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HS Atec, the supplier of commercial vehicle parts with annual turnover of £8m, has undergone a management buy-out from Clugston for undisclosed terms, and is planning to open four new depots in the Midlands. 30-Dec-2003 Wilkin & Sons of Tiptree has acquired Passionately Cakes, the Essex-based cake manufacturer. 22-Dec-2003 Peter Black Healthcare, the Swadlincote-based manufacturer of vitamin supplements and herbal remedies with 240 staff, has been acquired by Perrigo of the US for undisclosed terms. 16-Dec-2003 Soccer City, the operator of a five-a-side football centre in Fareham, has been acquired by Taskcatch for £0.7m. 15-Dec-2003 Smiles Brewery has undergone a £1.1m management buy-in backed by Close Venture Management, which is expected to lead to the development of a new brewery at an undisclosed location in Bristol. 12-Dec-2003 United Central Bakeries has acquired Fords the Bakers, the Scottish retail baker with 150 staff at Prestonpans, from Lyndale Foods for £2m. 12-Dec-2003 Perivan White Dove, the Essex-based catalogue printer, has been bought out of administration by former staff for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 30 jobs. 12-Dec-2003 Gilbertson & Page has sold Wear Valley Aerosols, the Bishop Auckland-based manufacturer of environmentally-friendly spray cans, to a management buy-out. 11-Dec-2003 Hareclive Vehicle Rental, the Bristol-based car hire company with 20 staff and 320 vehicles, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 11-Dec-2003 Winstanley & Co, the Pershore-based engineering company with 64 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 09-Dec-2003 Staffing Ventures is to acquire Parys Snowdon Payroll Services, which has 165 staff at offices in Bangor, Glasgow, Leicester, Norwich and Oxford, in a £5m reverse takeover. 08-Dec-2003 Satterthwaite Brooks & Pomfret has merged with Bridgegate Corporate Finance, creating a combined accountancy firm with nine partners and 40 staff at offices in Bootle and Liverpool. 08-Dec-2003 M&S Motorcycles has expanded its Newcastle-based motorcycle dealership with the £1.7m acquisition of Ken's Motorcycles, creating a chain of three sites with 65 staff. 08-Dec-2003 Angel Springs Holdings has been formed from the merger of the watercooler operations of Chiltern Hills, Angel Springs and SPA, and the new group will have 150 staff and receive a £10m investment from 3i. 04-Dec-2003 Nobia of Sweden has acquired Gower Group, the Yorkshire-based supplier of self-assembly kitchens with 475 staff, for about £68m. 03-Dec-2003 Lloyds Beal has acquired Enviroquip, the Cardiff-based supplier of waste compactors and handling equipment, and is also planning to move its own Cardiff-based operation to a 55,000 sq ft site in Bedwas. 27-Nov-2003 Systems Team has acquired Minerva Computer Systems, the Cheltenham-based supplier of membership administration systems with 13 staff, for undisclosed terms. 27-Nov-2003 Goldenhill, the Preston-based supplier of human resources and payroll software with 15 staff, has been acquired by Cedar Software for undisclosed terms. 27-Nov-2003 Pipeway, the Sussex-based utility contractor with 450 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Bouygues. 26-Nov-2003 Brady Corporation of the US has acquired BIG, the Ipswich-based online business card provider with annual sales of £5m, for undisclosed terms. 25-Nov-2003 Securistyle, the Cheltenham-based manufacturer of window hinges and other hardware with 334 staff, has undergone a £35m management buy-out backed by Kleinwort Capital. 25-Nov-2003 Eclipse Translations has acquired the former in-house translation department of ICI for undisclosed terms, and is also planning to increase its international freelance workforce from 850 to 1,000 by the end of the year. 19-Nov-2003 Centurfax has acquired Marlowe Graphic Services, which will involve the closure of an office in Ampthill. 18-Nov-2003 Bohlin Instruments, the Cirencester-based manufacturer of rheometers, has been acquired by Malvern Instruments, the Malvern-based subsidiary of Spectris. 