Acquisition Resources

Centrica is to raise £289m from the sale of the recently-acquired Enbridge water heaters business in Canada to The Consumer's Waterheater Income Fund, and some of the proceeds may be used for further ... [more]

Wincanton is to acquire the P&O Trans European logistics business, which employs 7,000 people, for £152m.... [more]

Delta is to sell its Birmingham-based electrical division, which has 3,400 staff, to Eaton Corporation for £130m.... [more]

Several bidders are circling Six Continents' pubs business and offers of around £3bn are believed to have been made. Interested parties include CVC, Candover and Spirit.... [more]

House of Fraser, the department store group, has received an offer of £200m from businessman Tom Hunter. The bid has been dismissed as too low, but is thought to signal an attempt to merge the group w... [more]

Pilkington, the glass manufacturer, is to sell its aerospace division. There are several interested parties, including the engineering group GKN.... [more]

Safestore the self-storage company valued at £32m, has received an offer. The bid is believed to be from one of its biggest investors, Soros Real Estate, which already owns 25% of the company.... [more]

The founder of Direct Line, Peter Wood, who now runs Esure, has made a bid of £200m for Cox Insurance.... [more]

AuSPeD, the developer of quality monitoring systems, has undergone a reverse takeover by Contemporary Enterprises for an initial £1m.... [more]

Televideo has acquired Leeds-based CBF Media in a multi-million pound deal, in order to create a leading regional TV sports production group.... [more]

Firth Rixson, the manufacturer of aerospace and automotive components, has accepted a £50m takeover offer from Forgings International, an investment vehicle backed by Carlyle Group.... [more]

Crest Nicholson is to sell its Pearce Group construction business to management for £9.2m.... [more]

Kidde is to acquire the Norwegian fire protection business of Kongsberg Maritime for £4.8m.... [more]

Several companies are circling the music publishing division of Boosey & Hawkes. Interested parties include EMI, Hg Capital and Music Sales of the US. The deal could make an estimated £50m.... [more]

AMP, the Australian financial services group, may sell its 50% stake in Virgin Money. It is thought that Virgin Group may wish to buy it back.... [more]

Oasis Healthcare is planning to acquire Dencare, the operator of 36 dental surgeries, for £20m.... [more]

Serco has acquired CCM Software Services, the Dublin-based developer of resource allocation systems, for an initial £8.6m.... [more]

Elisabeth the Chef, the Aberystwyth-based bakery, has undergone a management buy-out under the name of Aberystwyth Bakery, securing the future of 120 jobs.... [more]

Smiths Group has sold its Vent-Axia fans and Elkay cables operations to a management team backed by HSBC Private Equity for £125m.... [more]

NM Rothschild has sold its asset management business to the Insight Investment division of HBOS for £61m.... [more]