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Deal Round-up (15.04.2008)
In today’s deal headlines engineering company BWB Consulting has undergone a management buy-out as car dealer Lookers is set to acquire part of rival Bramall and Jones for £2 million.
Done deals:
Yorkshire-based laser eye survey business Ultralase has bought Belfast-based Allclear Clinic (Source: The Business Desk)
Sheffield-based GO Outdoors, an outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, has secured an £18 million funding package to finance expansion (Source: The Business Desk)
The management of Kendal-based Kudos Shower Products has taken a majority stake in the business and has bought-out its South African associate companies (Source: The Business Desk)
BWB Consulting, a Nottingham engineering consultant, has undergone a management buy-out (Source: thisisnottingham.co.uk)
Garden centre and in-house restaurant chain Blue Diamond Group has bought Derby Garden Centre and Matlock Garden Centre (Source: thisisderbyshire.co.uk)
Advanced Power Components plc, an electrical component supplier, has acquired microwave components, Novacom Microwave for up to £1.6 million cash
Hexagon Human Capital plc, a provider of executive managers and executive search services, has purchased Akamai Financial Markets (UK) and Akamai Financial Markets Executive Search (Dubai) for a nominal £1 each. The acquisition was made to bolster its existing operations
Deals in the pipeline:
Manchester-based car dealer Lookers is set to acquire part of rival Bramall and Jones from motor mogul Tony Bramall for £2 million (Source: The Business Desk)
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