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Simmons Gainsford is to merge with Silver Altman to create a combined London accountancy practice with about 120 staff. 31-Dec-2007 Fabricant, the home furnishings company with sites in London and North Yorkshire, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms. 28-Dec-2007 Two Wests & Elliott, the Chesterfield-based supplier of mail order garden accessories, has undergone a £0.6m management buy-out. 28-Dec-2007 Shared Value, the London-based capital markets communication consultancy, has been acquired by International Marketing & Sales Group for an initial £2.3m. 24-Dec-2007 ESS Steels Holdings, the manufacturer of components for the oil industry with sites in Sheffield and Rotherham, has undergone a management buy-out backed by £35m from Yorkshire Bank and £12m from Baird Capital Partners Europe. 24-Dec-2007 Pharmalicensing, the York-based life sciences and biopharmaceutical technology transfer firm, is to be acquired by UTEK Corporation for £1m. 24-Dec-2007 Linley & Simpson has acquired the York-based residential letting and management business of Lawton Letting for undisclosed terms. 24-Dec-2007 Derrick Services, the offshore engineering firm with 73 staff in Great Yarmouth and Edinburgh, has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company called Derrick Structures. 20-Dec-2007 G4S has acquired Global Solutions, the prisons, transport, security and meter reading group, for £355m. 19-Dec-2007 Tradus, the London-based online auction company, has accepted a £946m takeover offer from Naspers of South Africa. 19-Dec-2007 K3 Business Technology has acquired Index Computer Systems, the Surrey-based supplier of manufacturing software, for £2.7m. 18-Dec-2007 Wyndeham Visual Communications has acquired Professional Imaging for undisclosed terms, increasing the headcount at its Essex-based Colourlink printing business to 50. 18-Dec-2007 Simon Jersey, the East Lancashire-based corporate uniform manufacturer with 225 staff, has been acquired by Kwintet of Sweden. 18-Dec-2007 Develop Training, the industrial training firm with sites in York, Derby, Bradford, Warrington, Swindon, Oakham and Glasgow, has undergone a £15m management buy-out. 17-Dec-2007 Russell Scanlan, the Nottingham-based general insurance broker with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland. 17-Dec-2007 BaxterStorey is planning to acquire the Holroyd Howe contract catering business and the Benugo chain of delicatessens, creating a combined group with annual turnover of almost £250m. 17-Dec-2007 Oxford Advanced Surfaces, the Oxford-based developer of materials technology, has been acquired by Kanyon for £19m. 14-Dec-2007 Deal Group Media is to sell a 51% stake in its UK online marketing business to a management team operating under the name of Isco Technical Services for £1.5m, in order to focus on the Asia Pacific region. 13-Dec-2007 Multimap, the London-based online mapping company with 120 staff, has been acquired by Microsoft for undisclosed terms. 13-Dec-2007 Glencoe Mountain Resort, the Scottish skiing holiday firm, has been sold by liquidator Invocas to a management buy-out. 13-Dec-2007 Biscom, the recruitment and training firm with 200 staff in Birmingham, Stafford, Walsall and Wolverhampton, has been acquired by ResCare of the US. 11-Dec-2007 Cartwright King has merged with Derby-based Lumb, creating a combined law firm with more than 100 staff in the East Midlands. 11-Dec-2007 Plumbing Imports of Thirsk has acquired Hampshire-based Wilky Bathroom Solutions, in order to expand the turnover of its bathroom products business from £7.5m to £13m. 10-Dec-2007 BTWShiells is to merge with the Eric Cairns Partnership to create a combined Belfast-based property consultancy group with 150 staff. 10-Dec-2007 VantagePoint Systems, the Leicestershire-based developer of software systems for the packaging industry, is to be acquired by Solarsoft of the US for about £6m. 07-Dec-2007 Bionostics, the Oxford-based medical diagnostics group, is to be acquired by NAV Bidco for £15m. 07-Dec-2007 P14, the engineering and design group that includes Resolven-based Nidum Precision Tooling and Merthyr-based Magor Designs, has undergone a management buy-in. 06-Dec-2007 J Rainford & Sons of Chorley has merged with WA McHardy & Son of Milnthorpe to create a combined Lancashire-based egg supply business with 45 staff. 06-Dec-2007 Blue Logic has acquired Premier IT Consultants of Cleckheaton, with the loss of 13 of the 18 jobs. 06-Dec-2007 Exeter Friendly Society is to merge with Pioneer Friendly Society, the Trowbridge-based income protection specialist, to create a combined healthcare insurance business under the Exeter banner. 06-Dec-2007 Focus Pharmaceuticals, the Burton-based supplier of prescription generic pharmaceuticals with 15 staff, has undergone a £3.2m management buy-out backed by Matrix Private Equity. 05-Dec-2007 Titan Travel Group has acquired Big Rock, the Cirencester-based motorcycle racing holiday firm, in order to expand its Grandstand Motor Sports business. 05-Dec-2007 Roush Technologies, the Brentwood-based automotive engineering subsidiary of US-based Roush Enterprises, has been acquired by an investor group and management team for undisclosed terms. 05-Dec-2007 Wastefile UK has acquired YWM, the waste management company with 50 staff in North Lincolnshire and Cornwall, as part of a strategy to create a nationwide recycling business. 05-Dec-2007 Anderson Strathern has merged with Glasgow-based law firm Kerr & Co, with the transfer of 18 support staff working in corporate law, commercial property and litigation. 04-Dec-2007 Renault Retail Group has acquired the former Whitehouse car dealerships in Orpington and Dartford, and is now planning to expand its network from 23 to 30 sites by 2009. 04-Dec-2007 Loyalty Management Group, the operator of the Nectar loyalty card scheme with 200 staff in London, Newcastle and India, is to be acquired by Aeroplan Income Fund of Canada for £368m. 04-Dec-2007 Johnson Fellows has merged with Silk Rowson Plant of Shrewsbury to form a combined Midlands-based retail property group with 45 staff. 04-Dec-2007 Bright Things is to acquire Commonworld, the developer of online social networking systems, for £0.8m. 03-Dec-2007 Gemini Group of Shoreham is to merge with Beard Digital of Hove to create a combined Sussex-based printing group with annual turnover of £20m and 220 staff. 03-Dec-2007 Apple Pharmacy Group has acquired three pharmacies in Edinburgh, Glasgow and East Kilbride, and now employs 130 staff at 13 outlets. 30-Nov-2007 Cartwright Black has merged with MLM to create a combined Cardiff-based law firm called MLM Cartwright with almost 50 staff. 29-Nov-2007 Essex Insulation has acquired Castle Point, the insulation distributor with branches in Witham and Amersham, for undisclosed terms. 29-Nov-2007 Zamano is to acquire Red Circle Technologies, the Irish supplier of digital entertainment services for mobile devices, for up to £17m. 27-Nov-2007 Kemshell Design & Print of Wakefield has been acquired by Lick of Huddersfield, and the business will be consolidated into Lick's site next March. 27-Nov-2007 Adel Cash & Carry, the Sheffield-based hair and beauty store group with 45 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland Corporate. 27-Nov-2007 Ashton Pharmaceuticals, the Manchester-based drugs manufacturer with 280 staff, has been bought out of administration by Recipharm of Sweden for undisclosed terms. 26-Nov-2007 Macildowie Associates, the finance and HR recruitment firm with offices in Nottingham and Leicester, has been acquired by Synetecs Group of Belfast. 23-Nov-2007 Kirkman & Jourdain, the Essex-based building maintenance contractor, has undergone a £3m management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland. 23-Nov-2007 Mobile Doctors Group is to acquire Medi-fiche, the Chichester-based supplier of medico-legal reports for personal injury claims with 20 staff, for £1.2m. 22-Nov-2007 Excelsior Technologies has acquired Omni Flexibles, the Salford-based flexible packaging manufacturer, for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with annual revenue of £40m. 22-Nov-2007 Templine Recruitment, the Birmingham-based recruitment company with 44 staff specialising in the distribution sector, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Key Capital Partners. 22-Nov-2007 Sutton Kersh has acquired Thomson & Moulton, the Liverpool-based property agency, creating a combined network of nine branches across the city. 22-Nov-2007 Dron & Dickson, the offshore electrical installation firm with 150 staff in Stirling, Aberdeen, Hull, Teesside and Lowestoft, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland. 22-Nov-2007 Wadkin, the Leicestershire-based engineering firm with 50 staff, has been bought out of administration by a former chairman of hardware chain Wilkinson. 21-Nov-2007 Powell Insurance Brokers has sold Powell Financial Management, its Liverpool-based independent financial advice business with nine staff, to a management buy-out. 20-Nov-2007 Safecall, the Sunderland-based company that enables employees to report workplace problems, has been acquired by the LDC Trust Management subsidiary of Law Debenture Corporation. 20-Nov-2007 Quality Kernels, the Brierley Hill-based supplier of nuts, seeds and dried fruits, has been acquired by Matthews Group of Harrogate for undisclosed terms. 20-Nov-2007 Logistics Business Systems, the Preston-based software firm with 40 staff, has been acquired by The Product Development Company of the US. 19-Nov-2007 Agent Provocateur, the chain of 32 lingerie stores, is to sell a majority stake to private equity firm 3i for £60m. 19-Nov-2007 Bounty, the supplier of baby products to new parents, is to be acquired by Kaboose of Canada for £70m. 19-Nov-2007 Parthenon Entertainment, the independent TV production company, is to be acquired by Jersey-based venture capitalist Arkaga. 