Altrika, the Sheffield-based biotechnology firm, has been sold by Ilika to Adiposet for £0.1m. [31-Dec-2012]
Paul Fabrications, the Castle Donington-based engineering firm, has been acquired by US-based AGC Aerospace & Defense for undisclosed terms. [31-Dec-2012]
DCC Healthcare is to acquire Kent Pharma, the Ashford-based pharmaceuticals company with 304 staff, for £58m. [31-Dec-2012]
City Motor Holdings, the chain of car dealerships with 250 staff in Basingstoke, Newbury and Reading, has undergone a management buy-out backed by RCapital. [31-Dec-2012]
Regus is looking to acquire MWB Business Exchange, the operator of 64 business centres with about 500 staff, for £40m. [31-Dec-2012]
William Hill and GVC have acquired online sports betting firm Sportingbet for £485m. [31-Dec-2012]
AJ Bell has acquired MSM Media, the London-based financial publisher with 34 staff, for undisclosed terms. [31-Dec-2012]
Cromwell Polythene of Leeds has sold its Cromwell Recycling division to a new company called Leopard Recycling. [31-Dec-2012]
Tangibal Group has acquired Infotech Digital, the London-based supplier of interactive digital signage equipment, in a deal funded by a £3m share placing. [31-Dec-2012]
Macduff Shellfish has acquired Scott Trawlers, the Dumfries-based scallop fishing firm with 50 staff, for about £10m. [31-Dec-2012]
Barrhead Travel has acquired The Holiday Specialists, the Falkirk-based cruise retailer with 60 staff, for £3m. [31-Dec-2012]
Steelite International has acquired Royal Crown Derby, the Stoke-based tableware manufacturer with 200 staff, for undisclosed terms. [20-Dec-2012]
British American Tobacco is to acquire CN Creative, the Manchester-based owner of the Intellicig electronic cigarette brand with 54 staff, for undisclosed terms. [20-Dec-2012]
Markerstudy Group has acquired Vision Vehicle Solutions, the Maidenhead-based accident management company. [20-Dec-2012]
James Fisher & Sons has sold The Railway Engineering Company, the supplier of rail signal equipment, to Hitachi Europe for £25m. [20-Dec-2012]
Tribal Group has acquired International Graduate Insight Group, the education benchmarking and research firm, for up to £7.5m. [20-Dec-2012]
MoneyPlus has acquired Personal Touch Debt Solutions for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its Debt Free Me brand. [20-Dec-2012]
Crawford Healthcare has acquired HiMedica, the Chester-based supplier of woundcare products. [20-Dec-2012]
Randall & Payne has acquired Morgan Waugh Haines, the Tewkesbury-based accountancy with 27 staff. [19-Dec-2012]
Virgin Money is to sell Church House Trust, the Yeovil-based mortgage and savings bank, to SAV Credit. [19-Dec-2012]
Pulsant has acquired ScoLocate, the Edinburgh-based data centre operator with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms. [19-Dec-2012]
Ainscough Crane Hire, the Wigan-based crane hire firm with 970 staff at 28 sites, has been acquired by Goldman Sachs and private equity firm TPG for undisclosed terms. [18-Dec-2012]
Furniture123, the Leeds-based online furniture retailer with annual sales of £2.2m, has been acquired by Buy It Direct. [18-Dec-2012]
Dods is to acquire Biteback Media and Edinburgh-based publisher Holyrood Communications from Political Holdings for up to £1.5m. [18-Dec-2012]
Leaving Care Company, the Oldham-based provider of housing and support services, has been acquired by Aspirations (Bidco) for undisclosed terms. [18-Dec-2012]
Nycomm Group has acquired Videonations, the Altrincham-based videoconferencing firm with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms. [18-Dec-2012]
G24 Innovations has been sold out of administration by Wilkins Kennedy, securing the future of 42 jobs at its Cardiff-based solar power business. [18-Dec-2012]
Noble Investments has acquired The Fine Art Auction Group, the provider of an antiques, jewellery and collectibles valuation service with sites in Bristol and Godalming, for up to £5.5m. [18-Dec-2012]
Interserve has acquired Advantage Healthcare, the provider of healthcare at home services, for £26m. [18-Dec-2012]
Marine Harvest is to acquire a £100m stake in Morpol, the salmon supplier with sites in Rosyth, Shetland and Orkney. [18-Dec-2012]
Vion UK has sold its pork division to a management team backed by private equity firm Endless, securing 4,000 jobs at sites in Malton, Wiveliscombe, Haverhill, Hull, Scunthorpe, Stoke, Enfield and Cookstown. [17-Dec-2012]
Nottingham Building Society is to merge with Shepshed Building Society, the Leicestershire-based chain of three branches with 24 staff. [17-Dec-2012]
Places for People has acquired DC Leisure, the manager of about 100 leisure facilities on behalf of 28 local authorities, for about £30m. [17-Dec-2012]
Betfair is to sell its LMAX financial exchange business to a management team for £2.4m. [17-Dec-2012]
Anglia Business Solutions, the Cambridge-based software company, has undergone a £6m management buy-out backed by WestBridge Capital. [17-Dec-2012]
Equity Red Star, the motorcycle insurer, has been sold by Insurance Australia Group to Aquiline Capital Partners for £87m. [17-Dec-2012]
Blue Rubicon has sold a significant stake in its London-based public relations business to private equity firm LDC for an estimated £30m. [17-Dec-2012]
Vertu Motors has acquired the Nidd Vale Vauxhall car dealership in Harrogate for £0.8m, securing the future of 51 jobs, and will relocate the business to Knaresborough. [17-Dec-2012]
SG Magnets, the Rainham-based manufacturer of magnetic components with 150 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. [17-Dec-2012]
Chargemaster is to acquire Elektromotive, the Brighton-based electric car charging station manufacturer, for £8.5m. [17-Dec-2012]
Outside Line, the London-based advertising agency with 68 staff, has been acquired by Saatchi & Saatchi for about £8m. [17-Dec-2012]
Ingeus UK has acquired Zodiac Training, the apprenticeship training provider with 140 staff in Gateshead, Sunderland, South Shields and Northumberland, for undisclosed terms. [17-Dec-2012]
Ideagen has acquired Plumtree Group, the supplier of information management software, for £2.5m. [17-Dec-2012]
AFH Financial Group has acquired Redditch-based Seager Financial Consultancy and Buckinghamshire-based Racol Financial Services for a total £0.2m. [17-Dec-2012]
Pets at Home has acquired Ride-Away, the York-based equestrian supplier with a 15,000 sq ft store and catalogue business, for £6.7m. [13-Dec-2012]
TT Electronics has bought the business and assets of ACW Technology, the manufacturing services provider, out of administration for £3.1m. [13-Dec-2012]
Solera Holdings has acquire Carweb, the supplier of vehicle history and technical data products, in order to expand its HPI business. [13-Dec-2012]
DS Smith is to sell its Darlington-based corrugated packaging business to Cepac of Rotherham, with the transfer of 130 staff. [13-Dec-2012]
EDF Energy is to sell the 819MW Sutton Bridge power station in Lincolnshire to a consortium of investors led by Macquarie. [13-Dec-2012]
Staffline has acquired the trade and assets of GB Resourcing UK, the Birmingham-based temporary recruitment provider. [13-Dec-2012]
Jones Sheridan Financial Consulting of Crewe has acquired Mike Taylor Financial Services of Haslington. [13-Dec-2012]
Gill & Robinson, the Newcastle-based timber supplier, has been acquired by Kullik & Rullmann of Germany for undisclosed terms. [13-Dec-2012]
Tullow Oil is to dispose of its exploration and production assets in the UK and Dutch Southern North Sea gas basin, and has also announced the acquisition of Norway-based Spring Energy. [12-Dec-2012]
Alan Boswell Group has acquired Peterborough-based Sutcliffe Insurance Brokers and Bentley Charles Insurance Services, with the transfer of 13 staff. [11-Dec-2012]
Feelunique.com has been acquired by Palamon Capital Partners and Sirius Equity for £26m, and £10m will be invested in the expansion of the online beauty products business. [11-Dec-2012]
Robinsons Motor Group has acquired the Cooks Motor VW and Citroen car dealership in Peterborough for undisclosed terms. [11-Dec-2012]
CitySprint has acquired Eagle Express Worldwide, the Woking-based courier. [11-Dec-2012]
Special Occasions, the Gloucestershire-based chain of 15 greetings card stores, has been acquired by CardZone. [11-Dec-2012]
Cineworld has acquired Picturehouse, the chain of 21 arthouse cinemas with 750 staff, for £47m. [10-Dec-2012]
Tinopolis has acquired Firecracker Films, the TV production firm with offices in London and Los Angeles, for an estimated £30m. [10-Dec-2012]
Aurum, the Leicester-based owner of the Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb jewellery chains, is to be acquired by US private equity firm Apollo for £175m. [10-Dec-2012]
Avalon Management Group has bought Artists Rights Group, the talent agency, from All3Media for undisclosed terms. [10-Dec-2012]
Dickinson Dees is to merge with Bond Pearce to create a new law firm called Bond Dickinson, with 1,200 staff at eight locations. [10-Dec-2012]
Aston Martin has sold a £150m stake in its Warwickshire-based luxury car business to Italian private equity firm InvestIndustrial, which will lead to a £500m investment in new products over the next five years. [10-Dec-2012]
Active Technologies has sold its Norfolk-based AT Power division out of administration to two former staff, securing 11 of the 22 jobs. [10-Dec-2012]
Peter Vardy has acquired Land Rover, Porsche and Jaguar car dealerships in Aberdeen for undisclosed terms. [10-Dec-2012]
Reece Group has acquired Responsive Engineering, the Gateshead-based manufacturing services firm with 180 staff, for undisclosed terms. [10-Dec-2012]
Bupa has acquired Ultimate Smile Spa, the Manchester-based dental practice with 21 staff. [10-Dec-2012]
Morton Fraser is to merge with Macdonalds Solicitors to create a combined Scottish law firm with more than 250 staff. [10-Dec-2012]
Space Solutions has acquired Cochrane McGregor Associates, the London-based workplace design firm, for undisclosed terms. [10-Dec-2012]
Advanced Computer Software is to acquire Serco Learning, the education software supplier, from Serco Group for £7.2m. [10-Dec-2012]
United Biscuits is to sell KP Snacks to Intersnack of Germany for a sum estimated at more than £500m, including 1,500 staff at sites in Leicestershire, Middlesex, South Yorkshire and Durham. [06-Dec-2012]
McMullen Architectural Systems has been bought out of administration by Lakesmere, securing 129 jobs at its construction business in Northern Ireland. [06-Dec-2012]
Inject Plastics has been bought out of administration by Magmatic, securing almost 50 jobs at its Plymouth-based Trunki suitcases business. [06-Dec-2012]
Christeyns has bought Alex Reid, the Leicester-based supplier of laundry equipment, from Johnson Service Group for £2.1m. [06-Dec-2012]
ILX Group has acquired Obrar, the Essex-based IT and project management consultancy, for up to £1m. [06-Dec-2012]
Headlam Group has acquired CK Davie, the Aberdeen-based floorcoverings distributor, for up to £0.4m. [06-Dec-2012]
McCambridge Group has sold its own-label cakes division to private equity firm NBGI Private Equity, including 637 staff in Manchester, Bradford, Blackburn and Salisbury. [06-Dec-2012]
Iomart Group has acquired Hosting UK, the St Asaph-based web hosting firm, for £1.5m. [06-Dec-2012]
Perrott Engineering has bought Clean Air, the Bolton-based fume extraction firm, from Havelock Europa for £0.4m. [06-Dec-2012]
Bretby Gammatech, the Derbyshire-based manufacturer of products to measure coal quality, has been acquired by President Engineering Group. [06-Dec-2012]
Acal is to sell its UK computer parts distribution and outsourcing business to a management team for an initial £2m. [06-Dec-2012]
RRG Group has bought Toyota car dealerships in Bradford, Huddersfield and Silsden, and a Lexus site in Bradford, from West Riding Motor Group for £10m. [05-Dec-2012]
Outsource UK had acquired Bramlove, the Manchester-based defence and engineering recruitment firm. [05-Dec-2012]
Land Securities has increased its stake in X-Leisure, the owner of Xscape in Milton Keynes and 15 other leisure sites, from 12% to 54% for £111m. [05-Dec-2012]
Arnold Clark acquired the Moorland Motors Vauxhall car dealership in Blackpool for undisclosed terms. [05-Dec-2012]
Optimax is set to acquire Ultralase, the Leeds-based chain of 14 laser eye clinics with 110 staff. [05-Dec-2012]
B&M Retail has sold a significant stake in its Liverpool-based chain of 315 B&M Bargains discount stores to private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice for undisclosed terms. [05-Dec-2012]
Swinton has acquired Alexander James Commercial, the Stroud-based insurance broker, for undisclosed terms. [05-Dec-2012]
Kitwave has bought Teatime Tasties, the cakes and biscuits wholesaler with 61 staff in Huddersfield and Manchester. [05-Dec-2012]
Pickfords has undergone a pre-pack administration through BDO, securing 900 jobs at its Wembley-based removals business. [04-Dec-2012]
HMV has sold Mama Group, the live music business with venues in London and Manchester, to private equity firm LDC for £7.3m. [04-Dec-2012]
Quindell Portfolio has acquired Accident Advice Helpline, the insurance claims firm, for £66m. [04-Dec-2012]
Access Group has acquired ThankQ, the Leicestershire-based supplier of customer relationship management software, for undisclosed terms. [04-Dec-2012]
Saltus Fund Management has acquired Mercater Capital Management, the Altrincham-based wealth management firm with ten staff, for undisclosed terms. [04-Dec-2012]
Premier Hytemp, the Edinburgh-based manufacturer of precision components with more than 200 staff worldwide, has undergone a £34m management buy-out backed by Dunedin. [04-Dec-2012]
Rigmar Services has acquired Riverside Engineering, the Dundee-based fabrication firm with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms. [04-Dec-2012]
ATP International, the London-based corporate travel firm with 1,400 staff at 52 offices, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Intermediate Capital Group. [04-Dec-2012]
Figtree, the creative agency with 40 staff in London and Hong Kong, has been acquired by US-based Prophet. [04-Dec-2012]
Hayles & Partners has merged with McGregors Corporate to create a combined accountancy group called MGC Hayles with 50 staff in Leicester, Nottingham and Birmingham. [04-Dec-2012]
Vertu Motors has acquired the Springfield Honda franchises in Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland for £3.7m. [04-Dec-2012]
Manx2, the Isle of Man-based airline with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out and will be renamed Citywing. [04-Dec-2012]
Etc Venues, the network of 12 training and conference venues in London and Birmingham, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Growth Capital Partners. [04-Dec-2012]
Alumasc has acquired Rainclear Systems, the online supplier of metal rainwater products, for £0.8m. [04-Dec-2012]
Tinopolis is to acquire Passion Distribution, the London-based TV content distributor, for about £15m. [03-Dec-2012]
Parker Building Supplies has bought four builders' merchants branches in Sussex and Kent from Saint Gobain. [03-Dec-2012]
Plymouth Packaging Services, the Plymouth-based supplier of packaging materials, has been acquired by the TEC Group for undisclosed terms. [03-Dec-2012]
Espial Group is to acquire ANT, the Cambridge-based developer of software for set-top boxes, for £5m. [03-Dec-2012]
Youngs Chartered Surveyors has merged with Rural Property Services to create a combined property services group with 22 staff in Hexham, Sedgefield and Alnwick. [03-Dec-2012]
RPC Group has acquired Manuplastics, the London-based manufacturer of injection moulded containers, for £7m. [03-Dec-2012]
Hangar8 has acquired International JetClub, the Farnborough-based air charter firm, for £1.1m plus shares. [03-Dec-2012]
BP has sold three North Sea oil and gasfields to TAQA of Abu Dhabi for about £814m. [29-Nov-2012]
Invensys has agreed to sell its rail signalling division to Siemens for £1.7bn, with the transfer of about 4,000 staff. [29-Nov-2012]
Polestar has bought the Goodhead printing group out of administration, securing 518 jobs at BGP in Bicester and Stones in Banbury. [29-Nov-2012]
AutoRestore has bought ADR Group, the Midlands-based chain of 11 accident repair centres with 300 staff, for undisclosed terms. [29-Nov-2012]
Canis Group is to merge with London-based Entertainment & Media Group, in order to offer a complete range of services to the music, entertainment and TV sectors. [29-Nov-2012]
Eterniti Steels, the North Lanarkshire-based steel cutting firm with 25 staff, has been acquired by US-based Edgen Murray for undisclosed terms. [29-Nov-2012]
Engineering Technology Group, the Warwickshire-based supplier of machine tools with annual turnover of £12m, has undergone a management buy-out. [29-Nov-2012]
Creston has acquired a 75% stake in DJM Digital Solutions, the Surrey-based digital healthcare agency with 26 staff, for an initial £1.2m. [28-Nov-2012]
John Menzies is to acquire Orbital Marketing Services, the logistics and marketing services group with 550 staff at nine sites, for £14m. [28-Nov-2012]
Belvoir Lettings has expanded its property lettings business with four new sites following the acquisition of Lichfield-based Kingston Behague and London-based Aldine Honey. [28-Nov-2012]
Edbro, the Bolton-based supplier of hydraulic cylinders for commercial vehicles with 200 staff, has been acquired by JOST of Germany for undisclosed terms. [28-Nov-2012]
Towergate Insurance has acquired Dawson Whyte, the Belfast-based insurance broker with five branches and 80 staff. [27-Nov-2012]
Elektron Technology is to sell its ASL precision temperature metrology and calibration equipment business in Redhill to WIKA Instruments for £0.6m. [27-Nov-2012]
Bradfords Building Supplies has bought two former WT Burden builders' merchants branches in Cinderford and Dorchester. [27-Nov-2012]
Avingtrans has acquired Aerotech Tubes, the Derby-based manufacturer of pipe assemblies with ten staff, for £2m. [27-Nov-2012]
Hancocks Group, the Loughborough-based chain of 18 confectionery wholesale depots, has undergone a management buy-out backed by H2 Equity Partners, and plans to open five new sites by 2016. [26-Nov-2012]
Advanced Business Solutions has acquired ATMS, the Birmingham-based supplier of warehouse management IT systems with 16 staff. [26-Nov-2012]
Reckitt Benckiser is to acquire Schiff Nutrition International, the US supplier of vitamins and nutrition supplements, for £877m. [22-Nov-2012]
KN Wheels, the Telford-based alloy wheel manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by Specialist Car Products. [22-Nov-2012]
CBRE has acquired EA Shaw, in order to expand its residential property business in London. [21-Nov-2012]
Daily Mail & General Trust is to sell Northcliffe Media to a new group called Local World for £52m, in order to merge its regional newspaper operations with those of Iliffe News & Media and Trinity Mirror. [21-Nov-2012]