14-Nov-2003 Carter Environmental Engineers has acquired JB Thorne of Leicester and Visco of Croydon, in order to expand its services in dust and fume filtration as well as water cooling tower systems. 14-Nov-2003 Brett Group has acquired Wilding Group, the Suffolk-based sand and gravel producer with 76 staff, for undisclosed terms. 13-Nov-2003 Transad International has acquired Personal Screening, the supplier of home health testing kits, from Wellbeing Screening for £0.6m. 13-Nov-2003 Gatekeeper Systems of the US has acquired ActiveRF, the Cambridge-based developer of wireless tracking systems. 13-Nov-2003 JC Payne, the Aldridge-based manufacturer of lorry bodies with 170 staff, has undergone a management buy-in backed by Baring English Growth Fund for undisclosed terms. 12-Nov-2003 Midland Mechanical Developments, the Tipton-based manufacturer of cabling assemblies with 28 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Cattles Invoice Finance. 12-Nov-2003 Dawlish Coaches, the Devon-based coach company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 11-Nov-2003 Sherston Software, the Wiltshire-based educational software company with 60 staff in the UK and 120 in India, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Corporate. 07-Nov-2003 Lapmaster International, the Devon-based manufacturer of precision finishing machines, has undergone a management buy-out from Smiths Group for undisclosed terms. 07-Nov-2003 King & Shaxson is to acquire Swiss Life Asset Management for undisclosed terms, which will involve the transfer of 12 staff. 06-Nov-2003 JK Foods' Nottingham-based ethnic foods supply business has undergone a management buy-out from Hyperama for undisclosed terms, and the business is being renamed Asiana. 06-Nov-2003 Sawley Packaging, the Derby-based manufacturer of transit containers, is being sold by Rolls Royce to Daher of France. 05-Nov-2003 Pandrol, the manufacturer of rail track fastening systems with 663 staff in 11 countries, has been sold by Candover to Delachaux of France for £165m. 05-Nov-2003 Granelli's of Cheshire has acquired Harvest House Foods, the Tattenhall-based ice cream manufacturer. 03-Nov-2003 Avonside Roofing, the Sandbach-based roofing contractor with 15 regional offices and 210 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by AIB Commercial Finance. 29-Oct-2003 George Leslie, the Scottish civil engineering company, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 29-Oct-2003 Express & Star is to acquire Guiton, the Channel Islands-based newspaper publisher and chain of 41 shops, for about £76m. 29-Oct-2003 Alucast, the Wednesbury-based aluminium foundry, has undergone a £3m management buy-in. 29-Oct-2003 Edward Pryor & Son has acquired Absolute Vision, the Warwickshire-based supplier of code-reading machines, for undisclosed terms. 29-Oct-2003 Defabs Engineering Systems, the Derby-based supplier of stainless steel equipment with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 29-Oct-2003 Premier Print, the Bilborough-based printing company with 36 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Sterling Corporate Finance. 28-Oct-2003 Flex Connectors, the London-based commercial lighting company, has undergone a £0.8m management buy-out backed by Balfour Corporate Finance. 28-Oct-2003 Tullett Liberty has completed the acquisition of Starsupply Energy Limited, the London-based independent broker of crude and petroleum products, in a £4.9m deal. 27-Oct-2003 Speedy Survey has acquired the Watts Optronics branch network from survey equipment supplier Leica Geosystems for £1.3m. 22-Oct-2003 SecureMove Property Services has acquired Douglas Duff, the surveying practice with offices in Milton Keynes and Bedford, taking its nationwide network to 44 sites. 22-Oct-2003 OMS Safety & Quality has merged with Paramode Consultants to create a combined health and safety consultancy with offices in Derby, Leicester and London. 