News category: Acquisitions
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Bus News

IIn quitting London bus operations, UK-based transport group First has made good on its promise to raise £100m through disposal of non-core... continue
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Business News
Marston has bought rival debt recovery firm Rossendales for an undisclosed sum. The sale follows additional funding for Marston’s parent... continue
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Feature

The news that Avis have bought Zipcar, and that car2go (run by Daimler, Mercedes’s parent company) have begun building up carshare operations... continue
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Contract wins
Gallan Parking has sealed three deals in recent weeks, including one that will see it run a 275-space temporary car park opposite Chester rail... continue
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Contract wins

Secure Parking has taken over the operation of the Bloomsbury Square underground car park in Holborn, London. The management company has taken a long... continue
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Technology
Swedish parking services provider Cale Access has acquired parking enforcement company Mobiway, developer of the Smartpark and Nice solutions for... continue
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Business News
Global vehicle hire group Avis Budget has bought car sharing car club Zipcar for nearly $500m (£307m). Zipcar has 767,000 members who pay an... continue
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Feature

First Group has sought to position itself in recent years as the UK’s largest transport group, and a major player on the world stage. When new... continue
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Contract wins
Total Car Parks has announced the acquisition of seven new car parks to its parking portfolio. The seven new car park sites are all in... continue
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Contract wins

RCP Parking has won the contract to run a new site in Leeds. The Norwich-based company is turning the former Tetley’s Brewery site in central... continue
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Contract wins
Q-Park has signed a 35-year lease for the West Riding House car park in Leeds. The 440-space city centre car park is surrounded by shops and offices,... continue
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Developments
Three Cornish bays sell for grand total of £160k
Three residents parking bays put up for auction in St Ives have sold for £160,000. Five... continue
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Business News
The Festival Place shopping centre in Basingstoke has been bought by US pension fund TIAA-CREF for a reported £280m The centre was redeveloped... continue
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Business News
British Land has paid USS £41.5m for a 50% stake in the Eden Walk shopping centre in Richmond upon Thames. Eden Walk has 22 shop units, three... continue
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Developments
Civica, which provides software and IT to the UK public sector, could be floated or sold by its owner. Private equity group 3i has appointed NM... continue
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Operational
A back office partnership led by Nottinghamshire County Council is to extend into Lincolnshire, taking the number of participating councils to 20.... continue
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Articles

Parkmobile has acquired the parent company of rival phone parking service RingGo. Netherlands-based Parkmobile Group has acquired Cobalt Holdings,... continue
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Market
Though more familiar for other business services, Xerox has taken recent steps to develop a role in transport data analysis and use. Its interest in... continue
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Bus News

Arriva’s purchase of British patient transport provider Ambuline not only moves it further towards a model of mobility provider and away from... continue
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Business News Lead Story

Parkmobile has bought the parent company of rival phone parking service RingGo. Netherlands-based Parkmobile Group has acquired Cobalt... continue