ANM Group has sold Yorkshire Premier Meats, the Kirkby-based meat processing firm with 100 staff, to a management team. [21-Nov-2012]
Places for People has acquired Touchstone, the Bath-based property management firm with 300 staff, for £16m. [21-Nov-2012]
London Emblem, the manufacturer of badge machinery, has been acquired by B Sanders for undisclosed terms, and production is being transferred from Portsmouth to Bromsgrove. [21-Nov-2012]
Tri Media Newspapers, the publisher of local newspapers in Hampshire and Oxfordshire, has been bought out of administration by a new company called Taylor Newspapers. [21-Nov-2012]
Charterhouse PM, the Hatfield-based print management firm with 240 staff, is to be acquired by Konica Minolta Business Solutions of Japan. [20-Nov-2012]
Dunlop Heywood has acquired The Focus Rating Agency, the Manchester-based provider of commercial property rating advice, for undisclosed terms. [20-Nov-2012]
NWIX Group, the Liverpool-based fibre network operator with about 20 staff, has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor to an undisclosed buyer. [20-Nov-2012]
Equiniti Group has agreed to sell Xafinity Consulting, the employee benefits consultancy, to private equity firm CBPE Capital next year for undisclosed terms. [20-Nov-2012]
Co-operative Group has acquired ten Costcutter stores in the London area for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 180 staff. [20-Nov-2012]
Lomond Capital has acquired Penny Ashton Property Management of Manchester for undisclosed terms. [20-Nov-2012]
Brooks Macdonald has acquired Spearpoint, the Channel Islands-based wealth management firm, for about £32m. [19-Nov-2012]
Contego Packaging is to sell its food and beverage cartons business to US-based Graphic Packaging for £81m, including sites in Leeds, Gillingham, Ireland and the Netherlands. [19-Nov-2012]
Avingtrans is to acquire the Farnborough-based aerospace manufacturing operations of PFW for £1.9m, with the transfer of 102 staff. [19-Nov-2012]
BRB Wealth Management has acquired Burslem-based Anthony Tabbinor Independent Financial Adviser and Keith Tudor Financial Services for undisclosed terms. [19-Nov-2012]
Biteback Media has acquired Holyrood Communications, the Edinburgh-based magazine publishing and events company. [19-Nov-2012]
Exentra Transport Solutions, the Wiltshire-based provider of transport software solutions, has been acquired by Descartes Systems for £11m. [19-Nov-2012]
Ecebs, the East Kilbride-based smart card technology firm, has been acquired by Bell ID of the Netherlands for undisclosed terms. [15-Nov-2012]
Norton Rose is to merge with US-based Fulbright & Jaworski to create the world's third largest law firm. [15-Nov-2012]
Cowgill Holloway has demerged its Bolton-based small business division and 35 staff into a new firm called CLC Accountants & Business Advisors. [15-Nov-2012]
Silcock Leedham has acquired Zero Energy Design, the Stalybridge-based sustainable buildings consultancy, for undisclosed terms. [15-Nov-2012]
AG Barr and Essex-based Britvic have agreed to merge to create a new group called Barr Britvic Soft Drinks with annual sales of £1.5bn. [14-Nov-2012]
BT Group is to acquire Tikit, the IT firm with 200 staff at offices in London, Hampshire and abroad, for £64m. [14-Nov-2012]
TCL Packaging, the Telford-based supplier of flexible packaging films with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. [14-Nov-2012]
Green Personnel has merged with Hertfordshire-based Berry Recruitment to create a network of 26 recruitment offices. [14-Nov-2012]
Cheviot Asset Management is to merge with Quilter & Co to create a nationwide network of wealth management offices with about 520 staff. [14-Nov-2012]
Extra Cover Cricket has bought Romida Sports out of administration, and will reopen its cricket equipment stores in Brighouse, Rochdale and Leatherhead. [13-Nov-2012]
Top Gear Recruitment has been bought out of administration by one of its founders, securing 40 jobs at its Manchester-based recruitment consultancy. [13-Nov-2012]
Corin, the Cirencester-based orthopaedics manufacturer with 100 staff, is to be acquired by 2IL Orthopaedics of Italy for £30m. [13-Nov-2012]
Robinson Way, the Manchester-based debt collection firm, has been acquired by Hoist Kredit of Sweden for undisclosed terms. [13-Nov-2012]
Stagecoach has acquired the Birkenhead and Chester bus businesses of First Group for £4.5m, with the transfer of 110 vehicles and 290 staff. [12-Nov-2012]
Ricardo has bought AEA Technology, the Oxfordshire-based environmental consultancy with 400 staff, out of administration for £18m. [12-Nov-2012]
Rileys, the chain of 120 snooker halls with 1,250 staff, is expected to be acquired by Greybull Capital in a pre-pack administration. [12-Nov-2012]
Rutland Partners is to acquire 330 Pizza Hut restaurants from Yum! Brands for undisclosed terms, and will invest up to £60m in the business over the next five years. [12-Nov-2012]
International Correspondence Schools has been acquired by a new company called Clyde Education, saving 50 jobs at its Glasgow-based distance learning business. [12-Nov-2012]
Wynnstay has acquired Banbury Farm & General Supplies, the Oxfordshire-based agricultural supplier, for up to £0.6m. [12-Nov-2012]
Lakehouse has acquired Allied Protection, the provider of fire alarm services in southern England and East Anglia. [12-Nov-2012]
Commsprovider has acquired MPRO, the Bradford-based mobile phone repair and recycling firm with 24 staff. [12-Nov-2012]
Poppies Europe has bought McNulty Wray, the Leeds-based paper napkin manufacturer with 22 staff, out of administration. [12-Nov-2012]
French Duncan has merged with Stirling-based Macfarlane Gray to create a combined accountancy group with about 200 staff at eight offices in Scotland. [12-Nov-2012]
BDO is planning to merge with PKF next year, in order to create a combined accountancy group with 3,500 staff at about 30 offices. [08-Nov-2012]
Mears has acquired Morrison Facilities Services from Anglian Water Group for £24m, in order to expand its social housing repairs and maintenance business. [08-Nov-2012]
Rathbone Brothers has acquired the wealth management business of Taylor Young for about £10m. [08-Nov-2012]
Forest Fuels of Devon and Cambridge-based GG Eco Solutions are to be acquired by a new holding company called GN Energy Solutions. [08-Nov-2012]
Car Care Plan, the West Yorkshire-based car warranty company, has been acquired by Am Trust Financial Services for £44m. [08-Nov-2012]
Warner Bros Studios Leavesden has acquired De Lane Lea, the London-based TV production firm. [08-Nov-2012]
Care UK has acquired Harmoni, the Watford-based provider of out-of-hours GP services, for £48m. [07-Nov-2012]
London & Stamford has agreed to acquire Metric Property Investments, the owner of supermarkets and retail parks, for about £200m. [07-Nov-2012]
Stagecoach is to acquire the Manchester-based bus operations of Bluebird for £2m, including 40 vehicles and 80 staff. [07-Nov-2012]
Tophams Hotel in London has been acquired by Imperial Hotels London for £16m, which will lead to a refurbishment and further acquisitions. [07-Nov-2012]
SF Group, the financial recruitment company with 90 staff in Nottingham, Birmingham and Manchester, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity. [07-Nov-2012]
Ingot Services has acquired Neil King & Co, the Manchester-based kitchen cleaning company. [07-Nov-2012]
Excalibur Communications, the Swindon-based IT services firm with 60 staff, has undergone a management buy-out, and plans to create 20 new sales and operational jobs by January. [07-Nov-2012]
Network Rail Infrastructure is to sell NDS-Plant, the former Hydrex plant operation with 377 staff, to a management buy-out. [07-Nov-2012]
Autoclenz Holdings is to sell its car valeting and vehicle preparation operating businesses to a management team for £4m. [07-Nov-2012]
Imerys has acquired the Cornish china clay operations of Goonvean, with the transfer of 140 staff. [07-Nov-2012]
Claremont Group Interiors, the Warrington-based interior design firm, has sold its Viewpoint audiovisual and multimedia division to a management team. [07-Nov-2012]
RDS Technology, the Gloucestershire-based electronics manufacturer with about 80 staff, has been acquired by US-based Digi-Star. [06-Nov-2012]
CFH has acquired Print For Business, the Slough-based transactional mail firm with 33 staff, for undisclosed terms. [06-Nov-2012]
Land Securities has acquired the 365,000 sq ft Printworks leisure complex in Manchester for £94m. [06-Nov-2012]
Manheim has acquired Dealer Auction, the online trade-to-trade vehicle remarketing firm, for undisclosed terms. [06-Nov-2012]
Burrows Motor Company has acquired the Sheffield Fiat and Mazda car dealership from GK Group. [06-Nov-2012]
Wolseley is to acquire the assets of 22 drainage and civil engineering product sites from Burdens for £30m, with the transfer of about 600 staff. [05-Nov-2012]
E&J Advanced Fluid Systems of Stockton has been acquired by Wood's Hydraulic Services for undisclosed terms. [05-Nov-2012]
Isle of Skye Brewing Company is planning to merge with Isle of Arran Brewery, in order to support expansion plans that include a new bottling plant and a chain of pubs. [05-Nov-2012]
Digital Goldfish, the Dundee-based computer games developer with 15 staff, has been acquired by Ninja Kiwi of New Zealand for undisclosed terms. [05-Nov-2012]
Aegon is to transfer the operation of its defined benefit pension schemes and 100 staff to JLT Benefit Solutions early next year. [05-Nov-2012]
TP Jordeson & Co, the York-based timber supplier with annual turnover of £13m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. [05-Nov-2012]
Boparan Holdings is to sell the Christmas pudding operations of Newport-based Brookes Avana to Doncaster-based Sargents Bakeries. [05-Nov-2012]
HSS Hire has acquired Abird, the Kent-based diesel electric generator hire firm with 60 staff and seven depots, for undisclosed terms. [05-Nov-2012]
Avingtrans is to sell its Jena Tec industrial products division to Kuroda of Japan for £13m, with the transfer of 178 staff in the UK, Germany, China and the US. [05-Nov-2012]
GB Group has acquired TMG, the Nottingham-based CRB checking system, for up to £3m. [05-Nov-2012]
Walker Crips is to sell Keith, Bayley, Rogers & Co, the corporate finance firm, to BWV Investments for about £0.3m. [01-Nov-2012]
Randall & Quilter has acquired Capstan Insurance Company, the Guernsey-based captive insurer with net assets of about £5.4m. [01-Nov-2012]
Advanced Power Components is to acquire CeroUK for less than £0.1m, in order to expand its Minimise Energy green technology business. [01-Nov-2012]
Inverarity Morton has acquired LA Wholesale, the Glasgow-based drinks distributor, for undisclosed terms. [01-Nov-2012]
First Group is to sell its Wigan-based coach operations to Stagecoach for £12m, including 120 buses and 300 staff. [01-Nov-2012]
Kaye-Dee Marking Solutions has expanded its Sheffield-based pad printing business with the acquisition of Kingsway Print. [01-Nov-2012]
Premier Foods has sold its sweet pickles and table sauce business to Mizkan of Japan for £92m, with the transfer of 356 staff at its factory in Bury St Edmunds. [31-Oct-2012]
Alicat Workboats has bought South Boats out of administration, securing more than 100 jobs at its boat building business on the Isle of Wight. [31-Oct-2012]
HCB Solicitors has expanded its law firm in Birmingham with the acquisition of Eddowes Perry Adams Roberts and French & Co. [31-Oct-2012]
James Stewart & Co has sold the assets of its Hertfordshire-based printing business out of administration to a new company called Graphite Creative Print. [31-Oct-2012]
Design by Front, the Belfast-based design agency with 14 staff, has been acquired by US-based Monotype Imaging for up to £3.2m. [31-Oct-2012]
Nexus Management is to acquire Enables, the Surrey-based IT services firm, for £4.2m. [31-Oct-2012]
Pearson is to merge its London-based Penguin business with Bertelsmann's Random House to create a global book publishing group with about 9,000 staff. [30-Oct-2012]
Hangar Seven has acquired Doco London, the digital creative agency with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms. [30-Oct-2012]
Hitachi of Japan is to acquire the UK's Horizon project from Eon and RWE, which will involve the construction of new nuclear reactors at Wylfa and Oldbury. [30-Oct-2012]
Selesti of Norwich has acquired the search marketing division of Online Media Group for undisclosed terms. [30-Oct-2012]
Staffline has acquired Select Appointments, the nationwide network of 31 franchised recruitment offices, for undisclosed terms. [30-Oct-2012]
HSS Hire Services, the tool hire firm with 2,000 staff, has been acquired by Exponent Private Equity for undisclosed terms. [29-Oct-2012]
Capita has acquired Medicare First, the London-based social work recruitment consultancy with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms. [29-Oct-2012]
Academic Reproductive Partnership has acquired the Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine, including 45 staff in Glasgow and Edinburgh. [29-Oct-2012]
Selden has acquired the Jeyes Professional cleaning brand and will transfer production and ten jobs from Preston and Mold to Buxton. [29-Oct-2012]
Wilkies, the Edinburgh-based chain of ten fashion stores with 100 staff, has been sold to its operations director for undisclosed terms. [25-Oct-2012]
Babcock International Group has sold its Caithness-based pensions administration office to Aon Hewitt for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 33 staff. [25-Oct-2012]
BM Polyco, the Enfield-based glove manufacturer with 125 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance. [25-Oct-2012]
Umbro, the Cheadle-based sportswear brand, is to be sold by Nike to US-based Iconix Brand Group for £140m. [25-Oct-2012]
Intelligent Homes In Control has been bought out of administration by a new company called Style Audio Visual, saving 16 jobs at its Knutsford-based home automation firm. [25-Oct-2012]
CPBigwood is expanding its property agency into the East Midlands with the acquisition of Loughborough-based Lloyd Property Management for undisclosed terms. [25-Oct-2012]
Kerridge Commercial Systems has acquired Datawright Computer Services, the Wearside-based software firm with 25 staff. [24-Oct-2012]
Tangent Communications has acquired Goodprint, the online publisher of marketing materials with 20 staff, for £6.8m. [24-Oct-2012]
Sound Financial Management of Plymouth has merged with Liskeard-based Venture Wealth Management. [23-Oct-2012]
Piccadilly AV, the Rugby-based supplier of audio visual equipment with 30 staff, has been sold out of administration to Universal AV Services. [23-Oct-2012]
Bryan James & Co has acquired the Warrington branch of Lloyd's broker Bennett Gould & Partners, and is now seeking further deals across the country. [23-Oct-2012]
Columbia Marketing has acquired Webbs, the Anglesey-based book distributor with 85 staff. [22-Oct-2012]
Norfolk Capacitors has been bought out of administration by API Capacitors, saving 37 jobs in Great Yarmouth. [22-Oct-2012]
IDOX has acquired FMx, the Crawley-based facilities management software firm with 24 staff, for £5.6m. [22-Oct-2012]
Alliance Pharma has acquired Opus Group Holdings, the distributor of skin creams and cleansers, for £8m. [22-Oct-2012]
Nevron Eurotherm Insulation, the Wirral-based insulation supplier, has been acquired by Indsur Group of India. [22-Oct-2012]
Lygo International has been acquired by US-based Turtle Beach for undisclosed terms, and plans to double the 25-strong workforce at its Darlington-based computer games accessories business by 2014. [18-Oct-2012]
Reflex Labels has acquired Labelsco, the Leicestershire-based labels printer with 90 staff, for undisclosed terms. [18-Oct-2012]
Barrie Knitwear, the Hawick-based clothing manufacturer with 176 staff, has been bought out of administration by Chanel for undisclosed terms. [17-Oct-2012]
Billington Group has acquired BAR Foods, the Newport-based manufacturer of sauces and soups with turnover of £23m, for undisclosed terms. [17-Oct-2012]
Derby Express Couriers, the Derby-based logistics firm, has undergone a management buy-out. [17-Oct-2012]
Senior has sold Senior Hargreaves, the Bury-based heating and ventilation ducting supplier, to M+W Group for undisclosed terms. [17-Oct-2012]
Chime Communications is to acquire pH Associates, the Marlow-based healthcare consultancy, for an initial £6.9m. [17-Oct-2012]
OSE European, the Newcastle-based road haulage firm, has been sold out of administration by PC Recoveries to a management buy-out. [17-Oct-2012]
Amdipharm, the Essex-based pharmaceuticals marketing company, is to be acquired by private equity firm Cinven for £367m. [16-Oct-2012]
Converge Networks has merged with Worcestershire-based IT services firm Piandi Technology. [16-Oct-2012]
McGill's Buses is to acquire Loch Lomond Bus Services, the Dumbarton-based bus company trading as McColl's with 35 staff, for £3m. [16-Oct-2012]
Quindell Portfolio has acquired Hampshire-based personal injury law firm Pinto Potts for £3m. [16-Oct-2012]
Abel & Cole, the online grocery supplier with 450 staff, has been acquired by William Jackson Food Group for undisclosed terms. [15-Oct-2012]
Irwin Mitchell has acquired PDP Management Services, the Banbury-based debt collection firm with 30 staff, in order to expand its Ascent subsidiary. [15-Oct-2012]
Palletower, the Sale-based storage firm with annual turnover of £16m, has undergone a management buy-out. [15-Oct-2012]
Energy Assets Group has acquired Gazprom Global Energy Solutions, the Manchester-based metering services firm, for up to £13m. [15-Oct-2012]
Mission Marketing Group has acquired Balloon Dog, the London-based direct marketing agency with 80 staff, for £3.2m. [15-Oct-2012]
Merc Engineering UK has acquired Stanworth Engineers, the Burnley-based precision components manufacturer with 30 staff. [15-Oct-2012]
R Swain & Sons has acquired LV Transport, the Kent-based haulage firm with 25 vehicles. [15-Oct-2012]
Ballyvesey Holdings has acquired Plantlink, the Merseyside-based distributor of Doosan construction equipment. [15-Oct-2012]
Morses Club has expanded its Worcester-based home collection credit business with the acquisition of NFL Direct for undisclosed terms. [11-Oct-2012]
Woodcocks has merged with Haworth & Nuttall to create a combined law firm with offices in Bury, Rossendale, Accrington, Blackburn and Great Harwood. [11-Oct-2012]
FF Allsopp & Co, the Derbyshire-based printing firm with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. [11-Oct-2012]
Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services has acquired HG Group, the Chesterfield-based control systems company with 80 staff, for undisclosed terms. [10-Oct-2012]
SA Law of St Albans has merged with Pickworths of Hemel Hempstead to create a combined law firm with 15 partners. [10-Oct-2012]
