Mergers & Acquisitions - Mergers, Acquisitions & Flotations |
| | | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| | 30 Jan 2012 | £95m shipping port acquisition - shopping centre sold - focusing on ports business | Forth Ports Plc has acquired the remaining shares in Tilbury Container Services, taking control of a major London shipping port in a £95m agreement. It has also sold the 420,000 sq ft Ocean Terminal shopping centre in Edinburgh, in order to focus on developing its ports business. | Forth Ports Plc | £182m | £70m | 1,120 | 4 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | £200K Investment - 37 Jobs Secured - Further Acquisitions | New turnaround fund Seneca Investments has made its first cash investment of £200K into Sheffield-based specialist printing business Whitesprint, securing 37 jobs. The company is looking at two other business to bolt on to Whitesprint. Both are based in Yorkshire. Melanie is Director. | Seneca Investments Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 0 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | £2.5m management buy-out - Luxembourg company acquires 30% | Stratford-upon-Avon based compliance firm Valpak has undergone a £2.5m management buy-out. The bid by Valpak's management and Greenpoint, a Luxembourg holding company which owns German recycling compliance service group DSD, was considered to offered the best option for members, employees and the future of the company. | Valpak Consulting Limited | £1m | £0.0m | 26 | 1 |
| | 31 Jan 2012 | Whittingham Insurance company acquired by insurance provider and investor | Whittington Insurance Markets Limited, the London-market operations of Whittington Group has been acquired by Tawa plc, the quoted insurance service provider and run-off investor, also based in London. | Whittington Insurance Services Ltd | £5m | £0.0m | 49 | 6 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | Takeovers boost Norbert Dentressangle | Logistics giant Norbert Dentressangle, which has its UK operations based in Northampton, has improved revenue by 26 per cent following new acquisitions. | | | | | |
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