22-Oct-2003 Safa Group, the supplier of healthcare and first aid products, is to be acquired by Healthcare Enterprise Group in a £12m deal. 21-Oct-2003 The London Golf Club in Kent has been acquired by the Bendinat Group for less than £10m. 20-Oct-2003 PBK Micron, the Coventry-based manufacturer of engineering components with annual turnover of £1.5m, has undergone a management buy-out. 14-Oct-2003 EMG Ford has acquired Ford car dealerships in King's Lynn and Wisbech from The John Grose Group for undisclosed terms. 10-Oct-2003 Reeves & Neylan has sold its Norwich-based accountancy operation to management for undisclosed terms, creating a new firm called Argents. 10-Oct-2003 Brett Landscaping has acquired a Loughborough-based concrete products business from Lafarge for undisclosed terms. 09-Oct-2003 QC Supplies has acquired Wheatley Dyson, the Huddersfield-based office equipment supplier with 20 staff, and transferred the business to its Halifax headquarters. 09-Oct-2003 Merchant Investors, the Bristol-based life assurer with 130 staff, has been sold by Allianz to Sanlam of South Africa for undisclosed terms. 08-Oct-2003 Express Site Services, the Llandarcy-based pipework company with 20 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 08-Oct-2003 Trustseal, the Worksop-based highway maintenance company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 07-Oct-2003 Brockington & Scott, the Pontarddulais-based bellows manufacturer with more than 70 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team, and will move to a new factory unit in nearby Dafen Park by the end of the year. 06-Oct-2003 RW Gregory has sold its Maxim facilities management business to the Macro division of Mace. 02-Oct-2003 Walters Hexagon, the fastener supply company with nine UK branches and 270 staff, has been sold by Bridgepoint to Anixter International of the US for £25m. 01-Oct-2003 IBNet has announced the £8.2m reverse takeover of online advertising company The Deal Group, creating a new company called Deal Group Media. 25-Sep-2003 Billington Structures has acquired Tube Engineering, the Bristol-based tubular fabricator, creating a new division called Tubecon. 24-Sep-2003 PM Group has acquired MDT Holland and MDT Germany for £0.6m, in order to expand its on board vehicle weighing systems business for the bulk haulage and waste management industries. 23-Sep-2003 Yorkshire Enterprise, the Leeds-based venture capital consultancy, has been acquired by management, following the withdrawal of five local authorities. 18-Sep-2003 Pennine Telecom, the Bury-based supplier of business telephone systems with 85 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 17-Sep-2003 SBS Group is to sell its UK-based IT staffing business to InterQuest Group for £1.2m. 16-Sep-2003 JS Millington, the Leicester-based builders' merchant with 107 staff, has been acquired by Jewson for undisclosed terms. 12-Sep-2003 SEV Group has acquired Jumbo Tugs, the Aylesbury-based manufacturer of electric and gas-powered vehicles, for undisclosed terms. 11-Sep-2003 MSS Clean Technology, the supplier of controlled environments for scientific laboratories and pharmaceutical production, has undergone a management buy-out from Shepherd Building Group for undisclosed terms. 11-Sep-2003 UWG Group has acquired MENCK, the German offshore engineering company with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms. 09-Sep-2003 The Claims People has acquired CCS Global, the loss-adjusting division of Axis Global UK, for £0.4m. 09-Sep-2003 McIntyre & King, the Liverpool-based provider of direct marketing support services with 450 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team for undisclosed terms. 08-Sep-2003 JW Bonser, the Walsall-based zinc alloy castings company with 55 staff, has been acquired by Dalby Holdings of Leicester. 05-Sep-2003 Cogne UK has acquired George H Cook, the steel supplier with sites in Sheffield and Coventry, for undisclosed terms. 29-Aug-2003 GB Communications has acquired Motek Portable Products of South Yorkshire, and is now looking to expand its radio equipment business into the offshore and petrochemical sectors and open offices in the south of England and Scotland over the next five years. 28-Aug-2003 E2V Technologies has acquired the microwave sensors business of Dynex Semiconductor, which will involve a number of staff relocating from one Lincoln factory to another. 