Acquisitions News in the Manufacturing sector: 2007

Fri, 27 Jul 2007: SKF has signed an agreement with the British company Edwards Limited to acquire its subsidiary S2M, the world's leading company in magnetic bearings. SKF had already earlier 12% of the share capital in...
[more: Sweden's SKF acquires S2M for €55m]

Tue, 27 Feb 2007: Gradus, the Macclesfield-based carpets and flooring accessories company with 300 staff, has undergone a £41m management buy-out....
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Wed, 14 Feb 2007: Pentland, the private UK-based footwear business, would welcome contact from investment banks and private equity firms concerning its financial option...
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Fri, 09 Feb 2007: Halma has acquired Labsphere, the US manufacturer of light testing and measurement products, from X-Rite for £7m....
[more: Halma has acquired Labsphere, the US man...]

Fri, 09 Feb 2007: Imperial Tobacco is to acquire Commonwealth Brands, the US cigarette manufacturer with 720 staff, from Houchens Industries for £974m....
[more: Imperial Tobacco is to acquire Commonwea...]

Fri, 09 Feb 2007: Bernstein Group, the Bolton-based kitchen manufacturer, has been acquired by regional buy-out fund Endless, but the Kitchen Studio direct sales subsid...
[more: Bernstein Group, the Bolton-based kitche...]

Wed, 07 Feb 2007: Havelock Europa is to acquire Stage Systems, the Loughborough-based educational furniture manufacturer, for £3.5m....
[more: Havelock Europa is to acquire Stage Syst...]

Tue, 06 Feb 2007: BBA Aviation has acquired Commercial Aircraft Products, the US manufacturer of hydraulic system components, for an initial £2.9m....
[more: BBA Aviation has acquired Commercial Air...]

Tue, 06 Feb 2007: Treforest Glass, the Pontypridd-based glass products company with 29 staff, has been acquired by a private investor....
[more: Treforest Glass, the Pontypridd-based gl...]

Thu, 01 Feb 2007: FendorHansen, the Gateshead-based glazing company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out, and is now looking to double the size of its manu...
[more: FendorHansen, the Gateshead-based glazin...]

Thu, 01 Feb 2007: Corus, the steel manufacturer with 24,000 staff in Port Talbot, Rotherham and North Lincolnshire, has been acquired by Tata Steel of India for £...
[more: Corus, the steel manufacturer with 24,00...]

Mon, 29 Jan 2007: Conder Environmental has sold Vikoma International, the Isle of Wight-based pollution control systems business with 50 staff, to Energy Environmental ...
[more: Vikoma International]

Thu, 18 Jan 2007: Aerial Facilities, the Chesham-based wireless telecoms equipment manufacturer, has undergone a £56m management buy-out backed by ECI Partners....
[more: Aerial Facilities]

Mon, 15 Jan 2007: Wolfson Microelectronics has acquired Oligon, the Edinburgh-based semiconductors company, for up to £2.9m....
[more: Wolfson Microelectronics has acquired Ol...]

Mon, 15 Jan 2007: Christy Group, the costume designer and distributor, has undergone a £21m management buy-out backed by Barclays Ventures....
[more: Christy Group]

Fri, 12 Jan 2007: Nicholl Food Packaging, the Cannock-based foil packaging manufacturer with 176 staff, has been acquired by US investment firm Audax Group for an estim...
[more: Nicholl Food Packaging]

Tue, 09 Jan 2007: Enodis has acquired Fabristeel, the Singapore-based manufacturer of catering equipment, for £15m....
[more: Enodis has acquired Fabristeel, the Sing...]

Tue, 09 Jan 2007: B3 Cable Solutions has bought the Irish cable manufacturing business of ABB, which employs 140 staff in Co Longford, for undisclosed terms, and is now...
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