creative Host Services, the US airport concessions company, for £22m....
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Fri, 20 Feb 2004: Rexam has acquired Polglass, the Polish glass packaging company, from Hunan NV for £10m....
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Fri, 20 Feb 2004: Kidde is to acquire Gloria KG, the German manufacturer of portable fire extinguishers, for £24m....
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Fri, 20 Feb 2004: Telemetrix is to sell its test division to Ideal Industries for £8.5m, in order to focus on its Zetex semiconductor fabrication business....
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Fri, 20 Feb 2004: Tate & Lyle is to acquire the sucralose manufacturing operations of US-based McNeil Nutritionals for £70m....
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Thu, 19 Feb 2004: Sainsbury has acquired Bells Stores, the operator of 54 convenience stores in the north-east, for about £21m....
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Thu, 19 Feb 2004: Vis Entertainment, the Dundee-based computer games developer, is to be acquired by BAM Entertainment of the US for £4.5m....
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Thu, 19 Feb 2004: Coventry Airport is to be acquired by tour operator TUI, in preparation for the launch of the new Thomsonfly low-cost airline....
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Thu, 19 Feb 2004: Dale Farm has acquired Parmalat's dairy processing site in Kendal, securing the future of 200 jobs....
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Thu, 19 Feb 2004: Turton Springs has acquired West Bromwich Springs, the manufacturer of springs for the aerospace, agriculture and defence markets with 41 staff, for u...
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Wed, 18 Feb 2004: RGIT Montrose, the energy industry training and consultancy firm with 150 staff, has been acquired by Aberdeen-based Petrofac for £17m....
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Wed, 18 Feb 2004: Scott Goodman Harris, the London-based financial adviser with 25 staff, has been acquired by UBS Bank for undisclosed terms....
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Wed, 18 Feb 2004: Merlin Entertainments, the operator of visitor attractions, has undergone a £72m management buy-out backed by Hermes Private Equity....
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Wed, 18 Feb 2004: UK food group Uniq has said it is in discussions with a number of interested parties regarding the potential sale of its UK poultry business. Uniq sai...
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Tue, 17 Feb 2004: BG Group is to acquire El Paso Oil & Gas of Canada for £183m, as part of a strategy to expand its North American gas acreage....
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Tue, 17 Feb 2004: Stampiton Labels has undergone a management buy-out from US-based parent Renaissance Mark for undisclosed terms....
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Tue, 17 Feb 2004: MSO Cleland has bought Galloways Packaging, the Stockport-based food packaging company with 24 staff, out of receivership....
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Tue, 17 Feb 2004: Capita Group has acquired Symonds Group, the provider of consultancy, project management and design services to the property market with 700 staff, fo...
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Acquisitions News: February 2004

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