16-Nov-2007 South Lakeland Group, the chain of nine holiday parks in the Lake District and Morecambe Bay, has been acquired by White Ocean Leisure for £125m. 16-Nov-2007 ATG Airports has bought Alstom Airport Lighting, the Warwickshire-based manufacturer of airport lighting systems, for undisclosed terms. 14-Nov-2007 Trust Property Management Group has acquired the residential management division of Middlesex-based Paige & Petrook for under £0.1m. 13-Nov-2007 Entek, the battery component manufacturer with 135 staff in North Tyneside, has undergone a management buy-out. 13-Nov-2007 Avocet Hardware, the manufacturer of door and window hardware with 200 staff in Brighouse, has undergone a management buy-out from Masco Corporation for undisclosed terms. 13-Nov-2007 Sterling Financial Print has bought Greenaway Harrison, the London-based printing firm, out of administration for undisclosed terms. 12-Nov-2007 TT Games, the Cheshire-based computer games company with 200 staff, is to be acquired by Warner Brothers for undisclosed terms. 12-Nov-2007 Noble Systems has acquired Amcat UK, the supplier of contact centre technology with offices in Manchester and Germany. 09-Nov-2007 Roto Smeets is to acquire the European operations of Quebecor World for £129m, including a printing plant in Corby and 17 other sites. 09-Nov-2007 Horbury Group has acquired GBW Tool Hire of Worksop for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its Magna plant and tool hire division. 07-Nov-2007 Totalduct, the Nottingham-based ventilation and ducting company with annual turnover of £1m, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Skye Corporate Finance for undisclosed terms. 06-Nov-2007 Barloworld Scientific, the Staffordshire-based laboratory equipment manufacturer with 950 staff, has been acquired by Nova Capital Management for £75m. 06-Nov-2007 Accura BD, the manufacturer of construction equipment with 73 staff in Stoke-on-Trent and 37 staff in Rotherham, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 06-Nov-2007 Lancashire Chemical Works, the Derbyshire-based chromium chemicals supplier with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-in backed by the Endless buy-out fund. 06-Nov-2007 Parson & Crosland, the Middlesbrough-based steel supplier with 47 staff, has been acquired by Murray General Steels for undisclosed terms. 05-Nov-2007 R Rossa & Sons, the Leicester-based ice cream manufacturer, has been brought out of administration by a new company called Rossa Dairy Products, securing the future of 21 jobs. 05-Nov-2007 Bio-Stat, the Stockport-based healthcare products group with 70 staff, has been acquired by Inverness Medical Innovations of the US for up to £24m. 02-Nov-2007 Fireline UK, the Manchester-based fireplace supplier with about 20 staff, has been acquired by Charlton & Jenrick of Shropshire for £2.7m. 02-Nov-2007 Tower Surveys has acquired 3Di International, the West Sussex-based aerial surveys specialist. 02-Nov-2007 PTL, the Telford-based polymer industry training firm, has been acquired by Next-tec of Stafford. 02-Nov-2007 Dawbarns Pearson is to merge with Frasers to create a combined Norfolk-based law firm with more than 100 staff in Downham Market, March, King's Lynn and Wisbech. 01-Nov-2007 Beck & Pollitzer, the engineering services firm with 275 staff at sites in Bath, Bilston, Burton, Crayford, Dartford, Stalybridge, Washington and continental Europe, has been acquired by Hermes Private Equity for £55m. 31-Oct-2007 Vectra Group, the Warrington-based environmental consultancy with 110 staff, is to be sold by Volvere to Dutch design and engineering firm Arcadis for £6m. 30-Oct-2007 Colchester Print Group has bought the goodwill and assets of Piggott Black Bear, the Cambridge-based magazine printer with 26 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms. 26-Oct-2007 Chase Equipment, the Bilston-based manufacturer of loading bay equipment with 34 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 26-Oct-2007 Centre for High Performance Development, the management training consultancy with offices in London, Australia and the US, has been acquired by US-based Capital H Group for undisclosed terms. 26-Oct-2007 Bond Wolfe has acquired Paul Dubberley & Co, the West Midlands-based chain of six estate agencies with 30 staff. 25-Oct-2007 Victoria Laundry, the Honiton-based laundry firm, has been bought out of administration by Laundry South West, securing the future of 20 jobs. 25-Oct-2007 Alibone Recycling, the Northampton-based paper recycling company, has been acquired by private capital firm Reconomy for undisclosed terms. 24-Oct-2007 Shacklocks has acquired Partridges, the Allestree-based law firm, for undisclosed terms, and is seeking further acquisitions in Derbyshire over the next 12 months. 23-Oct-2007 Hourglass Seal, the Gloucestershire-based specialist glass company, has been acquired by Customade UK of Stonehouse for undisclosed terms. 23-Oct-2007 Imprint Creative Print Solutions (ICPS) has acquired Perfect Screen Print, the Tyneside-based printing firm with 35 staff. 22-Oct-2007 The Greenery of Huntingdon is to sell five wholesale fruit and vegetable operations in Gateshead, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol and Birmingham to Total Produce for about £1m, with the transfer of 80 staff. 19-Oct-2007 Construction Learning World, the Nottinghamshire-based construction industry training company, has been acquired by Melorio in a multi-million-pound deal. 19-Oct-2007 Rixons Financial Services has acquired Premier Wealth Solutions of Hessle, creating a combined Hull-based financial management group with 33 staff. 19-Oct-2007 Harwoods has acquired Webbers, the Basingstoke-based Land Rover, Jaguar and Subaru car dealership, and is looking to relocate the business from the town centre within two years. 18-Oct-2007 Data Locator Group, the marketing database provider, is to be acquired by Kaupthing of Iceland for £75m. 18-Oct-2007 Sleepdown has acquired Slumbalux of Oldham, creating a combined textiles business with more than 120 staff and turnover of £25m. 17-Oct-2007 Solvay is to sell its caprolactone chemicals business in Warrington to Perstorp Group of Sweden for £140m, with the transfer of 65 staff. 17-Oct-2007 ECUS, the Sheffield-based environmental consultancy with 22 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 17-Oct-2007 Ocean Media Group, the magazines and exhibitions company, has undergone a management buy-in backed by AAC Capital Partners. 16-Oct-2007 Amefa UK has bought Richardson Sheffield, the cutlery manufacturer, out of administration, securing the future of 51 jobs. 11-Oct-2007 Alfred Bagnall & Sons has acquired James Hodgins & Sons, the Glasgow-based painting and decorating firm with 13 staff, for undisclosed terms. 11-Oct-2007 Dexter Brown, the Milton Keynes-based property management firm, is to be acquired by Trust Property Management for about £1.5m. 11-Oct-2007 Amber Composites of Nottingham and Technical Resin Bonders of Huntingdon have been acquired by a US-based private equity consortium for undisclosed terms. 09-Oct-2007 Aqualux, the Wednesbury-based bathroom products manufacturer with 200 staff, has been acquired by AFG Arbonia-Forster of Switzerland for £23m. 04-Oct-2007 PCF Print Management, the Newport-based printing firm with 16 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 03-Oct-2007 Protocol Skills, the Ellesmere Port-based skills training company with 800 staff, has undergone a £46m management buy-out backed by Close Brothers. 03-Oct-2007 Norfolk Lavender, the Norfolk-based fragrance supplier with 55 staff, is to merge its wholesale marketing and distribution business with Gleneagles of Edinburgh. 03-Oct-2007 Allied Healthcare International is to sell Allied Respiratory, the provider of oxygen services in the South East and Northern Ireland, to Air Liquide for £36m, in order to focus on healthcare staffing. 02-Oct-2007 Renewable Energy Generation has acquired Living Power and Living Fuels for a total £1.1m, as part of a strategy to utilise used cooking oil to fuel diesel generators. 01-Oct-2007 Froude Hofmann, the Worcester-based engineering firm with 230 staff, has been acquired by Harris Watson, in a £2.5m deal that also included Bridon Fox Wire of Stocksbridge. 28-Sep-2007 Evolution Studios, the Runcorn-based computer games developer, has been acquired by Sony for £16m. 26-Sep-2007 Camden Corporate Fleet Services has undergone a £66m management buy-out from Camden Motor Group, with the backing of Barclays Private Equity. 26-Sep-2007 Spencers Drinks, the Swadlincote-based alcopop drinks manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by a new firm called Belarus Bottling, securing the future of 20 jobs. 25-Sep-2007 Techsil, the Warwickshire-based liquid resin distributor with 17 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 25-Sep-2007 Henry Sutcliffe, the Salford-based manufacturer of wooden and plastic containers with 25 staff, has been acquired by Scott Group of Fife. 24-Sep-2007 CQS has acquired New City Investment Managers for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its London-based hedge funds business. 24-Sep-2007 Killby & Gayford, the London-based refurbishment contractor with about 280 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 24-Sep-2007 Hollis Hockley of Farnborough has merged with Oliffe Newman, the Basingstoke-based property agency. 24-Sep-2007 Poupart is to acquire Norton Folgate, the Spalding-based cherry importer. 