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Michael Gerson, the removals and storage company with warehouses in north London and Daventry, is undergoing a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland Corporate Finance. 31-Dec-2002
Vertex Panel Products, the County Durham-based chipboard factory, is planning a management buy-out to secure the future of 180 jobs. 20-Dec-2002
Udate, the Derby-based internet dating agency with 45 staff, has been acquired by USA Interactive for £96m. 20-Dec-2002
Arlington Group has acquired Sentinel Business Services Group, the London-based data storage services company operating from a 110,000 sq ft facility in Greenwich. 17-Dec-2002
Hytec Information Security, the Oxfordshire-based IT services company, has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 25 jobs. 16-Dec-2002
Pvaxx, the Wiltshire-based developer of a new process to convert waste products into pellets for manufacturing, is to announce a £170m reverse takeover of shell company Worldsec. 16-Dec-2002
Frederick Pollard has acquired the UK machine tool assets of Hitachi Seiki of Japan, in a £2.8m rescue deal that saves more than 30 jobs in Surrey. 13-Dec-2002
Advanced Marketing Services has expanded its book distribution business with the acquisition of two London-based companies - Airlift Book Company and HI Marketing. 12-Dec-2002
John Crowley, the road maintenance company with annual turnover of £30m, has been acquired by Volker Wessels Stevin of the Netherlands. 11-Dec-2002
Maxwell Stewart has acquired One Media Communication, the domestic cabling company, for undisclosed terms. 11-Dec-2002
AuSPeD, the developer of quality monitoring systems, has undergone a reverse takeover by Contemporary Enterprises for an initial £1m. 09-Dec-2002
Televideo has acquired Leeds-based CBF Media in a multi-million pound deal, in order to create a leading regional TV sports production group. 09-Dec-2002
Document Express, the Oldham-based office equipment supplier with 40 staff, has undergone a multi-million pound management buy-out. 03-Dec-2002
RM Neilson and Johnstone Binnie-McKenzie have merged to create a combined Glasgow-based quantity surveying business with a staff of 20. 03-Dec-2002
Central Press Features, the Bristol-based provider of editorial content to newspapers, has been sold by Northcliffe Newspapers to the Press Association for undisclosed terms. 02-Dec-2002
Connor Group has acquired Surtech Interconnection, the Basingstoke-based electronics manufacturing company, for undisclosed terms. 28-Nov-2002
S Black has acquired Universe Ingredients, the food ingredients supplier, and will merge the two businesses at its Hertford head office. 25-Nov-2002
Synigence has acquired HMG Worldwide, the provider of clinical and patient information to pharmaceutical companies, for £3.5m. 22-Nov-2002
Northern Precision Engineering has acquired Stevens Rowsell, the Hastings-based metal engineering company, for undisclosed terms. 21-Nov-2002
Gordons Cranswick is to merge with Sugden Spencer of Bradford, creating a combined Yorkshire-based law firm with more than 200 staff. 20-Nov-2002
William Sinclair Holdings has sold its SAHC pet products business to management for £6.2m, including 130 staff at sites in Gainsborough and Wickenby. 20-Nov-2002
Montgomery Transport has acquired Dukes Transport, the Portadown-based road haulage company with 460 staff, for undisclosed terms. 18-Nov-2002
NTP has acquired TTC Training of Woking from ABTA, to create a combined workforce training business with 280 staff. 15-Nov-2002
Alsford Timber has acquired Flint Timber, the Sussex-based timber merchant, for undisclosed terms. 14-Nov-2002
Magnet Harlequin, the Uxbridge-based printing company, has undergone a management buy-out. 12-Nov-2002
Fenmarc, the Cambridgeshire-based vegetable processing company with 500 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by 3i. 11-Nov-2002
Boston Matthews has acquired Munchy, the manufacturer of extrusion equipment, and production is being relocated from Wallingford to the Boston Matthews site in Worcester. 08-Nov-2002