28-Aug-2003 Meica, the Ashford-based building maintenance company with 220 staff, has been acquired by Imtech of the Netherlands. 28-Aug-2003 Fosbel, the Tamworth-based ceramic welding and furnace repair company with 350 staff, has undergone a £24m management buy-out backed by Barclays Private Equity. 27-Aug-2003 McDonald Yang is to be acquired by shell company Readybuy and floated on Aim, in order to fund the expansion of its range of Yang Sing ready meals. 27-Aug-2003 Leyland Auto Electrical & Diesel, the supplier of spare parts for commercial vehicles, has undergone a £1.4m management buy-in, saving more than 100 jobs. 27-Aug-2003 Science Workshops, the Carmarthenshire-based electrical company, has undergone a management buy-out backed by the Wales Co-operative Centre. 25-Aug-2003 Mussett Engineering, the Norfolk-based manufacturer of metal and plastic components with 80 staff, is being bought out of a Company Voluntary Arrangement by a group of investors. 25-Aug-2003 Simbec Research, the Merthyr-based pharmaceuticals research company with 80 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Merck Sante SAS of France for undisclosed terms. 21-Aug-2003 Premier Oilfield Services, the Aberdeen-based supplier of oilfield equipment with 41 staff, has been acquired by Superior Energy Services of the US for £20m. 20-Aug-2003 H&A Wines of Chorley has been bought out of administration by the owner of Halewood International for about £2.5m, saving up to 150 jobs. 20-Aug-2003 United Carlton, the Gateshead-based digital copying and printing company, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, and is now planning to expand across the country. 18-Aug-2003 Watershed Plastics of Durham has acquired HydroFlow Solutions, in order to expand its drainage equipment business into Ireland. 18-Aug-2003 Close Brothers Growth Capital is backing a £11m management buy-out at Walker Group, the operator of 13 bingo clubs in the Midlands and north. 18-Aug-2003 Sovereign, the Manchester-based manufacturer of shower screens, has undergone a £5m management buy-out along with sister company Woodmet Anodising, and the new group will be called SW. 15-Aug-2003 Dykes Naylor, the Nottingham-based architect, has undergone a management buy-out and the new company will be named DNA. 15-Aug-2003 Triplex Components has sold its iron castings business, which employs more than 200 staff at each of its sites in Tipton and Cardiff, to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 14-Aug-2003 Playit.com, the Wirral-based online gaming company with 13 staff, has been acquired by BETandWIN.com Interactive Entertainment of Austria, and the business will relocate to Gibraltar. 14-Aug-2003 Barkbury Interiors, the Leamington Spa-based fit-out and joinery company, has undergone a management buy-out. 14-Aug-2003 Jordison, the Redcar-based printing company with 14 staff, has been acquired by one of its former employees for undisclosed terms. 11-Aug-2003 Planned Storage Systems, the Swindon-based provider of storage solutions, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 08-Aug-2003 Lydney, the manufacturer of steel security units with 80 staff at a factory on Merseyside and 140 in Gloucestershire, has undergone a management buy-out from Peterhouse for undisclosed terms. 08-Aug-2003 Bethell Building Services has undergone a management buy-out, creating a new group with 325 staff called White Building Services. 07-Aug-2003 Zwemmer, the London-based arts bookseller, has been bought out of administration by Shipley. 25-Jul-2003 Groundforce has acquired Trench Shore, the Tring-based equipment rental firm, for undisclosed terms. 21-Jul-2003 Wilson Pitts, the Leeds-based insolvency firm, has sold The Great Northern Wine Company of Ripon to a former manager. 16-Jul-2003 Equip Outdoor Technologies has acquired Rab Carrington, the supplier of outdoor equipment with 40 staff at a factory in Sheffield. 16-Jul-2003 Ultrachem has acquired Keane Graphic Products, the Ashford-based supplier of pre-press and pressroom consumables with annual turnover of £7m, for undisclosed terms. 