<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>BizNewz.co.uk &#187; Sales, Mergers &amp; Acquisitions</title>
	<atom:link href="http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/categories/aspects-of-a-business/business-life-cycles/sales-mergers-acquisitions/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://biznewz.co.uk</link>
	<description>Business News</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Do you need cash for your business idea? Dragons Den 2012</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2012/715/do-you-need-cash-for-your-business-idea</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2012/715/do-you-need-cash-for-your-business-idea#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business Support Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Deals and Agreements]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Expansion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Capital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Franchising Out]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fundability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ideas and Innovation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lending and Borrowing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Loans and Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Management Consultancy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[People and Players]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Product Research and Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reputation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Television and Radio Broadcasting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alan Colleran]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chris Hopkins]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Deborah Meaden]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dragons' Den]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Duncan Bannatyne]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgette Hewitt]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hilary Devey]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kirsty Henshaw]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Liz Colleran]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natalie Ellis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Peter Jones]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Richard Branson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Theo Paphitis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biznewz.co.uk/?p=715</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Last Year&#8217;s Dragons&#8217; Den was record breaking, attracting more viewers than ever before.  New Dragon Hilary Devey arrived, arched her shoulder pads and firmly established her place amongst the revered business leaders, and some of Britain&#8217;s best entrepreneurs gained the cash they desperately needed to turn their business fortunes around. Now it&#8217;s 2012 and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2012/715/do-you-need-cash-for-your-business-idea/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Summary of UK Chancellor&#8217;s Autumn Statement 2011</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2011/692/uk-chancellors-autumn-statement-2011</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2011/692/uk-chancellors-autumn-statement-2011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accounts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business Banking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Property Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cost Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Critical Infrastructure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Distribution Channels]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Down sizing / Retraction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[E-commerce]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economic Cycles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Employment Levels]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Capital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Forecasts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fundability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Grants and Funding Pronouncements]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Relations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lending and Borrowing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Loans and Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Monetary Policy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Morale]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Organized Labour / Unions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Outsourcing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[People and Players]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Political and Economic Philosophies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Legislation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Procurement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Product Research and Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Public Sector]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Public Spending and State Aid]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Regulatory Compliance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Skills and Training]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Staff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Telecommunications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK Budget]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Utilities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Air Passenger Duty (APD)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Apprenticeship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Association of British Insurers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autumn Statement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bank levy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bank of England]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business Finance Partnership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chancellor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Child Tax Credit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[deficit reduction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[enterprise]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Enterprise Zones]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[free education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Free Schools]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fuel duty increase]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure Investors Forum]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure spending]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jobcentre Plus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jobseeker’s allowance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Local Authorities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[measures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mid-sized businesses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National Infrastructure Plan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National Loan Guarantee Scheme]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[OBR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Office for Budget Responsibility]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Official Development Assistance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pension funds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sector Based Work Academy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small firms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[smaller businesses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Spending Review period]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[State Pension age]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[super-connected cities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tax relief]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Work Experience]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[young apprentices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Youth Contract]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biznewz.co.uk/?p=692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chancellor has today delivered his autumn statement to Parliament, alongside the publication of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s updated forecasts for growth and borrowing. He announced permanent reductions in spending to ensure that the UK meets its fiscal targets, using some of those savings in the short term to fund infrastructure investment to generate [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2011/692/uk-chancellors-autumn-statement-2011/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The story of Bill Roedy, the man behind MTV.</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2011/659/the-story-of-bill-roedy-the-man-behind-mtv</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2011/659/the-story-of-bill-roedy-the-man-behind-mtv#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arts and entertainment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brands]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Expansion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fashion, Trends and Memes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Franchising Out]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ideas and Innovation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Market Research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Music Production and Publishing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[People and Players]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Product Launches]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reputation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Television and Radio Broadcasting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Worldwide]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bill Roedy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[biographies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[book]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MTV]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[What Makes Business Rock: Building the World’s Largest Global Networks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biznewz.co.uk/?p=659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What makes business rock?

Bill Roedy, the man behind MTV, gives a preview of his new business memoirs documenting how he built a single channel into the largest media network in the world.
