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Ascot
Ascot, the chemical engineering group, has accepted a £305m takeover bid from Dow Chemical of the US, and has also announced the sale of Nationwide Refrigeration Supplies to Wolseley for £22m.
30-Mar-2001
Ascot is to sell four engineering businesses - WDS, Flotform, Mitchell Cotts Transmissions and Peter Stubbs - to two management buy-out teams for a total of £46m, in order to focus on chemicals.
24-Oct-2000
Ascot is to acquire Specified Fuels & Chemicals, the US speciality chemicals group, for £14m.
13-Mar-2000
Ascot is acquiring Haltermann, the German provider of chemical processing services, for £90m.
09-Dec-1998
Ascot has sold Sagar Richards, the automotive gearbox components business, to Valeo of France for £8m.
15-Nov-1997
L Gardner has acquired Avon Transmission Services from Ascot Holdings for £2m.
04-Oct-1997
Ascot has sold Presto Engineers Cutting Tools to Kennametal of the US for £15m, and will use the proceeds to cut borrowings.
02-Oct-1997
Ascot Holdings, the pubs and hotels group, has agreed to buy Suter, the industrial conglomerate, for £276m, and will later to decide which of Suter's businesses to keep.
26-Jul-1996
Ascot Holdings is selling 251 pubs to Mayfair Taverns, a management buy-out team, for £29m.
28-Feb-1996
Ascot Holdings is selling its Spanish hotels business to Riu for £42m.
30-Jan-1996