Acquisition Resources

Doncasters, which makes components for the new A380 Airbus, has entered its final round for bids. Lazards, who are handling the auction, have whittled down the £600m sale to just a handful of bidders.... [more]

AWG, the utility company that owns Anglian Water, is to sell Morrison, the troubled construction business that is at the centre of a £130m legal battle. The sale will be handled by Dresdner Kleinwort ... [more]

Landmark exhibition and conference centre Earls Court & Olympia, as well as the Brewery at Chiswell Street in the City, has been put up for sale for an estimated £400m. The owner of the site, St James... [more]

Ultimate Leisure has acquired Prohibition, the operator of three bars in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool, from Living Ventures for £2.7m.... [more]

NBA Quantum is to acquire Taylor Rumford Consulting, the construction industry consultancy operating under the name of Dearden Associates, for up to £1.5m.... [more]

Zenith Hygiene is to acquire GW Chemicals, the Yorkshire-based manufacturer of cleaning and hygiene products with about 90 staff at sites in Elland, Oldham, Stockport and Hertfordshire, for up to £6m.... [more]

Ramesys, the educational software company with offices in Wolverhampton and Nottingham, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital.... [more]

Dunlop GRG, the Manchester-based manufacturer of tanks for transporting fuel and water with 50 staff, has been acquired by Trelleborg of Sweden for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Kerridge, the supplier of dealer management systems with offices in Hungerford, Bristol, Glasgow, Taunton and Telford, has been acquired by Automatic Data Processing of the US for £173m.... [more]

Morgan Stanley is to acquire Advantage Home Loans, the Ellesmere Port-based mortgage arranging company with 150 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Prime People is to acquire Macdonald & Company, the recruitment consultancy, in a £10m reverse takeover.... [more]

Digital Classics is to acquire Box TV for £6m and NBD Holdings for £1.5m, in order to expand its TV production business.... [more]

Furlong Hotels, the chain of three country hotels in Bath, Warwickshire and the Cotswolds, has been acquired by Dawnay Shore Hotels for £41m.... [more]

Daily Mail & General Trust is to acquire Primelocation, the residential property website, for £48m.... [more]

Arlington, the property fund management company, has been acquired by Macquarie Goodman of Australia for about £200m.... [more]

Unwins, the UK retailing group, will sell about 40 off-licence shops that sell alcohol and other products. The 381-shop chain is owned by DM Private Equity. The retail group also is hoping to conduct ... [more]

Vue Entertainment, the UK cinema group owned by L&G Ventures, Boston Ventures Management and Clarity Partners, has retained Citigroup to explore strategic alternatives. It is rumoured that the company... [more]

Logistics giant Brambles is to offload its British waste disposal division Cleanaway and use the proceeds for a massive share buyback. The company will also sell its industrial services unit and regio... [more]

Selwood has sold its Hampshire-based cabin and event hire business to Wernick Hire of Wickford for £1m.... [more]

Inflexion Private Equity has backed a £15m management buy-out at Red Commerce, the London-based IT services company.... [more]