Its global audience is the envy of the world’s media corporations, with a network which included 200 channels and 200 digital properties in 175 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2011/659/the-story-of-bill-roedy-the-man-behind-mtv/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2011/626/google-to-acquire-motorola-mobility</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2011/626/google-to-acquire-motorola-mobility#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Deals and Agreements]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Electronic Equipment and Computer Manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IT and Telecommunications Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Legal services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Procurement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Worldwide]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biznewz.co.uk/?p=626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Combination will Supercharge Android, Enhance Competition, and Offer Wonderful User Experiences
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and LIBERTYVILLE, IL - AUGUST 15, 2011
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2011/626/google-to-acquire-motorola-mobility/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>UK Budget 2010 - Measures For Supporting Business and Growth</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/391/uk-budget-2010-measures-for-supporting-business-and-growth</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/391/uk-budget-2010-measures-for-supporting-business-and-growth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture, Farming and Farming Support Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arts and entertainment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Critical Infrastructure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy and Utilities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food, Drink and Tobacco Manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food, Drink and Tobacco Retail]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food, Drink and Tobacco Wholesale]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Forecasts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Grants and Funding Pronouncements]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lending and Borrowing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Loans and Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Media and Creative Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Monetary Policy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Petroleum and Fuel Products Wholesale]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Political and Economic Philosophies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Public Spending and State Aid]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Regulatory Compliance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Skills and Training]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK Budget]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Waste Management and Environmental Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accelerated Development Zones]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Annual Investment Allowance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Better Regulation measures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy Market Assessment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs’ Relief]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Investment Bank]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education Modernisation Fund]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small business rates relief]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Treasury]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Time to Pay arrangements]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK Finance for Growth]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[University Enterprise Capital Fund]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biznewz.co.uk/?p=391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK Treasury has released further information following the Chancellor&#8217;s Budget Statement (Wednesday March 24th 2010). The following is an excerpt from the notice that outlines the particular measures for supporting business and growth.
 
The Government took decisive action to support the economy during the financial crisis and its aftermath. As the UK emerges from [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/391/uk-budget-2010-measures-for-supporting-business-and-growth/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>TalkTalk to acquire Tiscali&#8217;s UK operations for £236 million</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/139/talktalk-to-acquire-tiscalis-uk-operations-for-236-million</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/139/talktalk-to-acquire-tiscalis-uk-operations-for-236-million#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 09:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Deals and Agreements]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IT and Telecommunications Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Telecommunications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biznewz.co.uk/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Carphone Warehouse and Tiscali S.p.A. (MI:TIS) have reached agreement for TalkTalk to acquire Tiscali&#8217;s UK operations for a total cash consideration of £236 million, funded entirely from existing Group debt facilities. Completion is subject only to EU competition authority clearance and Tiscali S.p.A. obtaining formal approval pursuant to its debt restructuring plan. Completion is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/139/talktalk-to-acquire-tiscalis-uk-operations-for-236-million/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oracle Buys Sun</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/556/oracle-buys-sun</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/556/oracle-buys-sun#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Brands]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business Banking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business Software]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Contact Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Critical Infrastructure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Customer Support]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Deals and Agreements]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Distribution Channels]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[E-commerce]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Capital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IT and Telecommunications Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Information Security]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Information Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[People and Players]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Procurement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Product Research and Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Production]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Production Facilities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Public Limited Companies - PLCs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Worldwide]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[audio webcast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Java]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Open Source]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Fusion Middleware]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Solaris]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biznewz.co.uk/?p=556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt.
“We expect this acquisition to be accretive [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/556/oracle-buys-sun/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Capita/IBS merger could damage competition</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/90/capitaibs-merger-could-damage-competition</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/90/capitaibs-merger-could-damage-competition#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Legislation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biznewz.co.uk/?p=90</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded that the completed acquisition by Capita Group plc (Capita) of IBS OPENSystems plc (IBS) could damage competition in the market for the supply of revenues and benefits software to local authorities in the UK.
Before the merger, both Capita and IBS sold revenues and benefits software, which is used [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/90/capitaibs-merger-could-damage-competition/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Competition Commission publishes final decisions in BAA market inquiry</title>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/47/competition-commission-publishes-final-decisions-in-baa-market-inquiry</link>
		<comments>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/47/competition-commission-publishes-final-decisions-in-baa-market-inquiry#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walker</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Legislation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transport and Distribution]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/?p=47</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission (CC) will require BAA to sell both Gatwick and Stansted as well as either Edinburgh or Glasgow.
In its final report on BAA&#8217;s ownership of seven UK airports, published today at http://www.competition-commission.org.uk, the CC also stipulates that BAA must sell all three airports within two years. They are to be sold in sequence, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/47/competition-commission-publishes-final-decisions-in-baa-market-inquiry/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

