Acquisitions News: November 2008

Fri, 28 Nov 2008: Duke Street, the private equity owners of the maker of Wagon Wheels, Burton's Foods, has hired Stamford Partners to carry out a strategic review ...
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Fri, 28 Nov 2008: It is likely that the Royal Mint and the Land Registery amongst others will be sold as the govenment aim to raise funds to compensate for the over-str...
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Fri, 28 Nov 2008: Over 100 jobs will be lost after Ernest & Young could not find a buyer for Speedferries, the cross-Channel company. The firm was put into administ...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2008: Argos, a division of Home Retail Group, has bought the Alba and Bush trademarks from Alba in a deal worth £15.25m. Alba is subsequently going to...
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Thu, 27 Nov 2008: Firkins, a West Midlands bakery, has recently gone into administration after a struggle to save 30 shops. 140 jobs have been lost and 21 shops have been closed. According to the managing director, Ian Bolderston, the business had been struggling to cope with recent increases in the price of gas, electricity and ingredients....
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Tue, 25 Nov 2008: Cobra Beer, a brand of lager, has been put on the market by its founder, Lord Bilimoria. Rothschild has been hired to seek out potential buyers. Rothschild is thought likely to approa...
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Mon, 24 Nov 2008: Ireland's biggest telecoms company Eircom will be formally up for sale this week by Babcock & Brown, its distressed Australian owner. UBS has...
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Mon, 24 Nov 2008: The government is to sell off a whole raft of state owned institutions such as the Met Office, mapmaker Ordnance Survey and the Forestry Commission. ...
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008: Distribution business, Wincanton, is to merge its chilled foods warehouse and distribution arm with Culina. Culina has 9 distribution sites across the...
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008: Pelikon, the Caerphilly-based manufacturer of electroluminescent displays with 22 staff, has been acquired by Multi-Fineline Electronix of the US for ...
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008: David McLean has sold its housebuilding division out of administration to a management buy-out operating under the name of Elan Homes....
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008: Amino Technologies has acquired Tilgin IPTV, the Swedish set-top box supplier with 36 staff, for £2.5m....
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008: Aggreko has acquired the Cummins power rental business in India for £3.9m and sold its European oil-free compressed air business to Atlas Copco ...
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008: Hertford International Group is to acquire Cheque Exchange, the cheque cashing and money remittance firm with 60 staff, from Provident Financial for &...
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008: Payne Timber has been bought out of administration by Duchy Timber of Cornwall, securing 34 jobs at its timber operations in Ottery St Mary and Torqua...
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008: Monumental Games has acquired Swordfish Studios, the Salford-based online gaming firm with 26 staff, creating a combined group with more than 100 staf...
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008: United Drug has acquired The Specials Laboratory, the Northumberland-based manufacturer of unlicensed medicines with 120 staff, for £20m....
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008: Arriva has acquired LNWR, the Crewe-based train maintenance company with 110 staff, for £2.4m....
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008: Hill & Smith is to sell its Express Reinforcements steel reinforcing bars subsidiary to Celsa Steel Service for £13m....
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