Administration Acquisitions News: 2008

Wed, 24 Dec 2008: The Whittard of Chelsea chain of shops has been sold to a private equity firm after going into administration....
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Wed, 24 Dec 2008: The Officers Club, UK menswear retailer, followed Whittard of Chelsea into administration last night. 118 of its 150 stores were sold to its chief executive and the reminder 32 stores will be closed down....
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Wed, 17 Dec 2008: Tom Dunn Limited, a company which shreds and bales used tyres for recycling, has gone into administration with the loss of 30 jobs. International acco...
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Thu, 11 Dec 2008: James Donaldson & Sons has bought the Palgrave Brown timber processing site in Chorley out of administration, securing the future of 40 jobs....
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Wed, 10 Dec 2008: Microemissive Displays (MED), the company credited with making the world's smallest television screen, has gone into administration. The Edinburg...
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Wed, 10 Dec 2008: Property developer Pettifer Estates has gone into administration putting 15 jobs at risk. KPMG Restructuring has been appointed as the administrators. The Warwickshire-based property company specialises in the development of retail warehousing, edge of town schemes and the development of residential and mixed-use....
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Tue, 09 Dec 2008: Jay-Be, the Dewsbury-based bed manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by a management team....
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Mon, 08 Dec 2008: Library House, founded by former Dragons' Den entrepreneur Doug Richard, has gone into administration due to cash problems in the economic downtu...
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Mon, 08 Dec 2008: Tenon Recovery have been brought in to sell Border Weaving Company, textile business, and save its 31 employees after it went into administration rece...
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Mon, 08 Dec 2008: Comment Retail Services, an Oxford-based fulfilment distributor has gone into administration, following its main customer Woolworths....
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008: Pinnacle Entertainment, the distributor of CDs from independent record labels, has gone into administration, leaving 94 staff jobless....
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Thu, 04 Dec 2008: Lite Financial, a privately-owned brokerage is discussing the possibility of going into administration. The reasons behind the talks have not yet been...
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008: J A Magson Ltd, a North Yorkshire toy and stationery company has gone into administration, which has left 200 unemployed. Sales of toys had taken a di...
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Wed, 03 Dec 2008: IMS Maxims has acquired certain assets of CSW Group, the Oxford-based software firm currently in administration, for £0.2m....
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008: Matrix Engineered Systems, an Angus-based manufacturer of steel assemblies for the rail, oil and gas, and marine-handling sectors, has gone into administration, leaving 70 people at risk of losing their jobs....
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008: Darlington-based Sandersons, a 150-year-old estate agency has been forced to put the business into administration. Sandersons have had to stop selling...
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008: Landscaping equipment manufacturer, Blec, has gone into administration, with the loss of 35 jobs and the closure of the factory....
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008: Sytner has bought five Richard Alexander Group car dealerships in Leeds, Huddersfield and Harrogate out of administration, securing the future of 300 ...
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008: Alden Press, which is amongst Oxfordshire’s oldest printing firms, is expected to go into administration. The press's 121 employees at Witn...
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Tue, 02 Dec 2008: Entertainment UK, Woolworths UK distribution busines, has gone into administration, which could leave high street shops short of CDs and DVDs in the r...
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