Arrow Group, the Hull-based industrial doors group, has undergone a £5m management buy-out backed by Northern Venture Managers. 07-Nov-2002
Range Cooker, the supplier of upmarket kitchens, has accepted a £22m takeover offer from Britannia Living and Graphite Capital Management. 06-Nov-2002
SZ Gears, the Risca-based gear-cutting equipment company with 16 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Finance Wales. 31-Oct-2002
Crantock Bakery, the Newquay-based bakery with 77 staff, has undergone a £6m management buy-out backed by Northern Venture Managers. 31-Oct-2002
Jeffreys Haulage, the Derbyshire-based transport company with 80 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 30-Oct-2002
CB Print Finishers of Newcastle has been bought out of administration by a management buy-out, and will now be called Hay Binders. 29-Oct-2002
Hansard Group has acquired Alan Bailey Studios, the public relations company trading as ABS Communications. 29-Oct-2002
Lee Longlands is to acquire Vineys, the Abingdon-based furniture retailer, for £2m. 28-Oct-2002
Taylor Ward Taylor, the Exeter-based manufacturer of gifts and home accessories, has acquired R&C Imports, the Manchester-based giftware import and distribution company. 24-Oct-2002
Sport Entertainment & Media is to acquire the boxing and events promotion business of Golden Gloves for £2.5m. 24-Oct-2002
Dunlopillo, the manufacturer of pillows and beds, is to sell its consumer products business to Hilding Anders of Sweden for £12m, and up to 80 jobs will be transferred from Harrogate to Oldham. 23-Oct-2002
Howell Communications is to merge with the Petersen Partnership to create a new South Wales-based public relations and marketing company with 28 staff called Howell Petersen. 22-Oct-2002
Egerton Estates, the Cheshire-based luxury homes builder, has been acquired by David McLean Homes for £20m. 21-Oct-2002
IBIS Business Consultants has acquired Computer Solutions, the Leeds-based software company, for undisclosed terms. 21-Oct-2002
Neal Soils has expanded its land reclamation business with the acquisition of two Cardiff-based companies - Cardiff Demolition and Acorn Environmental - and expects to create 50 new jobs to take the total to 180. 17-Oct-2002
Guinness Peat, the fund management group, has agreed to a reverse takeover by Brunel Holdings, which will involve Brunel demerging its existing engineering operations. 17-Oct-2002
Pims Holdings has acquired Jensen Press, the Yeovil-based litho printer, for undisclosed terms. 15-Oct-2002
Buccleuch Printers of Hawick has acquired the former McQueen's printing business at Langlee in Galashiels for undisclosed terms. 15-Oct-2002
UK Land is to raise £2.2m from the sale of Beadgem Properties, its joint venture property business, to Dovedale. 14-Oct-2002
MP Manipulated Tubes, the Aston-based manufacturer of automotive tubes with 55 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 14-Oct-2002
Ryecroft Glenton and Rainbow Gillespie are to merge to form a combined Newcastle-based accountancy practice with 90 staff and 18 partners. 14-Oct-2002
Dipford Group has acquired Redwoods, the business transfer agency with ten regional offices, in a £1.3m deal, and now plans to develop a national network of agents for the sale and purchase of smaller businesses. 14-Oct-2002
CIT Publications, the Exeter-based supplier of market information, has been acquired by PriMetrica of the US. 14-Oct-2002
Initial Packaging is to acquire Mopack Systems of Strabane and Holland & Pickering of Heywood, in a £7m deal that will create a new holding company called One Vizion. 08-Oct-2002
Boxfoldia, the carton manufacturer, is to undergo a management buy-out and relocate to smaller premises in Redditch. 08-Oct-2002
Teleca is to acquire Geoworks, the Macclesfield-based software company, for an initial £1.3m. 08-Oct-2002
Mole Valley Farmers has acquired 19 SCATS Country stores across the south of England from Southern Counties Agricultural Trading Society. 07-Oct-2002
