CB Imports in MBO

Importer and distributor of artificial flowers CB Imports has completed a £12 million management buy-out (MBO) backed by Matrix Private Equity Partners. 

Civica Group buys in4tek

Civica Group has acquired in4tek, which specialises in software for the healthcare sector, for an undisclosed sum. 

Praesepe acquires The Crystal Rooms

Milton Keynes-based gambling company Praesepe has acquired London gaming centre The Crystal Rooms for a nominal sum. 

Brightsolid acquires Friends Reunited

IT business brightsolid has acquired social networking site Friends Reunited from ITV Plc for £25 million. 

Vertu buys Crown Motors

Vertu Motors Plc, a UK motor retailer, has acquired the Ilford Vauxhall and Chevrolet dealerships from Crown Motors (Dagenham) for some £0.08 million in cash. 

Connaught buys Igrox and UK Fire

Integrated services group Connaught Plc has acquired two companies, UK Fire and Igrox, for a combined consideration of £15.9 million. 

Inject Plastics in MBO

Plastics moulding company Inject Plastics (Devon) has been sold in a management buy-out led by senior manager Richard Bromley. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

D&G Food buys bakeries

D&G Food Group has acquired five bakery businesses from Dublin-based McCambridge Group Holdings for an undisclosed sum. D&G Food is owned by food entrepreneurs David Fearnley-Brown and Graham March.  

 

RWS Holdings buys Communicare

RWS Holdings Plc (RWS), an international provider of intellectual property support services, has acquired Communicare, which focuses on translations for the medical and pharmaceutical industries, for £2.1 million in cash. The deal is in keeping with RWS’s strategy to complement organic growth with targeted acquisitions.  

• CB Imports in MBO
• Civica Group buys in4tek
• Praesepe acquires The Crystal Rooms
• Brightsolid acquires Friends Reunited
• Vertu buys Crown Motors
• Connaught buys Igrox and UK Fire
• Inject Plastics in MBO
• D&G Food buys bakeries
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• RWS Holdings buys Communicare
• Read IFA in management buy-out
• Enviroco sucks up HFS Liquid Waste
• Cardinal Brands in MBO
• AG Thames swallows Produce World fruit subsidiary
• Avisen acquires EON Enterprises