Valueworks is looking to expand its e-commerce systems business, which has about 100 staff in Wigan, Gloucester, Manchester and Newcastle, following the sale of a majority stake to HgCapital. [10-Oct-2012]
Freeth Cartwright is to merge with Oxford-based Henmans to create a combined law firm with 629 staff at ten offices. [10-Oct-2012]
Insider Technologies, the Salford-based software firm with 28 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by YFM Equity Partners. [10-Oct-2012]
Quindell Portfolio has acquired Metaskil Group, the Reading-based provider of software services to insurance and telecoms companies. [10-Oct-2012]
Barclays is to acquire ING Direct UK from ING of the Netherlands, with the transfer of 750 staff and 1.5m online banking customers. [09-Oct-2012]
Mitie Group has acquired Enara Group, the provider of home care services with 6,000 staff at 57 branches, for £111m. [09-Oct-2012]
Burness is to merge with Paull & Williamsons to create a combined law firm with about 400 staff in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. [09-Oct-2012]
Professional Driver Services, the Glamorgan-based driver training firm, has been acquired by road safety charity IAM for undisclosed terms. [09-Oct-2012]
Pennon Group has acquired Pulp Friction, the Kent-based paper processing firm, for £9m, in order to expand its Viridor Waste Management business. [09-Oct-2012]
Countrystyle Group has acquired Any Waste Solution, the Kent-based waste processing firm with 25 staff, from One51 ES Recycling for undisclosed terms. [08-Oct-2012]
Air Energi, the Manchester-based recruitment firm with 200 staff and 2,000 consultants at 35 offices worldwide, has undergone a management buy-out backed by LGV Capital. [08-Oct-2012]
Zetar, the London-based confectionery manufacturer with 1,400 staff at sites in Hull, Leeds, Sleaford and Fakenham, is to be acquired by Zertus of Germany for £43m. [08-Oct-2012]
NES Global Talent, the Altrincham-based oil and gas recruitment firm with about 450 staff, has been acquired by US-based AEA Investors for £234m. [08-Oct-2012]
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has acquired Alexander Forbes Consultants & Actuaries for £17m, including 300 staff in Croydon, Edinburgh, London, Solihull, Manchester and Southampton. [08-Oct-2012]
United Carpets has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor to United Carpets Franchisor, securing up to 400 jobs at its Rotherham-based chain of 72 carpet stores. [08-Oct-2012]
Labelsprint, the Denbighshire-based label printer, has been sold out of administration to a new company called JWS Print. [08-Oct-2012]
WEARE 2020 has acquired Iris Associates, the Sheffield-based creative agency, for an initial £1.1m. [08-Oct-2012]
Yearsley Group has bought the assets of Partner Logistics out of administration, securing 20 jobs at Hams Hall in Coleshill. [08-Oct-2012]
Persimmon has acquired Hillreed Homes, the Kent-based housebuilder, for £36m. [08-Oct-2012]
Blenheims Estate & Asset Management has acquired TMS Group, the Paignton-based estate management company with 33 staff, for undisclosed terms. [04-Oct-2012]
Towergate Insurance has agreed to acquire Norwich & Peterborough Insurance Brokers, with the transfer of up to 68 staff. [04-Oct-2012]
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings has acquired RAB Insurance, the Guernsey-based captive insurer, from Drakelow Development. [04-Oct-2012]
Wastebeater has acquired Greenstar Northern Ireland out of administration, securing the future of 19 jobs at its waste management business. [04-Oct-2012]
Baker Tilly has merged its Bromley-based accountancy office with local firm Miles & Partners. [04-Oct-2012]
XCAP Securities is to acquire Hume Capital, the investment firm with offices in Hampshire, London and Guernsey, with the proceeds of a £2.4m share placing. [04-Oct-2012]
Kalamazoo-Reynolds has acquired Infosystems, the Lutterworth-based IT firm with 35 staff. [04-Oct-2012]
Aspire Group has acquired Social Enterprise West Midlands for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its Enterprising Futures operation. [04-Oct-2012]
Aylesford Newsprint has been sold by SCA and Mondi to US private equity firm Martland Holdings, securing up to 280 jobs at its recycled newsprint mill in Kent. [03-Oct-2012]
HCB Solicitors has acquired Young & Lee, the Birmingham-based law firm, taking its network of offices to eight. [03-Oct-2012]
Produce Investments has acquired Rowe Farming, the Cornwall-based potato supplier, for more than £12m. [03-Oct-2012]
TVS Supply Chain Solutions has acquired Rico Logistics, the Slough-based supplier of technology spare parts with turnover of £45m, for undisclosed terms. [03-Oct-2012]
TDX Group has acquired Sawfish Software, the York-based developer of management software. [03-Oct-2012]
LH Group, the Burton-based rail engineering firm with 350 staff, has been acquired by US-based Wabtec Corporation for £30m. [03-Oct-2012]
Acteon Group, the Norwich-based provider of oil and gas industry services with 2,000 staff worldwide, has sold a majority stake in its business to US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. [02-Oct-2012]
Restore has acquired Archive Solutions, the Manchester-based records management firm, for an initial £2.6m. [02-Oct-2012]
Heads of the Valleys Development Company has acquired FTR Moto, the Buckingham-based motorcycle manufacturer, for undisclosed terms, and hopes to relocate the business to Wales. [02-Oct-2012]
AFH Financial has acquired Chartwell Associates, the Egham-based financial adviser, for up to £0.5m. [02-Oct-2012]
Investis, the corporate website developer, has undergone a £25m management buy-out backed by Gresham Private Equity, and has also acquired Morningstar Investor Relations Services for £5m. [02-Oct-2012]
Saffery Champness has acquired RSM Tenon's film and TV accountancy unit, with the transfer of 17 staff. [02-Oct-2012]
Network Rail has acquired IAD Rail Systems, the Bristol-based points equipment manufacturer, from Claverham. [02-Oct-2012]
Simpson Jones has bought HMT Legal, the Derbyshire-based law firm, out of administration for undisclosed terms. [02-Oct-2012]
JCP Solicitors has merged with Bissmire Fudge to create a combined Swansea-based law firm with 125 staff. [02-Oct-2012]
Utilitywise has acquired Clouds Environmental Consultancy, the Portsmouth-based energy management firm, for up to £1m. [02-Oct-2012]
Linder Myers has bought SNG Commercial Law, the Manchester-based law firm with 16 staff, out of administration. [02-Oct-2012]
Ware & Kay has merged with PJ Lawrence to create a combined law firm with 47 staff in York and Wetherby. [02-Oct-2012]
Eddisons has acquired Philip Davies & Sons, the firm of asset valuers with offices in London, Manchester and Nottingham, for undisclosed terms. [01-Oct-2012]
HMK Automation has bought Jacksons Power Transmission, the Stoke-based engineering firm with ten staff, out of administration. [01-Oct-2012]
Johnston Carmichael is to merge with Ritson Smith, the Aberdeen-based accountancy firm with 60 staff. [01-Oct-2012]
First Derivatives has expanded its software and consulting business with the acquisition of London-based Redshift Horizons, Cowrie Financial and Redshift Horizons for a total £3.1m. [01-Oct-2012]
GJD Manufacturing has acquired Advanced LED Technology, the Newcastle-based manufacturer of infrared devices, for undisclosed terms. [01-Oct-2012]
Betapond has acquired iPlatform for undisclosed terms, taking the workforce at its London-based software development business to 30. [01-Oct-2012]
Plasticum Group, the Dutch manufacturer of closures with 300 staff and a site in North Walsham, has been acquired by US private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg. [27-Sep-2012]
Alstom has agreed to acquire Tidal Generation, the Bristol-based manufacturer of tidal turbines, from Rolls-Royce for undisclosed terms. [26-Sep-2012]
Scotplast, the Glasgow-based plastic packaging manufacturer, has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor to a new company called Northpac. [26-Sep-2012]
Forest Holidays, the Leicestershire-based rural holidays firm with about 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC. [26-Sep-2012]
David Phillips, the supplier of furniture to the professional property sector with sites in London, Manchester and Edinburgh, has undergone a £8m management buy-out backed by FF&P Private Equity. [26-Sep-2012]
Mount Charles Group is to acquire Clifton Cleaning Services, the Belfast-based cleaning firm with 150 staff, for undisclosed terms. [26-Sep-2012]
Eden Financial has sold its London-based wealth management business to Canaccord of Canada for £13m. [25-Sep-2012]
First4Skills has been bought out of administration by Liverpool Community College, saving about 500 jobs at its Ellesmere Port-based training business. [25-Sep-2012]
Netcall has acquired Serengeti Systems, the Suffolk-based supplier of enterprise content management software, for up to £2.9m. [25-Sep-2012]
Mission Marketing Group has acquired Addiction Worldwide, the London-based advertising agency with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms. [25-Sep-2012]
BGlobal has acquired Draig Technology, the Bangor-based billing software firm, for £0.7m. [25-Sep-2012]
Staffline has acquired Go New Recruitment, the provider of driving and logistics recruitment services with eight sites across central and south-western England. [25-Sep-2012]
Ageas is to acquire Groupama's UK insurance operations for £116m, including 600 staff in Manchester, Borehamwood, Croydon and Portsmouth. [24-Sep-2012]
RSM Tenon is in negotiations to sell the IVA business of RSM Tenon Recovery to Grant Thornton, with the transfer of 60 staff in Manchester. [24-Sep-2012]
Moir Seafoods is to acquire the former Border Laird factory at Amble in Northumberland out of administration. [24-Sep-2012]
Swinton Group has acquired Greys Insurance, the Burnley-based commercial insurance broker. [24-Sep-2012]
Lomond Capital has acquired Simpson Brebner and KWAD Property Managers, the Aberdeen-based residential lettings firms with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms. [20-Sep-2012]
JD Sports Fashion has acquired Source Lab, the Manchester-based sports clothing designer, and the worldwide rights to the Henleys fashion brand in a £2.6m deal. [20-Sep-2012]
Norish is to acquire Townview Foods, the Northern Ireland-based meat trading firm, for up to £8.3m. [20-Sep-2012]
Ryan Specialty Group has bought Direct Group, the Doncaster-based outsourced insurance services provider with about 450 staff, from LDC. [20-Sep-2012]
Premier Interlink, the East Yorkshire-based manufacturer of multi-storey buildings and cabins with 130 staff, has been acquired by a consortium led by Ethos Private Equity. [20-Sep-2012]
East of England Co-operative Society has acquired HL Perfitt, the Diss-based stone-masonry firm with 42 staff, for undisclosed terms. [19-Sep-2012]
Arnold Clark is to sell the Aberdeen-based commercial vehicle division of John R Weir to TOM for about £3m, with the transfer of 35 staff. [19-Sep-2012]
Craven & Co has acquired Wm Spence Sheet Metal, the Bradford-based sheet metal fabricator with 19 staff. [19-Sep-2012]
Permarock Products, the Loughborough-based insulation supplier with 35 staff, has been sold by Carillion to Sustainable Building Solutions for undisclosed terms. [19-Sep-2012]
Redstone is to acquire Maxima Holdings, the Cheltenham-based technology services firm, for about £10m. [18-Sep-2012]
Hamleys, the London-based chain of 22 toy stores, has been acquired by Groupe Ludendo of France for £60m. [18-Sep-2012]
WYG is to buy back its three engineering consultancy operations in Northern Ireland, saving 90 jobs, following the appointment of liquidators at its Republic of Ireland business. [18-Sep-2012]
Classic Cottages has acquired Aspects Holidays, the Cornwall-based holiday lettings firm with 18 staff, for undisclosed terms. [18-Sep-2012]
Kedco is to acquire Reforce Energy, the renewable energy development firm with more than 60 projects across the UK and Ireland. [18-Sep-2012]
SLP Engineering, the Lowestoft-based offshore engineering firm, has been bought out of administration by Sembcorp Marine Group of Singapore for £2.5m. [18-Sep-2012]
Cupid has expanded its Edinburgh-based online dating business with the acquisition of Uniform Dating for up to £7m. [17-Sep-2012]
Kedleston UK, the London-based care, education and support services firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Metric Capital Partners. [17-Sep-2012]
Southgate Packaging has acquired Jaeger Packaging, the Southampton-based supplier of polyester and steel strapping. [17-Sep-2012]
Scott & Fyfe, the Fife-based carpet manufacturer, is to be acquired by its 100 employees in a deal worth an estimated £5m. [17-Sep-2012]
Winterhill Largo has acquired Sovereign Credit Management, the West Sussex-based corporate debt collection firm with ten staff, for undisclosed terms. [17-Sep-2012]
Advanced Computer Software Group has acquired Strand Technology, the provider of clinical care management services, for £2m. [17-Sep-2012]
AFH Financial Group has acquired Elgar Financial, the Hereford-based independent financial adviser, for £0.1m. [17-Sep-2012]
Really Useful Print Company has acquired Quick Print, the Norwich-based printing firm, for undisclosed terms. [17-Sep-2012]
Mostyns, the Dorset-based chain of 35 curtain stores, has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor to WCDI. [17-Sep-2012]
Barrier Group has acquired the Middlesbrough-based insulation and architectural services division of ARC Industrial Services, and is seeking permission to build a new £1m factory near its Wallsend site. [17-Sep-2012]
MRFS Group has acquired Secure Options, the property security services firm with about 100 staff at sites in Oldham and Rochdale. [13-Sep-2012]
Bond Pearce is in merger discussions with Tyneside-based Dickinson Dees, which could lead to the creation of a combined law firm with 1,200 staff. [13-Sep-2012]
BAe Systems is in merger talks with EADS that would create a combined European aerospace and defence group with about 60,000 staff in the UK. [13-Sep-2012]
Lupton Fawcett is in merger discussions with Lee & Priestley, the Leeds-based law firm with 60 staff. [12-Sep-2012]
Host Contract Management has acquired Juice for Life, the operator of retail catering contracts, for undisclosed terms. [12-Sep-2012]
Turners (Soham) has acquired Browns Chilled Distribution, the Lincolnshire-based distributor of horticulture products with annual turnover of £35m. [12-Sep-2012]
UBC Media is to sell Lynx Content, the supplier of content for the radio and online markets, to a former managing director for £0.3m. [12-Sep-2012]
Antony Hodari has acquired Paul Rooney Partnership, the Liverpool-based personal injury law firm with 50 staff. [12-Sep-2012]
Mortgage Intelligence has acquired Life & Easy, the mortgage and insurance firm with 50 advisers and trading as FYB Network. [12-Sep-2012]
Franc Warwick, the London-based property investment firm, has been acquired by CBRE Group. [11-Sep-2012]
FP Consulting, the Worcester-based independent financial advisor, has been acquired by Bromsgrove-based Baker Reynolds & Baker for undisclosed terms. [11-Sep-2012]
Rural Solutions has acquired Rural Innovation, the Preston-based rural planning and development consultancy. [11-Sep-2012]
Entertainment One is to acquire Alliance, the Canadian film distributor, for £144m. [10-Sep-2012]
Connections Recruitment, the London-based staffing services firm, has been acquired by US-based Yoh. [10-Sep-2012]
Desira Group has acquired the former Marshalls Peugeot car dealership in Bury St Edmunds. [10-Sep-2012]
Intertek has acquired Materials Testing & Inspection Services and its operating subsidiary NDT Services for £17m, including 130 staff in Derby, Bristol and Birmingham. [10-Sep-2012]
Clarion has acquired SDJ Private Clients, the Congleton-based financial planning firm, for undisclosed terms. [10-Sep-2012]
Benchmark Holdings has acquired the Novartis Animal Health vaccines factory in Braintree for undisclosed terms. [06-Sep-2012]
Graphic, the Devon-based printed circuit boards manufacturer, has acquired Printca, the Danish firm with 46 staff. [06-Sep-2012]
MoneyPlus has acquired Debt Free Me, the Blackburn-based debt management firm with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms. [06-Sep-2012]
Specialist Computer Holdings has sold Specialist Distribution Group, the Birmingham-based technology distributor with 600 staff, to Tech Data Corporation of the US for £219m. [06-Sep-2012]
Midcounties Co-op Travel has acquired eight Travel Angels branches in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 35 staff. [06-Sep-2012]
Silverwing Group, the Swansea-based non-destructive testing firm with 35 staff, has undergone a £7.5m management buy-out backed by private equity firm NVM. [06-Sep-2012]
AG Barr of Cumbernauld and Essex-based Britvic are in merger negotiations that would create one of the leading soft drinks companies in Europe. [06-Sep-2012]
Tesco has acquired Mobcast, the digital book platform provider with 20 staff in London, Bristol and the US, for £4.5m. [05-Sep-2012]
Access has acquired Prelytis, the French supplier of business intelligence software, for undisclosed terms. [05-Sep-2012]
Principal Investment Management has acquired Iain Nicholson Investment, the Northumberland-based discretionary investment manager. [05-Sep-2012]
Millers Citax, the Preston-based taxi firm with 230 vehicles and 20 support staff, has undergone a management buy-out. [05-Sep-2012]
Stadium Group has acquired IGT Industries, the Southampton-based manufacturer of intelligent displays with 65 staff, for up to £4.2m. [05-Sep-2012]
Chase Templeton has acquired Perfect Health, the Hatfield-based medical insurance broker, with the transfer of seven staff. [04-Sep-2012]
David Consulting Group has acquired SMS Exemplar Group, the Kent-based software estimating and measuring firm. [04-Sep-2012]
Impetus Automotive, the Warwick-based automotive consultancy, has undergone a management buy-out backed by ISIS Equity Partners. [03-Sep-2012]
John Huddleston Engineering, the County Down-based aerospace firm with annual turnover of £25m, has been acquired by Magellan of Canada. [03-Sep-2012]
Vertu is to acquire three car dealerships in Bradford, Derby and Ilkeston from Co-operative Motor Group. [03-Sep-2012]
Capita has acquired Expotel, the Stockport-based corporate travel firm, for £16m. [03-Sep-2012]
ITV has acquired So Television, the TV comedy production company, for up to £17m. [03-Sep-2012]
Unite Technologies, the Usk-based supplier of energy management and environmental monitoring solutions, has been acquired by US-based Panduit for an estimated £6m. [03-Sep-2012]
Connection Services, the Berkshire-based Wi-Fi solutions provider and systems integrator, has been acquired by US-based Billing Services Group for £1.4m. [03-Sep-2012]