11-Jul-2003 WH Boddington, the Tonbridge-based injection moulder, has been sold by Helix Industries to private equity firm Rubicon Partners, along with four other engineering businesses. 11-Jul-2003 Butcher & Baker Foods has been acquired by Wiltshire-based Apetito, prompting speculation about future job losses from the 200-strong workforce at its factory in Dudley. 09-Jul-2003 Kelvinside Group has sold Multisets, the Swindon-based business forms printer with 64 staff, to a management team. 04-Jul-2003 Lilley Construction, the Glasgow-based builder with 266 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from troubled parent Sunley Turriff. 04-Jul-2003 CML Microsystems is to acquire Hyperstone, the German semiconductors company, for £5.2m. 04-Jul-2003 Valid Information Systems, the Barking-based provider of records management services, has been acquired by Hummingbird of Canada for an initial £10m. 03-Jul-2003 Chelsea Village, the owner of Chelsea football club, has been sold to one of the main shareholders in Russian oil company Sibneft for £140m. 02-Jul-2003 Wigmore is to acquire DF Blanchard, the Salisbury-based building maintenance company with 43 staff, for up to £2m. 01-Jul-2003 Paperlinx of Australia is planning to acquire Buhrmann's paper merchanting division, gaining control of UK-based Robert Horne Group, Howard Smith Paper Group and the M6 Paper Group. 01-Jul-2003 Loseley Dairy Ice Cream has undergone a management buy-out from Thayers New England, and its factory will relocate from Cardiff to Cwmbran in September. 30-Jun-2003 London Clearing House is to merge with Clearnet, creating a combined securities clearing house valued at £830m and called LCH Clearnet. 26-Jun-2003 Bridgedale has bought John Partridge, the Staffordshire-based coat manufacturer, out of administration for undisclosed terms. 24-Jun-2003 GB Liners has acquired International Moving Company, adding four new sites to its nationwide network of removals and storage branches. 20-Jun-2003 Fairplace Consulting has acquired Eris, the Italian provider of outplacement services, for £0.7m. 19-Jun-2003 Espotting Media, the London-based online advertising company valued at £101m, is to merge with FindWhat.com. 19-Jun-2003 Scope Creative Marketing has merged with Paradigm to create a combined Sheffield-based marketing agency with 85 staff called Dig for Fire. 18-Jun-2003 Emblem Group, the aircraft weapons rack manufacturer, has been acquired by US defence contractor EDO Corp for £15m. 17-Jun-2003 Pensord Press, the South Wales-based printing company with 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Allen McGuire & Partners, and will invest £2m in new equipment. 13-Jun-2003 George Waterston & Sons is to sell its general printing, direct mail and office supplies divisions to a management team, while the remaining security print business is to undergo a management buy-in. 13-Jun-2003 Westcars, the operator of Saab dealerships in Glasgow and Perth with 75 staff, has been acquired by Eastern Western for about £5m. 12-Jun-2003 Supreme Imports, the supplier of batteries and photographic products, has undergone a £16m management buy-out backed by private equity group Sand Aire. 09-Jun-2003 Hayley Somerset Consulting has acquired RAP Consulting Engineers, the Nottingham-based mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy. 05-Jun-2003 Leasedrive Holdings, the contract hire and vehicle rental company, has undergone a £45m management buy-out. 04-Jun-2003 Total Bitumen has sold its road surface dressing contracting division to Road Maintenance Services for undisclosed terms. 04-Jun-2003 Aviagen, the Edinburgh-based poultry breeding company, has been sold by BC Partners to private equity house Advent International for £255m. 02-Jun-2003 Profile Wrappers, the contract profile laminating company with turnover of £3m, has undergone a management buy-in. 30-May-2003 Mining Journal, the London-based mining industry publisher with 34 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity. 28-May-2003 Leapingsalmon has sold its four railway station kiosks in London to the Unilever Bestfoods' Rocket division, and will now seek tie-ups with non-food retailers. 