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Acquisition spree for Davis Service Group

Textile maintenance business Davis Service Group has made two acquisitions for a combined consideration of £44.5 million.

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Brainspark on the hunt for deals

Investment minnow Brainspark is taking 10 per cent of Italian multi-media outfit Filmmaster Television and plans two more deals.

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WCC buys Xiushan

AIM-listed West China Cement (WCC) has acquired Xiushan Cement (Group) for RMB 180 million (£16.4 million).

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London calling

With many law firms shrinking, David Emanuel talks to James Harris about bucking the trend with the merger of Veale Wasbrough and Vizards Tweedie. 

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Financing the deal

Notwithstanding the PR from banks, lending terms for acquisitions remain onerous. James Harris finds out how deals are getting pushed through in a new era for M&A

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Close Brothers buys assets 

Financial services group Close Brothers has acquired the invoice financing loan book of GMAC Commercial Finance (UK) for up to £98 million.

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Experian acquires A-Care Systems

Information services company Experian has acquired a majority stake in Japanese e-mail marketing company A-Care Systems for an undisclosed sum.

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China drives M&A activity 

M&A in emerging markets, driven primarily by China, reached an all-time high of 24 per cent of global deal activity in 2009, according to research by Dealogic.

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Experian acquires A-Care Systems

Information services company Experian has acquired a majority stake in Japanese e-mail marketing company A-Care Systems for an undisclosed sum.

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China drives M&A activity 

M&A in emerging markets, driven primarily by China, reached an all-time high of 24 per cent of global deal activity in 2009, according to research by Dealogic.

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McKinnon & Clarke bought by Lyceum Capital

Mid-market investor Lyceum Capital has bought a majority stake in energy procurement consultancy McKinnon & Clarke for £22 million.

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Lyceum Capital acquires McKinnon & Clarke

Mid-market investor Lyceum Capital has bought a majority stake in energy procurement consultancy McKinnon & Clarke for £22 million.

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G4S buys NSSC

G4S, a security services group, has acquired US risk consulting business Nuclear Security Services Corporation (NSSC) from Inge Collins for $22 million (£13.6 million). 

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Lifeline Scientific reports growth

Lifeline Scientific, which nourishes and transports kidneys for transplant, says full year results will ‘exceed market expectations’.