You can look but you can't buy... yet: From little acorns grow hugely successful businesses.some will remain in private hands for ever but many will opt, eventually, for a stock market listing

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There are many successful businesses with strong brands that could opt for a stock market listing, such as Thomas Pink shirt makers, Dyson vacuum cleaners, Formula One racing and NM Rothschild bank. A review looks at seven privately owned companies that are expected to remain privately owned for the foreseeable future, although several have indicated that a flotation may not be out of the question. They are RAK Publishing (RAK Records), TVR, Pret A Manger, The Carphone Warehouse, The Ministry of Sound and Wagamama. John Lewis, a department store and supermarket company has a partnership trust structure which makes a listing out of the question.

Investor Relations, Business enterprises

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City redoubles efforts to create new jobs: with the help of government and EU funds, Chesterhas successfully managed to transform its image and diversify the local economy. Now, howeverit is on its own in the battle to attract new employers

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Chester continues to face job losses and reductions in central governmentincentives following its downgrading to an intermediate area from a development area. Howeverprivate sector inward investment reached 130 million pounds sterling in 1993-94, and 40 millionpounds sterling was put into the local economy when US bankers MBNA sited its Europeanheadquarters at the Chester business park. The city council is attempting to broaden the appeal ofthe town as a provider of business services to west Cheshire and North Wales.

Economic aspects, Chester, England

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Buying direct from the vendor: the employers, customers, buyer and vendor in a rather unconventional MBO have all walked away happy. Why was the deal so successful?

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Director of commercial and legal affairs at ICL, a computer manufacturer, has described the sale of Guardian Computer Services, its subsidiary, to ECI Ventures, as a positive transaction, benefiting everyone. The Guardian deal was a purchase direct from the vendor, rather than a conventional buy out, which meant the absence of commercial risk to the vendor.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Practice, Management buyouts, ECI Ventures, Guardian Computer Services

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