Acquisition Resources

Wolseley has announced six new acquisitions for a total £27m, including Hudson Plumbing Supplies of Canada, Onda-Lay Pipe & Rental of the US, Page's Appliances of the US, Tonto Verde Construction of t... [more]

Wraith Plc, the AIM-listed provider of portable accommodation units, is to be acquired by private equity firm TDR Capital for £30.3m.... [more]

Wilson Bowden, the residential and commercial property company, is considering a sale after appointing HSBC to find potential buyers for the business.... [more]

The Northern Irish construction company Lagan Group is tipped to dispose of its asphalt and quarrying division. Quarrying accounts for around 25% of the group's revenues and was Lagan's original busin... [more]

Mitsui Babcock, the Crawley-based power station equipment company with 4,000 staff worldwide, has been acquired by Doosan Heavy Industries of South Korea for £89m. 'By bringing Mitsui Babcock under th... [more]

Jarvis is to sell its Prismo road markings business to Ennis Paint of the US for £9.5m.... [more]

MJ Gleeson, the UK-listed property and construction company has announced plans to sell of its remaining non-core operations over the next two years in order to make returns to investors before the th... [more]

John Laing, the specialist UK infrastructure operator, has accepted a £957.5m takeover bid from Allianz, the German insurance company, recommending the 385-pence-per-share offer to its shareholders. ... [more]

Scott Wilson Group is to acquire Ferguson McIlveen, the property and infrastructure consultancy with 250 staff in Belfast, Glasgow, Chester, Guildford, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Swansea, for £10m. An i... [more]

Cutlers Gardens, the prestigious office complex in the City of London, could be up for sale for up to £400m.... [more]

Leadbitter has acquired Denne Construction of Kent for £17m, in order to strengthen its position in the affordable housing sector. The acquisiton gives Leadbitter, which operates in the South West wit... [more]

Lotus Construction, the Otley-based construction company with annual turnover of £19m, has undergone a £2.6m management buy-out. Lotus undertakes projects for industrial, commercial and public sector ... [more]

John Laing, the specialist owner, operator and manager of public sector infrastructure assets in the UK, is to be put up for competitive auction two weeks after the company recommended an £887m bid fr... [more]

Rok is to acquire Tulloch Construction Group, the building and related services business with 875 staff in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Elgin, Fort William, Inverness, Tain, Nairn and Thurso, for £31m. Tulloch... [more]

Linden Homes, the Wilmslow-based housebuilder is up for sale with an asking price of £300m. Chairman Andrew Sells and Chief Executive Philip Davis jointly own 20% of the company, and could recieve a w... [more]

Strategic Team Group, the private construction, property and maintenance company based in the UK, is considering its options and exit strategy according to founder Charles Tweed. Tweed, who co-founded... [more]

The Irish building group McInerney has acquired Bowey, the Tyneside-based housebuilder, for £24m. Founded in 1907, Bowey operates in the Newcastle, Northumberland, Sunderland, Durham and Consett areas... [more]

Ennstone has acquired Jackson Precast, the East Midlands-based precast concrete manufacturer with 34 staff, for £6m. Jackson will now operate within Ennstone's building products division, Ennstone Bui... [more]

Jarvis, the ailing UK-listed rail and road infrastructure firm, confirmed it is in discussions with potential bidders to sell parts of its roads business, Recent statements from Jarvis have been that ... [more]

Kier, the UK construction, development and service group, has acquired Hugh Bourn Developments, the Lincolnshire-based housebuilder, for £53m. Kier will pay an initial £20m in cash for the business, w... [more]