Complete Office Solutions has acquired Wallis Business Services, the office services firm with annual turnover of £5m and sites in York, Malton and Darlington. [03-Sep-2012]
Varla UK, the York-based roofing and cladding contractor with 20 staff, has been bought out of administration by a former management team. [03-Sep-2012]
PHSC has acquired B2B Links, the retail security and labelling company, for up to £0.9m. [03-Sep-2012]
Arnold Clark has acquired John R Weir, the chain of car dealerships with 321 staff in Aberdeen, Dundee, Grangemouth, Inverness and Perth, for undisclosed terms. [03-Sep-2012]
Headlam Group has acquired Flooring Accessories, the Cardiff-based distributor of residential and commercial floorcoverings, for an initial £0.6m. [03-Sep-2012]
Mark Cobb Installations has been acquired out of administration by Burton-based WT Parker, saving 30 jobs at its Lincoln-based electrical and plumbing contracting business. [30-Aug-2012]
Christeyns UK has expanded its detergents and chemicals business with the acquisition of a 50% stake in Klenzan, the Warrington-based food hygiene firm, for undisclosed terms. [30-Aug-2012]
Dains has acquired the Stoke-on-Trent accountancy office of RSM Tenon for undisclosed terms. [30-Aug-2012]
Barr Construction has sold the Solway Precast concrete factory in South Ayrshire to a former management team, saving ten jobs. [29-Aug-2012]
Priority Freight has acquired the Heathrow-based freight forwarding business of AWLI. [29-Aug-2012]
Next Fifteen Communications has acquired Content & Motion, the Lewes-based social media company, in order to expand its Beyond division. [29-Aug-2012]
Mouchel is to be acquired by its lenders, in a pre-pack administration that will secure the future of up to 8,000 jobs at its Woking-based infrastructure consultancy. [28-Aug-2012]
Capita is to acquire Reliance Secure Task Management, the Bristol-based provider of security services with 2,000 staff, for £20m. [28-Aug-2012]
NoteMachine, the operator of automated teller machines, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Corsair Capital. [28-Aug-2012]
SeaEnergy has acquired Return to Scene, the Aberdeen-based 3D imaging company with 25 staff, for up to £10m. [28-Aug-2012]
Baker & Finnemore, the Birmingham-based precision pressings manufacturer, has been acquired by Titgemeyer of Germany for undisclosed terms. [28-Aug-2012]
Briggs Equipment UK is to expand its Cannock-based fork lift truck distribution business with the acquisition of the UK assets of Barloworld Handling for undisclosed terms. [28-Aug-2012]
Brakes has sold Browns Foodservice, the Warwickshire-based meat wholesaler with annual sales of about £15m, to Ensors of Gloucestershire. [28-Aug-2012]
RB Farquhar has acquired Stopsave, the Aberdeenshire-based safety products supplier and training firm with ten staff, for about £2.5m. [23-Aug-2012]
Halma has sold its Tritech sub-sea asset monitoring business to Moog Components for £21m. [23-Aug-2012]
JD Sports Fashion is to sell the Canterbury rugby brand to Pentland Group for £23m, while the ONETrueSaxon clothing and footwear brand will be acquired from Pentland for less than £0.1m. [23-Aug-2012]
Greencore has acquired International Cuisine, the County Durham-based chilled ready meals supplier with gross assets of £17m, from Hain Daniels Group. [23-Aug-2012]
Premier Foods is to sell its sweet spreads and jellies business to The Hain Celestial Group for £200m, including a factory at Histon near Cambridge. [23-Aug-2012]
Anglo ERI has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 150 jobs at a new 130,000 sq ft shop fittings factory in St Neots. [23-Aug-2012]
Jemca Car Group has acquired three Lexus and Toyota car dealerships in Reading and Bracknell from Octagon Motor Company for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 110 staff. [23-Aug-2012]
Edenhouse Solutions has acquired Maven Solutions for undisclosed terms, and plans to expand the 12-strong workforce at the Hyde-based business software company with 30 new jobs over the next year. [22-Aug-2012]
Swinton Group has acquired Kirkintilloch Insurance Services, in order to expand its commercial insurance division into Scotland. [22-Aug-2012]
Adept4 has acquired TGF Consultants, the IT services firm with offices in Lymm and Cockermouth, for undisclosed terms. [21-Aug-2012]
United Drug is to acquire the clinical services businesses of Bilcare for £39m, including 195 staff in South Wales and the US. [21-Aug-2012]
MedicAnimal has acquired Petmeds, the London-based online animal health retailer, for undisclosed terms. [21-Aug-2012]
Mercury Pharma, the London-based pharmaceuticals company, is to be acquired by private equity firm Cinven for £465m. [20-Aug-2012]
Melrose Resources, the Edinburgh-based oil and gas company, is to be acquired by Petroceltic of Ireland for £170m. [20-Aug-2012]
Porta Communications is to acquire WFCA, the marketing agency, for £1.5m, in order to expand its Twenty20 division. [20-Aug-2012]
Maclay Murray & Spens has sold its Law at Work legal services division to a management team, including 30 staff in Glasgow and Edinburgh. [20-Aug-2012]
Sterling Industries has acquired Hotwork Combustion Technology, the Dewsbury-based supplier of combustion equipment with 42 staff. [20-Aug-2012]
Iomart Group has acquired Melbourne Server Hosting, the Manchester-based data hosting firm with 30 staff, for up to £7m. [20-Aug-2012]
GlaxoSmithKline has raised £172m from the sale of 25 Australian pharmaceutical brands to Aspen Pharmacare. [16-Aug-2012]
Scottish Building Society is planning to merge with the Edinburgh-based Century Building Society next year. [16-Aug-2012]
Getty Images, the picture agency with an office in London, has been acquired by private equity firm Carlyle Group in a £2.1bn deal. [16-Aug-2012]
WRG Creative Communication has acquired Canyon, the Manchester-based events and marketing firm with 20 staff. [16-Aug-2012]
Tradebe has acquired Ecowaste Southwest, the Bristol-based clinical waste firm, for undisclosed terms. [16-Aug-2012]
HLN Architects has acquired John Pryke & Partners, the Essex-based structural engineering firm, for undisclosed terms. [15-Aug-2012]
R&R Ice Cream has acquired Eskigel, the Italian ice cream manufacturer, for about £60m. [15-Aug-2012]
Gafoor Poultry Products has been sold out of administration to a new company called Gafoor Pure Halal, saving 150 jobs at its Preston-based halal meat business. [15-Aug-2012]
Vitec Group has sold its Brilliant Stages staging business in the UK to Prolyte Products, while its foreign staging operations have been sold to MILOS of the Czech Republic. [15-Aug-2012]
Jardine Motors has acquired Toyota and Lexus car dealerships in Cambridge from Turner Motor Group for undisclosed terms. [15-Aug-2012]
Genr8 is said to be about to acquire the 14-acre Granada Studios site in Manchester for £23m, in preparation for ITV's move to MediaCityUK next summer. [14-Aug-2012]
SMC Chartered Surveyors has acquired Hale Saunders, the Sheffield-based commercial property firm. [14-Aug-2012]
Arriva Midlands has acquired Liyell, the Willenhall-based operator of the Midland bus and coach service with 110 staff. [14-Aug-2012]
Switalskis Solicitors has merged with Wakefield-based Green Williamson Solicitors to create a combined West Yorkshire-based law firm with more than 200 staff. [13-Aug-2012]
Ensinger has acquired Jet Engineering, the Glasgow-based plastic components manufacturer with 23 staff. [13-Aug-2012]
Green & Benz, the Manchester-based jewellery chain with 31 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. [13-Aug-2012]
Ultra Finishing has acquired Niko Distribution, the Halifax-based bathroom distributor, for undisclosed terms. [13-Aug-2012]
DPP Consulting has been sold out of administration to a new company called DPP, saving 36 jobs at its seven town planning offices. [13-Aug-2012]
Consortias, the Burton-based wall panelling and flooring supplier, has been bought out of administration by Guardian Building Products for undisclosed terms. [13-Aug-2012]
Equiniti Group has acquired Peterevans, the Cardiff-based software supplier, for undisclosed terms. [13-Aug-2012]
Allan Chapman & James, the Essex-based media insurance broker with 45 staff, has been acquired by US-based Integro Insurance Brokers for undisclosed terms. [13-Aug-2012]
Staffline has acquired certain assets of DKM Driving, the Nottingham-based provider of temporary drivers. [13-Aug-2012]
Sanlam UK has acquired English Mutual, the financial planning firm with 43 advisers, for undisclosed terms. [13-Aug-2012]
ICR Integrity has acquired MOSS, the mechanical services firm with 60 staff in Kendal and Aberdeen. [13-Aug-2012]
Colt Group has acquired Fidelity Telecom, the cloud computing firm with ThinkGrid data centres in the UK, North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. [13-Aug-2012]
Restore has acquired M&L Document Destruction, the Stockton-based shredding and recycling firm, for £0.3m. [13-Aug-2012]
BP has sold its Bristol-based network of 13 LPG distribution depots to DCC for £40m, with the transfer of 116 staff. [09-Aug-2012]
Howard Kennedy is to merge with Finers Stephens Innocent to create a combined London-based law firm with 351 staff. [09-Aug-2012]
Pulse Home Products, the Oldham-based supplier of household brands with 120 staff, has been acquired by Jarden Corporation of the US for £40m. [09-Aug-2012]
Jones Sheridan Financial Consulting has acquired Brown & Corbishley Financial Services, the financial division of the law firm with offices in Sandbach and Newcastle-under-Lyme. [09-Aug-2012]
Cremonini of Italy has acquired Bagel Factory, the chain of about 50 bagel shops, for about £2m. [08-Aug-2012]
MDNX has bought Griffin Internet, the Derby-based internet service provider with annual revenue of about £23m, and sister company Iconnyx from Octium. [08-Aug-2012]
Project Management Support Services, the Southampton-based renewable energy consultancy with 70 staff, has been acquired by TUV SUD of Germany. [08-Aug-2012]
Blenheim Park, the insurance broker with 86 staff in Croydon and Tunbridge Wells, has been acquired by Arthur J Gallagher International. [08-Aug-2012]
Lightning Aerospace has been sold out of administration to A2e Venture Catalysts, saving 19 jobs at its Coventry-based engineering business. [08-Aug-2012]
Fleet Auction Group has acquired Protruck Auctions, the Doncaster-based vehicle auction firm with 14 staff, for undisclosed terms. [08-Aug-2012]
Apogee Corporation has bought Total Digital Solutions, the Bolton-based printing firm, out of administration. [08-Aug-2012]
Lorne Stewart has bought the Rotary engineering operations in the North West, Yorkshire and South, as well as Midlands-based CA Sothers, out of administration, saving about 390 jobs. [07-Aug-2012]
North Sea Ventilation has been bought out of administration by Terton, saving 80 jobs at its Hull-based heating and ventilating business. [07-Aug-2012]
Eastleys Solicitors has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor to Totnes-based Recompense, saving 33 jobs in Paignton and Brixham. [07-Aug-2012]
NSDesign of Glasgow has sold its website hosting division to Broadband Cloud Solutions for undisclosed terms. [07-Aug-2012]
Environmental Scientifics Group has acquired Waterwise Technologies, the Oxfordshire-based supplier of water treatment equipment with 22 staff. [07-Aug-2012]
Rentokil Initial has acquired Modus FM, the London-based technical facilities management firm with 160 staff, from Modus Group for up to £5.3m. [07-Aug-2012]
Restore has sold Peter Cox, the Manchester-based building repair firm, to Castlefield House for £3.6m, in order to focus on office services. [07-Aug-2012]
Care UK has acquired Whitwood Care, the Castleford-based chain of three residential care homes. [07-Aug-2012]
Kier has acquired a 50% stake in BiogenGreenfinch, the Bedfordshire-based developer of anaerobic digestion plants, from Bedfordia Group for £24m. [06-Aug-2012]
Aaron Plant Services has been sold out of administration to a management team, saving 19 jobs at its Derbyshire-based plant hire and earthmoving business. [06-Aug-2012]
Ebiquity has acquired FirmDecisions, the London-based media and marketing auditor with 20 staff, for up to £7m. [06-Aug-2012]
Unity Automotive has acquired the Carstins Subaru and Isuzu car dealerships in the West Midlands for undisclosed terms. [06-Aug-2012]
Taylor Young, the firm of architects with 100 staff in Cheshire, Leeds, Liverpool and London, has been acquired by IBI Group of Canada. [06-Aug-2012]
Crown Oil has bought the assets of the Samuel Cooke fuel distribution business in Burnley out of administration. [06-Aug-2012]
Paramount Printers has acquired City Litho and will transfer City's staff and machinery to its main site in Edinburgh. [06-Aug-2012]
John Menzies has acquired Flight Support, the ground handling firm operating in Aberdeen, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Manchester, from Airbase Holdings for an initial £4.7m. [02-Aug-2012]
Kier has sold its temporary accommodation business to Wernick Hire for up to £12m, while its mechanical plant and small tools unit has been sold to Ashtead Plant Hire for up to £4m. [02-Aug-2012]
Sewell Moorhouse has been sold out of administration to a new company called Sewell Recruitment Group, saving 23 jobs at recruitment offices in Leeds and Sheffield. [02-Aug-2012]
Manchester Airports Group has sold its 83% stake in Humberside Airport to Eastern Group for £2.3m. [02-Aug-2012]
Alliance Pharma has acquired three anti-malarial brands from AstraZeneca for an initial £4.2m. [02-Aug-2012]
WPP has acquired a majority stake in Fortune Cookie, the London-based digital marketing services firm with 190 staff, in order to expand its Possible Worldwide division. [02-Aug-2012]
Speciality Powders has acquired Phoenix Foods, the Corby-based manufacturer of powdered drinks and foods with 100 staff. [02-Aug-2012]
VetUK has acquired Nutrecare of Kidderminster, taking the workforce at its Thirsk-based online veterinary products business to 32. [02-Aug-2012]
AIMS Materials, the Peterborough-based metallurgy technology firm, has been acquired by Alycidon Capital for undisclosed terms. [02-Aug-2012]
CitySprint has acquired Scarlet Couriers, in order to expand its overnight and international delivery operations. [02-Aug-2012]
Aegis has acquired Data2Decisions and I Spy Marketing, two London-based marketing consultancies. [01-Aug-2012]
TT Electronics has sold Dale Power Solutions, the Scarborough generator manufacturer with about 200 staff, to private equity firm LDC for £10m. [01-Aug-2012]
Pochin's has sold its concrete pumping business to Middlesbrough-based Alcedo for up to £1m, including 108 staff in Middlewich, Tamworth, London and Scotland. [01-Aug-2012]
SPIE UK has acquired Garside & Laycock, the Preston-based maintenance and contracting firm with 80 staff. [01-Aug-2012]
Bradford & Sons has acquired Aspect Roofing, the East Anglian roof truss manufacturing and tiling firm with 50 staff. [01-Aug-2012]
Kirona Group has acquired Xmbrace, the Watford-based provider of software to the social housing sector with 35 staff. [01-Aug-2012]
Allocate Software has acquired RealTime Health, the Oxford-based developer of patient monitoring software with 13 staff, for an initial £1.2m. [31-Jul-2012]
Peters Bakery has been sold out of administration to Scarborough-based Cooplands, securing the future of 208 jobs at its Durham bakery and 22 stores. [31-Jul-2012]
Sevacare has acquired Prompt Care, the homecare provider with branches in Cardiff, Newport and Rhondda Cynon Taf. [31-Jul-2012]
Sanctuary Group has acquired nine care homes in Birmingham, Telford and Wolverhampton from LNT Group, taking its nationwide network to 57 homes. [31-Jul-2012]
NR Engineering, the Colne-based precision engineering equipment firm with 86 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. [31-Jul-2012]
Chess has acquired Essex-based Cable Telecommunications and the maintenance operations of sister company Pink Telecom. [31-Jul-2012]
BChannels, the Oxford-based technology marketing firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by RCapital. [31-Jul-2012]
Singer Capital Markets is to merge with N+1 Brewin to create a combined corporate advisory and broking group with 110 staff in London, Edinburgh, Leeds and Newcastle. [31-Jul-2012]
Wales & West Utilities, the gas distribution firm operating in Wales and the South West, is to be acquired by Cheung Kong of Hong Kong for £645m. [31-Jul-2012]
BSkyB has acquired Parthenon Media Group, the Hertfordshire-based international media distribution company. [31-Jul-2012]
Tessella, the Oxfordshire-based technology consultancy with 200 staff, has undergone a £18m management buy-out backed by Mobeus Equity Partners. [31-Jul-2012]
Greenergy Terminals has acquired the former Petroplus oil storage terminal on Teesside out of administration. [31-Jul-2012]
Vertu has acquired the assets of two Ford dealerships in Durham and Hartlepool from Holiways for £3.5m, as well as a Suzuki dealership in Mansfield from Co-op Group Motors. [31-Jul-2012]
Host Contract Management has acquired Couture, the operator of eight catering concessions, for undisclosed terms. [31-Jul-2012]
Bruichladdich Distillery Company, the Islay-based whisky distillery with 50 staff, is to be acquired by Remy Cointreau for £58m. [31-Jul-2012]
Davidson Holdings has acquired Talon, the Kent-based manufacturer of plumbing fixings, for undisclosed terms. [31-Jul-2012]
Egan Reid has acquired Head Office Supplies, the Leeds-based supplier of office equipment with 18 staff, for undisclosed terms. [31-Jul-2012]
Partner Logistics has sold its storage sites in Wisbech and Gloucester to a new company called Ice Cold Storage Holding, with the transfer of 85 staff. [31-Jul-2012]
Screw Conveyor, the Aberdeen-based oil services firm, has been acquired by private equity firm Azure Investments for £5m. [31-Jul-2012]
Goals Soccer Centres, the chain of 43 five-a-side football centres with 800 staff, is to be acquired by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan of Canada for £73m. [31-Jul-2012]
Pearson has acquired Author Solutions, the US-based provider of self-publishing services with 1,600 staff, for £74m. [31-Jul-2012]
Meggitt has acquired Precision Micro, the Birmingham-based metal components manufacturer with 150 staff, for undisclosed terms. [31-Jul-2012]
Room501 Publishing, the Sunderland-based publisher of business magazines, has been acquired by Seaham-based Business & Enterprise Group. [31-Jul-2012]
Co-operative Group is to acquire 632 Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham & Gloucester bank branches from Lloyds Banking Group for an initial £350m. [19-Jul-2012]
Ashton KCJ has acquired Chambers & Co, the Norwich-based law firm that specialises in the franchise sector. [19-Jul-2012]
Damper Technology has acquired the Leicester-based valve manufacturing assets of CPH, with the transfer of 22 staff. [19-Jul-2012]
