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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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Darwin Private Equity fought off several trade and private equity buyers to complete its first transaction, the acquisition of Maximuscle, a sports nutrition company, for £75 million.
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In today's deal headlines Dream Lodge has expanded its holiday park operations with the £2 million purchase of Woodlands Holiday Village, as Aberdeen Asset Management looks set to acquire rival Goodman Property Investors for some £109.5 million.
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A Far Eastern professional services group has taken the first step in its plan to expand into Europe through the acquisition of a corporate adviser in London.
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Hallmark Hotel Group has continued its buy-and-build strategy by spending £25 million on buying four properties.
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Intertek Group plc, a testing and inspection specialist, has strengthened its industrial services division with the acquisition of a 3D data capture and measurement services company.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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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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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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
It could be over-optimism that explains why countless acquisitions fail to meet expectations.
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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
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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Equipment rental group Vp has spent £1.3 million on a trio of acquisitions.