24-Sep-2007 Avery Berkel, the Smethwick-based scales manufacturer with 450 staff, has been acquired by Indiana Tool Works of the US for undisclosed terms. 21-Sep-2007 Four Pillars, the Oxfordshire-based chain of five hotels with 543 staff, has been acquired by US property investment firm RREEF for an estimated £121m. 21-Sep-2007 TAAG, the Skelmersdale-based structural steel company with 90 staff, and sister company Metaldeck, which has 54 staff, have both undergone a management buy-out. 20-Sep-2007 Footprint Handbooks, the Bath-based publishing firm with 15 staff, has been acquired by Morris Publications of the US for undisclosed terms. 20-Sep-2007 Weston & Bolton has been sold out of administration by Cranfield Recovery to an undisclosed firm, securing the future of ten jobs at its Leicester-based timber supplies business. 19-Sep-2007 Davis Group, the Newmarket-based insurance broker, has been acquired by AXA UK. 18-Sep-2007 SciSys has acquired VCS, the German IT services firm with 140 staff, for £12m. 17-Sep-2007 Bridgend Hire has acquired Leggat Plant, the Barrhead-based plant hire firm with 47 staff, for an estimated £2m. 17-Sep-2007 MacNeillie has acquired an automotive parts factory in Coalville from EPM Technology for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 23 staff. 13-Sep-2007 Wallaces Express has acquired two drinks distribution depots in Dunfermline and Kintore from Woodrow's, creating a combined group with six depots and 230 staff. 13-Sep-2007 Blackett Hart & Pratt has merged with James & Baker, the Teesside-based law firm with 24 staff. 12-Sep-2007 First Logistics, the Manchester-based transport recruitment firm with 11 staff, has undergone a £1.3m management buy-out. 12-Sep-2007 Forward Foods has acquired Charlie's Larder, the fine food supplier, in order to expand its wholesaling operations in East Anglia. 12-Sep-2007 Gerald Eve has acquired Moseley & Webb, the London-based property firm, for undisclosed terms. 12-Sep-2007 Voice Comms Warehouse has merged with West Sussex-based Fresh Egg Network Technologies to create a combined IT security group called VCW Security with 21 staff. 11-Sep-2007 Peters Opal has sold its luxury boat dealerships in Chichester, Brixham and Swanwick out of administration to a new company called Opal Marine, securing the future of 30 jobs. 10-Sep-2007 RPM Print & Design has acquired The Better Book Company, the Chichester-based publishing company. 10-Sep-2007 Throgmorton Asset Management, the Leicester-based financial advice company, has been acquired by Arc Fund Management Holdings for an estimated £2.7m. 10-Sep-2007 Mechan, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of heavy lifting gear, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 10-Sep-2007 Stonelea Healthcare, the County Durham-based care home operator, has been acquired by Public Service Properties Investments of Guernsey for £24m. 07-Sep-2007 Radway has acquired SJ Farmer, the Long Eaton-based heating and plumbing contractor, for undisclosed terms. 05-Sep-2007 Norwood Textiles, the Cleckheaton-based curtain supplier, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Cattles Invoice Finance. 05-Sep-2007 CCF has acquired SLBM Systems, the Leeds-based distributor of drywall systems, insulation and under-floor heating products with 60 staff. 05-Sep-2007 CNP, the Surrey-based project consultancy, has been acquired by LandAmerica of the US for £12m. 05-Sep-2007 Palmer Capital Partners is to sell 85 petrol stations let to Somerfield to an unnamed buyer for £175m. 04-Sep-2007 K3 Business Technology has acquired Landsteinar Nederland, the Dutch retail software solutions firm, for an initial £10m. 04-Sep-2007 Taylor Shaw has been bought out of administration by Blackhall Engineering, securing the future of 40 jobs at its Huddersfield-based engineering business. 04-Sep-2007 Chase Elastomer UK, the Cheshire-based manufacturer of roller coverings with 30 staff, has been acquired by Excel Polymers of the US for undisclosed terms. 04-Sep-2007 Scott ElectroMech, the Belfast-based electrical engineering firm, has sold its outside contracting division out of administration to a management team, securing the future of 34 jobs. 03-Sep-2007 Glendale Frozen Foods has merged with Supreme Foods to create a combined Salford-based frozen foods manufacturing group with 130 staff. 03-Sep-2007 Askews Library Services, the Preston-based book supplier with 200 staff, has been acquired by The Little Group of Eastbourne. 03-Sep-2007 Queens Park Rangers, the London-based football club, is to be acquired by a consortium of Formula One owners for £14m. 03-Sep-2007 Quotient BioResearch is to acquire Alba Bioscience, the Edinburgh-based company with 60 staff, from the Scottish Blood Transfusion Service for undisclosed terms. 03-Sep-2007 W&J Dunlop, the Dumfries-based veterinary supplies firm with 450 staff, has been acquired by Henry Schein of the US for undisclosed terms. 31-Aug-2007 PB Logistics, the logistics firm with sites in Leicester, Leeds, Wakefield and Keighley, has been acquired by IDS Group of Hong Kong for about £11m. 31-Aug-2007 Causeway Technologies has acquired Elstree Computing, the Watford-based construction industry software firm with 150 staff. 30-Aug-2007 St Andrews ChemTech International, the Fife-based chemical technology company with 16 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 29-Aug-2007 Sparrowhawk Media, the London-based owner of the Hallmark TV channel, has been acquired by NBC Universal of the US for £175m. 29-Aug-2007 CPL Petroleum, the Chesterfield-based oil distribution company with 39 depots nationwide and 481 staff, is to be acquired by DCC of Ireland for £50m. 28-Aug-2007 Fuel Parts UK, the Bromsgrove-based supplier of car components, has undergone a management buy-out. 21-Aug-2007 SealSkinz, the King's Lynn-based manufacturer of gloves and socks, has undergone a management buy-out from KL Technologies, with £1.3m of funding from Bridges Ventures. 20-Aug-2007 Boxall Sayer is to merge with Denley King and Fletcher McNeill to create a combined quantity surveying group call Baqus with more than 100 staff, and £3m will be raised in a flotation on Aim this autumn. 20-Aug-2007 Halliwell Jones Group has acquired Premier Cars, the North Wales-based BMW and Mini car dealership, for £6.7m. 17-Aug-2007 Weldlag, the Preston-based asbestos removal firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland and Jackson Stephen Corporate Finance. 17-Aug-2007 Wills Marine, the South Devon-based marine brokerage, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 17-Aug-2007 Barrett Steel Buildings, the Bradford-based structural steel company, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland Corporate. 17-Aug-2007 European Furniture Group, the furniture manufacturer with sites in Warrington and St Helens, has been acquired by Ferd Private Equity Fund of Norway for undisclosed terms. 16-Aug-2007 Gressingham Foods has bought Manor Farm Ducklings of Norfolk out of administration for undisclosed terms. 15-Aug-2007 Kate's Cakes, the West Sussex-based cake manufacturer with 470 staff, has been acquired by CSM of Denmark for £32m. 15-Aug-2007 Sifam Instruments, the Torquay-based meter manufacturer with 180 staff, has been acquired by Elektron for £2m. 14-Aug-2007 APS, the project management company with 70 staff and offices in London, Bristol and Edinburgh, has been acquired by Arcadis of the Netherlands. 14-Aug-2007 Pets Choice, the Blackburn-based pet food manufacturer with 150 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for an estimated £1m. 14-Aug-2007 Guardian News & Media has acquired Kable, the London-based publishing and events company, for undisclosed terms. 14-Aug-2007 Eton Collection, the chain of boutique hotels, has been acquired by JJW for £70m. 13-Aug-2007 Cardsave, the credit card services company, has undergone a £70m management buy-out backed by Exponent Private Equity. 13-Aug-2007 Twenty is to acquire Ominor, the London-based e-commerce solutions provider with 20 staff, for up to £7.9m. 10-Aug-2007 Underwood Meat Company has acquired Northern Catering, the Sheffield-based butchery. 10-Aug-2007 Interactive World is to acquire the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport newspapers in a £50m reverse takeover. 09-Aug-2007 Trustmarque Solutions has acquired SAMpartners, the Poole-based software asset management company, for undisclosed terms, and plans to expand the seven-strong workforce to 12 by the end of the year. 09-Aug-2007 Northern Blue and Accrington Transport have been acquired by Transdev of France, with the transfer of 80 staff and 65 buses at depots in Burnley, Accrington and Darwen. 08-Aug-2007 Survey Inspection Systems, the County Durham-based rail mapping company, has been bought out of administration by three investors for undisclosed terms, and plans to expand its workforce from 20 to 60 over the next four years. 08-Aug-2007 Think Money Group, the Manchester-based debt management company with 500 staff, has been acquired by Alchemy for £110m. 08-Aug-2007 Space Decks, the Somerset-based glass cladding company with 50 staff, has been bought out of administration by a new company called Artguide. 08-Aug-2007 Omega Diagnostics has raised £2.2m in a share placing to fund the acquisition of Genesis-CNS, the Cambridgeshire-based nutritional sciences company with 25 staff, in a £6.7m reverse takeover. 07-Aug-2007 Pragma Consulting, the Twickenham-based brand strategy consultancy with 16 staff, has been acquired by International Marketing & Sales Group for up to £5m. 02-Aug-2007 Combisafe of Sweden has acquired Advanced Scaffold Products, the St Neots-based supplier of temporary roof systems. 