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Premier Farnell has acquired CadSoft Computer, the German developer of CAD software, for up to £11m. 28-Sep-2009 Premier Farnell is to shed an unspecified number of the 4,300 jobs at its Leeds-based electronic components distribution business, as part of an ongoing cost reduction programme. 23-Mar-2009 Premier Farnell is to shed about 300 jobs at its Leeds-based electronic components business, in order to help reduce costs by £12m a year. 12-Dec-2008 Premier Farnell is to acquire Hynetic Electronics Private, the Indian electronics distributor, for about £0.5m. 22-Jan-2008 BSS Group is to acquire BuckHickman, the Coventry-based industrial tools distributor with a nationwide network of 30 sites, from Premier Farnell for £27m. 22-Mar-2007 Premier Farnell is to sell KENT, its automotive consumables business, to Barnes Group of the US for £22m. 21-Jul-2006 Premier Farnell is to restructure its BuckHickman InOne tools and safety equipment business with the loss of up to 175 jobs. 30-Jan-2006 Premier Farnell is planning to shed 130 jobs, in order to improve the profitability of its electronic components distribution business. 12-Sep-2005 Premier Farnell has sold D-A Lubricant, the US-based manufacturer of speciality lubricants, to Mecom Acquisition Corporation of Indianapolis. 02-Jul-2002 Premier Farnell is to acquire Buck & Hickman, the industrial product catalogue distributor with 29 UK branches, from Charles Baynes for £65m. 15-Jun-2001 Premier Farnell, the electronic components distributor, is planning to spend £10m on new warehousing capacity in Europe. 16-Mar-2001 Premier Farnell is to sell Brooks Technology, the US manufacturer of greases and lubricants, to Fuchs Petrolub of Germany for up to £11m. 14-Feb-2001 Premier Farnell is to sell part of its North American industrial products business to Lawson Products for about £20m. 29-Jan-2001 Premier Farnell, the electronic components group, is planning to invest more than £45m over the next three years in the development of a customer database, improvements in logistics, e-commerce, and sales training. 29-Jan-1999 Premier Farnell is setting up a worldwide distribution deal with Siemens in which it will offer the German company's electronic components through its catalogue and internet-based systems. 05-Nov-1998 Arrow of the US has acquired Premier Farnell's volume electronic components distribution business for £180m. 21-Dec-1996
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