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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.

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Hamworthy invites Greenship onboard

Poole-based Hamworthy, a manufacturer of fluid-handling systems for the marine and shipping industry, has agreed to acquire Greenship BV for up to £6.4 million.

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Tenon acquires HWSEG

Tenon Group Plc, the AIM-listed adviser to entrepreneurs and business recovery specialists, has acquired HWSEG, a medical accountant and tax adviser, for an undisclosed sum.

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ADDleisure runs off with software company

A BUPA-backed developer of products and services in the leisure and wellness sectors has bought a software company.

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SGS heads to Cornwall

A Swiss inspection and testing services provider has continued its rapid international expansion with an acquisition in Cornwall.

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CVS buys animal hospital

AIM-listed CVS Group has increased the number of veterinary surgeries under its control to 155 after taking over The Village Animal Hospital.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Q&A – due diligence

Making an acquisition is risky at the best of times. so should buyers take a belt-and-braces approach and consider commercial and operational due diligence?

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Randall & Quilter acquires KMS

Randall & Quilter, an AIM traded run-off management service provider and acquirer of solvent insurance companies in run-off, has acquired KMS, a London-based provider of insurance run-off services, through the acquisition of the holding company Continuum Holdings for £1.78 million.

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Swiss firm Forbo takes to the floor with UK company

A Swiss-based flooring systems specialist has extended its network with a nine-figure acquisition in the UK.

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Synergy initiates acquisition plan

A company formed to build a group of insurance brokers is celebrating its first acquisition after it completed the takeover of a business in Bedford.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hard Targets – Examining the G4S Acquisition Strategy

An acquisition is an important event in a company's history, but for G4S it's just business as usual. Mark Dunne reports.

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Energy Cranes buys subsea cable firm Baricon Systems

Energy Cranes International, an offshore crane and mechanical handling services contractor, has acquired Aberdeen-based Baricon Systems.

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Weir Group buys Mesa Manufacturing

Scottish engineering group Weir Group Plc has bought US company Mesa Manufacturing in a cash deal worth $40 million (£20 million).