02-Aug-2007 Leighton Group has sold 4Projects, the Sunderland-based software developer with 55 staff, to a management buy-out backed by August Equity for undisclosed terms. 01-Aug-2007 Renew has acquired Seymour Civil Engineering Contractors, the Hartlepool-based water services company, for £6.8m. 01-Aug-2007 Bulk Packaging Group, the Stockport-based manufacturer of storage drums with 220 staff, has undergone a £5m management buy-out from Dutch private equity firm AlpInvest. 31-Jul-2007 Kimberly Access, the lifting equipment hire company with 20 staff in Fenton and a further 30 at other sites, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 31-Jul-2007 Northern Executive Aviation, the Manchester-based aircraft repair company with 60 staff, has been acquired by Ocean Sky for undisclosed terms. 30-Jul-2007 Archers, the Swindon-based brewery with 20 staff, has been bought out of administration by a local businessman for undisclosed terms. 27-Jul-2007 G4S has acquired the manned security and fire suppression businesses of Omada Fire & Security of Ireland, as well as A1 Omada and 84% of Bell Communications, for £8m. 26-Jul-2007 Lasershape CR4 has acquired Jet Blades Engineering of Coventry for undisclosed terms, creating a combined metal cutting business with 100 staff. 26-Jul-2007 CJ Thorne has acquired Hobart Paving, the Crawley-based surfacing company with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms. 26-Jul-2007 Epoch Design, the Bristol-based packaging design company with 38 staff, has been acquired by Loewy for £10m. 25-Jul-2007 Bestinvest, the independent financial adviser, is to be acquired by private equity firm 3i for about £165m. 25-Jul-2007 Trustguard Credit Services, the Cardiff-based mortgages and loans company with 70 staff, has undergone a £5m management buy-out. 23-Jul-2007 Homebuy, the electrical products supplier with 400 staff in Walsall, Manchester, Chester-le-Street, Belfast, Dundee, Glasgow, Rotherham, Sevenoaks and Wigan, has undergone a £22m management buy-out. 23-Jul-2007 DavyMarkham, the Sheffield-based engineering components manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out. 23-Jul-2007 Clearstone, the LGV driver training firm, has been bought out of administration by private equity firm RCapital. 23-Jul-2007 Atrium, the Lloyd's insurer, is to be acquired by Ariel of Bermuda for £193m. 23-Jul-2007 Oxford Airport is to be acquired by AO Acquisitions for £40m, which will lead to an expansion of the site's private and commercial air transport operations. 23-Jul-2007 Ramage Distribution has acquired UFD, the Kirkcaldy-based logistics company with depots in Aberdeen, Bristol, Cambuslang, Warrington and Hemel Hempstead, out of administration, creating a combined group with 550 staff. 20-Jul-2007 William Thompson, the York-based animal feed company with 47 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 20-Jul-2007 Doncaster Bloodstock Sales of Hawick has merged with Goffs of Ireland to create one of the largest horse racing auction groups in Europe. 20-Jul-2007 Interplan, the Leicester-based furniture manufacturer with 30 staff, has been bought out of administration by a new company called STCS Design for undisclosed terms. 19-Jul-2007 KL Automotive, the Ripley-based manufacturer of vehicle air conditioning systems, has been acquired by Tamworth-based Elite Automotive Systems for undisclosed terms. 19-Jul-2007 Mitchells of Cheltenham has acquired Tee & Company, the Gloucester-based accountancy firm. 18-Jul-2007 Sports Tours International has acquired Wheel 2 Wheel, the Portsmouth-based cycling travel firm. 17-Jul-2007 Foreman Roberts, the building services consultancy with sites in London, Oxford, Manchester and the Isle of Man, has undergone a £15m management buy-out. 17-Jul-2007 Yorkshire Building Services, the nationwide provider of mechanical and electrical engineering services with about 60 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 17-Jul-2007 Jamella Group, the West Yorkshire-based manufacturer of hairstyling accessories that trades as GHD, has undergone a £160m management buy-out. 17-Jul-2007 Brickability of Bridgend has expanded its brick merchanting business with the acquisition of Matching Brick Company sites in Bristol and Swindon, as well as Charterhouse Construction Materials sites in Mitcham and Tamworth. 16-Jul-2007 Ontrac has merged with Bristol-based brand development company Dutton Merrifield to create a combined marketing group with 70 staff. 16-Jul-2007 Rochford Thompson, the Newbury-based manufacturer of optical character recognition passport readers, is to be acquired by 3M for undisclosed terms. 16-Jul-2007 Pearson Home Moving, the Middlesbrough-based removals and storage company with 70 vehicles and 75 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 11-Jul-2007 GMT Communications has acquired Melita Cable, the Maltese cable TV company, for about £115m. 11-Jul-2007 BGC, the Burslem-based building services company with 70 staff, has been acquired by Southern Bear for £6.5m. 10-Jul-2007 Deva Tap Company, the Leigh-based bathroom fittings manufacturer with 144 staff, is to be acquired by Methven of New Zealand for £23m. 10-Jul-2007 Natural Gas Shipping Services of Cheshire has been acquired by Gazprom Marketing & Trading of Russia for undisclosed terms. 09-Jul-2007 IFS Defence has acquired Information Science Consultants, the Cirencester-based provider of naval maintenance management services with annual turnover of £2.4m. 09-Jul-2007 Lacy Roofing, the Liverpool-based roofing contractor, has undergone a £15m management buy-out. 09-Jul-2007 Taygroup, the haulage firm with 133 staff at sites in Wigan, Biggleswade, Cardiff and Batley, has undergone a £8.7m management buy-out. 06-Jul-2007 Realisis has bought Terry Smith Group, the West Drayton-based point-of-sale printing firm with about 100 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms. 06-Jul-2007 Alpha Construction, the Derbyshire-based civil engineering contractor with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 06-Jul-2007 Keeble Hawson of Sheffield has merged with Doncaster-based Frank Allen Pennington to create a combined law firm with more than 220 staff. 06-Jul-2007 Crosslink, the Rhondda-based rubber components manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by the owner of Precision Cut Rubber, securing the future of 84 jobs. 05-Jul-2007 Police Mutual has acquired Roland Smith, the Liverpool-based insurance broker with 78 staff, for undisclosed terms. 05-Jul-2007 C&D Industrial Services, the offshore and marine architectural fit-out contractor with 700 staff, has sold a majority stake in the business to Kaefer Group of Germany. 05-Jul-2007 Huthwaite International, the Yorkshire-based training firm with 65 UK staff and 33 international offices, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 05-Jul-2007 Greenfield Waste Technology, the Leicestershire-based supplier of automation for material recycling facilities, has been acquired by TiTech of Norway. 05-Jul-2007 Amirose International, the Essex-based cosmetics supplier, is to be acquired by Core Business of London in a £2.6m reverse takeover. 04-Jul-2007 Peter Vardy has acquired the Dunedin BMW and Mini car dealership in Edinburgh from John Martin Group for undisclosed terms. 04-Jul-2007 Darley, the Burton-based print and packaging company with 75 staff, has undergone a £3.5m management buy-out backed by GE Commercial Finance. 04-Jul-2007 Grant & Partners has acquired Mills & Wood to create a combined London-based industrial property agency with more than 20 staff. 03-Jul-2007 Asquith Nurseries, the chain of 113 children's nurseries, has been acquired by Dawnay Day and Swordfish Investments for £95m. 02-Jul-2007 Ascot Group has acquired the Shorrocks Hill Country Club in Formby for £4m, in order to expand the leisure facility into the corporate market. 29-Jun-2007 Adventi has acquired Integral Arm, the IT services company with 12 staff in Glasgow and Luton, for undisclosed terms. 28-Jun-2007 Sadofskys has acquired Grassby & Co, the Hull-based chartered accountancy. 26-Jun-2007 Courier Newspapers, the Oxfordshire-based local newspaper publisher with 24 staff, has had its goodwill and assets bought out of administration by a new company called Biz Publishing. 26-Jun-2007 Scarborough Property Holdings, the fund manager, is to be acquired by Valad Property of Australia for £849m. 26-Jun-2007 Fernau Avionics, the Luton-based manufacturer of navigational equipment, is to undergo a £16m management buy-out backed by Dunedin Capital Partners. 26-Jun-2007 Metal Spinners, the Newcastle-based manufacturer of metal components with 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out, and is now planning a multi-million pound investment programme. 25-Jun-2007 Ferromatik Milacron UK, the Chesterfield-based supplier of injection moulding machines with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 25-Jun-2007 Berwin Group has acquired Watts Industrial Polymers, the Gloucestershire-based rubber compounder, creating a combined group with turnover of more than £50m. 25-Jun-2007 Searcy, the upmarket catering and restaurant company, has been acquired by Alternative Hotel Group for about £30m. 25-Jun-2007 RR Richardson has acquired SGMS, the Solihull-based building repair and maintenance company, for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with more than 350 staff. 25-Jun-2007 Holleran Group has acquired G&J Engineering, the Cardiff-based pipeline contractor with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms. 25-Jun-2007 APW Enclosure Systems of Southampton has sold its metal enclosures product line out of administration to a new company called Verotec, while the plastic enclosures business has been acquired by Vero Technologies. 