Acquisition Resources

KPMG has begun the process of selling the Londis convenience store chain in the UK, by contacting interested parties to set out arrangements for receiving confidential information and making indicativ... [more]

Northern Venture Managers, the Newcastle-based venture capital fund manager, has undergone a £3m management buy-out from Aberdeen Asset Management.... [more]

Archant has acquired a further 15 weekly newspapers in London and Kent from Independent News & Media for up to £10m.... [more]

Freshbake Foods is to acquire a factory on the Oakesway Trading Estate in Hartlepool from the receivers of Hibernia Foods, securing the future of 380 jobs.... [more]

Murray Financial has acquired The Front Room, the chain of seven bars in London and the south, out of receivership for £1.5m.... [more]

Invest NI has assisted negotiations for a £4m management buy-out at Carpets International, which will involve the creation of 116 jobs in County Down and the purchase of its Donaghadee and Killinchy f... [more]

Elektron has acquired Arcolectric, the Surrey-based manufacturer of electromechanical components with 170 staff, out of receivership.... [more]

Wilmington Group has acquired Agence de Presse Medicale International, the French provider of a health information service, from Reuters for £5.3m.... [more]

Celsius First, the cold storage company with sites in Coleshill and Stratford, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Oregon Capital Partners.... [more]

HS Atec, the supplier of commercial vehicle parts with annual turnover of £8m, has undergone a management buy-out from Clugston for undisclosed terms, and is planning to open four new depots in the Mi... [more]

BemroseBooth, the ticket printer with 850 staff at sites in Derby, Hull and Teesside, has been acquired by Appleton of the US for £34m.... [more]

Chrysalis and Eckoh Technologies have sold their Rivals Digital Media internet business to UKbetting for £2m.... [more]

Emap has acquired Print D'Or, the French jewellery trade fair, for £1m.... [more]

Parmalat will soon have protection from its creditors, but that may not be enough to keep the global milk and cookie empire from crumbling. With £8 billion in reported debt, a black hole in off-balanc... [more]

THE laboratory where Dolly the sheep was created is to be sold off. The Roslin building, which has been operated by PPL Therapeutics as its head office and laboratory facility in the UK, is being sol... [more]

Whitbread is to acquire Cannons Health & Fitness BV, the operator of five fitness clubs in the Netherlands, for £22m, in order to expand its David Lloyd Leisure business.... [more]

William Ransom is to acquire the natural healthcare brands portfolio of J Pickles of Harrogate for £0.6m, but Pickes will continue to manufacture the products under a long-term supply agreement.... [more]

Milk Link, the farmer-owned dairy co-operative, has acquired Newlands Farm, the Liskeard-based producer of the Cornish Dairy brand, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Lubrizol is to acquire Avecia Additives, the Manchester-based manufacturer of colour additives with 110 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Northern Foods is to sell its Batchelors and Beck Smith canned food operations in Ireland to Barry's Tea for £67m.... [more]