27-May-2003 Velo, the Marlow-based fleet car management company, has been acquired by West Private Equity for about £10m. 27-May-2003 Pink Link, the Huddersfield-based haulage firm with 50 staff and 20 vehicles, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Corporate. 21-May-2003 McCowans, the Stenhousemuir-based toffee confectionery company with 70 staff, has been acquired by a management buy-in from Dutch consortium Phideas for £3m. 20-May-2003 John S Burns has acquired three printing businesses in Glasgow for just under £1m, including Dave Barr Print, Vibracolour and Clydeway Print Finishers. 20-May-2003 Mushroom Records is being acquired by Warner Music of the US for an estimated £15m. 19-May-2003 DSSR has acquired Malcolm Lamb Associates, the West Midlands-based building services consultancy. 15-May-2003 London Pacific is to sell London Pacific Advisory Services, London Pacific Securities and LPA Insurance Agency to SunGard Data Systems for £5.1m. 13-May-2003 Scatchard has sold its Merseyside-based wine and spirits wholesale division to JW Lees of Oldham for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 12 staff. 09-May-2003 UCS Construction, the Lincoln-based construction group with 350 staff, has undergone a £7.5m management buy-in. 08-May-2003 Hurst Parnell, the Bristol-based fruit and vegetable wholesaler with 70 staff, is under new ownership and finance for the deal was provided by Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance. 06-May-2003 Duckworth, the independent publisher, has been bought out of administration by a group of US investors for undisclosed terms. 06-May-2003 JE Wilson & Sons has acquired Duncan's, the Lanarkshire-based confectionery manufacturer, for undisclosed terms. 06-May-2003 Software for Sport is to acquire Chorus Application Software, the south-west of England-based supplier of financial software systems, for £1.4m, and has also announced plans to change its name to Computer Software Group. 02-May-2003 Betinternet.com has acquired Oddsalive, the Malta-based online betting company, for a nominal sum. 30-Apr-2003 Everest, the double glazing company, has undergone a £63m management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland. 29-Apr-2003 Strainstall Group has acquired Prolec, the Dorset-based manufacturer of safety equipment with 24 staff. 25-Apr-2003 AC Ward has acquired the Saxton grocery wholesale business of BWG, and will relocate its own operation to the Saxton depot at West Thurrock. 22-Apr-2003 Lair International of Bridgend has acquired Talisman, the Essex-based manufacturer of nylon handcuffs, for £1m. 17-Apr-2003 Convergent Communications has sold its systems division to the Oval subsidiary of Azzurri for £4m, in order to focus on its mobile phone service and distribution business. 16-Apr-2003 Gloystarne, the Rotherham-based warehousing and transport company with 300 staff, has been bought out of administration by New Wave Logistics of Milton Keynes for undisclosed terms. 15-Apr-2003 Markbeech Products, the Rowley Regis-based supplier of coconut products, has been bought out of administration by Singapore-based First Grade Agency, securing 42 jobs. 14-Apr-2003 Bett is to be acquired by Gladedale of Surrey in a deal that values the Scottish housebuilder at £95m. 10-Apr-2003 Barkston, the Leeds-based plastics company with more than 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 08-Apr-2003 CJ Vander, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of silverware, has undergone a management buy-out from US parent Syratech Corporation, and sister company International Silver is also part of the deal. 04-Apr-2003 Ceramic Tile Distributors has been acquired by Saint Gobain of France, securing the future of 124 jobs at sites in Newcastle, Hull, Sunderland and Darlington. 03-Apr-2003 Sparrows Offshore International, the Aberdeen-based provider of crane service to the oil industry, has been acquired by LMS Capital for £26m. 02-Apr-2003 Modern Tyre Group has announced the acquisition of the nine Motorway Tyres' depots in Northern Ireland. 