Avery Dennison has sold three labelling converting plants in High Wycombe, Germany and the Netherlands to a group of former managers operating under the name of Sentega. 01-Oct-2002
Zipcom is to acquire Transigent, the data service provider with 3,500 business customers, in a £10m deal. 30-Sep-2002
Clearex Plastics, the County Durham-based injection moulding company, has been bought out of administration by Formould for undisclosed terms, saving 23 jobs. 27-Sep-2002
KooGa, the sports goods company, has been bought out of administration by the Kettner Group for £0.6m. 27-Sep-2002
RODS UK, the Tamworth-based manufacturer of automotive oils with ten staff and annual turnover of £1.6m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 26-Sep-2002
Horncastle Industries, the East Yorkshire-based manufacturer of modular buildings, has undergone a £13m management buy-out backed by Northern Venture Managers. 17-Sep-2002
Sellotape Company, the manufacturer of adhesive tape with 200 staff, has been sold by Verdoso Investments to Henkel of Germany for undisclosed terms. 06-Sep-2002
Simons Reeve, the Nottingham-based materials handling equipment manufacturer with 75 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 04-Sep-2002
Schofield Lothian, the Hertfordshire-based project management consultancy with more than 200 staff, has been acquired by support services specialist Accord. 29-Aug-2002
ITM has acquired Soil Instruments, the Uckfield-based manufacturer of geotechnical instrumentation. 29-Aug-2002
James Townsend & Sons, the Exeter-based label printer with 90 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by NMB-Heller. 28-Aug-2002
Payne Strapping has merged with Samuel Strapping Systems to form MJ Maillis UK, a combined manufacturer of steel and plastic strapping with operations in Nottingham, Hinckley, Kilnhurst and Strood. 28-Aug-2002
CLF Packaging, the Huntingdon-based corrugated cases firm with 35 staff, has undergone a £1m management buy-out, and has also acquired Essex-based competitor Box-Wise for £0.5m. 27-Aug-2002
Baltic Exchange has acquired Strategic Software, the supplier of communications and database software to the shipping industry, for about £1m. 21-Aug-2002
Cambrian Training Company, the provider of work-based training services throughout Wales, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms with backing from Finance Wales. 20-Aug-2002
Teco Information Systems, the Manchester-based computer and telecoms hardware supplier, has undergone a £17m management buy-out from Taiwanese parent Teco International. 20-Aug-2002
Marcmoor Computer Systems has been acquired by ROCC Computers of Brighton for undisclosed terms, and the business will be relocated to a new site in Market Harborough. 20-Aug-2002
Newmark Technology is to acquire Grosvenor Technology, the developer of security systems, for up to £6.8m, and has also announced the acquisition of the remaining 49% of Vema of the Netherlands. 19-Aug-2002
Counterline, the Knowsley-based manufacturer of food display units with turnover of £12m, has undergone a management buy-in. 19-Aug-2002
Squirrel Storage has acquired the storage and archiving business of London-based Project Group Services for undisclosed terms. 13-Aug-2002
Lister Shearing, the Dursley-based manufacturer of sheep shearing equipment, has been acquired by Wahl of the US for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 45 jobs. 09-Aug-2002
Rowan Simmons, the relocation services company, has been acquired by Sirvir of the US for an undisclosed sum thought to be about £7m. 05-Aug-2002
Commodore Group, the operator of ferries to the Channel Islands, has undergone a £150m management buy-out backed by ABN Amro Capital. 05-Aug-2002
Tornado Virtue has acquired Streamway Netcasting, the online corporate communications company with annual turnover of £0.6m. 30-Jul-2002
Prices Patent Candle Company, the operator of 14 candle shops, has been bought out of administration by Cereria Sgarbi of Italy for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 150 jobs. 29-Jul-2002
