Real evidence of business success at Chineham Park

Against the continuing backdrop of economic uncertainty, companies at Chineham Park are demonstrating that, here in Hampshire, there is a strong trend of growth with the announcement of several major acquisitions.

Rupert Batho, managing director at MEPC Chineham Park, explains, "In just the last six months at Chineham Park, we have seen four major acquisitions amongst our customers. These deals are not limited to one sector and include digital printing, mobile communications, software development and engineering. As Hampshire's premier business destination for smart companies, this level of merger and acquisitions activity clearly shows that we have the best environment for securing success."

In May this year, one of world leaders in dynamic publishing, Quark bought MobileIQ. This acquisition gave the Mobile IQ team an opportunity to continue developing an innovative roadmap for publishers, while expanding the use of their technology into new markets, such as financial services, manufacturing, and government.

This deal was followed in June when Postjet was acquired by Domino Printing Sciences plc, a global coding and printing multi-national. According to Nigel Bond, Group Managing Director of Domino Printing Sciences plc: "The global postal market is large and while postal volumes are in decline there is still a significant opportunity to grow across a range of applications. Postjet has leading technology in the sector and will further strengthen Domino’s digital printing capability."

In July, Talaris, which is headquartered at Chineham Park, was bought by Japanese firm Glory in a $1 billion deal. Glory has stated that it intends to become the world’s top brand for money-handling machines and the purchase of the leading British business in the industry was major step towards achieving that aim.

Most recently, Tyco International Ltd has merged with Pentair to create a global leader in water and fluid solutions, equipment protection and thermal management. The new company has been structured to benefit from the ever increasing demands on energy, water, infrastructure and agriculture resulting from the growing population and wealth of the world.

Rupert adds, "Chineham Park is the common factor for all these deals. Our customers are succeeding on an international scale and, post purchase, are becoming major players across the globe in their specific industries."