02-Apr-2003 XL Timbalex, the manufacturer of plastic car components, has been bought out of administration by management, but 123 jobs will be lost at the Bicester site and 80 jobs at Didcot. 01-Apr-2003 McCormick Macnaughton has acquired the Northern Ireland construction equipment rental business of Hewden Stuart. 31-Mar-2003 Alpha Newspaper Group of Dungannon has merged with the Northern Newspaper Group of Coleraine, creating a combined newspaper publishing company called Northern Alpha. 25-Mar-2003 MEB Contracting of Birmingham has undergone a management buy-out from Midlands Electricity for undisclosed terms, creating a new company with 70 staff called Midlands Electrical Services. 25-Mar-2003 Armitage, the Nottingham-based pet food manufacturer with factories in Stockport, Ashton-under-Lyne, Pinxton and Dundee, has agreed to a £8.1m takeover offer from Focus100. 24-Mar-2003 Crabtree, the Gateshead-based supplier of printing and packaging machinery with 120 staff, has undergone a £2.2m management buy-out backed by Northern Venture Managers. 21-Mar-2003 Leods Contracts has acquired Architectural Veneering Company, the Wakefield-based manufacturer of fire doors with 15 staff, for undisclosed terms. 19-Mar-2003 Miza Pharmaceuticals has been bought out of administration by a management-led consortium operating under the name of Inyx Pharma, securing 138 jobs at its Runcorn factory. 14-Mar-2003 Decker Media, the Nottingham-based media sales company, has been acquired by Adbus Transport Advertising. 13-Mar-2003 Autoleads, the Armour Group subsidiary, has acquired CTI, the Fareham-based manufacturer of aerials for the automotive and marine markets, for £2.1m. 12-Mar-2003 Bethell Fleet Services has been bought out of administration by a management team for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 26 jobs in Kearsley. 10-Mar-2003 The Friary Press, the Dorchester-based magazine printer with 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 07-Mar-2003 G&B Plumbing & Heating, the Dorset-based operator of six plumbing outlets, has been acquired by Jewson for undisclosed terms. 06-Mar-2003 Agfa has acquired Printing Techniques, the Northampton-based printing equipment company with 40 staff. 04-Mar-2003 JBG Building Services, the Pontypridd-based provider of residential property services, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms. 04-Mar-2003 Butcombe, the Bristol-based independent brewery with 15 staff, has been acquired by the former owners of The Beer Seller. 04-Mar-2003 Cronimet has acquired Rotherham-based Tinico Alloys for undisclosed terms, creating a combined scrap metal merchant with annual turnover of £22m. 03-Mar-2003 Bucknall Austin has acquired the Citex construction management business out of administration, securing about 300 jobs. 03-Mar-2003 InVision has acquired Yxlon, the airport security company, from Botts & Co for £24m. 28-Feb-2003 RH Group of Nottingham has acquired the business of Enterprise European Roadfreight out of administration, including sites in West Thurrock, Bristol and Milton Keynes. 26-Feb-2003 Fitzhardinge is to acquire Gooch Webster, the London-based property consultancy with 240 staff, for £8.1m, and Fisher Wilson, the Scottish retail property specialist with 14 staff, for £2.5m. 25-Feb-2003 Arterial Motors, the Derby-based transport firm with 28 buses and 30 staff, has been acquired by TransLinc of Lincoln for undisclosed terms. 24-Feb-2003 Abbey Vale Bakery of Devon has been bought out of administration by Averda, and the 75-strong workforce is expected to increase as Averda develops new ideas for the food-to-go market. 21-Feb-2003 Talbot & Muir has merged with Southall Asset Management, creating an enlarged Nottingham-based financial services group with 20 staff. 20-Feb-2003 Altair Filter Technology, the Alton-based filter equipment supplier with 100 staff, has undergone a £24m management buy-out backed by Gresham. 19-Feb-2003 Team Valley Brush Company, the Tyneside-based paint brush manufacturer with 100 staff, has been acquired by Delbanco Meyer of London for undisclosed terms. 