Acquisition Resources

Travelex the operator of airport currency exchange facilities has been sold to management for undisclosed terms... [more]

Wellington Underwriting the Lloyd's insurance business is to acquire J Linnerman the US managing agent for £2.5m... [more]

Doughty Hanson the private equity concern is planning to acquire Tornos Bechler the Swiss lathe manufacturer... [more]

WSP Group the consulting engineer is undergoing a £1m management buyout to split off the project management side of the business... [more]

Yorkshire Group has acquired Viochrom the Greek dyes company for £12.8m... [more]

JBA Holdings is selling its North American computer hardware division to Avnet for up to £14m... [more]

Cable & Wireless has acquired ECRC Network Services the German internet service provider from ICL for £27m... [more]

Lavendon the powered-access hire operator has acquired Furg Arbeitsbuhnenservice und Vermietung of Germany for £6m... [more]

Berisford has acquired Convotherm Elektrogerate the German commercial ovenmaker with net assets of about £2.6m... [more]

Polypipe is acquiring Pagette Sanitar Produktions the German plastic products manufacturer for up to £9m... [more]

Park Products the Blackburn-based manufacturer of mobile lighting towers and sheet metal work is being bought by management from its parent company Fife Indmar for £3m... [more]

Strutt & Parker has acquired William Hillary Leisure & Hotels the chartered surveyor in order to benefit from growth in the leisure property sector... [more]

Lynx Express has acquired Red Star Parcels to create a parcels delivery business with more than 4000 employees and turnover of £170m... [more]