Traveline Cymru has taken control of a public transport information call centre at Penrhyndeudraeth in North Wales, securing the future of 20 jobs. [18-Jul-2012]
Severn Glocon has acquired LB Bentley, the Stroud-based manufacturer of subsea valves with 154 staff, for undisclosed terms. [18-Jul-2012]
Lifestyle Living Group has bought three holiday parks and two park home developments in Northern Ireland out of administration for £5m. [18-Jul-2012]
Access has acquired Delta Software, the West Yorkshire-based supplier of warehouse management software, for £5.4m. [18-Jul-2012]
Greyfort Properties has bought the Chateau Impney Hotel and The Raven Hotel in Droitwich, securing the future of 44 jobs. [18-Jul-2012]
Gardners, the Cardiff-based printing firm with 102 staff, has been sold out of administration by Resolve Group to a director. [18-Jul-2012]
Cosworth Group has acquired Adaero Precision Components, the Devon-based precision engineering firm. [18-Jul-2012]
Belpac, the Wolverhampton-based bespoke packaging supplier, has been sold out of administration to a new company called BDN Packaging for undisclosed terms. [18-Jul-2012]
Eastern Concrete has acquired two ready-mix concrete plants near Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge from Allen Newport for undisclosed terms. [18-Jul-2012]
Asco Group has acquired the remaining 50% of Scrabster Port Services for undisclosed terms, in order to establish a new support centre for oil exploration to the west of Shetland. [17-Jul-2012]
GlaxoSmithKline is to acquire US-based Human Genome Sciences for £1.9bn, in order to gain new treatments for lupus, diabetes and heart disease. [17-Jul-2012]
PHSC is to acquire QCS International, the Scottish environmental, health and safety consultancy, for an initial £0.2m. [17-Jul-2012]
Harrington Brooks, the Sale-based debt management firm with 380 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm RJD Partners. [17-Jul-2012]
Andrew Page has acquired Camberley Auto Factors, the chain of 26 automotive parts depots, for undisclosed terms. [16-Jul-2012]
Air Liquide has acquired Energas and Engweld, the Hull-based gas and welding equipment suppliers with 208 staff. [16-Jul-2012]
Sports Direct has acquired a 51% stake in Flannels, the Cheshire-based chain of six fashion stores, for undisclosed terms. [16-Jul-2012]
James Grant Group has acquired Industry Media, the Winchester-based TV business affairs consultancy. [16-Jul-2012]
WasteCare has bought the assets of Loddon Recycling, the Hampshire-based battery recycling firm, out of administration. [16-Jul-2012]
Aegis, the advertising and marketing group with 12,000 staff in 80 countries, is to be acquired by Dentsu of Japan for £3.2bn. [12-Jul-2012]
Irish Dairy Board has acquired The Cheese Warehouse, the Shropshire-based cheese ingredients supplier. [12-Jul-2012]
Balfour Beatty has sold its safety and communication equipment rental operations in London and Glasgow, as well as its plant rental business in Croydon and Exeter, to Vp for £4m. [12-Jul-2012]
Menzies Distribution has acquired the Leicester-based retail consultancy business of the Fore Partnership. [12-Jul-2012]
Construction Plant, the Middlesbrough-based construction equipment supplier, has been acquired by Lloyd of Carlisle for undisclosed terms. [12-Jul-2012]
Robert Dyas, the Leatherhead-based chain of 96 hardware stores with 1,100 staff, has been acquired by Gladys Emmanuel for an estimated £10m. [11-Jul-2012]
Vue Cinemas is expanding into Germany and Denmark with the acquisition of the Cinemaxx chain of 34 cinemas for £138m. [11-Jul-2012]
Trouvay & Cauvin, the Oldham-based piping and valves supplier with 14 staff, has been acquired by the Dubai-based TC Group. [11-Jul-2012]
Ciboodle, the Glasgow-based supplier of software to call centres, has been sold by Sword Group to US-based Kana. [11-Jul-2012]
Blythewood Plant Hire has been sold out of administration to Bridgemere Tractors of Shropshire for undisclosed terms. [11-Jul-2012]
Castle View International, the Stirling-based leisure management firm, has undergone a £10m management buy-out backed by Barclays. [10-Jul-2012]
Mind Candy has acquired the Origami Blue computer games studio in Brighton. [10-Jul-2012]
Sauce Consultancy is to merge with 3G Communications to create a combined London-based public relations consultancy specialising in infrastructure and planning. [09-Jul-2012]
Nessco, the Aberdeen-based oil industry telecoms firm with 120 staff, has been acquired by US-based RigNet for £29m. [09-Jul-2012]
Porta Communications has acquired a 90% stake in Twenty 20 Media Vision, the Kent-based media buyer, for £1.9m. [09-Jul-2012]
Brian Prescott has acquired Roe Green Transport, the Manchester-based haulage firm, for undisclosed terms. [09-Jul-2012]
Reflex & Allen has acquired Energi Products, the Rhyl-based car parts supplier with 15 staff, for undisclosed terms. [09-Jul-2012]
Associated British Foods has acquired the Elephant Atta ethnic flour brand from Premier Foods for £34m, in order to expand its Westmill Foods business. [09-Jul-2012]
Flying Brands has sold the assets of its Gardening Direct retail business to Jersey Choice Marketing for £2.9m. [09-Jul-2012]
SPEX Services has merged with Cognity to create a combined Aberdeen-based oil services group with 74 staff. [09-Jul-2012]
Guardian News & Media is to sell its Kable technology research business to Progressive Digital Media Group for less than £5m. [09-Jul-2012]
Fresh Direct has bought Country Fresh Produce, the Norfolk-based fruit and salad supply firm with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms. [05-Jul-2012]
Viridor Waste Management has acquired JWT Holdings, the Manchester-based waste collection and recycling firm with 45 staff, for £7.6m. [05-Jul-2012]
Lookers has acquired Lomond Motors, the chain of Audi car dealerships in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and Ayr, for £15m. [05-Jul-2012]
Boomerang Plus, the Cardiff-based TV production firm with about 200 staff, is to undergo a £7m management buy-out. [05-Jul-2012]
Rexam is to sell its personal care operations to Sun Capital Partners and Silgan Holdings for £452m. [04-Jul-2012]
Wood Mackenzie, the Edinburgh-based energy research firm with 800 staff, is to be acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman in a £1.1bn deal. [04-Jul-2012]
Wilkins Kennedy has merged with PR Hornsby to create a combined Hertford-based accountancy firm with 38 staff. [04-Jul-2012]
Norbain Group has sold the assets of its Reading-based CCTV equipment business out of administration to Newbury Investments, with the transfer of 250 staff. [04-Jul-2012]
Countrywide Residential Lettings has acquired a further six property letting firms in Leeds, London, Manchester and Warrington. [04-Jul-2012]
Banner Chemicals has acquired KMZ Chemicals, the Northampton-based chemicals distributor, for undisclosed terms. [04-Jul-2012]
Secal Logistics, the Telford-based logistics firm with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. [04-Jul-2012]
Bloomsbury Publishing is to acquire Applied Visual Arts Publishing, the Swiss textbook publisher with an office in Worthing, for £1.7m. [03-Jul-2012]
BetFred is to sell 25 betting shops to Stan James for £5m, in order to secure OFT approval for its acquisition of the Tote. [03-Jul-2012]
PB Curran has merged with Associated Insurance Services to create a combined York-based insurance group with annual turnover of £10m. [03-Jul-2012]
Veolia Water has sold its Central, Southeast and East water businesses to an infrastructure fund managed by M&G and Morgan Stanley for £1.2bn, including 1,250 staff. [02-Jul-2012]
Dairy Crest is to sell its St Hubert spreads business in France to Montagu Capital for £344m. [02-Jul-2012]
Serco has sold its civil and nuclear defence technical services business to Amec for £137m, with the transfer of about 600 staff. [02-Jul-2012]
General Medical Clinics, the London-based provider of primary medical care services, is to be acquired by St Martins Healthcare for £3.7m. [02-Jul-2012]
Herbert Smith is to merge with Freehills of Australia to create a combined law firm with 2,800 lawyers in 20 offices. [02-Jul-2012]
Trueform Engineering, the public transport infrastructure firm with 180 staff in Hayes and Newcastle, has been acquired by a consortium of investors backed by GIL Investments for undisclosed terms. [02-Jul-2012]
Main Man Supplies has acquired Davern Workwear, the Cambridgeshire-based workwear manufacturer with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms. [02-Jul-2012]
SAS Daniels has acquired TWP Solicitors, the Heaton Moor-based law firm with eight staff. [02-Jul-2012]
Asco Group has acquired North Sea Lifting, the Aberdeen-based safety training firm with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms. [02-Jul-2012]
Island View Holidays, the operator of holiday resorts on the Isle of Wight with 30 staff, has been acquired by Bluebird Capital Partners for £7.5m. [02-Jul-2012]
Bernicia Group has acquired Livingspaces, the Newcastle-based house letting and sales agency. [02-Jul-2012]
ATR Group has acquired Underwater Engineering Services, the Aberdeen-based subsea support equipment supplier with 14 staff, for undisclosed terms. [02-Jul-2012]
Horizon Care, the operator of 13 residential care homes in the West Midlands, North West and Kent, has been acquired by NBGI Private Equity for undisclosed terms. [02-Jul-2012]
WB Group has acquired Gecko Jewellery, in order to expand its jewellery wholesale operations in Essex and London. [02-Jul-2012]
Cranswick has acquired Kingston Foods, the Milton Keynes-based supplier of traditional meat products with gross assets of £3.7m. [02-Jul-2012]
Ison Harrison has merged with Leeds-based Shaw Gillis, creating a combined law firm with 160 staff and seven offices in Yorkshire. [02-Jul-2012]
Excelsior Technologies, the North Wales-based manufacturer of microwavable packaging with about 200 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by GCP. [28-Jun-2012]
Ultra Electronics is to acquire Barron McCann Technology and Barron McCann Payments, the cyber security companies with 58 staff in Derby and Letchworth, for £12m. [28-Jun-2012]
Rosewoods has bought the assets of Suffolk-based Saunders Plumbing & Heating, securing the future of an undisclosed number of staff. [28-Jun-2012]
Hesley North, the provider of autism care services, is expected to be acquired by private equity firm Bowmark Capital for about £75m. [28-Jun-2012]
Shell, Greenergy and Royal Vopak are to acquire the Coryton oil refinery in Essex out of administration, and will use the site as a fuel import terminal employing about 50 staff. [27-Jun-2012]
Melrose has sold McKechnie Engineered Plastics, the injection moulding business with 650 staff in North Yorkshire and South Wales, to Rosti Group for £31m. [27-Jun-2012]
Double Helix, the London-based healthcare consultancy with 90 staff, has been acquired by McCann Health for up to £50m. [27-Jun-2012]
Glacier Energy Services has acquired Site Machining Services, the Newcastle-based pipe-cutting firm with 12 staff, for about £1m. [27-Jun-2012]
Digital Realty Trust of the US has acquired three data centres totalling 761,000 sq ft in Croydon, Watford and Woking from Sentrum for £715m. [27-Jun-2012]
Towergate has acquired Harry Fort, the Dorset-based insurance broker. [27-Jun-2012]
United Drug has acquired Watermeadow Medical, the healthcare communications consultancy with 74 staff in Oxford, Manchester and the US, for up to £13m. [27-Jun-2012]
Connelly Security Systems has acquired Precision Alarms of Falkirk for undisclosed terms. [26-Jun-2012]
Global Radio is to acquire GMG Radio, the Manchester-based owner of the Real and Smooth brands, from Guardian Media Group for undisclosed terms. [26-Jun-2012]
Tindale & Stanton has sold its County Durham-based bakery out of administration to a new company called Star Cottage Bakery, saving 85 jobs. [26-Jun-2012]
AFH Financial Group has acquired Specialist Solutions, the Cheltenham-based independent financial adviser, for up to £0.7m. [26-Jun-2012]
Domino Printing Sciences has acquired PostJet Systems, the Basingstoke-based inkjet printing equipment supplier, for an initial £6.5m. [26-Jun-2012]
UK Coal is to sell its Harworth Power Generation business to Red Rose Infrastructure for £20m, including coal mine methane power assets in Kellingley, Thoresby, Harworth and Stillingfleet. [25-Jun-2012]
Fircroft Engineering Services, the Warrington-based technical recruitment firm, has sold a stake to private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe in a deal worth £140m. [25-Jun-2012]
Accord Group has acquired Direct Health Group, the Nottingham-based home care provider, which could lead to the creation of hundreds of new jobs over the next few years. [25-Jun-2012]
Shoosmiths is to merge with Archibald Campbell & Harley, the Edinburgh-based law firm with 20 lawyers and 45 staff. [25-Jun-2012]
Centaur Media is acquire E-consultancy, the London-based digital marketing information firm with 60 staff, for an initial £12m. [25-Jun-2012]
Care Fertility, the Midlands-based chain of 13 fertility clinics, has been sold by General Healthcare to private equity firm Bowmark Capital for about £60m. [25-Jun-2012]
PDG Helicopters, the Inverness-based helicopter operator with 35 staff, has bought out the stake held by its venture capital shareholder Maven Capital Partners. [21-Jun-2012]
Sage is to acquire a 75% stake in Folhamatic Group, the Brazilian accounting software firm, for £125m. [21-Jun-2012]
Symington's has acquired Victoria Foods, the Lancashire-based bakery products manufacturer, for undisclosed terms. [21-Jun-2012]
WPP is to acquire AKQA, the digital agency with 1,160 staff in London and other cities across the US, Europe and Asia, for undisclosed terms. [21-Jun-2012]
Godiva Bearings Group, the bearings supplier with sites in Dudley, Shepperton and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. [21-Jun-2012]
Alliance Boots has sold a 45% stake in its pharmacy and health business to Walgreens of the US for £4.3bn, creating a combined group of 11,000 stores in 12 countries. [20-Jun-2012]
Tetrosyl has bought the MotorMania chain of 11 car parts stores in the Midlands out of administration, with the transfer of 50 staff. [20-Jun-2012]
Optegra has expanded its chain of five private eye hospitals with the acquisition of The Prospect Eye Clinic in Altrincham. [20-Jun-2012]
Boulting Group has bought Cross Services Engineering out of administration, saving 83 jobs at its St Helens-based mechanical and electrical engineering business. [20-Jun-2012]
Ceros, the London-based digital publishing firm, has been acquired by US-based Crowd Fusion. [20-Jun-2012]
Brit Group has sold its Brit Insurance subsidiary to Fairfax Financial of Canada for £190m. [19-Jun-2012]
Stobart Group is to acquire Autologic, the Northampton-based automotive logistics firm, for £12m. [19-Jun-2012]
Anglian Meat Products, the Norfolk-based manufacturer of frozen pet food, has undergone a management buy-out. [19-Jun-2012]
Greencore has sold its dessert manufacturing business at Minsterley in Shropshire to Muller Dairy of Germany for an initial £4.3m, with the transfer of 80 staff. [18-Jun-2012]
Phytone, the Burton-based food colouring manufacturer with 40 staff, has been acquired by US-based FMC Corporation for undisclosed terms. [18-Jun-2012]
London Metal Exchange is to be acquired by Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing for £1.4bn. [18-Jun-2012]
Premier Foods is to sell the Sarson's vinegar and Haywards pickle brands to Mizkan of Japan for £41m, including a factory in Manchester. [18-Jun-2012]
Plus Markets Group is to sell its Plus-TS technology business to Forum Trading Solutions for a nominal sum. [18-Jun-2012]
Psion, the London-based supplier of handheld computers with about 830 staff, has been acquired by Motorola Solutions for £128m. [18-Jun-2012]
Tesco has acquired a 91% stake in We7, the London-based music-streaming service, for £11m. [18-Jun-2012]
Ensor Holdings is to sell its CMS Tools business in West Yorkshire to a management team. [18-Jun-2012]
CPI Card Group of the US has bought the assets of Leicestershire-based ID Data Cards from Tall Group for undisclosed terms. [18-Jun-2012]
EKW Group has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor, saving 27 jobs at its Westhoughton-based accountancy business. [18-Jun-2012]
Network Integrity Services is to acquire ACS Cheshire IT, the Stockport-based cloud computing firm. [18-Jun-2012]
Executive Compass has bought the assets of Ways2win, the Exeter-based tender writing firm, for undisclosed terms. [18-Jun-2012]
GSE Group has sold its haulage operations to TW Services, freeing up space for a new 484,000 sq ft office and industrial development at its Waterbrook Park site in Ashford. [18-Jun-2012]
IQA Operations Group has sold a 55% stake in its Paisley-based utility contracting services business to Elecnor of Spain for £5.6m. [18-Jun-2012]
Redthorn UK, the Lancashire-based software developer with 12 staff, has been acquired by the Dynamic Network Alliance for undisclosed terms. [18-Jun-2012]
Save Britain Money has acquired Home Insulation Services, the Lancashire-based loft and cavity wall insulation firm. [18-Jun-2012]
Proximagen, the biotechnology firm with 40 staff in London and Cambridge, is to be acquired by US-based Upsher-Smith for at least £223m. [14-Jun-2012]
Archant has acquired the remaining 50% of Tickles.co.uk and 40Winks.co.uk for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its group buying operations in East Anglia. [14-Jun-2012]
Oyster Group has acquired the Oyster yacht division of EC Landamore & Co, with the transfer of about 70 staff at a boatyard in North Norfolk. [14-Jun-2012]
Accumuli is to acquire Edge7, the Malvern-based security information event management firm, for up to £3.8m. [14-Jun-2012]
Cairn Energy is to acquire Nautical Petroleum for £414m, in order to expand its oil and gas operations in the North Sea. [14-Jun-2012]
Metronet UK, the Manchester-based internet service provider with 45 staff, has undergone a £11m management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC. [14-Jun-2012]
Crossgar Foodservice, the County Down-based food supplier with 238 staff, has been acquired by US-based Sysco for undisclosed terms. [14-Jun-2012]
Trio Healthcare International, the North Yorkshire-based medical technology firm, has been acquired by US-based ConvaTec. [14-Jun-2012]
Avery Weigh-Tronix has bought Central Weighing, the Kidderminster-based provider of vehicle weighing and management systems. [14-Jun-2012]
Raymond Brown Minerals & Recycling has bought Chilton Waste Services of Didcot out of administration, with the transfer of 33 staff. [13-Jun-2012]
GlaxoSmithKline is to buy the Toctino eczema treatment from Basilea of Switzerland for up to £200m, in order to expand its Stiefel dermatology business. [13-Jun-2012]
Truck, Trailer & Bus Components, the Bridgend-based vehicle components supplier with 13 staff, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms, and is planning to open two new sites. [13-Jun-2012]