19-Feb-2003 Heatbusters, the portable air conditioning supplier, has been acquired by Rapid for undisclosed terms. 19-Feb-2003 Coils UK, the Ebbw Vale-based manufacturer of electromagnetic devices with 60 staff, has undergone a £1m management buy-out, and will be renamed Electro Magnetic Technology. 18-Feb-2003 Channelfly has sold its Power Promotion dance music promotions business to management for £0.2m. 17-Feb-2003 Interactivity Group is to acquire L&P-MCC, the healthcare advisory firm, for £7.4m. 17-Feb-2003 CRP Holdings of Skelmersdale is to merge with Balmoral Group International, creating a combined international oil field services group with 450 staff. 17-Feb-2003 Oxford University Press has bought the Grove dictionaries business, which will involve the transfer of 11 London-based staff. 17-Feb-2003 Theodore Goddard of London is to merge with Addleshaw Booth of Leeds and Manchester to create a combined law firm with 180 partners and 500 lawyers. 17-Feb-2003 Smart Approach, the provider of security training to airport operators, has agreed to a £3.5m reverse takeover deal with Aim-listed cash shell Robert H Lowe. 14-Feb-2003 Cheshire Circuits has acquired Cranford Circuits of Winsford, creating a combined circuit boards business with 90 staff. 13-Feb-2003 Hepworth Motor Group has acquired the Sunwin Motors' Mitsubishi dealership in Bradford for undisclosed terms. 05-Feb-2003 Renshaw Scott has sold Beech's Fine Chocolates, the Preston-based confectioner with 75 staff, to a management buy-out. 05-Feb-2003 London & Boston Investments has acquired Audiotel International, the supplier of covert surveillance equipment, for £1.4m. 04-Feb-2003 Cirrus Technologies, the Redditch-based car industry service company with 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 31-Jan-2003 Pacific Media is to acquire Sirius Retail Television, the operator of three TV shopping channels, for an initial £3m. 23-Jan-2003 Alan Day Motor Group has acquired four car dealerships in Hampshire from Derek Warwick Motor Group for undisclosed terms, gaining 125 extra staff. 23-Jan-2003 Corrie Group has acquired I&M Sinclair, the Thurso-based heating and plumbing company, for an estimated £1m. 23-Jan-2003 TW Kempton, the Leicester-based supplier of business and military clothing, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 135 jobs. 23-Jan-2003 Morley's of Bicester has acquired Bristol-based Duncan Roberts, creating a combined furniture supply business with turnover of £10m. 17-Jan-2003 Dare Valley Poultry, the Merthyr Tydfil-based poultry company with 105 staff, has been acquired by Cargill Integra of the US. 16-Jan-2003 BiB has acquired DMC Insurance Services, creating a combined Darlington-based financial services business with 72 staff. 16-Jan-2003 Isoclad Group, the Tyneside-based composite panel manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland for undisclosed terms. 16-Jan-2003 NCS Integrated Solutions is planning to sell its PPD printing business to a management team. 15-Jan-2003 Glenmuir, the leisurewear company with 80 staff and turnover of £8m, has been acquired by Ruia Group of Bolton for undisclosed terms. 13-Jan-2003 McConechy's Tyre Service has acquired 33 Hi-Q and Motorway Tyres outlets, in a multi-million pound deal that almost doubles the size of its Scottish truck tyre supply business. 08-Jan-2003 Playford Ros, the Thirsk-based wine merchant with £4m turnover and 25 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 08-Jan-2003 Extec, the manufacturer of crushing equipment, has undergone a £56m management buy-out backed by 3i. 08-Jan-2003 Vivid Imaginations, the toy company, has undergone a £62m management buy-out backed by Phoenix Equity Partners. 06-Jan-2003 Park Place Capital is to support a £25m management buy-out of London-based Signature Restaurants. 03-Jan-2003 Meadgate Homes, the Cardiff-based luxury housebuilder, has undergone a management buy-out from the Lexington Group for undisclosed terms. 02-Jan-2003 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. 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