Prima Computers, the Nottingham-based IT services company with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 26-Jul-2002
Balaclava Pub Company has acquired the Hobgoblin group of pubs, taking its chain to 54. 24-Jul-2002
Grand Vacation Club has acquired CBM Group, the Spanish holiday firm with resorts in Majorca and Gran Canaria, for £7.5m. 22-Jul-2002
Auto Credit Trust is planning to acquire Direct Car Finance, the provider of car loans to people with poor credit ratings, for about £10m. 22-Jul-2002
PDG Helicopters of Inverness has acquired Irish Helicopters for £2m, and is now looking to buy two charter helicopter operations in England. 19-Jul-2002
Zen Research, the developer of computer compact disc technology, is planning to undergo a £13m buy-out. 17-Jul-2002
Chance & Hunt, the Runcorn-based chemicals distribution company with 48 staff, has been acquired by Luxembourg-based holding company Azelis for about £10m. 11-Jul-2002
Lionweld Kennedy, the Middlesbrough-based manufacturer of engineering-based products, has undergone a £7.5m management buy-out from Australian parent Pacifica. 10-Jul-2002
PipeHawk has acquired Adien, the supplier of subsurface radar surveying systems, for an initial £0.3m. 09-Jul-2002
M&M Sports has acquired Maximum Sports, the operator of sports shops in Swansea, Carmarthen and Merthyr, enabling Maximum to focus on its industrial workwear business. 09-Jul-2002
ICIS Technology, the IT solutions company with 127 staff in Harrogate and Cirencester, has been acquired by Siemens Power Generation for undisclosed terms. 09-Jul-2002
Vacher Dod, the publisher of parliamentary directories, is to be acquired by Huveaux for £4.5m. 08-Jul-2002
Tolly Cobbold is to merge with Essex-based brewer TD Ridley & Sons, and its Ipswich brewery will be closed and production transferred to the Ridleys brewery at Hartford End, near Chelmsford. 04-Jul-2002
Altecnic, the Stafford-based plumbing component supplier with more than 40 staff, has been acquired by Caleffi of Italy for undisclosed terms. 02-Jul-2002
ARC Risk Management, the provider of security risk management and training to individuals and companies, is being acquired by Perthshire Leisure for £0.5m. 01-Jul-2002
Novocastra Laboratories, the biotechnology company that started as a spin-off from Newcastle University, has been acquired by Vision Systems of Australia for £35m. 01-Jul-2002
ImageState has acquired Pictor International, the London-based stock photography company. 28-Jun-2002
CarringtonCarr, the Leicester-based independent financial adviser with 270 staff, has been acquired by AWD of Germany for £32m. 19-Jun-2002
Signs & Labels has acquired Focal Signs, the Surrey-based sign maker with 74 staff, for undisclosed terms, and most of Focal's manufacturing operation will be relocated to Stockport. 19-Jun-2002
Georgian Goodacre Carpets has undergone a management buy-out, saving 160 jobs at its carpet factory in Kendal. 17-Jun-2002
Digital Sport is to acquire Time Management Global, the sports management and representation group, for up to £1.8m. 11-Jun-2002
Avalon Printing Software of Leicester has been acquired by VantagePoint Systems of Canada for about £0.5m, and will become VantagePoint's retail packaging division. 11-Jun-2002
Fiske has acquired Ionian Group, the investment management company, for £1.6m. 07-Jun-2002
KPMG Consulting, the IT consultancy operating in the UK and Netherlands, has been acquired by Amsterdam-based Atos Origin for £420m. 07-Jun-2002
Keenpac Holdings of Leicester has undergone a management buy-out from Bridgepoint Capital, with Bank of Scotland Corporate Banking providing a £20m debt and equity package. 04-Jun-2002
GET Group has sold the forged products business of its Worcester-based Tower Manufacturing subsidiary to Floform of Welshpool for £1.8m. 03-Jun-2002
Proteome Sciences is planning to acquire Xzillion Proteomics, the proteomics division of Aventis Research & Technologies, for £12m. 03-Jun-2002
Metal Treatments, the Birmingham-based electropaint and powder finishing company with 150 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, and is now creating 30 new jobs and investing £2m in a new production line. 03-Jun-2002
