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Williams is to sell its US paint businesses for £300m, with North American Paint going to a management buy-out and Masterchem Industries going to Masco Corporation. 09-May-2000 Williams is planning to reduce the size of its Derby headquarters following the sale of its Yale locks business, and some staff will be relocated to offices in Sunbury and Slough. 02-May-2000 Williams has acquired the remaining 50% of Chubb China from joint venture partner Jardine Matheson for £44m. 26-Apr-2000 Williams is selling its Yale locks business to Assa Abloy of Sweden for about £900m, and has also announced plans to split itself into two separate companies - Chubb Security Services and Kidde fire protection. 08-Mar-2000 Williams has sold its Portuguese paints business to management for £71m, but will retain a 24% stake. 21-Dec-1999 Williams has appointed JP Morgan to sell its North American paint companies, while negotiations are continuing to sell its Portuguese paints business. 14-Dec-1999 Williams is acquiring two Norwegian fire protection companies - Norfass and Heien-Larssen - from Eltek for £17m. 13-Oct-1999 Williams is planning to sell its North American and Portuguese paint businesses by the end of the year, in order to raise up to £300m to spend on acquisitions. 08-Sep-1999 Williams, the security and fire protection company, is discussing a possible takeover bid from Tyco of the US. 08-Jun-1999 Williams is looking to sell its paints business for up to £350m, and aims to spend up to £800m on acquisitions to expand its security and fire protection activities. 05-Mar-1999 Williams is acquiring Tempus, the Swedish fire protection company, for £10m. 01-Mar-1999 Williams has acquired FPD Guardforce, the Hong Kong security and fire protection business, for £75m. 26-Feb-1999 Williams has acquired two French fire protection companies - Proteg Incendie and Proteg Extincteur - from Securitas of Sweden for £53m. 09-Jan-1999 Williams, the security and fire protection company, has announced that it has held failed talks with Tyco International of the US that could have led to an alliance. 03-Nov-1998 Williams has acquired KS Conquest, the security services provider, from NatWest Equity Partners for £17m. 25-Aug-1998 ICI is acquiring most of the European home improvements business of Williams for £350m, as part of a strategy to focus on specialist chemical products and consumer goods. 27-Mar-1998 Williams is expected to raise about £900m from the sale of its home improvements business, and is now looking for buyers for its wood stains, fillers and paints activities following the completion of the sale of its NuTone business for £148m. 11-Mar-1998 Williams expects to announce the sale of its Nu-Tone door chimes and cooker hoods subsidiary in the US soon, as part of a strategy to focus on fire and security products. 12-Feb-1998 Williams has received a number of approaches for its home improvements business, which includes Nu-Tone door chimes and cooker hoods, paints, Polyfilla and Cuprinol varnish. 04-Dec-1997 Williams has acquired Resmat Parsch, the Brazilian fire protection products company, for £7.6m. 07-Nov-1997 Williams is looking to sell its Nu-Tone US door chimes and vacuum cleaner business, and proceeds are likely to be used for a £150m share buy-back. 11-Sep-1997 Williams has acquired Sectron, the security monitoring business, from Southern Water for £1.8m. 08-Jul-1997 Williams Holdings' electronics division, SAIA Burgess Electronics, is being sold to a management buy-out for £71m. 18-Jun-1996 Williams Holdings has bought the Sicli Group, the French fire protection and rescue vehicle concern, for £175m. 16-May-1996
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