22-Jun-2007 Centres of Clinical Excellence has acquired the Nottingham NHS Treatment Centre, the £46m health centre that is due to open at the Queen's Medical Centre in December. 21-Jun-2007 ASD Metal Services has acquired Westok, the Wakefield-based steel distributor with 90 staff, for undisclosed terms. 20-Jun-2007 Beasmart Aluminium Tubes, the Pencoed-based aluminium tube manufacturer formerly known as Bayswater Tubes, has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 23 jobs. 19-Jun-2007 Hampton Dean has acquired Victoria Financial Management of Leicester, in order to create a combined independent financial advice group with 70 staff. 19-Jun-2007 Translinc, the Lincoln-based supplier of vehicles to local authorities with more than 500 staff, is to undergo a £50m management buy-in backed by RJD Partners. 18-Jun-2007 Aldersgate Plastics, the Dorset-based technical moulder, has been acquired by Midlands Technical Mouldings for undisclosed terms. 15-Jun-2007 Jane's Information Group, the Surrey-based defence industry publisher with offices in Singapore, Japan, Dubai, Australia and the US, has been acquired by IHS of the US for £93m. 15-Jun-2007 Contender Entertainment Group, the London-based distributor of DVD content, is to be acquired by Entertainment One for £49m. 15-Jun-2007 Knightsbridge, the Manchester-based business brokerage with 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-in. 15-Jun-2007 Bar Budda, the Glasgow-based chain of nine themed bars and clubs with 200 staff, has been bought out of administration by a new holding company called Dark Star Scotland for undisclosed terms. 14-Jun-2007 Dragon Plastics has acquired Riverside Plastics, the Pontypridd-based bottle blow moulder, out of administration, and the business will be renamed Riverside Packaging. 14-Jun-2007 Vision Capital has acquired a majority stake in the Thresher group of off-licences and the BrightHouse TV retail business for £250m. 13-Jun-2007 Braemar Group is to acquire The Armchair Property Investor, the residential property investment consultancy, for an initial £0.2m. 13-Jun-2007 Campbell Freight, the Belfast-based container freight company with 60 staff, has been acquired by DSV Air & Sea Holdings of Denmark. 13-Jun-2007 Nightingale Chancellors, the London-based property services company, has been acquired by Trust Property Management Group for £0.7m. 12-Jun-2007 Wasp-IT, the Nantgarw-based communications technology company, has been bought out of administration by a new company called M7 Consulting, securing the future of the remaining ten jobs. 12-Jun-2007 Upstarts, the Ipswich-based board games company, has been bought out of administration by University Games of the US. 12-Jun-2007 Cricinfo, the cricket statistics and results service, is to be acquired by ESPN of the US for more than £30m. 12-Jun-2007 Hellman & Friedman, the private equity firm, is to acquire Computer Services Group and Iris Software from HgCapital for an estimated £500m. 12-Jun-2007 Parkstone Group, the Birmingham-based contractor and aggregates supplier with 200 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 12-Jun-2007 Hubbard, the Suffolk-based supplier of commercial refrigeration systems with 165 staff, has been acquired by Zanotti of Italy. 12-Jun-2007 Quinlan Private Capital has acquired the Jurys Inn chain of 20 business hotels in the UK and Ireland for £793m. 11-Jun-2007 Willenhall Tube & Forging, the West Midlands-based industrial components manufacturer with 34 staff, has undergone a management buy-in. 08-Jun-2007 Scot Lad, the owner of the Joseph Mitchell poultry business with 153 staff in Angus and Challenger Foods of Sunderland, has been acquired by 2 Sisters Food Group of West Bromwich for undisclosed terms. 07-Jun-2007 Skeltons, the Hull-based bakery, has been bought out of administration by Cooplands of Scarborough, securing the future of 477 jobs and 34 shops. 07-Jun-2007 Annabel's and three other upmarket London nightclubs are to be acquired by the owner of Caprice Holdings for £95m. 07-Jun-2007 Rhodes Nicholson, the Huddersfield-based foundry with 12 staff, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms. 06-Jun-2007 Integrin Advanced Biosystems has acquired Biobest, the Penicuik-based virology, serology and DNA diagnostics company, for £2.8m. 05-Jun-2007 Limeys, the Midlands-based chain of designer clothing stores, has been bought out of administration by KCAJ, the private equity owner of the Cruise chain of 11 stores. 04-Jun-2007 BFS Pressroom Solutions has acquired Tyke Rollers, the Suffolk-based printing roller manufacturer, for undisclosed terms. 31-May-2007 Jefferies of the US has acquired LongAcre, the London-based investment bank, for an estimated £40m, in order to expand its existing London-based business. 31-May-2007 Last.fm, the internet radio company, is to be acquired by CBS of the US for £141m. 31-May-2007 Royal Opera House has acquired Opus Arte, the classical DVD production company, for £5.7m, in order to gain control over the distribution of its own content. 31-May-2007 John Peters, the Yorkshire-based chain of 12 furniture stores, has been bought out of administration by a consortium called Business Dream. 30-May-2007 Seaeye Marine, the Fareham-based supplier of unmanned underwater vehicles with 50 staff, has been acquired by Saab for £13m. 30-May-2007 Phoenix Bearings of Tewkesbury has been acquired by RBS Bearings of the US for about £2m, securing the future of 35 jobs. 30-May-2007 Monkbar, the 99-bedroom hotel in York, has been sold by Leisurepoint to Shiva Hotels for about £13m. 30-May-2007 McLaughlin & Harvey has acquired Barr Holdings, the Scottish construction firm with almost 1,000 staff, for undisclosed terms. 29-May-2007 DM Technical Services, the holding company with trading subsidiaries that provide specialist maintenance and repair services, is to be acquired by Castle Acquisitions in a £105m reverse takeover. 28-May-2007 NC Graphics, the Cambridge-based developer of product design and manufacturing systems, has been acquired by PTC of the US. 28-May-2007 Canford Group has acquired Ash Distribution, the North Tyneside-based computer accessories company with annual turnover of £3m and 22 staff. 24-May-2007 Ovington Boats, the North Shields-based sailing dinghy manufacturer with 20 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Evolve Finance. 23-May-2007 Viking Offshore Services, the Aberdeen-based provider of rescue services to the oil industry with 35 staff, has been acquired by Dutch shipping company Vroon Group for undisclosed terms. 22-May-2007 Camwatch, the Sheffield-based commercial CCTV monitoring company, has undergone a management buy-out with £7m of private equity backing. 21-May-2007 Charlton House has acquired Chester Boyd, the London-based contract caterer with 228 staff at 14 venues, for undisclosed terms. 18-May-2007 Durham Precision Engineering, the County Durham-based manufacturer of precision machined components with 45 staff, has been acquired by the owner of Tolwood Technologies. 17-May-2007 E2V Technologies is to acquire MiCS MicroChemical Systems, the Swiss semiconductors manufacturer with 24 staff, for £5m. 16-May-2007 Robert Clark & Sons, the Sheffield-based steel fabricator, has been acquired by AGA Lifting Services for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with 60 staff. 16-May-2007 CIC-OMEC, the Leeds-based manufacturer of mining and power station equipment with 60 staff, has been acquired by OMEC Engineering Solutions for undisclosed terms. 16-May-2007 Mitsumi UK has sold its Jarrow-based contract electronics manufacturing business to management for undisclosed terms, creating a new company called Summit 1 Technology with 54 staff. 15-May-2007 LA Rollform has merged with West Bromwich-based Elwell Sections to create a combined steel processing group called LA Elwell with £20m turnover and 100 staff. 15-May-2007 Charterhouse Capital Partners has acquired TSL Education, the publisher of the Times Educational Supplement, from Exponent for undisclosed terms. 15-May-2007 Riley Dunn & Wilson has been bought out of administration by a new company called Dunn & Mills, securing the future of 57 jobs at its bookbinding operations in Falkirk and Huddersfield. 14-May-2007 Hammer Film Productions has been acquired by a group led by Cyrte Investments for undisclosed terms, and will invest up to £25m in the production of new horror films. 14-May-2007 Sherwoods has acquired the former Patrick's Vauxhall car dealership at Preston Farm on Teesside for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 43 staff. 14-May-2007 Bioverda of Ireland has acquired a majority stake in Tees Valley Biofuels, the company planning to build a £50m biofuels plant at Seal Sands on Teesside by 2009. 11-May-2007 M Baker Recycling, the St Helens-based consumer appliances recycling company, has been acquired by a management team operating under the name of Environmental Intelligence. 11-May-2007 West End Cabinet Company has been bought out of administration by Hadrian Group, securing the future of 24 jobs at its Blaydon-based joinery and shopfitting business. 10-May-2007 Seabay Quickfish, the Grimsby-based fish processing company, has been bought out of administration by Seven Seas Foods for undisclosed terms. 10-May-2007 Reagroup has acquired Lewis Reed of Birkenhead for undisclosed terms, as part of a multi-million pound expansion programme for its network of Renault car dealerships in the North West. 10-May-2007 Wartsila of Finland has acquired McCall Propellers, the Glasgow-based marine engineering services company with 32 staff, for about £15m. 09-May-2007 Stephens & Scown, the Exeter-based law firm with 250 staff, has merged with St Austell-based solicitor Graham & Graham. 