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News and articles on business acquisitions including guides on strategic planning, and effective integration to best realise synergies, mitigate risks, and create value for shareholders.

Growth Planning

Acquisitions are the most effective way of expansion

Businesses may seek organic growth but acquisitions are the most effective way of expansion. But acquisition strategies can easily fail if handled incorrectly.

News

Ultimate deal for The Living Room

Bar and nightclub operator Ultimate Leisure Group has bought The Living Room chain for £28 million in cash. The acquisition adds 13 new sites to Ultimate’s portfolio, taking the total number under its ownership to more than 50.

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MacFarlane Group fighting back with acquisition plan

Packaging firm MacFarlane Group plc plans to make more acquisitions as the company fights back with improved trading after a troubled 2006.

News

Big ticket utilities deals to continue

The trend for global megadeals in the power and utilities sectors is set to continue, with three quarters of industry executives expecting further international consolidation in the coming year.

News

Spice buys gas and heating business

Support services specialist Spice has bought Homerton Heating, a gas and heating services business operating in the public sector.

News

Lavendon buys Wizard Workspace

Lavendon Group, which rents powered access equipment, has completed its second acquisition in less than six weeks.

News

Entrepreneur snaps up MS Industrial Services

A northeast-based entrepreneur has bought an industrial cleaning and waste disposal company as part of a plan to build an environmental services group.

News

Carpetright buys northeastern rival

A national carpet and floorings retailer has expanded its operations in the northeast after buying a chain of carpet shops.

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Dechra buys Leeds business

Dechra Pharmaceuticals, a veterinary products and services business, has expanded its operations by acquiring Leeds Veterinary Laboratories (LVL) for £750,000.

Growth Planning

Keeping an acquisition deal simple

An acquisition will be a particularly frantic time for both the buyer and seller. Andrew Millington, corporate finance partner at professional services firm Mazars, outlines the common pitfalls when structuring a deal and how to avoid them.

News

Connaught buys social housing business

One of the largest social housing maintenance businesses in the North of England has been created after Connaught bought Leeds-based Baldwins.

Growth Planning

The Golden Rules of company acquisitions

Many company acquisitions fail to deliver their anticipated benefits owing to poor post-deal implementation, lack of planning or shoddy due diligence. Follow the golden rules and your chances of a positive outcome should be greatly increased.

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Accounting and Finance Software

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Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial