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Mivan and Lagan Group Holdings mull merger

Thu, 28 Nov 2013 | MERGER
The bosses of Mivan and Lagan Group Holdings, two main players in the Northern Ireland construction market, are looking into merging the two businesses, the BBC has reported. The businesses hope to gain from becoming a larger gro... continue reading

Yorkshire residential agency's expansion programme continues

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 | MERGER
Linley & Simpson has purchased rival residential agency Move2 as part of its bid to expand through acquisition in Yorkshire this year. Founded in 1997 by Will Linley and Nick Simpson, the firm - which began with two offices in Ho... continue reading

Begbies Traynor scoops up its rival Cooper Williamson

Thu, 03 Oct 2013 | MERGER
Begbies Traynor has finalised its purchase of rival Cooper Williamson Ltd in a deal worth £2.5 million. Manchester-based Cooper Williamson’s management, client caseload and staff will be transferred over to Begbies Tr... continue reading

Printer Communisis buys Editions Publishing

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 | MERGER
Leeds-based printing firm Communisis has purchased Editions Publishing for £7.1 million. The deal includes Edition Publishing’s net assets at completion, expected to be £200k, and acquired cash of around £... continue reading

Entrepreneur aims to give new life to Comet

Sat, 24 Aug 2013 | MERGER
Entrepreneur Clive Coombes is planning on launching a new retail chain with foundations in collapsed electricals store Comet. Comet entered administration last November, with its assets and brands falling into the hands of admin... continue reading

Two printing firms merge after £10m investment

Tue, 13 Aug 2013 | MERGER
York Mailing has purchased its rival The Lettershop Group (TLG), after receiving a £10 million investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) in return for a small stake last month. Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett, Grant ... continue reading

North East marine insurance firms consider merger

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 | MERGER
Two marine insurance firms in the North East are in the process of discussing a merger in a bid to improve their position in the market. North of England P&I Association (North) in Newcastle and Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance... continue reading

Law firm merger boosts turnover

Thu, 08 Aug 2013 | MERGER
The turnover of a newly merged law firm has increased like-for-like since the two businesses joined forces. Burness Paull reported a 3.1 per cent increase between the combined annual turnovers of Edinburgh-based Burness and Aberd... continue reading

Meridian motors its way through its 7th business purchase

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 | MERGER
Yorkshire car seller Meridian Motor Group has recently finalised its seventh business purchase in the space of six weeks. Meridian has just bought Barnsley Honda Limited, which is to continue trading under its own brand name for ... continue reading

Kent law firms announce merger

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 | MERGER
Two law firms in Kent have confirmed their plans to implement a merger at the end of September this year. Vertex Law and Cripps Harries Hall will combine to create a stronger presence in the region. United, the business will have... continue reading

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