09-May-2007 MNH Vehicle Contracts has acquired Platinum Fleet Management of Wakefield for undisclosed terms, creating a new group called MNH Platinum with 10,000 vehicles. 09-May-2007 ISS Mediclean has acquired Caterhouse, the contract caterer with 850 staff at more than 200 schools in London and the South East, for undisclosed terms. 08-May-2007 Optichrome has sold OCSL, the Woking-based supplier of management information systems, to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 07-May-2007 Whitby Seafoods has acquired Middleton Seafoods, the Northern Ireland-based supplier of frozen seafood to both the retail and catering sectors, for undisclosed terms. 07-May-2007 Custom Glass, the Knowsley-based glass manufacturer with 120 staff, has undergone a multi-million pound management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland. 04-May-2007 Optimistic Entertainment has sold its Bonanza TV channel assets and its Goldfinn subsidiary to Caparo Ventures and Film 24 for a nominal sum. 04-May-2007 Real Time Systems of Belfast is to merge with 4sol to create one of Ireland's largest suppliers of access infrastructure solutions, and the 40-strong workforce will increase to 60 over the next 12 months. 03-May-2007 CIREF, the property investment company, has acquired a portfolio of 22 petrol service stations that are let to Malthurst for £26m. 03-May-2007 JE Hyde, the London-based shipbroking and related services firm with 54 staff and gross assets of £1m, has been acquired by ICAP. 03-May-2007 UBC Group has acquired Urquhart & Co, the Inverness-based plumbing and heating company with 42 staff, for undisclosed terms, in order to create a new building services division. 03-May-2007 Imtech has acquired Aqua Group, the Cambridgeshire-based electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and IT group with 210 staff, for £16m. 03-May-2007 Sub-Atlantic, the Aberdeen-based manufacturer of electric remotely-operated vehicle systems with 40 staff, has been acquired by Triton Group for an estimated £10m. 02-May-2007 TruckEast, the chain of 12 commercial vehicle dealerships in the Eastern counties, has undergone a management buy-in for more than £10m. 01-May-2007 PSL Energy Services, the oil pipeline services company with 1,100 staff in Aberdeen, Great Yarmouth and overseas, has been acquired by Halliburton of the US for undisclosed terms. 30-Apr-2007 MS Industrial Services, the industrial cleaning and waste disposal company with 35 staff in Aberdeen and Invergordon, is to be acquired by a consortium backed by Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital for more than £6m. 30-Apr-2007 Heywood Metal Finishers of Huddersfield and Uxbridge-based LHT Anodisers have been acquired by Coil of Belgium for a total £3.7m. 27-Apr-2007 Blu Shu, the Leicestershire-based shoe distributor with 17 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team operating under the name of Shuology. 26-Apr-2007 Harris & Harris Construction, the Bridgwater-based civil engineering firm, has undergone a £1.3m management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland. 26-Apr-2007 Price Crash TV, the Manchester-based TV shopping channel, has been sold out of administration to Nats Wholesale for an estimated £0.5m, securing the future of 100 jobs. 25-Apr-2007 Comtec Business Communications, the Gateshead-based communications technology company with 20 staff, has been acquired by Ogilvie Communications of Stirling for undisclosed terms. 25-Apr-2007 Public Safety Equipment, the supplier of safety equipment with sites in Leeds and Bridlington, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Stirling Square Capital Partners and Diamond Castle. 25-Apr-2007 Jurys Cardiff Hotel has been acquired by property investment firm Mountain Capital for about £16m, and will be rebranded as a Park Inn. 25-Apr-2007 Recyclite has acquired Recycle IT, the Thetford-based processor of decommissioned computer equipment. 24-Apr-2007 Sunterra is to be acquired by Diamond Resorts of the US for £350m, securing the future of 200 jobs at its holiday resorts and property business in Lancaster. 23-Apr-2007 PRD Holdings, the fasteners manufacturer with 370 staff in Willenhall, Bromsgrove, Dorset and Stevenage, is to be acquired by Lone Star Fasteners of the US for about £25m. 23-Apr-2007 Medea International has acquired JR Max of Rainham, Essex, and will transfer the production of printer cartridges and up to 20 staff to its site in Dundee. 20-Apr-2007 IPWireless, the Chippenham-based mobile broadband company with 100 staff, is to be acquired by NextWave Wireless of the US for up to £470m. 20-Apr-2007 ImpROV, the Aberdeen-based subsea intervention equipment manufacturer with 20 staff, is to be acquired by Dutch engineering consultant Fugro for £5.8m. 20-Apr-2007 Specialist Heat Exchangers of Lincoln and sister company Tube Fins of Tamworth have been acquired by Raco Group of Italy for £9m. 19-Apr-2007 O2 has sold its Airwave national police communications network to Macquarie of Australia for £2bn. 19-Apr-2007 Hannah-Reed has acquired JC Sturrock, the civil engineer with offices in Glasgow and Chipping Norton. 19-Apr-2007 Pace Petroleum has acquired BP's direct fuels business at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, with the transfer of six staff. 17-Apr-2007 Gaming Ventures has acquired Shouting Duck, the mobile casino and games developer, for undisclosed terms. 17-Apr-2007 CGI Squared has acquired Kinverleigh, the Birmingham-based print management and design company. 16-Apr-2007 Heavyweight Air Express, the East Midlands Airport-based provider of transportation services with 100 staff, has undergone a multi-million pound management buy-out. 16-Apr-2007 CSL, the Aberdeen-based subsea engineering company with 120 staff, has been acquired by DOF Subsea of Norway for undisclosed terms. 16-Apr-2007 Dow Jones has acquired eFinancialNews, the London-based financial publisher, for £27m. 16-Apr-2007 Martin Audio, the High Wycombe-based manufacturer of sound systems, has been acquired by Loud Technologies of the US for about £17m. 16-Apr-2007 Document Solutions, the Bradford-based distributor of Xerox printers, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Baker Tilly and HSBC. 13-Apr-2007 Rosemound, the Solihull-based industrial property developer with 30 staff, is to be acquired by Macquarie Goodman for £336m. 13-Apr-2007 Wilky Foundations Systems, the Farnborough-based piling contractor with 25 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 13-Apr-2007 Riverside Truck Rental has acquired Trio Hire Direct, the Milton Keynes-based recycling vehicle leasing company, for undisclosed terms. 13-Apr-2007 Version One, the Cheshire-based supplier of document storage software with 60 staff, has been acquired by CedarOpenAccounts of Cobham for about £5m. 12-Apr-2007 Phasa Developments, the Harlow-based supplier of heat staking equipment for plastics assembly, has undergone a management buy-out from Truck-Lite Europe for undisclosed terms. 12-Apr-2007 Universal Salvage, the vehicle salvage and auction company, has recommended a £57m takeover offer from Copart of the US. 09-Apr-2007 Alpine Foods, the Dundee-based vegetable processing company, has been bought out of administration by WP Bruce and East Coast Viners, securing the future of 20 jobs. 09-Apr-2007 SC Chambers & Co, the Liverpool-based ship broker, has been acquired by Sanderson Maritime with backing from the Merseyside Special Investment Fund. 06-Apr-2007 DBK Back has acquired Goyne Adams, the property agency with 55 staff in London, Bournemouth and Manchester, for undisclosed terms. 06-Apr-2007 Cooper & Turner of Sheffield is to merge with McLean Buchanan & Wilson of Glasgow to create a combined fastenings manufacturing and distribution business with annual turnover of £23m. 06-Apr-2007 Cannock Gates has sold the goodwill and assets of its gate business out of administration to the Peart Group of Hartlepool for undisclosed terms, securing 50 jobs at its factory in Cannock. 05-Apr-2007 Motor Services Group of Bath has been acquired by Cwmbran Motors for undisclosed terms, including more than 100 staff at Audi, Ford, Skoda and VW dealerships. 05-Apr-2007 CNA International of Castle Donington has sold its consultancy division to MA Consulting International for undisclosed terms, in order to focus on executive search and recruitment. 04-Apr-2007 De-Pack, the Loughborough-based aerosol cans recycling company, has been acquired by PHS for undisclosed terms. 03-Apr-2007 Baggaley & Jenkins, the Mansfield-based contractor with annual turnover of £30m, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland. 03-Apr-2007 Grove Fresh, the Surrey-based supplier of organic juices, has been acquired by Wellness Foods for about £9m. 03-Apr-2007 Revenue Assurance Services has acquired Utility Management Services (Hull), the Warrington-based supplier of meter point services to the utility industry, for undisclosed terms. 30-Mar-2007 Kanyon is to acquire Solar Labs, a start-up company planning the commercial development of solar energy solutions, for £4.3m. 29-Mar-2007 K3 Business Technology is to acquire McGuffie Brunton, the provider of manufacturing software solutions with offices in Manchester, Bagshot, Dereham and Market Bosworth, for £12m. 29-Mar-2007 StyleMark has acquired Polaroid Eyewear International's 200,000 sq ft lens factory in the Vale of Leven, securing the future of 100 jobs. 28-Mar-2007 Oxeco is to acquire Oxray, the Oxford-based start-up company involved in molecular structure determination services, for £2m. 28-Mar-2007 JD Krouse Engineering, the Oxfordshire-based manufacturer of precision parts for the nuclear, satellite and aerospace industries, has been acquired by a new management partnership, securing the future of 20 jobs. 28-Mar-2007 Yorkshire Linen Co has acquired seven Linen Warehouse stores in the North West from Morris Textiles for about £1m. 28-Mar-2007 Northbridge Industrial Services has acquired the trade and assets of Loadbank Hire Services of London from TGC International for £0.9m. 27-Mar-2007 Clockwork Group has acquired Edwards, the London-based storage group, for £1.6m. 27-Mar-2007 Professional Packaging Services, the Guiseley-based packaging design company with 17 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by McInnes Corporate Finance. 