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Acquisitions

News and articles on business acquisitions including guides on strategic planning, and effective integration to best realise synergies, mitigate risks, and create value for shareholders.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Championing an acquisition or takeover as a CEO

CEOs stand or fall by the success of their acquisitions. Marc Barber speaks to business leaders about their preferences when putting a deal through.

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Maelor to build on pharma platform

A UK-based hospital medicines group is to acquire Speciality European Pharma subsidiary Speciality European Pharma International AG (SEPI) of Switzerland for £9.3 million cash with a further payment of up to £5million subject to regulatory criteria and sales targets.

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Paladin buys electrical testing business

A Bath company has continued its buy-and-build strategy to create a substantial property services business with the acquisition of an electrical testing company.

Growth Planning

Making acquisitions work

It could be over-optimism that explains why countless acquisitions fail to meet expectations.

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BAE Systems acquires Petards software products

Defence and aerospace group BAE Systems has bought part of the UK software business of Petards Group, a developer of surveillance systems, for £2.4 million.

Growth Planning

Acquisitions thwarted by cultural differences

Research released by management consultancy Hay Group suggests that half of European mergers fail to achieve their stated objectives because of poor integration of cultures.

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Vp in triple acquisition

Equipment rental group Vp has spent £1.3 million on a trio of acquisitions.

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New acquisition for consolidated training provider

Employability and Skills Group (ESG), a private equity-backed company which delivers adult training on behalf of the public sector, has added a fourth business to its stable.

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CVV buys northwest intermediary

Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV) has strengthened its operations in the northwest after buying Liverpool-based intermediary Ajax Insurance Brokers.

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Kinetics’ Walmotts deal is a gas

A facilities management and construction services group has completed its third acquisition in nine months after buying a gas, oil and electrical installation and maintenance services provider.

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Pawnbroking company raises its presence

H&T Group has added to its pawnbroker service with the acquisition of two operators for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.

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Litorina blooms with EuroFlorist acquisition

Litorina Kapital, a Nordic-focused private equity firm, has bought EuroFlorist, a company that delivers millions of floral greetings, reception flowers, gifts and funeral wreaths around the world.