• AXA acquire Global Insurance Management
    • 15/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Multinational insurance firm AXA has acquired Coventry based insurance expertise provider Global Insurance Management. AXA has previously underwritten the risk for Global Insurance Management, however this acquisition will mean an entire takeover of the company. AXA Assistance Europe regional chief executive, [...]
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  • Mitsui Sumitomo to buy Amlin for £3.7m
    • 09/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Japanense firm Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. has agreed to buy UK insurance company Amlin PLC for £3.47 billion ($5.3 billion), in the latest consolidation of the global insurance market. The companies said Amlin shareholders would receive 670 pence a share in cash, a 36% premium over its closing price [...]
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  • Snap-on Acquires Ecotechnics
    • 10/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Snap-on Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics, repair information and systems solutions for professional users performing critical tasks, announced that it acquired the assets of Ecotechnics for approximately $13.0 million in cash. Based in Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, [...]
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  • Service King acquires Cathedral City Collision
    • 04/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Service King Collision Repair Centers, a multi-state operator of collision repair centers and one of the fastest-growing collision repair companies in the US, announced continued expansion in the southern California market after reaching an agreement to acquire Cathedral City Collision. Service King and Cathedral [...]
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  • JCC – the questions and answers
    • 24/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Following this morning's announcement of the acquisition of JCC by Nationwide, we caught up with JCC to find out more: What are the details of the transaction? The boards of directors of JCC and Nationwide have today announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer whereby the [...]
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  • Nationwide acquires JCC
    • 24/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS) and Just Car Clinics Group (JCC) announced today that they have agreed terms for Nationwide to acquire JCC for a cash consideration which values JCC at approximately £13.77m. The offer remains conditional on the approval of shareholders of JCC and is expected to close in [...]
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  • Horiba acquire UK group Mira
    • 15/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A Japanese industrial group has swooped on Mira, the British automotive company that is a pivotal player in the future of driverless cars. Horiba announced on Tuesday that it had acquired the former Motor Industry Research Association for an undisclosed sum. Mira began life in 1945 as a government-funded test [...]
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  • Solera acquire 100% of Identifix
    • 14/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Solera acquire 100% of Identifix Solera today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% ownership of Identifix, an industry leading data-driven software company within the $8 billion vehicle service, maintenance and repair (SMR) total addressable market. Identifix builds proprietary [...]
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  • Volvo acquire 100% of Polestar
    • 14/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Premium carmaker Volvo has acquired 100 per cent of Polestar, the Swedish high performance car company, including the Polestar brand. Polestar will now be used as the model name for special high performance Volvos. Polestar will also in future utilise Volvo’s twin engine electrification technology to develop next [...]
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  • ABRA Auto Body acquire KAB
    • 13/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a leading damaged vehicle repair company in the US, closed today on the agreement announced last month to acquire all 23 Kadel’s Auto Body locations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Nomura arranged financing for the transaction. Harris Williams [...]
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