Severn Trent is to sell the meter installation business of Severn Trent Metering Services to Enterprise. [13-Jun-2012]
Burnbank Systems, the Ipswich-based IT supplier to the healthcare sector with 25 staff, has been acquired by Sectra Group of Sweden for up to £8m. [13-Jun-2012]
Unitech Industries Group has bought the assets of P Nugent & Son, the Co Armagh-based catering equipment firm with 15 staff, out of administration. [13-Jun-2012]
Ve Interactive has acquired Adaptive Consultancy, the London-based digital marketing agency with eight staff. [13-Jun-2012]
Lookers has acquired Fleet Financial, the Belfast-based fleet management company with 24 staff, for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its Charles Hurst business. [13-Jun-2012]
Sainsbury's has bought HMV's 64% stake in online e-book retailer Anobii for a nominal sum. [13-Jun-2012]
Direct Group of Doncaster has acquired Simple Insurance from Leeds-based UK General for undisclosed terms. [12-Jun-2012]
Ainscough Crane Hire has acquired West Country Crane Hire of Plymouth for undisclosed terms, taking its nationwide network to 29 depots. [12-Jun-2012]
Momentum Instore, the Cheshire-based retail marketing agency with annual sales of £29m, has undergone a management buy-out from McCann Worldgroup. [12-Jun-2012]
Serco Group has acquired Vertex Public Sector, the Cheltenham-based business process outsourcing firm with 3,000 staff, for £55m. [12-Jun-2012]
Lakestar Media, the digital marketing firm with 50 staff in Manchester and London, has been acquired by McCann Worldgroup for undisclosed terms. [12-Jun-2012]
Thamesteel, the Sheerness-based steelworks, has been sold out of administration by Mazars to a new company owned by the Saudi-based Al-Tuwairqi Group. [11-Jun-2012]
Vouchercloud, the Bristol-based online vouchers company with 70 staff, has been acquired by Vodafone for undisclosed terms. [11-Jun-2012]
Lifeways, the London-based provider of care services to people with disabilities with 6,300 staff, is to be acquired by Canadian pension fund Omers for £207m. [11-Jun-2012]
Logan Energy, the Edinburgh-based fuel cell supplier, has undergone a management buy-out from its US parent. [11-Jun-2012]
UK Medical, the Sheffield-based medical products supplier with about 40 staff, has been acquired by US-based CareFusion for undisclosed terms. [11-Jun-2012]
Celotex Group, the Ipswich-based manufacturer of insulating foam with 170 staff, has been acquired by Saint-Gobain of France. [11-Jun-2012]
Rolls-Royce is to acquire the remaining 50% of its Aero Engine Controls joint venture with Goodrich, including 1,400 staff Birmingham, Derby, Belfast and the US. [11-Jun-2012]
Clinton Cards has sold 397 stores out of administration to American Greetings, securing the future of about 4,500 jobs. [11-Jun-2012]
WSP, the engineering consultancy, has been acquired by Genivar of Canada for £278m. [11-Jun-2012]
Molinare, the London-based TV production firm with 150 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team. [11-Jun-2012]
Fitt Signs & Graphics has been bought out of administration by a new company called FSG Signs & Graphics, saving 17 jobs at its Norwich-based sign making business. [11-Jun-2012]
DWF is to merge with Biggart Baillie, the commercial law firm with 190 staff in Glasgow and Edinburgh. [11-Jun-2012]
Domino Printing Sciences has acquired Graph-Tech, the Swiss inkjet kit developer, for up to £19m. [11-Jun-2012]
Blackadders is to merge with Edinburgh-based McKay Norwell to create a combined law firm with 17 partners and 150 staff. [11-Jun-2012]
Alexander Dennis has acquired Custom Coaches, the Australian bus maker with 400 staff, for about £25m. [11-Jun-2012]
All3Media has sold the Cactus TV production business back to its founder for undisclosed terms. [07-Jun-2012]
Cambridge University Press is to transfer its Cambridge-based printing business and up to 69 staff to MPG Books Group. [07-Jun-2012]
James & Son, the Northamptonshire-based animal feeds supplier with 43 staff, has been acquired by Agrifirm of the Netherlands. [07-Jun-2012]
Bob Rudd Leisure has acquired Masterplay Leisure, the gaming operator with 350 machines in the North West and ten staff, for undisclosed terms. [07-Jun-2012]
Chemring is to sell its marine flares manufacturing business to Drew Marine for £32m. [07-Jun-2012]
Transys Projects, the Birmingham-based rail engineering firm, has been acquired by Vossloh Kiepe of Germany for undisclosed terms. [07-Jun-2012]
IQE has expanded its Cardiff-based semiconductor wafers business with the acquisition of the in-house manufacturing unit of US-based RF Micro Devices, with the transfer of 70 staff. [07-Jun-2012]
Symington's, the Leeds-based food manufacturer with about 600 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Intermediate Capital Group for about £125m. [06-Jun-2012]
Moneysupermarket.com is to acquire the MoneySavingExpert personal finance website for up to £87m, with the transfer of up to 42 staff. [06-Jun-2012]
Logica, the Reading-based IT services firm with 5,500 staff in the UK, is to be acquired by CGI of Canada for £1.7bn. [06-Jun-2012]
HMV has sold the Hammersmith Apollo concert venue in London to US-based Stage C for £32m. [06-Jun-2012]
Rock Farm Dairy has been bought out of administration by UK Dairy Sales, securing 55 jobs at its County Durham-based dairy. [06-Jun-2012]
Xperience Group has acquired Peterborough-based CRM and financial software firm DMC software Solutions, increasing the workforce at its Lisburn-based IT business from 50 to 95. [06-Jun-2012]
Maltacourt Logistics, the Manchester-based provider of supply chain services, has undergone a management buy-out. [06-Jun-2012]
Tri-Wire has been sold out of administration to Anglia Metal, saving 31 jobs at the West Yorkshire-based subsidiary of B3 Industries. [06-Jun-2012]
Creative Lynx, the Manchester-based advertising agency with about 100 staff, has been acquired by Havas of France for undisclosed terms. [06-Jun-2012]
Wynnstay has acquired PSB Country Supplies, the Gloucestershire-based agricultural merchant, for about £0.5m. [06-Jun-2012]
Money Advice Group has acquired No Debt Now, and will relocate the 12 staff from Altrincham to its site on Carrington Business Park. [06-Jun-2012]
Minoan Group has acquired the Ski Travel Centre business in Glasgow for undisclosed terms. [06-Jun-2012]
Hyperion Insurance Group is to acquire Windsor, the Lloyd's insurance broking group with annual income of £37m. [06-Jun-2012]
Savile Group has acquired Career Management Consultants, the career management consultancy, for about £0.1m. [06-Jun-2012]
Mosaic Print Management has acquired DMS, the Cheltenham-based direct marketing agency with 39 staff, for £2.1m. [06-Jun-2012]
Wright Vigar has acquired McGregors Corporate, the Lincoln-based accountancy with nine staff. [06-Jun-2012]
Capula, the Staffordshire-based IT firm with more than 250 staff, has been acquired by Imtech of the Netherlands for undisclosed terms. [06-Jun-2012]
Chime Communications is to sell Bell Pottinger, its London-based public relations business, to a management team for £20m. [06-Jun-2012]
GJD Manufacturing of Manchester has acquired Advanced LED Technology, the Newcastle-based manufacturer of CCTV accessories, and plans to increase production at both sites. [06-Jun-2012]
Stephensons is to merge with Altrincham-based Dobsons Solicitors to create a combined law firm with about 400 staff. [31-May-2012]
Capita has acquired Clinical Solutions, the Basingstoke-based provider of clinical decision support to the healthcare sector with 160 staff, for £20m. [31-May-2012]
Silverdell is to acquire EDS, the Sheffield-based industrial demolition firm with about 100 staff, for £15m. [31-May-2012]
Ultra Electronics has acquired Giga Communcations, the Hertfordshire-based satellite manufacturer, for an initial £12m. [31-May-2012]
Booker is to acquire Makro UK, the chain of 30 wholesale depots with 3,000 staff, for £140m. [30-May-2012]
Timber Garden Buildings has acquired Shedlands, the Rotherham-based shed manufacturer, for undisclosed terms. [30-May-2012]
United Lift Trucks has been bought out of administration by Fork Truck Direct, saving ten jobs at its Suffolk-based fork lift trucks business. [30-May-2012]
EZE Group has sold its Birmingham-based travel business to Everywhere Travel for undisclosed terms. [30-May-2012]
Mathiesons has been bought out of administration by Prestige Bakeries, saving 240 jobs and eight of the 28 Scottish bakery shops. [29-May-2012]
Parkmead Group is to acquire DEO Petroleum, the Aberdeen-based oil company, for £13m. [29-May-2012]
Parity has acquired Inition, the London-based 3D technology firm, for an initial £2.3m. [29-May-2012]
Angel Springs has acquired Isis Office Hydration, the supplier of water coolers with sites in London and Dorset, with backing from private equity firm LDC. [29-May-2012]
Aspirations Care, the Gloucestershire-based community care firm with 1,000 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by August Equity. [29-May-2012]
AFI-Uplift of Wakefield has acquired the Exeter-based powered access business of Light Hire, in order to expand its AJ Rentals division. [29-May-2012]
Bowdon Group has acquired NEST, the Wilmslow-based mechanical and electrical contractor, in order to expand its Sema Services business. [28-May-2012]
Harvey Ingram of Leicester is in merger talks with Birmingham-based Shakespeares, which would create a combined law firm with about 800 staff. [28-May-2012]
Viridis Plastics UK has bought the assets of Blackwood-based Plastics Sorting out of administration, and plans to create 30 new jobs. [28-May-2012]
Morson Group, the Salford-based engineering recruitment firm, is to undergo a £23m management buy-out. [28-May-2012]
Expamet, the Hartlepool-based building products supplier with 87 staff, has been bought out of administration by Birtley Building Products. [28-May-2012]
WaterMota, the Devon-based supplier of marine engines with 14 staff, has been acquired by B&N Group of the Netherlands. [28-May-2012]
InTechnology has acquired United Telehealth and a stake in Healthsolve, in order to expand its Harrogate-based IT services business. [28-May-2012]
Fivemiletown Creamery has acquired Causeway Cheese Company, the County Antrim-based manufacturer of handmade Cheddar, for undisclosed terms. [28-May-2012]
Omnicom is to acquire Adam & Eve, the London-based advertising agency, for an estimated £60m, and the business will be merged with DDB London. [24-May-2012]
Currie & Brown, the London-based construction consultancy with 600 staff, has been acquired by Dar Group for undisclosed terms. [24-May-2012]
Feedback Instruments, the East Sussex-based engineering firm, has been acquired by a new company called LD Didactic for £0.3m. [24-May-2012]
Brownhills Glass, the Aldridge-based glass processing firm with 44 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. [24-May-2012]
Medicals Direct Group, the medical screening outsourcing firm with 180 staff at six offices, has been acquired by Capita for up to £15m. [24-May-2012]
Arla Foods and Milk Link are to merge to create a combined dairy group with turnover of more than £2bn. [23-May-2012]
Amec is in negotiations to acquire Serco's nuclear technical consulting services business, which has annual revenue of £70m. [23-May-2012]
UBC Group has sold Wyvis Roofing out of administration to a management buy-out, saving 30 jobs at its Inverness-based roofing business. [23-May-2012]
WFEL, the Stockport-based manufacturer of military bridges with 228 staff, has been acquired by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann of Germany for about £60m. [23-May-2012]
Innovation Group has acquired Marishal Thompson, the Northumberland-based environmental consultancy with 65 staff, for £5.2m. [23-May-2012]
Speciality Desserts, the Northamptonshire-based supplier of frozen desserts to caterers, has been acquired by Europeenne des Desserts of France. [23-May-2012]
Sone Products has acquired the assets of Product Revolution, the Sunderland-based packaging design consultancy. [23-May-2012]
Vitrology, the Glasgow-based biotechnology firm with 38 staff, is to be acquired by SGS of Switzerland. [22-May-2012]
Arcis Biotechnology of Daresbury has acquired Altos Medical, the US developer cleaning products for hospitals, for £2.5m. [22-May-2012]
Pullman Rail, the Cardiff-based rail engineering firm with 130 staff, has been acquired by Colas Rail for undisclosed terms. [22-May-2012]
House of Townend of East Yorkshire has acquired Lakeland Vintners, the Cumbria-based wholesale wine distributor. [22-May-2012]
Yeomans, the chain of 84 outdoor clothing stores with 435 staff, has been sold out of administration by The P&A Partnership to a new company called Yeomans Outdoor. [22-May-2012]
ICAP has acquired the PLUS Stock Exchange in London for a nominal sum, which should secure some of the 28 jobs. [21-May-2012]
Servest Multi Service has acquired Stag Security Services, the Harrogate-based security firm with more than 600 staff nationwide. [21-May-2012]
Aldwyck Housing Group is in merger discussions with Buckinghamshire-based Paradigm Housing Group, which would create a combined social housing group with 23,000 properties. [21-May-2012]
Wilmington Group has bought the business and certain assets of Millennium ADMP, the provider of information services to the insurance market, out of administration for £0.5m. [21-May-2012]
Potter Group Logistics has acquired House of James Transport, the York-based logistics firm with 35 vehicles and 70 staff. [21-May-2012]
Ocean Outdoor, the outdoor media firm with 24 staff, has undergone a £35m management buy-out backed by LDC Capital. [21-May-2012]
SES Engineering, the Great Yarmouth-based engineering services firm with 13 staff, has been bought out of administration by a former employee. [21-May-2012]
Dr Organic has acquired Optima Consumer Health from William Ransom Group for £3m, which should lead to the creation of new sales and marketing jobs in Swansea. [21-May-2012]
Six Degrees Group has acquired Datahop, the data centre interconnection firm, as part of a strategy to become one of the UK's top hosting and cloud providers. [21-May-2012]
Integrated Engineering Stores Associates of Warrington has undergone a management buy-out backed by £23m from private equity firm Gresham. [21-May-2012]
Cirrus Group of Macclesfield has merged with The Raft of Wilmslow to create a combined marketing services firm with 35 staff, and a new office is being sought in Cheshire. [21-May-2012]
Perform Group has acquired RunningBall, the Switzerland-based real-time sports data firm, for up to £95m. [17-May-2012]
Page & Moy, the Market Harborough-based travel operator that owns the Travelsphere and Just You brands and has 300 staff, has been acquired by All Leisure Group for £4.2m. [17-May-2012]
Barrett Steel has acquired Parson & Crosland, the Middlesbrough-based steel stockholder with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms. [17-May-2012]
MWB Group Holdings has sold its two Bistro du Vin restaurants in London to Burger & Lobster for £1.2m. [17-May-2012]
Airtricity is to acquire Phoenix Supply, the Northern Ireland-based natural gas supplier, from Phoenix Energy Holdings. [17-May-2012]
Chime Communications has acquired a 51% stake in Harvey Walsh, the Cheshire-based provider of data services to the pharmaceutical industry and the NHS, for an initial £2.2m. [17-May-2012]
GlaxoSmithKline is to acquire Cellzome, the protein research firm with sites in Cambridge and Germany, for £61m. [16-May-2012]
Climaveneta is to acquire Powermaster Products, its UK air conditioning distribution partner with 45 staff. [16-May-2012]
Yell has acquired Moonfruit, the website creation service, for £18m. [16-May-2012]
E2V Technologies is to sell its non-core businesses to a new company called SGX Sensortech for £15m, including its scientific instruments division in High Wycombe and industrial gas sensing in Chelmsford. [16-May-2012]
Tamar Labels has acquired Labelit, the Irish label printing firm, for undisclosed terms. [16-May-2012]
Spaldings Holdings, the Lincoln-based agricultural machinery distributor, has sold a majority stake to Marubeni Corporation of Japan. [16-May-2012]
Caterpillar Logistics Services, the car parts distributor with 600 staff in Leicestershire, has been acquired by private equity firm Platinum Equity in a £466m deal. [16-May-2012]
Pharmore has acquired Mirrortech, the Blackpool-based manufacturer of bespoke mirrors, for undisclosed terms. [16-May-2012]
Six Degrees Group has acquired Firstserv and Serverstream, the London-based managed data services firms. [16-May-2012]
Primary Capital has supported a £35m management buy-out at Leisure Pass Group, the London-based provider of smart cards for tourist attractions. [16-May-2012]
Autologic Holdings has acquired certain assets of Spirit Motortransport out of administration, including car transporters, IT and office equipment. [15-May-2012]
Babcock is to sell its VT Services engineering support and facilities management business in the US to a new company called VT Holdings for £61m. [15-May-2012]
In-Deed Online has acquired Runnett & Co, the Bridgend-based property conveyancing firm. [15-May-2012]
Sterling Green is to acquire Terra Energy, the Irish oil exploration firm, and the new group will be renamed Fastnet Oil & Gas. [15-May-2012]
Vue Cinemas has acquired the Apollo chain of 14 cinemas for about £20m, taking its total number of sites to 85. [14-May-2012]
Rank Group is to acquire 23 casinos from Gala Coral for £205m, and will convert them to the G Casino and Grosvenor brands. [14-May-2012]
Cinesite, the London-based visual-effects company, has been sold by Kodak to private equity firm Endless for about £2m. [14-May-2012]
Wolseley has sold Bathstore, the chain of 169 bathroom showrooms with 500 staff, to private equity firm Endless for £15m. [14-May-2012]
International Airlines Group has sold its recently-acquired BMI Regional airline business in Aberdeen to the Granite Aviation consortium for £8m, securing the future of 330 jobs. [14-May-2012]
Aquascutum is to sell its UK fashion stores out of administration to YGM Trading of Hong Kong for £15m, securing the future of about 100 jobs. [14-May-2012]
Greenwell Gleeson, the Birmingham-based financial recruitment firm, has undergone a management buy-out from Amadeus FiRe Group for undisclosed terms. [14-May-2012]
Driver Group is to acquire Trett Consulting, the Leeds-based dispute resolution consultancy with 75 staff and offices in London, Coventry and Manchester, from Grontmij for £3m. [14-May-2012]
Save Britain Money has acquired Veraco, the telesales firm with 150 staff in Swansea and Cardiff. [14-May-2012]
Zone Design & Marketing has acquired Social UK, the London-based creative design agency. [14-May-2012]