Keepmere Engineering, the manufacturer of precipitators with 20 staff, has been acquired by US-owned Environmental Elements UK, for undisclosed terms. 03-Jun-2002
JV Group has merged with Howells Group to create JVH Group, a combined Bridgend-based facilities management and business outsourcing group with 235 staff. 30-May-2002
Tornado is to acquire Virtue Broadcasting, the provider of online broadcasting services, for £5m, and will change its name to Tornado Virtue. 29-May-2002
Clarity Group has acquired Gazebo Products, the London-based stationery supplier with 45 staff, for undisclosed terms. 28-May-2002
Saville Gordon, the industrial property company, is to undergo a £500m management buy-out. 27-May-2002
Powermole of Sittingbourne has been acquired by Zoomlion, the Chinese company that is aiming to become a global force in the manufacture of construction plant. 24-May-2002
Ayscough Travel, the operator of 10 travel management centres throughout the country, has been acquired by European Travel Holdings for undisclosed terms. 23-May-2002
Art Pattern, the Leicester-based manufacturer of moulds and patterns, is expected to be bought out of administration by a management team for under £1m, saving 60 jobs. 20-May-2002
Warrens of St Just has acquired the Mayflower bakery in Plymouth, which will involve the transfer of 100 staff. 17-May-2002
Team Telecom has acquired Simoco Radio, the provider of telecom support services, for undisclosed terms, securing 51 jobs in Derby and 17 in Cambridge. 15-May-2002
Clark Scott Harden has acquired Harmer Mortimer, the North Yorkshire estate agency with offices in Northallerton and Thirsk. 15-May-2002
Rabbit Catering has sold its Teesside-based chain of Galley Coffee shops to the Ladhar Group of Newcastle for undisclosed terms, which will involve the transfer of 210 jobs. 13-May-2002
Gregory Pennington, the Sale-based debt management firm with 250 staff, has been sold to management for undisclosed terms. 13-May-2002
Jumbo International has acquired Supa-Bounce, the Hinckley-based manufacturer of inflatable air structures for the play and leisure sectors, for £0.25m. 10-May-2002
Chisholm Bookmakers has acquired North East Racing, the chain of 10 betting shops, for undisclosed terms. 09-May-2002
MV Sports has acquired Water Waiter, the Kettering-based water dispensing machine rental company, for £2.2m. 06-May-2002
HC Troldahl has sold its kitchen design business to management for undisclosed terms, in order to focus on refrigeration and air conditioning. 02-May-2002
Wilson Organisation has acquired O'Dell Walton & Partners, the Nottingham-based insurance company, for undisclosed terms, and will relocate the 10 staff to its Waverley Street office. 01-May-2002
Idea Integration, the Brierley Hill-based software developer, has undergone a management buy-out from US parent MPS for undisclosed terms. 29-Apr-2002
British European Associated Publishers, the publisher of puzzle magazines, is to undergo a £37m management buy-out from Sanoma Magazine of Finland. 29-Apr-2002
QuantaNova, the biotechnology company that has 58 staff and was formerly known as Scotia, has been bought of administration by Biolitec of Germany for undisclosed terms. 26-Apr-2002
Temprint and Cornwall Lithographic Printers have merged their Redruth-based printing businesses into a newly formed holding company called Pryntya, with combined turnover of £4.8m. 25-Apr-2002
Automatic Handling Europe has acquired SHS Handling Systems, the manufacturer of integrated corrugating and materials handling solutions, and will relocate its Northwich operation to the SHS factory at Ellesmere Port. 23-Apr-2002
Britmag, the Hartlepool-based magnesium works, has been bought out of administration by a management team under the name of CJC Chemical for undisclosed terms, saving 44 jobs. 22-Apr-2002
Lexis Public Relations, the London-based PR company, has undergone a management buy-out for about £5m. 19-Apr-2002
