Acquisition Resources

German energy company RWE is to sell its UK-listed utility Thames Water. Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs will reportedly be advising jointly on the sale while Barclays Capital will advise on RWE's str... [more]

Bruce Shaw Group has sold BSFM, the Irish facilities management company, to Newcourt Group for £3.3m.... [more]

IPT is to acquire Direct Excellence of Twickenham and MPCI of West Sussex for an initial £0.5m, on order to expand its market research business.... [more]

AP Hydraulics of Leamington Spa has been bought out of administration by Caparo Braking, securing the future of 170 jobs in its automotive braking systems business.... [more]

Rank Group, the UK listed leisure company, has announced that it is holding preliminary discussions with potential bidders for Deluxe Media, its DVD and CD manufacturing business. As yet, none of the ... [more]

NYSE listed Campbell Soup Company has released the Information Memorandum regarding the sale of its UK and Ireland businesses. No bidders have been confirmed as yet, although Premier Foods, AB Foods a... [more]

Interface Fabrics, the textiles manufacturer with 120 staff at its Meltham factory and 100 at its Mirfield office, has undergone a £16m management buy-out from US parent Interface Inc.... [more]

Manugistics, the US-based developer of supply chain software with an office in Bracknell, has been acquired by JDA Software for £118m.... [more]

Paragon Group has acquired Aiza, the Lutterworth-based print management company with 42 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Wilson Bowden has acquired Roland Bardsley Homes, the housebuilder with nine sites near Manchester, for £25m. Roland Bardsley will continue trading under its own name. Wilson Bowden is also taking on ... [more]

Irwin Mitchell is to merge with Alexander Harris of Altrincham to create a combined law firm with 1,860 staff throughout the UK and Spain.... [more]

WILink, the online investor relations company, is to be acquired by SV Investment Partners of the US for £26m.... [more]

Tanfield Group has acquired the powered aerial platform equipment business of UpRight for £7.3m, including operations in Ireland, Japan and the US.... [more]

Whitbread has announced it is to sell the 260 pubs making up its Brewers Fayre and Beefeater chains. The move comes as part of a strategic decision to retain only those pubs sharing a site with its Pr... [more]

The private equity firm Apax partners may sell UK-based publisher The Stationary Office (TSO). It has reportedly hired UBS to advise on the sale, and could fetch between £80m and £100m. TSO manages go... [more]

Brake Bros, the UK-based food service company, may be sold for £1bn by US private equity company Clayton Dubilier Rice. The company acquired Brake Bros in 2002 for £434m. ... [more]

Austrian Trade Union Federation-controlled Bagwag Bank has been officially put on the market, with US investment bank Morgan Stanley handling the sale. The bank was tainted by scandal last year when i... [more]

UK private equity company Permira has expressed interest in joining the forthcoming £1.4bn auction for Netherlands-based cable company Casema. Casema is owned by Carlyle, Providence and GMT, who bough... [more]

UK-based packaging manufacturer and office products wholesaler DS Smith has been tipped to sell its plastics division as well as some or all of the remaining parts of its office manufacturing division... [more]

Mezzanine Management is reported to be selling its UK-based food company Red Mill Snack Foods, a division of Continental Foods. Red Mill's turnover for 2004/5 is an estimated £34m. Possible buyers are... [more]