acquisitions
MESSE FRANKFURT ACQUIRES FOREST EXHIBITIONS
Automechanika brand owner takes over the UK licence holder
GKN FIGHTS ‘OPPORTUNISTIC’ HOSTILE TAKEOVER BID
Letter to shareholders claims bid is ‘more focused on financial engineering than real engineering’
TEN ANDREW PAGE BRANCHES CLOSE FOLLOWING ‘OPERATIONAL REVIEW’
Cardiff, Peterborough and Carlisle among closures. ‘No plans’ for further branch cuts, according to company.
AAG ACQUIRE FAST PARTS WALES AND MORE
Welsh factor chain and IFA member Hereward Car and Truck Components among AAG’s latest gains
VALEO COMPLETES FTE AUTOMOTIVE ACQUISITION
Actuators business to help with French brand’s EV ambitions
AUTOSUPPLIES ACQUIRES BUTLERS AUTOMOTIVE
Autosupplies Chesterfield Ltd has acquired Barnsley based motor factor Butlers Automotive with immediate effect.
HAYNESPRO ACQUIRES E3 TECHNICAL
Data solutions firm will take control of Carweb’s e3 Technical division.
BREAKING: THE PARTS ALLIANCE ACQUIRES BBC SUPERFACTORS
Northern affiliate member acquired by Canadian-backed business group
CMA LATEST: CERTAIN ANDREW PAGE BRANCHES ‘DAMAGE COMPETITION’
Provisional findings show that ten locations present a risk of ‘damage to local competition’ and will potentially be ‘divested’ to resolve CMA concerns