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...He made his corporate mark as founder of Williams in 1982, which went on to become one of the UK’s largest industrial holding companies until its demerger in 2000, which created Chubb and Kidde....
...Britain’s busiest chairman”, is best known as the founder of Williams in 1982, which went on to become one of the UK’s largest industrial holding companies until its demerger in 2000, creating Chubb and Kidde...
...Mr Carr formed part of a trio, including Brian McGowan and Sir Nigel Rudd, that elevated Williams into the FTSE 100, by acquiring companies ranging from Kidde, the fire protection specialist, to Chubb, the...
...People close to the situation said the discussions between GE and UTC, which owns Kidde fire systems and Chubb locks, were advanced but the deal could still collapse....
...But they are also reflected in the strengthening of the board, including the appointment as a non-executive of John Nicholas, former finance director of Tate & Lyle and Kidde....
...He spent most of the 1980s and 1990s building up Williams, only to break it up into Chubb and Kidde in 2000....
...In 2004, UTC bought fire protection specialist Kidde for £1.4bn and Danahar beat off US peer Illinois Tool Works to buy printing equipment maker Linx for £85.7m....
...Since 2003 the conglomerate United Technologies has bought Chubb then Kidde. Both were once part of Williams, another, now dismantled, conglomerate....
...Kidde was rewarded for negotiating hard with United Technologies....
...Famous names gobbled up included United Drapery Stores, Imperial Group and Consolidated Goldfields in the UK; US Industries, SCM and Kidde on the other side of the Atlantic....
...WFEL became part of United Technologies when the US defence company acquired Kidde in 2005, but Dunedin, the private equity house, has now backed a £48m management buy-out, bringing WFEL back into British...
...How about Morgan Crucible, Domnick Hunter, First Technology or Kidde?...
...Michael Harper, 60, a former chief executive of Kidde group who joined the BBA board as a non-executive director and as chairman designate in February last year, is stepping in temporarily to replace Mr...
...United Technology, the US company, acquired Kidde, the UK-based fire protection company, for £1.4bn last month and Cuno, a competitor of Domnick Hunter, was bought by 3M, the US group whose products include...
...According to Thomson Financial, there was only one completed hostile offer in the UK last year: United Technologies Corporation’s bid for Kidde....
...Eaton’s bid follows United Technologies Corporation, the US-based group’s acquisition of Kidde, the fire protection company, this month for £1.4bn....
...Kidde, the UK fire protection specialist, must have slightly red cheeks....
...Kidde must try to light the peace pipes....
...Both Kidde and Chubb used to be owned by Williams Group before the UK-based conglomerate demerged them....
...UBS advised UTC on the deal, while Kidde was advised by Citigroup....
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