Mitchells Practical Campers of Wakefield has been acquired by CCCoutdoors of Sheffield, creating a combined camping business with turnover of £6m and about 50 staff. 16-Apr-2002
Birchin International is to acquire Park Row financial advisers in a £13m reverse takeover, and the new group will raise £3m in a share placing. 15-Apr-2002
Rotax International, the Sheffield-based scalpel and surgical blade manufacturer, has undergone a £1m management buy-out from Maersk Medical of Denmark, securing 90 jobs. 11-Apr-2002
Simoco Digital has sold its terminals business out of administration to Kelso Place Asset Management, which will involve the transfer of 76 Cambridge-based staff and a change of name to Sepura. 02-Apr-2002
TeCmail has acquired Inchbrook, the printing company, for undisclosed terms, taking its annual turnover to more than £40m. 02-Apr-2002
Advanced Medical Solutions is to acquire MedLogic, the Plymouth-based manufacturer of medical grade adhesives for the wound closure market, for £2.5m, and has also announced a £4m rights issue. 29-Mar-2002
Javelin Systems Europe and Jade Communications have undergone a management buy-out from US parent Aspeon, creating a combined retail technology business with about 80 staff in the North West. 28-Mar-2002
Microcomputing, the Washington-based IT solutions company, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 28-Mar-2002
Serco Railtest has acquired the Glasgow-based rail grinding subsidiary of Schweerbau, in order to help deliver its contract with Railtrack. 28-Mar-2002
Arcolectric is to acquire Otehall Switches, the Haywards Heath-based manufacturer of micro switches, and related company Otehall Tooling for a total £1.7m. 27-Mar-2002
Coppice Alupack, the Bridgend-based manufacturer of aluminium and board containers for the food industry with annual turnover of £18m, has undergone a management buy-out. 25-Mar-2002
Jessgrove of Bradford has merged with London-based UK Linings to create a combined £20m textiles business with 60 staff at offices in Bradford, Leeds, London and Austria. 21-Mar-2002
Eley Metrology has acquired Crown Windley, the Ripley-based manufacturer of measuring equipment, for undisclosed terms. 18-Mar-2002
Fabdec, the Ellesmere-based dairy equipment manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out from US parent DEC International. 15-Mar-2002
Hackman Printers has acquired Caerphilly-based South Western Printers to create a new group called HSW Printers, and the combined workforce is expected to rise from 85 to 100 over the next year. 14-Mar-2002
Coutts Consulting is to be acquired by Right Management Consultants, the US recruitment firm, for £74m. 06-Mar-2002
Freeway Software, the Wigan-based developer of payroll software, has been acquired by IRIS for an estimated £8m. 22-Feb-2002
Range Cylinders, the Wakefield-based manufacturer of hot water cylinders with 112 staff, has been sold by the Baxi Group to RCM for undisclosed terms. 21-Feb-2002
VIP-Heinke, the Huntingdon-based manufacturer of rubber and plastic seals with 200 staff, has been acquired by a consortium including Close Brothers Private Equity and the management team of Grove Industries. 20-Feb-2002
Gamma Global, the distributor of computer equipment with 40 staff at sales offices in Manchester, Birmingham, London and Italy, has been sold to management for undisclosed terms. 19-Feb-2002
BFD Group has acquired Crowson's & Sons, the cheese supplier, gaining access to warehouse space in Cheltenham and catering customers in London. 18-Feb-2002
International Moving Company has acquired T&S Transport of Edinburgh, creating a national network of removals branches with 123 staff, and is now seeking further acquisitions in North London and the north-east of England. 15-Feb-2002
Lowdham Leisure has acquired the Countrywide caravan dealership in Huddersfield from Hull-based Adam Dale Industries for undisclosed terms. 15-Feb-2002
Viking Industrial Products, the supplier of adhesives, abrasives and packaging materials, has acquired Industrial & Safety Supplies of Leeds, creating a combined group with turnover of more than £3m. 14-Feb-2002
