Search for:

Friday 9th May 2008

Print
Email
Text size
Comment

Deal Round-up (09.05.2008)

In today’s deal headlines private equity firm HIG Capital has acquired Chicago Oleochemicals for £47 million, as French builders merchant Saint Gobain is set to acquire Gibbs & Dandy for £43 million.

Done deals:

Private equity firm HIG Capital has bought US-based household and industrial chemicals producer Chicago Oleochemicals for £47 million

OpSec has secured £19 million from Royal Bank of Scotland to fund the expansion of its Washington-based anti-counterfeiting products business, with operations in the UK and US

Insurance firm Doodson Broking Group has acquired rivals Cardwell & Drew and JE Mottram of Wilmslow

Primary Health Properties plc’s subsidiary has bought a new medical centre in Belper Derbyshire, for approximately £4.50 million

Deals in the pipeline:

French builders merchant Saint Gobain is set to acquire Gibbs & Dandy for £43 million, in order to expand its UK operations

Private equity firm Vitruvian Partners has made a recommended offer of £44.7 million for TV production company Tinopolis plc (Source: Sharecast)

Click here for more AIM and VC deals.

Comments [0]

User Comments

There are currently no comments on this post.

 

Related Articles


People who read this article also read ...

Related sections

Interesting links

 

Other Finance

T123 in debt-funded buy-out
Chinese VC in London float
Deal Round-up (14.05.2008)
Deal Round-up (12.05.2008)

Editor's Pick

As entrepreneurs like Reggae Reggae sauce founder Levi Roots have discovered, getting your product into supermarkets can turbo-charge your sales. GrowthBusiness talks to Roots and other business owners about how it's done.
 

Advice

How to float on AIM
Corporate hospitality
Managing your wealth

Growth Issues

UK businesses in India
Size and the City
Big in Japan - doing business overseas
How big a headache is late payment?
It's not a problem
It's a bit of a hassle
It's a threat to our business

Research

Powering a renewable revolution
How to improve your year-end numbers
Strong deal flow to continue in mid-market
  Job Vacancies | About Us | Contact | Disclaimer | Copyright | Privacy Policy |Site Map