Direct Fruit Supplies has been sold to management in a pre-pack administration through the P&A Partnership, securing the future of 17 jobs at its Leeds-based catering supplies business. [14-May-2012]
Live Nation Entertainment has acquired Cream Holdings, the owner of the Cream nightclub brand and Creamfields festivals, from Ingenious Media Active Capital for £14m. [14-May-2012]
Motorcycles Direct has acquired Colchester Kawasaki, the Essex-based motorcycle dealership. [14-May-2012]
GoIndustry DoveBid, the London-based provider of asset management, auction and valuation services, is to be acquired by Liquidity Services Group of the US for £7.3m. [10-May-2012]
Denny Bros has acquired Ditac, the Harlow-based labels supplier, and some of the production will transfer to its Willowbridge Labels site near Bury St Edmunds. [10-May-2012]
Angel Biotechnology has acquired a 6,500 sq ft collagen manufacturing plant in Glasgow for £0.2m, in order to expand its new Angel Biomedical subsidiary. [10-May-2012]
Experian is to sell its PriceGrabber price comparison shopping business and North American online lead generation activities to Ybrant Digital of India for £108m. [10-May-2012]
Equateq, the Isle of Lewis-based manufacturer of pharmaceutical ingredients with about 50 staff, has been acquired by BASF of Germany for undisclosed terms. [10-May-2012]
Homes4u has acquired Chesters, the Manchester-based commercial property firm with nine staff. [10-May-2012]
Uniscan Instruments, the Derbyshire-based manufacturer of measurement instruments, has been acquired by Bio-Logic of France. [10-May-2012]
Ridgeway Group has acquired Wood Group, the operator of three BMW and Mini car dealerships in Hampshire and Dorset. [10-May-2012]
Nucleus Healthcare, the Newport-based private hospital, has been acquired by US-based Palm Ventures for undisclosed terms. [10-May-2012]
Shoon has been bought out of administration by a management team supported by GA Europe, saving 153 jobs at its chain of 11 footwear stores. [09-May-2012]
Group 1 Automotive has acquired Essex Audi Group, the chain of six Audi car dealerships in East London and Essex, for undisclosed terms. [09-May-2012]
Midcounties Co-op Travel has acquired seven travel agencies in the Midlands from the Thomas Cook Co-operative Travel joint venture, with the transfer of 26 staff. [09-May-2012]
Anderson Fyfe is to merge with Bristol-based TLT to create a combined law firm with 750 staff. [09-May-2012]
Huws Gray has acquired Llanidloes Building Supplies of Powys and J&B Willbrook of Gwynedd, and a new site in Stoke-on-Trent will take its total network to 39. [09-May-2012]
Restore has acquired ROC Relocations, the London-based provider of commercial relocation and storage services, for £0.2m. [09-May-2012]
Weetabix has sold a 60% stake in its Northamptonshire-based breakfast cereals business to Bright Food of China, in a deal that values the company at £1.2bn. [08-May-2012]
IDOX has acquired Currency Connect Holdings, the Dutch grants advisory firm with 34 staff, for up to £3.8m. [08-May-2012]
Independent Contractor Security of Chesterfield has bought Sekure Europe, the Rotherham-based security services firm with 70 staff, out of administration. [08-May-2012]
Think4 has acquired Pradoray, the Saddleworth-based computer network and maintenance services firm, for undisclosed terms. [08-May-2012]
Interserve has acquired Business Employment Services Training, the Yorkshire-based training firm, for an initial £17m. [08-May-2012]
Itmsoil, the East Sussex-based geotechnical instrumentation firm with turnover of almost £30m, has undergone a management buy-out. [08-May-2012]
Purity Soft Drinks of Wednesbury has been acquired by private equity firm Langholm Capital, which will lead to a £2.2m investment in new production facilities and the creation of dozens of jobs. [08-May-2012]
Launa Windows, the Newton Abbot-based supplier of windows and doors, has been sold out of administration to Britannia Windows. [08-May-2012]
SecureData of South Africa has sold its UK-based IT business to a management buy-out for £17m. [08-May-2012]
Top Right Group is to sell CAP, the provider of valuation services to the automotive sector, to private equity firm Montagu for more than £150m. [03-May-2012]
Assureweb, the Cheltenham-based financial services technology firm, has been acquired by US-based iPipeline. [03-May-2012]
Lindsays is to merge with Shield & Kyd to create a combined law firm with 172 staff at offices across Scotland. [03-May-2012]
First Milk has acquired CNP Professional, the Hyde-based supplier of sports nutrition products with 30 staff. [03-May-2012]
Lexis has acquired Paratus Communications, the London-based marketing agency with 11 staff, for undisclosed terms. [03-May-2012]
Digital Barriers has acquired Enterprise Technologies, the Gloucestershire-based technology firm trading as E-Tech, for £0.1m. [03-May-2012]
Health Safety & Engineering Consultants (HSEC), the risk management firm with 22 staff in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, has undergone a £2.7m management buy-out backed by EV. [03-May-2012]
Faccenda has acquired Cranberry Foods, the turkey producer with 750 staff and factory sites in Derbyshire and South Wales, for undisclosed terms. [02-May-2012]
County Group has acquired Whitchurch Insurance Services of Shropshire, and is now looking to acquire a further 15 brokers over the next five years. [02-May-2012]
CWV of Blackburn has sold its Anaglypta wallpaper business to Erfurt MAC of Gainsborough for undisclosed terms. [02-May-2012]
Co-operative Childcare has acquired Petit Enfant, the Oxfordshire-based chain of four nurseries with 102 staff, for undisclosed terms. [02-May-2012]
Blackstone is to sell its Nido student accommodation business to Round Hill Capital for £415m. [02-May-2012]
Kewill, the Guildford-based developer of logistics software, is to be acquired by private equity firm Francisco Partners Funds for £89m. [02-May-2012]
Christie & Co has acquired Orridge Business Sales, the pharmacy business agent, for undisclosed terms. [02-May-2012]
Four Seasons Health Care, the owner of 445 care homes and 61 specialist care centres, has been acquired by Terra Firma for £825m. [01-May-2012]
Rivington Street has agreed to sell Oilbarrel, the provider of news services for companies and investors involved in the oil and mining sectors, to Athol Gold & Value for £0.7m. [01-May-2012]
Advanced Computer Software has acquired Fabric Technologies, the London-based managed services provider with 95 staff, for £4.6m. [01-May-2012]
Advanced Childcare has acquired Continuum Care & Education, the Rochdale-based operator of 88 children's homes and 15 special schools with 650 staff, for undisclosed terms. [01-May-2012]
MICROS Systems is to acquire Torex Retail, the Dunstable-based IT services firm, for £114m. [01-May-2012]
Marwyn Gaming has acquired the assets of three bingo clubs in Redcar, Margate and Ilkeston from the Nobles Group for £0.6m. [01-May-2012]
Nicholl Food Packaging, the Cannock-based foil container manufacturer with 300 staff, has been acquired by Bawtry Investments for undisclosed terms. [30-Apr-2012]
Bifold Group, the Manchester-based valve manufacturer with 240 staff, has undergone a £85m management buy-out backed by LDC. [30-Apr-2012]
Alastair Wade Optometrists has acquired three former Clifford Rees opticians in Darlington, Guisborough and Yarm. [30-Apr-2012]
RMT Financial Management of Newcastle has undergone a management buy-out, and will now be called Blackett Walker. [30-Apr-2012]
Stewart Milne has sold its Aberdeen-based commercial construction division to Kier Group, with the transfer of 20 staff. [30-Apr-2012]
Stewart-Buchanan, the Kilsyth-based valve manufacturer with annual turnover of £8m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. [30-Apr-2012]
Cordatus Partners is to merge with Edinburgh-based Kirkstone Real Estate to create a combined property services group called Cordatus Real Estate. [30-Apr-2012]
Wilson Field has sold York-based Panel Shop and S&B Hire & Sales out of administration to New County Road Surfacing UK of County Durham. [30-Apr-2012]
West Mercia Supplies, the Shrewsbury-based local authority supply firm with about 100 staff, has been acquired by The Consortium for Purchasing & Distribution for undisclosed terms. [30-Apr-2012]
Linder Myers has merged with Shropshire-based law firm Turnbull Garrard Solicitors. [30-Apr-2012]
Marshall has acquired a Jaguar car dealership in Lincoln from the Cooperative Society for undisclosed terms, taking its total network to 62 sites. [30-Apr-2012]
Canopius is to acquire Omega Insurance, the Lloyd's of London insurer, for £164m. [26-Apr-2012]
Raleigh Cycle, the Nottingham-based bicycle supplier with 430 staff, is to be acquired by Dutch company Accell for £62m. [26-Apr-2012]
URS Scott Wilson has sold its Norwich-based engineering and environmental consultancy to a management buy-out, with the transfer of 25 staff. [26-Apr-2012]
Digraph has acquired A1 Plant & Commercial, the Sheffield-based commercial vehicle parts supplier, for undisclosed terms. [26-Apr-2012]
PMGC Technology has acquired Phonebox Communications, the Solihull-based mobile phone dealer with 26 staff, and Premier Mobile, the London-based firm with 35 staff, for undisclosed terms. [26-Apr-2012]
Galloway Travel has acquired the day excursions business of Norfolk-based coach operator Chenery Travel. [26-Apr-2012]
Shell is to acquire London-listed Cove Energy for £1.1bn, in order to increase its gas reserves in East Africa. [25-Apr-2012]
Pakeezah Meats and Pakeezah Superstores have been sold out of administration by the P&A Partnership to a new company, saving 98 jobs in Bradford. [25-Apr-2012]
Vets Now of Dunfermline has acquired NKR Veterinary Specialists, the operator of pet hospitals in London, Kent and Surrey, for undisclosed terms. [25-Apr-2012]
Ventec Holdings Europe has acquired Option Technologies, the East Lancashire-based PCB manufacturer with nine staff. [25-Apr-2012]
Voyage Care has acquired Solor Care, the Surrey-based care provider with 92 staff, for undisclosed terms. [25-Apr-2012]
Security Labels International has acquired Geoffrey Waldmeyer Associates, the supplier of packaging security products, for undisclosed terms. [25-Apr-2012]
BAA has sold Edinburgh Airport to Global Infrastructure Partners for £807m. [24-Apr-2012]
Go-Ahead Group is to acquire Anglian Bus, the Norwich-based transport firm with 71 buses and 133 staff. [24-Apr-2012]
Patriot Aerospace has acquired Veritair Aviation, the operator of Cardiff Heliport, for undisclosed terms. [24-Apr-2012]
Smiths News is to acquire Hedgelane, the Trowbridge-based company trading as The Consortium for Purchasing & Distribution with 260 staff, for £38m. [24-Apr-2012]
Culina is to acquire the logistics business of Cert Octavian for undisclosed terms, including warehouses in Hoddesdon, Lutterworth and Middleton. [24-Apr-2012]
Ellie Louise Trading has been bought out of administration by Liric, securing the future of 270 jobs at 57 fashion stores. [23-Apr-2012]
AstraZeneca is to acquire Ardea Biosciences, the US pharmaceuticals firm, for £782m. [23-Apr-2012]
Vodafone is to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide, the provider of high-speed telecoms services with operations in 35 countries, for £1.04bn. [23-Apr-2012]
Dunfermline Press has sold its newspaper publishing operations in Scotland and Berkshire to a management team operating under the name of The Romanes Media Group. [23-Apr-2012]
Palmer & Harvey is expected to acquire the Walkers Snack Services van sales business from PepsiCo UK for undisclosed terms. [23-Apr-2012]
Epsom Coaches, the Epsom-based coach transport firm, has been acquired by RATP Dev of France. [23-Apr-2012]
Novoferm of Wilmslow has merged with Luton-based Cardale to create a combined garage doors group called Novoferm UK. [23-Apr-2012]
Chess Telecom has announced the acquisitions of Supply Communications of Hampshire, Rely Telecom of Peterborough and Deep Blue Networks of Leeds, increasing its turnover by £3.3m. [23-Apr-2012]
De Vere Group is to sell the Royal Bath hotel in Bournemouth and the De Vere Daresbury Park in Warrington to Britannia Hotels for £20m. [23-Apr-2012]
Marine Systems Technology, the Cheshire-based developer of fireproof materials, has been acquired by US-based PaR Systems. [19-Apr-2012]
Blusky Investments, the chain of 98 Energie fitness clubs, is in discussions to be acquired by the HubCo investment company in a reverse takeover. [19-Apr-2012]
Adapt has acquired eLINIA, the Cardiff-based IT infrastructure outsourcing firm with about 70 staff, for £13m. [19-Apr-2012]
Penn Schoen Berland has acquired First Movies International, the film industry consultancy with offices in London and the US. [19-Apr-2012]
The College of Law, the law training charity with 700 staff in London and six other cities, has been acquired by Montagu Private Equity for £200m. [18-Apr-2012]
Software AG of Germany has acquired my-Channels, the London-based messaging software company. [18-Apr-2012]
Turpins Packaging, the Clacton-based manufacturer of Sleevit labelling equipment, has been acquired by US-based Accraply. [18-Apr-2012]
Taylor & Emmet has merged with Hallam Mediation, the provider of mediation services with six offices across Yorkshire. [18-Apr-2012]
Cope Allman Jaycare, the pharmaceutical packaging firm with 270 staff in Portsmouth and Newcastle, has been acquired by Nolato Group of Sweden for £16m. [18-Apr-2012]
RVA Surveyors, the Heywood-based property valuation agency with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-in. [17-Apr-2012]
Pharmacells has bought the assets of Immunosolv, the Edinburgh-based biotechnology firm, out of liquidation. [17-Apr-2012]
Jaeger, the fashion retailer, is to be acquired by Better Capital for £20m. [16-Apr-2012]
Daisy Group has acquired Worldwide Group, the Peterborough-based telecoms firm, for £28m. [16-Apr-2012]
Thales UK is to sell its fixed-wing aircraft simulator production division to L-3 Communications of the US for £83m, with the transfer of 400 staff in Crawley. [16-Apr-2012]
Barcon Precast has been sold out of administration to Barcon Systems, saving 24 jobs at its Bolton-based concrete business. [16-Apr-2012]
Manner UK, the Gloucestershire-based supplier of castors and wheels made in Finland, has been acquired by H Varley of Altrincham. [16-Apr-2012]
Chemwaste, the West Yorkshire-based waste management firm, has been acquired by Huddersfield-based Bradley Park for undisclosed terms. [16-Apr-2012]
Birdland Park & Gardens, the Cotswolds-based tourist attraction, has been acquired by the founder of Blue Reef Leisure for undisclosed terms. [16-Apr-2012]
Umeco, the composites manufacturer with sites in Derbyshire, Hampshire, Warwickshire and West Yorkshire, is to be acquired by Cytec Industries for £274m. [16-Apr-2012]
Lester Morrill has merged with Leeds-based law firm Davis Gore Lomax, and 25 staff will relocate to a new office in Park Square. [16-Apr-2012]
Dickinson Harrison, the Halifax-based lettings firm, has been acquired by Countrywide Residential Lettings. [16-Apr-2012]
Thomas Vale, the Worcestershire-based construction firm with more than 700 staff, is to be acquired by Bouygues Batiment International for undisclosed terms. [12-Apr-2012]
Thurlow Nunn Standen has acquired the Norfolk-based farm machinery franchises of Randell Norfolk, including depots in Attleborough, North Walsham and Sculthorpe. [12-Apr-2012]
BRM Packaging, the Wolverhampton-based manufacturer of plastic blister packs with 45 staff, has been acquired by investment firm J Mindal for undisclosed terms. [12-Apr-2012]
Westland Horticulture has acquired Cranswick Pet Products, the Driffield-based manufacturer of animal foods with 112 staff, for £18m. [12-Apr-2012]
Gieves & Hawkes, the London-based menswear supplier, has been acquired by Li & Fung of China for an initial £32m. [12-Apr-2012]
Sainsbury's has acquired 18 Total petrol stations from Rontec Investments, including seven sites in London. [12-Apr-2012]
OneDrum, the Stirling-based software developer with nine engineers, has been acquired by Yammer of the US. [12-Apr-2012]
Cambian Group has acquired Signpost Children's Services, the Devon-based residential care firm, for undisclosed terms. [12-Apr-2012]
Weartech International, the engineering components manufacturer with 140 staff in Port Talbot and the US, has been acquired by Lincoln Electric. [11-Apr-2012]
LM Funerals, the chain of 65 funeral branches, has been acquired by a consortium of investors led by Duke Street Capital for £37m. [11-Apr-2012]
Protega Coatings, the West Bromwich-based industrial paints manufacturer with 42 staff, has been sold out of administration by FRP Advisory to an unnamed company. [11-Apr-2012]
Begbies Traynor has sold Red Flag Alert, the credit information firm with 24 staff, to its executive chairman for undisclosed terms. [11-Apr-2012]
Vitec Group has acquired Camera Corps, the London-based supplier of remote camera systems to broadcasters, for £8m. [11-Apr-2012]
Lees Foods, the bakery products manufacturer with 280 staff at sites in Glasgow and Coatbridge, is considering plans for a £5.6m management buy-out. [11-Apr-2012]
E Coleman & Co of Poole has acquired Foster Leighton, the Exeter-based insurance broker, for undisclosed terms. [11-Apr-2012]
MB Aerospace has bought the business and assets of Thomson Aero out of administration, saving 60 jobs at its Somerset-based aircraft engine components manufacturing business. [10-Apr-2012]
Edinburgh Salmon Company, the Dingwall-based fish supplier with 250 staff, has been acquired by Merinvest for undisclosed terms. [10-Apr-2012]
JD Sports Fashion has bought Originals Clothing, the Accrington-based chain of six menswear stores, out of administration. [10-Apr-2012]
Sonoco UK has acquired ABPS, the Lancashire–based cardboard tube manufacturer. [10-Apr-2012]
Havelock Europa is to sell Showcard Print, the supplier of sale print and display materials with sites in Letchworth and Bristol, to a new company called Ingleby for £15m. [10-Apr-2012]
Reed Elsevier is to sell Totaljobs, the London-based online recruitment firm with 340 staff, to Axel Springer, the German owner of StepStone, for £110m. [05-Apr-2012]
Capita has bought Bluefin Corporate Consulting, the employee benefits firm with 548 staff in London and eight regional offices, from AXA for £50m. [05-Apr-2012]
Holdmede has been sold out of administration to a new company called Eastland Colour, saving 24 of the 37 jobs at its Pelican Press printing business in Manchester. [05-Apr-2012]
Cat Tech International, the North Lincolnshire-based provider of catalyst handling services, has undergone a management buy-out from Clean Harbors, with backing from Maven Capital Partners. [05-Apr-2012]
Volumatic, the Coventry-based supplier of cash handling products, has undergone a £6m management buy-out from Halma, with backing from NVM Private Equity. [05-Apr-2012]
Jardine Motors has bought three Toyota car dealerships in Chelmsford, Rayleigh and Romford from Lookers for undisclosed terms. [05-Apr-2012]