27-Mar-2007 LongAcre Partners, the London-based corporate finance house with 35 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 27-Mar-2007 Dansco, the Carmarthenshire-based cheese manufacturer, is to be acquired by Saputo of Canada for £5.3m, securing the future of 130 jobs. 26-Mar-2007 Velti is to acquire M-Telecom, the Bulgarian mobile services provider, for up to £1.7m. 26-Mar-2007 E Wood, the Northallerton-based supplier of protective coatings for pipes with 150 staff, has been acquired by 3M UK for £40m. 26-Mar-2007 Proteus Cars, the replica sports car manufacturer, has been acquired by Enduro Cars of Coventry. 23-Mar-2007 MSD has sold its crane hire business to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, including 35 staff at sites in Darlington and Gateshead. 21-Mar-2007 Freeport, the property company that develops retail and leisure facilities across Europe, is to be acquired by private equity firm Carlyle for £155m. 20-Mar-2007 Panelco, the laminate products manufacturer with 90 staff in Fenton, Blythe Bridge and Hanley, is to be acquired by Sylvan International for undisclosed terms. 20-Mar-2007 Prime Packaging, the Bradford-based supplier of fabric labels, has been acquired by Jourdan for up to £1.6m. 19-Mar-2007 InterBulk Investments has acquired United Transport International, the container transport group with offices in Hull, Pettwood, Elland and Teesside, in a £80m reverse takeover. 19-Mar-2007 JV Strong, the Devizes-based landscaping company with 260 staff throughout the South West, has been acquired by ISS UK, and the company name will change to ISS Waterers & Landscape. 16-Mar-2007 Mobestar Holdings has acquired the trade and assets of Mobile Life, the Bristol-based developer of software for mobiles, for £0.3m. 16-Mar-2007 Akcros Chemicals has been sold by Akzo Nobel to investment firm GIL Investments for undisclosed terms, including 160 staff at sites in Manchester and the US. 16-Mar-2007 Stamford Group has acquired Philip Wilks & Sons, the Durham-based chain of nine petrol stations and three car dealerships with 135 staff, for about £15m. 15-Mar-2007 FitPro has acquired Personal Training on the Net, the US-based online service for fitness instructors, for about £2m. 12-Mar-2007 MESL, the Maidenhead-based building contractor with 95 staff, has been acquired by Vinci Energies. 12-Mar-2007 The Sanctuary has bought Oasis Television out of administration, securing the future of 41 of the 70 jobs. 12-Mar-2007 Direct Drains, the Birmingham-based drainage services company with 42 staff, has been acquired by UK Drainage Network in a £7m deal that will consolidate four companies into a nationwide group. 08-Mar-2007 Highland Airways, the Inverness-based airline with 70 staff and eight aircraft, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 08-Mar-2007 TG Eakin is to acquire Pelican Healthcare, the Cardiff-based supplier of disposable medical products, for undisclosed terms. 07-Mar-2007 Perrys has acquired four Vauxhall car dealerships in Bury, Burnley, Clitheroe and Colne from the Vantage Group for undisclosed terms. 07-Mar-2007 Encore Washington, the envelope manufacturer with 280 staff in Hertburn and York, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 06-Mar-2007 Nature's Way Marketing, the Chichester-based fresh food wholesaler, has been bought out of administration by a joint venture between Hilliard Bros and Premier Fruits, securing the future of 50 jobs. 05-Mar-2007 Venture Business Forms, the printing company with 28 staff in Leicester, Ilkeston and Newcastle under Lyme, has undergone a management buy-out. 05-Mar-2007 Stream Foods, the Wisbech-based fruit snacks supplier, has been acquired by Wellness Foods for an estimated £15m. 05-Mar-2007 EMCOR Group has acquired Rosser & Russell Building Services, the mechanical and engineering business with annual turnover of about £43m, from Vinci for undisclosed terms. 01-Mar-2007 Pan Fish Scotland has acquired Highland Fish Farmers, the owner of fish farms on Loch Torridon, Loch Carron, Loch Ness and Skye, for £4.1m. 28-Feb-2007 NCS Group has acquired Turning Point Technologies, the London-based IT company with 26 staff, for undisclosed terms. 27-Feb-2007 Gradus, the Macclesfield-based carpets and flooring accessories company with 300 staff, has undergone a £41m management buy-out. 27-Feb-2007 Paragon (UK), the Chorley-based care services provider with 230 staff, has secured a £30m private equity investment from ISIS to fund a management buy-out and expansion plans. 27-Feb-2007 Ridgeway Group has acquired Mercedes Benz and Smart car dealerships in Southampton, Chichester and Winchester, as well as Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge operations in Portsmouth. 27-Feb-2007 EDSR, the land decontamination specialist with 25 staff in Whitstable and Wetherby, has undergone a management buy-out from Euro Dismantling Services for undisclosed terms. 27-Feb-2007 Ollerton, the Preston-based street furniture manufacturer, has been acquired by Marshalls Street Furniture. 26-Feb-2007 TDL has acquired ICD, creating a combined haulage group with 80 staff on the Isle of Man. 26-Feb-2007 Ross's Pickles, the Newcastle-based manufacturer of own-brand food products, has had its assets bought out of administration by Greencore, but all 37 jobs have been lost. 23-Feb-2007 Midland Sheetmetal has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of more than 160 jobs at its Leicester-based engineering business. 23-Feb-2007 Montpelier has acquired RST Group, the accountancy and financial services firm with 100 staff at ten offices in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and the Borders. 21-Feb-2007 Ikon Science has acquired Anitec, the Edinburgh-based seismic data software company, for undisclosed terms. 21-Feb-2007 H Snelson Engineering, the Winsford-based manufacturer of aluminium handles with 55 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 21-Feb-2007 Thornton Precision Components has acquired Clamonta, the Nuneaton-based precision engineering company, for £5.1m. 20-Feb-2007 Trade Appliances, the Nottinghamshire-based online household goods retailer with 70 staff, has been acquired by Pristine Consulting for an estimated £6m. 20-Feb-2007 Apcoa, the operator of 3,300 car parks in 13 countries, is to be acquired by French private equity firm Eurazeo in a deal worth £587m. 20-Feb-2007 Trak Group has acquired Claydon of Aylesbury for undisclosed terms, creating a combined building contractor with annual sales of more than £60m. 19-Feb-2007 Clements Plant & Tool Hire of Coventry has been acquired by Alljay Holdings for undisclosed terms. 19-Feb-2007 Densitron Gaming, the North Tyneside-based manufacturer of slot machine parts with 13 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Densitron Technologies. 16-Feb-2007 Paul Hodgson Transport, the Northumberland-based car transport company with 50 staff, has been bought out administration by A1 Automotive of Livingston. 16-Feb-2007 Frozen Herbs of Suffolk has been bought out of administration by the Dujardin Foods Group of Belgium, securing the future of 46 jobs. 16-Feb-2007 Rafiki Protection has acquired Santana Solutions, the South Wales-based developer of software for alarm systems, and is now seeking global expansion in the fire alarm and detection industry. 15-Feb-2007 Squire A Radcliffe & Sons has sold its West Yorkshire-based oil blending division to management for undisclosed terms. 15-Feb-2007 Data Collection has acquired March Group, the Leicester-based developer of highway maintenance software with ten staff, for undisclosed terms. 15-Feb-2007 Howies, the Cardigan-based sports clothing company with 20 staff, has been acquired by Timberland of the US. 14-Feb-2007 Higgins Insurance & Investments has acquired Laing Markey Lyness, creating a combined Belfast-based insurance broker with more than 50 staff. 14-Feb-2007 Clyde Process Solutions is to acquire MAC Equipment, the US supplier of pneumatic conveying systems, in a deal worth £43m. 14-Feb-2007 Royal Stafford, the Burslem-based tableware manufacturer with 70 staff, and Poole Pottery have been bought out of administration by Lifestyle Group. 14-Feb-2007 Marsdens Solicitors and Rawsthorns Solicitors are planning to merge to create a combined Preston-based law firm with 110 staff. 14-Feb-2007 Reed Shilling Healthcare, the Didcot-based supplier of disposable wipes with 32 staff, has been acquired by Synergy Healthcare for undisclosed terms. 14-Feb-2007 Polythene Industries, the Liverpool-based bag and pallet manufacturer with 60 staff, has been bought out of administration by a new company called Polythene Industries (UK). 14-Feb-2007 Fujin Technology has acquired Posetiv, the London-based computer storage company, for £4.6m. 13-Feb-2007 Mondi Speciality Packaging, the packaging supplier with sites in Wetherby and Chesterfield, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Modus Private Equity, creating a new business called Inspirepac. 13-Feb-2007 Progress Group, the supplier of generators and emergency power equipment with 74 staff in Dewsbury, Glasgow, Cleveland and London, has undergone a management buy-out backed by McInnes Corporate Finance. 