Acquisitions News: January 2004

Fri, 30 Jan 2004: Secure Trust has acquired Roy Ashby Insurance Brokers of the West Midlands for up to £0.3m, in order to expand its SecureDirect Insurance Servic...
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Fri, 30 Jan 2004: Alba is to acquire the Home Intermedia Systems division of Grundig of Germany out of receivership, in a £56m deal with its joint venture partner...
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Fri, 30 Jan 2004: DONALD Fisher is in talks to sell his family's eponymous laundry and textile rental business to venture capitalists in a deal that could net more than £30m for the Fife businessman. Sources say Fisher is preparing to offload the 103-year-old firm, which generates multi-million profits from cleaning sheets and the like for hotels, to London-based financiers for aro...
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Thu, 29 Jan 2004: BC Partners is to acquire Baxi, the boiler manufacturer, from Kidde and a number of private equity houses for about £600m....
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Thu, 29 Jan 2004: Rexam is to acquire Glas Moerdijk, the Dutch glass packaging plant, from Heineken for £30m....
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Thu, 29 Jan 2004: Computer Services Group of Bridgend is to merge with Qubik Welcomm of Cardiff to create a combined IT services group with turnover of more than £...
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Thu, 29 Jan 2004: Intellexis is to acquire Key Skills, the Nantwich-based provider of computer-based multimedia training courses, for £2.4m....
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Thu, 29 Jan 2004: Isoft, which specialises in software for the healthcare sector, is in advanced talks to sell its Torex Retail business for approximately £65m. ...
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Wed, 28 Jan 2004: BOC has sold its packaged gases business in the US to Airgas for up to £110m, including medical, industrial and speciality gases....
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Wed, 28 Jan 2004: ARM Holdings has acquired Triscend Corporation, the US supplier of microcontrollers, for £24m....
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Wed, 28 Jan 2004: Wembley is to be acquired by MGM Mirage of the US for £270m, which could lead to the development of casinos at Wembley's five UK greyhound ...
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Wed, 28 Jan 2004: AF Blakemore has acquired the McColls confectionery distribution business in Walsall, and the 40 staff will relocate to Willenhall....
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Tue, 27 Jan 2004: Quadnetics is to acquire Look Closed Circuit TV, the supplier of CCTV systems to bus operators, for £6.8m, and is also raising £8m in a sh...
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Mon, 26 Jan 2004: Fresh & Wild, the London-based chain of seven organic food stores, is to be acquired by Whole Foods Market of the US for £21m....
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Mon, 26 Jan 2004: Pendragon is to acquire CD Bramall, the operator of 107 car dealerships, for £230m....
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Mon, 26 Jan 2004: BT Group is to acquire Transcomm, the provider of wireless communications services, for £16m....
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Mon, 26 Jan 2004: Park & Paterson, the Cheshire-based metal recycling company, has announced a merger with a division of Bernhard Metals in Derby, creating an enlar...
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Mon, 26 Jan 2004: 3i, the UK's biggest venture capital company, has put the Early Learning Centre and Allsports up for sale in order to scale back its investments ...
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Mon, 26 Jan 2004: Sunderland chairman Bob Murray has admitted he is looking to sell the club after 17 years in charge. ...
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Mon, 26 Jan 2004: Royal Doulton has put its historic Beswick brand up for sale as it emerged the company is to produce a replacement range of wares in the Far East. The...
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