Cranesafe, the Guildford-based crane equipment supplier, has been acquired by SMIE of France. 14-Feb-2002
Denco, the Hereford-based air conditioning company, has acquired Amec's mobile services operation, which has 107 staff, for under £1m. 14-Feb-2002
Mitie Powered Access has undergone a £1.9m management buy-out, and its five branches are being rebranded as The Platform Company. 14-Feb-2002
Greenwoods Communications has acquired Telecom Protection Technologies, the manufacturer of hardware and software to protect against electrical surges in telecom equipment with annual turnover of £2.5m. 13-Feb-2002
Midas Metal Finishes has bought the assets of CR Plating, the recently-closed Coventry-based plating company, for undisclosed terms, saving some of the 20 jobs. 13-Feb-2002
EPL Access, the chain of eight powered access hire branches, has undergone a management buy-out from John Laing. 13-Feb-2002
Service Corporation International of the US has sold UK-based Dignity Caring Funeral Services to a management team backed by HSBC Private Equity for £220m. 12-Feb-2002
Bradfords Group has acquired the CE Curtis chain of five builders' merchants in the Plymouth area. 07-Feb-2002
Caspian Publishing has acquired Dennis & Beyond from Dennis Publishing, which will double the size of its contract publishing business. 01-Feb-2002
Inman & Partners is to merge with Summers of Newcastle upon Tyne to create a combined quantity surveying group with 10 offices and 180 employees. 31-Jan-2002
Teleconomy has acquired Net Profit, the London-based new media analyst and publishing company, and the headquarters for the combined group will be in Lancaster, where the present 80-strong workforce is expected to grow. 31-Jan-2002
Chemex International is planning a reverse takeover of Independent Media Distribution, the London-based supplier of content to radio stations, and its current business operations will be sold to Deangate Investments. 29-Jan-2002
Rowe & Maw, the corporate law firm, has agreed terms for a merger with Mayer Brown & Platt of the US, creating a combined group called Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw with revenues of £480m. 29-Jan-2002
Arko Energy has agreed a £15m reverse takeover by Chang Zhou Power Development Company, the operator of a coal-fired power plant in China. 28-Jan-2002
Fabricom Contracting is to acquire Caxios, the Chester-based engineering subsidiary of Enron, out of administration for undisclosed terms, saving 135 jobs. 28-Jan-2002
Endsleigh Insurance Services, the operator of 129 insurance shops, is planning a management buy-out from Dutch-based Goudse for undisclosed terms. 24-Jan-2002
Biolife Ventures is planning a reverse takeover of Zimed, the North Wales-based developer of an intravenous drip monitoring device. 23-Jan-2002
PII Group, the Cramlington-based provider of pipeline inspection services with 1,000 staff worldwide, has been bought from HgCapital by GE Power Systems of the US for undisclosed terms. 22-Jan-2002
QuadraNet is to acquire Accronym Holdings, the developer of operational software for health clubs, for £1.5m. 17-Jan-2002
Benlowe Group, which includes the Thomas Lowe staircase business and Bennett Windows, has undergone a £8m management buy-out. 16-Jan-2002
Park Lane Caledonian, the Glasgow-based property firm, has undergone a £10m management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland. 15-Jan-2002
Blue Edge Software, the developer of statistical software, has been acquired by Business Objects of the US for an estimated £4m. 08-Jan-2002
Viking International, the Glasgow-based tyre distributor, and sister company National Tyre Service of Stockport have undergone an estimated £25m management buy-out from Continental of Germany, and a further 20 branches will be added to the 214-strong NTS network. 07-Jan-2002
Brainspark, the internet investment company, has accepted a £5.2m takeover offer from Italian software company AI Software. 02-Jan-2002
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