Kelloggs has announced its acquisition of Specialty Cereals, a privately owned manufacturer of natural ready-to-eat cereals based in Australia. The amount was undisclosed. For more deal headlines click here
BTG has agreed to buy Protherics for some £218 million, further consolidating the UK’s biotech sector. The deal will create Britain's largest biotech company, which is expected to enter the FTSE 250.
Environmental consultant RPS is on the acquisition trail again, having acquired Mountainheath Services (MSL), a European provider of specialist laboratory services for up to £1.9 million.
The Indian market has been unchanged by the liquidity crisis say 68 per cent of global private equity firms, a recent Deloitte survey has said. It also shows that the private equity market in India has widely withstood the impact of the credit crisis and paints a picture of a buoyant private equity market.
Finadvance Capital has acquired a 57 per cent stake in French bookstore Decitre. The founding family will retain a 37 per cent stake, with the remaining 6 per cent being held by Espin Participations.
Baird Capital Partners Europe, the UK mid-market arm of Baird Private Equity, has backed portfolio company Choices Holdings' acquisition of care group Domiciliary Care, based in Glasgow, for undisclosed terms.
Finadvance Capital has acquired a 57 per cent stake in French bookstore Decitre. The founding family will retain a 37 per cent stake, with the remaining 6 per cent being held by Espin Participations.
Baird Capital Partners Europe, the UK mid-market arm of Baird Private Equity, has backed portfolio company Choices Holdings' acquisition of care group Domiciliary Care, based in Glasgow, for undisclosed terms.
Holland & Barrett, a UK health food retailer owned by parent company NBTY Europe, has bought smaller health food chain rival Julian Graves from Icelandic investor Baugur, who snapped up the business in 2003 for £14 million.
Katun Corporation, a provider of imaging supplies has announced that it has been acquired by Monomoy Capital Partners, an equity firm focused on the mid market. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Merchant bank Close Brothers, has acquired the remaining 55 per cent of Atlas Capital, its Spanish corporate finance associate, with an eye on expanding its debt advisory and restructuring business. The deal amount was undisclosed.