13-Feb-2007 Martin Luck of Plymouth has merged with Brewers Business Solutions to create a combined office supplies business with 140 staff. 12-Feb-2007 Spannerworks, the Brighton-based internet marketing company, has been acquired by iCrossing of the US for an estimated £40m. 12-Feb-2007 IAF Group is to acquire JP Jenkins, the stockbroker, and the Jenkins business will relocate to IAF's offices in St James, London. 07-Feb-2007 Parkridge, the industrial property company with more than 100 staff, is to be acquired by ProLogis of the US for about £500m. 07-Feb-2007 Treforest Glass, the Pontypridd-based glass products company with 29 staff, has been acquired by a private investor. 06-Feb-2007 FE Burman of South London has acquired Trigon Mailing Services, in order to diversify its printing business into mailing. 01-Feb-2007 HW Chartered Accountants is to merge with Sandison Easson & Gordon, the accountancy firm with offices in Rochdale and Leeds. 01-Feb-2007 FendorHansen, the Gateshead-based glazing company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out, and is now looking to double the size of its manufacturing facilities to 35,000 sq ft over the next two years. 01-Feb-2007 Volante Transportation Systems of County Durham has been bought out of administration by Gloucestershire-based Invertec for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 30 jobs. 31-Jan-2007 HFL, the Newmarket-based sports forensic testing company with 130 staff, has been sold by the Horserace Betting Levy Board to the Quotient BioResearch consortium of investors for £20m. 31-Jan-2007 Bowdlers is to merge with Manby & Steward to create a combined law firm with more than 130 staff at offices in Shrewsbury, Telford, Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton. 31-Jan-2007 DeepStore has acquired Interactive Records Management, the document retrieval service with 22 staff at two sites in London, for undisclosed terms. 30-Jan-2007 Footman James, the Cradley Heath-based classic car insurance broker with 180 staff, has been acquired by Aon for an estimated £60m. 30-Jan-2007 Conder Environmental has sold Vikoma International, the Isle of Wight-based pollution control systems business with 50 staff, to Energy Environmental for £2.3m. 29-Jan-2007 Paul James Coaches, the Coalville-based coach transport company with 35 vehicles and 51 staff, has been acquired by Veolia Transport. 26-Jan-2007 Duffy & McGovern, the Aberdeen-based offshore accommodation supplier with 38 staff, has been acquired by Superior Energy Services of the US for £24m. 25-Jan-2007 Bedfordia Motor Holdings has acquired the Sewell BMW and Mini car dealerships in Bishop's Stortford for undisclosed terms. 25-Jan-2007 Instalec, the Aberdeenshire-based IT services company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 24-Jan-2007 Armadillo, the Edinburgh-based self-storage warehouse company with ten sites, has been acquired by the property and infrastructure unit of HSBC for £40m. 24-Jan-2007 Eclipse Metal Products of Oldham has been bought out of administration by Ripple Developments, securing the future of 15 jobs. 24-Jan-2007 Goldblatt McGuigan has acquired Leaf Consultancy, the Belfast-based IT services company with eight staff, for undisclosed terms. 23-Jan-2007 Martel Instruments, the Stanley-based manufacturer of portable printing devices with 27 staff, has undergone a £6m management buy-out. 23-Jan-2007 Pinewood Structures, the Bedfordshire-based timber frames manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Matrix Private Equity Partners. 22-Jan-2007 Turners (Soham) has acquired CRW, the Bath-based bulk powder transport company with 150 vehicles, for an estimated £7m. 22-Jan-2007 Tandberg Television, the Southampton-based broadcast technology company, is to be acquired by Arris of the US for £618m. 22-Jan-2007 ODL Securities has acquired Bestconnect, the electronic dealing service, from Dresdner Kleinwort for about £5m. 22-Jan-2007 Bespoke Envelopes of Sidcup has merged with Barking-based Direct Envelopes to create a combined envelope manufacturing group with 50 staff. 19-Jan-2007 Friary Press, the Dorset-based magazine printer with 85 staff, has been acquired by Media & Print Investments. 19-Jan-2007 Group NBT has acquired Ascio Technologies, the Danish provider of domain name services, for £18m. 18-Jan-2007 Moorcroft Developments, the Uttoxeter-based learning disabilities company that trades as Moorcare, has been acquired by Rushcliffe Care of Loughborough. 18-Jan-2007 Brodies, the Edinburgh-based coffee and tea merchant with 30 staff, has been acquired by Massimo Zanetti of Switzerland for undisclosed terms. 18-Jan-2007 Michael Ward, the Bolton-based refrigerated transport company with 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 18-Jan-2007 Aerial Facilities, the Chesham-based wireless telecoms equipment manufacturer, has undergone a £56m management buy-out backed by ECI Partners. 18-Jan-2007 Amtrak Express Parcels, the West Midlands-based parcel delivery company with almost 1,000 staff, has been bought out of administration by Netfold. 17-Jan-2007 Frudd Construction has sold its maintenance division out of administration to SOL Construction of Nottingham for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 54 jobs. 17-Jan-2007 Churchill's Handmade Sandwich Company of Nottingham has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 65 jobs. 17-Jan-2007 Shepherd Group is planning to sell its York-based Portasilo Bulk Handling Systems Division to a management buy-in, with the transfer of about 130 staff. 15-Jan-2007 Micon Components, the Sheffield-based engineering company with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. 15-Jan-2007 Racoon International, the hair extensions company, has undergone an estimated £15m management buy-out backed by private equity firm Matrix. 15-Jan-2007 Christy Group, the costume designer and distributor, has undergone a £21m management buy-out backed by Barclays Ventures. 15-Jan-2007 Julius Baer of Switzerland is to sell its Julius Baer Investments subsidiary in the UK to management. 12-Jan-2007 CEPS is to acquire Sunline Direct Mail for an initial £3.8m, including packing and mailing operations in Loughborough and Redditch. 12-Jan-2007 Shield Environmental Services, the asbestos removal specialist with offices in Bristol, Plymouth, Taunton, Redruth, Falmouth and Southampton, has undergone a management buy-out. 12-Jan-2007 Nylacast has sold its Leicester-based precision engineered components business, which employs 316 staff, to a management buy-out for more than £30m. 11-Jan-2007 Pilley & Florsham of Coventry has merged with Raftery & Co of Solihull to create the Prime Chartered Accountants Group with 50 staff. 10-Jan-2007 Strides and Van Mildert, the operators of fashion stores in Durham, Yarm and York, have been acquired by the Stockton-based owners of the Box Clothing Company for undisclosed terms. 10-Jan-2007 HQ Engineering has been acquired by SBV Fabrications for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 49 of the 95 jobs at its Hartlepool-based machinery engineering business. 10-Jan-2007 Traveller's Tales has acquired Embryonic Studios, the Bollington-based video games developer with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms. 10-Jan-2007 European Credit Management, the London-based asset management company with 105 staff, is to be acquired by Wachovia of the US for an estimated £500m. 10-Jan-2007 B3 Cable Solutions has bought the Irish cable manufacturing business of ABB, which employs 140 staff in Co Longford, for undisclosed terms, and is now seeking acquisitions in Eastern Europe and the Far East. 09-Jan-2007 Electract, the Leicestershire-based electrical contractor with 150 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 09-Jan-2007 DatingDirect, the Birmingham-based online dating company, is to be acquired by Meetic of France for £27m. 09-Jan-2007 Hanif Automotive has acquired three Nissan car dealerships in Ruislip, Slough and High Wycombe from Dan Perkins for undisclosed terms. 08-Jan-2007 Bricesco has been bought out of administration by an undisclosed company, securing the future of 16 jobs at its kiln manufacturing business in Stoke-on-Trent. 05-Jan-2007 Product Support, the Kingswinford-based provider of logistics to the defence industry with about 400 staff, has undergone a £16m management buy-out backed by Northern Venture Managers. 03-Jan-2007 Henry Bros, the Glasgow-based BMW car dealer, has been acquired by Park's Motor Group for undisclosed terms. 03-Jan-2007 Sky High Traffic Data, the traffic data collection company with sites in Tadcaster and Edinburgh, is to be acquired by Myratech for about £2m. 03-Jan-2007 Independent Media Distribution has acquired Optimad Media Systems, the London-based provider of web services to the TV, print and outdoor advertising sectors, for £3m. 02-Jan-2007 SJ Dixon & Son, the Wolverhampton-based distributor of wall coverings and paints with 22 stores, has been acquired by the JP McDougall subsidiary of ICI Paints. 02-Jan-2007 Sixten, the Hampshire-based fabrics supplier with annual turnover of £5m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 02-Jan-2007 Rodenstock, the German ophthalmic lens supplier with 4,300 staff and a small chain of retail outlets in the UK, is to be acquired by Bridgepoint for £402m. 02-Jan-2007 Jockey Club Racecourses is planning to acquire Exeter Racecourse and spend £2.4m improving its facilities over the next three years. 02-Jan-2007 Streetwise Sports, the Warrington-based chain of 32 sports shops, has been acquired by Sports World for undisclosed terms. 02-Jan-2007
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