All Mergers and acquisitions articles – Page 149
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NewsABF in for Elephant Atta as Premier offloads another
Associated British Foods has snapped up ethnic flour brand Elephant Atta for £34m from Premier Foods, marking the latest sale by Premier as it battles to reduce its debt.
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NewsCranswick completes Kingston cooked meat capture
Cranswick has snapped up Kingston Food to bolster its expertise in cooked meat.
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NewsBlackstone and BC buddy up for joint Birds Eye bid
Private equity giants Blackstone and BC Partners will today put in a joint bid for Birds Eye maker Iglo Group.
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NewsDeal-hungry Symington’s snaps up Victoria Foods
Leeds based Symington’s has acquired family-owned baking business Victoria Foods.
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NewsMorrisons 'looking at' Costcutter acquisition
Morrisons has held exploratory talks with Costcutter as it seeks to gain a proper foothold in the convenience market…
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NewsGreencore offloads Cadbury desserts factory to Müller
Greencore has offloaded its chilled desserts facility in Minsterley to Müller Dairy UK in a £4.3m deal worth plus stock.
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NewsTesco tunes into web radio service WE7
Tesco has acquired a 91% stake in internet radio service WE7.
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NewsSymington’s gets new private equity backer in ICG
Intermediate Capital Group has taken a minority stake in Leeds-based manufacturer Symington’s.
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NewsBooker swoops to buy up beleaguered Makro
Booker has acquired Makro Cash & Carrry – the UK operations of Metro Group.
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NewsMilk Link and Arla to form UK’s biggest dairy
Milk Link is set to be merged into Arla Foods in a deal that will create the UK’s biggest dairy player, with an annual turnover of more than £2bn.
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NewsFaccenda: no job cuts after Cranberry swoop
Fresh poultry giant Faccenda has reassured staff there will not be any job losses or site closures as a result of its acquisition of turkey supplier Cranberry Foods.
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NewsBright Food takes control of £1.2bn Weetabix
China’s Bright Food has snapped up a 60% stake in Weetabix, in a deal valuing the cereal business at £1.2bn.
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Analysis & FeaturesFlaky? Bright's Weetabix bid is 'very credible'
Weetabix seems an odd fit for China. And Bright Food’s record in securing deals is flaky. But it should not be dismissed too quickly.
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Burts directors Hurst and White decide to cash in their chips
Burts Potato Chips directors Nick Hurst and Jonty White have sold their shares in the Devon-based crisps company to existing investors.
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NewsBurts bosses Hurst and White sell up
Burts Potato Chips directors Nick Hurst and Jonty White have sold their shares in the Devon-based crisps company to existing investors.
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NewsAsda snaps up George supplier GAAT
Asda is buying GAAT, the largest supplier of clothing for its George fashion label.
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Comment & Opinion
Ownership matters hugely to this country's self-esteem but not, it seems, to sales
We are all aware it’s a big year for Britain - perhaps the “biggest ever”, as Coca-Cola’s Nick Canney maintains. And some will begrudge Coke boarding the GB bandwagon in 2012.
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NewsIndian owner ponders sale of Whyte & Mackay stake
The Indian owner of Whyte & Mackay could be force to sell a stake in the Scotch whisky brand as it wrestles with debts worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
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NewsKellogg’s in surprise swoop for Pringles after death of Diamond deal
Cereal giant Kellogg Company has announced it is to buy P&G snack brand Pringles.