Bayer CropScience has sold its 114-acre manufacturing site in Norwich, which has 260 staff, to Aurelius of Germany for undisclosed terms. [05-Apr-2012]
NSG UK has acquired MTD, the Oldbury-based scaffolding firm with about 60 staff, for undisclosed terms. [05-Apr-2012]
Dechra Pharmaceuticals is to acquire Eurovet Animal Health, the Dutch veterinary pharmaceuticals supplier with a site in Cambridge, from AUV Holding for £112m. [05-Apr-2012]
Paragon Entertainment has acquired TVAC, the leisure project management services firm, for up to £0.3m. [05-Apr-2012]
Midcounties Co-operative is to acquire Harry Tuffin's, the chain of ten supermarkets in Powys, Flintshire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire with 449 staff, for undisclosed terms. [04-Apr-2012]
Race For Furniture has been bought out of administration by Michael O'Connor Furniture, saving 16 jobs at its Stockton-based furniture outlet. [04-Apr-2012]
Steel & Alloy, the steel processing firm with sites in West Bromwich, Cannock, Darlaston, Warley and Durham, has been acquired by Gonvarri Steel Industries of Spain. [04-Apr-2012]
Brit Insurance has announced the sale of its non-core regional UK business to QBE Insurance. [04-Apr-2012]
Inspired Energy is to acquire Direct Energy Purchasing, the Bolton-based energy procurement adviser with 18 staff, for up to £4m. [04-Apr-2012]
First Connections, the Basingstoke-based videoconferencing firm, has been acquired by Yorktel of the US for undisclosed terms. [04-Apr-2012]
Dawn Meats of Ireland has acquired West Devon Meats, the Okehampton-based beef and lamb abattoir. [04-Apr-2012]
Rocktop Waste Management has been acquired by O'Brien Waste Recycling Solutions, and a new office and call centre will be created at its site in Sunderland. [04-Apr-2012]
H&H Group has acquired Cypher Digital, the Cumbria-based printing firm with 12 staff. [04-Apr-2012]
Perspective Financial Group has acquired Financial Connection, the Surrey-based financial adviser with funds under management of £27m. [04-Apr-2012]
AMI Blaymires has been sold out of administration to Unitech Industries, securing the future of 44 jobs at its Stourbridge-based metal parts manufacturing business. [03-Apr-2012]
AFH Financial has acquired Arden Court Group, the Nottingham-based financial advisory firm, for about £0.7m. [03-Apr-2012]
Airco has acquired Express Refrigeration & Air Conditioning of Immingham for undisclosed terms. [03-Apr-2012]
Chadwick Lawrence is to merge with Godloves of Leeds to create a combined Yorkshire-based law firm with 240 staff. [03-Apr-2012]
Bodycote has acquired the heat-treating business of US-based Curtiss Wright Corporation for £32m. [03-Apr-2012]
Cairn Energy has acquired Agora Oil & Gas, the owner of development assets in the UK and Norwegian North Sea with 15 staff, for £280m. [03-Apr-2012]
FRP Advisory has sold Hotel Solutions London out of administration to a new company called Housekeeping Solutions, securing the future of 1,100 jobs at its Wembley-based hotel servicing and catering business. [03-Apr-2012]
Azendi has sold jewellery stores in Leeds, Harrogate and London out of administration to a new company called A to Z Investment, saving 19 jobs. [03-Apr-2012]
DWF is to merge with Buller Jeffries, the law firm with offices in Birmingham and Coventry. [03-Apr-2012]
OpCapita has bought 333 Game Group stores out of administration for undisclosed terms, saving 3,200 jobs. [02-Apr-2012]
Bibby Retail Services has bought the Rhythm & Booze chain of 68 off-licence stores out of administration, saving 425 jobs. [02-Apr-2012]
BOCM Pauls, the Ipswich-based animal feeds manufacturer with 1,000 staff at 11 mills and seven blending plants, is to be acquired by ForFarmers of the Netherlands for £70m. [02-Apr-2012]
Pooles, the Wigan-based pie manufacturer with 80 staff, has been acquired by a former executive of Holland's Pies for £5m. [02-Apr-2012]
Garrets International, the Romford-based supplier of catering services to the shipping sector, has been acquired by GCP Capital Partners for undisclosed terms. [02-Apr-2012]
Anpario has acquired Meriden Animal Health, the Bedfordshire-based animal feed supplier with ten staff, for up to £4.1m. [02-Apr-2012]
Eveden Group, the Kettering-based lingerie manufacturer with 660 staff, is to be acquired by Wacoal of Japan for £144m. [02-Apr-2012]
James Grant Group has acquired Gallowgate Holdings, the TV production company, for undisclosed terms. [02-Apr-2012]
Vodat International, the Stockport-based supplier of retail communication systems, has undergone a £5m management buy-out backed by Maven Capital Partners. [02-Apr-2012]
Morrisons has acquired full ownership of the 175,000 sq ft Farmers Boy Deeside meat processing plant in North Wales, which has 600 staff. [02-Apr-2012]
MBL Group has acquired the business of Listen2, Garden Bird Supplies and Garden Centre Online from Flying Brands for £0.7m, in order to diversify its Leyland-based home entertainment products business. [02-Apr-2012]
Great Northern Envelope, the Leeds-based printed envelope supplier with 130 staff, has undergone a secondary management buy-out backed by Aldermore. [02-Apr-2012]
IFG Group has sold its international division to AnaCap Financial Partners for £70m, including trustee and corporate services in Jersey, the Isle of Man, Cyprus and Switzerland. [02-Apr-2012]
Prologic, the Hertfordshire-based supplier of software to the fashion sector, is to be acquired by a new company called ESWC for £3.6m. [02-Apr-2012]
Echo, the Milton Keynes-based IT services firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Catapult Venture Managers. [02-Apr-2012]
Addisons Chartered Surveyors is to merge with Broadley & Coulson to create a combined County Durham-based surveying group with 30 staff. [02-Apr-2012]
Recycling UK has acquired Oswestry Waste Paper, the waste paper and plastic recycling firm operating across the West Midlands and Wales. [29-Mar-2012]
Fenn Wright Manson has sold its brand and some of its 17 fashion stores out of administration to the founder of Matalan. [29-Mar-2012]
Better Capital has acquired Everest, the double glazing firm with more than 900 staff, for an estimated £10m. [29-Mar-2012]
Colliers International, the London-based property services firm, has been acquired by FirstService of Canada in a pre-pack administration for £14m. [29-Mar-2012]
DBG has acquired TAG Medical, the Nottingham-based provider of medical equipment testing services, for undisclosed terms. [29-Mar-2012]
Randall & Quilter has acquired NFIL, the Guernsey-based insurance firm, for £0.7m. [29-Mar-2012]
Arnolds is to merge with Keys to create a combined Norwich-based property group called Arnold Keys with 95 staff. [29-Mar-2012]
BP has sold some gas assets in the North Sea to Perenco of France for £250m, including 200 staff, platforms off the Yorkshire coast and a terminal at Dimlington. [28-Mar-2012]
Egertons Recovery, the Cheshire-based vehicle recovery firm with 150 staff at 14 depots, has undergone a pre-pack administration through Duff & Phelps. [28-Mar-2012]
Backup Technology, the Leeds-based data management firm with 29 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. [28-Mar-2012]
Complete Office Solutions has acquired Yorkshire Business Equipment, the Rotherham-based company trading as United Office Products with 40 staff. [28-Mar-2012]
Universal Components UK, the Sheffield-based automotive parts manufacturer, has been acquired by TVS Europe Distribution. [28-Mar-2012]
Garden Centre Group, the chain of 129 garden centres, is to be acquired by private equity firm Terra Firma for £276m. [27-Mar-2012]
IDOX has acquired Opt2Vote, the Londonderry-based provider of electoral managed services, for up to £3.5m. [27-Mar-2012]
Monitise is to acquire Clairmail of the US for £110m, creating a combined mobile payments group with 600 staff. [27-Mar-2012]
Eden GM has acquired two former Seward Vauxhall car dealerships in Branksome and Christchurch out of administration for undisclosed terms. [27-Mar-2012]
Scripps Networks Interactive is to acquire Travel Channel International, the London-based TV broadcaster with 46 staff, for £65m. [26-Mar-2012]
AEC Education has acquired Skye Training, the Kent-based training provider, for an initial £0.1m. [26-Mar-2012]
Somar International, the Truro-based lighting manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by Mark Group. [26-Mar-2012]
Braveheart has acquired Neon Capital Partners, the fund manager with offices in Barnsley and Leeds, from NF Holdings for £0.4m. [26-Mar-2012]
API Technologies of the US has acquired C-MAC, the microelectronics firm with 300 staff at sites including Great Yarmouth and Milton Keynes, for £21m. [26-Mar-2012]
Houghton's Waste Paper, the Manchester-based waste paper recycling firm with 30 staff, has been acquired by SAICA of Spain. [26-Mar-2012]
OpSec Security is to acquire Delta Labelling, the supplier of labels to the fashion industry with sites in Tamworth and Hong Kong, for £12m. [26-Mar-2012]
Docherty Chimney Group has acquired MMF, the Smethwick-based chimney products supplier, for £3.5m. [26-Mar-2012]
Midcounties Co-op Travel has acquired Kwik Travel, the Tamworth-based travel firm with a network of about 50 home workers, for undisclosed terms. [26-Mar-2012]
Hardy's Underwriting, the Lloyd's of London insurer, is to be acquired by CNA Financial of the US for £143m. [22-Mar-2012]
Expro has sold its connectors and measurements manufacturing business to Siemens of Germany for £397m, with the transfer of 450 staff in Cumbria, Norway, Brazil, Malaysia and the US. [21-Mar-2012]
Britannia Hotels has bought the Royal and Clifton hotels in Scarborough out of administration. [21-Mar-2012]
Manheim has bought the Motors.co.uk online car sales business from Daily Mail & General Trust. [21-Mar-2012]
Crashpadder, the online accommodation provider, has been acquired by Airbnb of the US for undisclosed terms. [21-Mar-2012]
TD Travel, the corporate travel firm with 60 staff in Wilmslow, Hull, Leeds and Liverpool, has undergone a management buy-out backed by LDC for undisclosed terms. [21-Mar-2012]
Professional Indemnity Protect, the Manchester-based insurance firm, has been acquired by Barbican Group Holdings of Guernsey. [21-Mar-2012]
Capita Symonds has acquired Northcroft, the construction consultancy with 150 staff in ten offices, for undisclosed terms. [20-Mar-2012]
First Group has sold its Northumberland Park bus depot in London to Go-Ahead for £14m, including 130 vehicles and 400 staff. [20-Mar-2012]
Misys, the banking software firm with 4,000 staff, has accepted a £1.3bn takeover offer from Vista Equity Partners of the US. [20-Mar-2012]
Insurance Partnership has bought the Leeds office of Riverbourne Group out of administration for £2.5m, taking its total workforce to 175. [20-Mar-2012]
HH Valves, the Wigan-based valve manufacturer, has been acquired by Hangzhou Jiujiu of China for undisclosed terms. [20-Mar-2012]
KMZ Industries of Ukraine has acquired the assets of Bedfordshire-based Brice Baker's grain storage and processing equipment manufacturing business. [20-Mar-2012]
AC Williams Coaches has been bought out of administration by a private investor, securing 25 jobs at its Lincolnshire-based coach firm. [20-Mar-2012]
Red Arrow Entertainment of Germany has acquired a majority stake in Endor Productions, the independent TV production company. [20-Mar-2012]
DX Group has acquired Nightfreight, the network of 53 delivery depots with 2,000 staff, and £20m will be invested in the expansion of the business over the next few years. [19-Mar-2012]
NDS, the Staines-based satellite TV technology firm that was founded in Israel, has been acquired by Cisco Systems of the US for £3.2bn. [19-Mar-2012]
Selima, the Sheffield-based human resources and payroll services firm with 40 staff, has undergone a £2m management buy-in backed by YFM Equity Partners. [19-Mar-2012]
Siteserv is to sell its infrastructure and utilities support services business in the UK and Ireland to a new company called Millington for £38m. [19-Mar-2012]
Gift Pack Company, the Lancashire-based gift supplier with annual sales of about £6m, has been sold out of administration by RSM Tenon to Gift Creation & Design. [19-Mar-2012]
Sports Direct has acquired the fashion wholesale, concessions and online operations of Firetrap through a pre-pack administration. [19-Mar-2012]
UPS is to acquire TNT Express, the express delivery company, for about £4.3bn. [19-Mar-2012]
Foxtons, the estate agency chain with outlets across London and the South East, is expected to be acquired by private equity firm BC Partners for about £250m. [19-Mar-2012]
TVC Group, the London-based marketing and PR agency with 50 staff, has been acquired by The Economist Group for undisclosed terms. [15-Mar-2012]
KPMG has sold a further 30 former Peacocks fashion stores out of administration to Poundland, Poundworld and Iceland. [15-Mar-2012]
Corac Group is to acquire Wellman Hunt Graham and Wellman Defence, the manufacturers of heat exchangers and air purification equipment with 67 staff in Manchester and 54 in Portsmouth, for £11m. [15-Mar-2012]
Scotia Travel, the Glasgow-based cruise and golf holiday firm, has been acquired by US-based Protravel International for undisclosed terms. [15-Mar-2012]
SafeTIC UK, the manufacturer of digital fingerprint readers with 39 staff in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh, has been bought out of administration by Butler Capital Partners for undisclosed terms. [15-Mar-2012]
Labelgraphics, the Glasgow-based label manufacturer, is to be acquired by Multi-Color Corporation for £16m. [15-Mar-2012]
Raytec, the Ashington-based lighting manufacturer with 45 staff, has been acquired by Optex Technologies of Japan for undisclosed terms. [14-Mar-2012]
Omnova Wallcovering, the Hemel Hempstead-based wallpaper manufacturer trading as Muraspec with 200 staff, has been acquired by A2e Venture Catalysts for £7m. [14-Mar-2012]
Gordon Lamb Group has acquired a Skoda car dealership in Derby from Clock Garage, and will eventually relocate the business to a new site. [14-Mar-2012]
Phoenix Learning & Care, the Barnstaple-based special needs education provider, has undergone a management buy-out backed by a £3.4m investment from Ashridge Capital. [14-Mar-2012]
LAS Claims Management is to acquire Waylett & Co, the Bristol-based building repairs firm with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms. [14-Mar-2012]
Cardone Industries of the US has sold its car parts manufacturing business in Wednesbury and Belgium to Borg Automotive of Denmark for undisclosed terms. [14-Mar-2012]
Axa UK has acquired Health-on-Line, the Bournemouth-based on-line health insurance provider with 170 staff. [13-Mar-2012]
Ebiquity is to acquire Fairbrother Lenz Eley, the London-based media auditing firm with about 70 staff, for up to £11m. [13-Mar-2012]
Lupus Capital is to sell Gall Thomson Environmental, its Norfolk-based oil services division, to Copper Bidco for £75m. [13-Mar-2012]
Rivington Street has sold Formjet Innovations and Ability Software International to a management team for a nominal sum. [13-Mar-2012]
Molecular Technology, the Wolverhampton-based supplier of electrocoating products, has been acquired by Coventya of France for undisclosed terms. [13-Mar-2012]
Onyx Group has acquired a 12,000 sq ft data centre in Slough, taking its network to six sites. [12-Mar-2012]
Sangs, the Aberdeenshire-based soft drinks manufacturer with 60 staff, has been bought out of administration by Cott Beverages of Canada. [12-Mar-2012]
Tsuko, the Edinburgh-based branding and design agency with 14 staff, has been acquired by Emperor for undisclosed terms. [12-Mar-2012]
HC Pearce & Sons, the Thame-based animal health and farm supplies firm with 35 staff, has been acquired by Countrywide. [12-Mar-2012]
Nautic Steels, the Tamworth-based pipe fittings manufacturer, has been acquired by Pantech Group Holdings of Malaysia for £9.5m. [12-Mar-2012]
Digital Barriers has acquired the assets and business of ThruVision Systems, the Didcot-based screening products manufacturer, for £1m. [12-Mar-2012]
Aeorema Communications has acquired ST16, the viral filmmaking specialist, for about £0.1m. [12-Mar-2012]
Lifeskills Education is to acquire Stagecoach, the Surrey-based network of 684 franchised theatre arts schools, for £6.5m. [12-Mar-2012]
Manroland GB has sold the sheetfed division of its Surrey-based printing press manufacturing business out of administration to Langley Holdings, securing the future of 37 jobs. [08-Mar-2012]
Synchronica, the mobile telecoms technology firm, is to be acquired by Myriad of Switzerland for £24m. [08-Mar-2012]
Mercury Recycling, the Manchester-based battery recycling firm, is to undergo a £14m reverse takeover with Sylvania Group, in order to acquire iron ore mining rights in South Africa. [08-Mar-2012]
Nicolas UK, the London-based chain of 43 wine stores, has been acquired by the owner of Spirited Wines for undisclosed terms. [08-Mar-2012]
Chime Communications has acquired McKenzie Clark, the London-based sports marketing firm with 70 staff, for up to £3.4m. [08-Mar-2012]
Peverel has been bought out of administration by Chamonix Private Equity and Electra Partners for £62m, securing the future of 4,200 jobs at its Hampshire-based property management services business. [07-Mar-2012]
Yeomans, the chain of 90 outdoor equipment stores, is reported to have been sold to John Kinnaird for undisclosed terms. [07-Mar-2012]
Judges Scientific has acquired Global Digital Systems, the Hampshire-based manufacturer of scientific instruments, for £7.6m. [07-Mar-2012]
Go-Ahead Group has acquired Hedingham Omnibuses, the Colchester-based bus company with depots in five other towns, for undisclosed terms. [07-Mar-2012]
George at Asda is to acquire the fashion sourcing division of GAAT from Turkmen Group of Turkey. [07-Mar-2012]
Compass Group has acquired NKS Kabushiki Kaisha, the Japanese food service operator with 1,200 staff. [07-Mar-2012]
UTV Media has acquired Simply Zesty, the Irish social media agency with 22 staff, for £5m. [07-Mar-2012]
Amtico, the Coventry-based flooring manufacturer, has been acquired by Mannington Mills of the US for £127m. [06-Mar-2012]
TDX Group has acquired the assets of Credit Account Management, the debt management firm with 12 staff, from Interlaken Group for undisclosed terms. [06-Mar-2012]
Colt Car Company has sold its Colt Car Retail chain of 11 Mitsubishi car dealerships to VT Holdings of Japan for undisclosed terms. [06-Mar-2012]
Ashfords Solicitors has merged with Rochman Landau of London to create a combined law firm with 450 staff at six offices. [06-Mar-2012]
Silver River Productions has sold a majority stake in its London-based TV production business to Sony Pictures Television. [05-Mar-2012]
Comma Oil & Chemicals, the Kent-based supplier of lubricants and additives with 215 staff, is to be acquired by Cosan Group of Brazil for £63m. [05-Mar-2012]
Credit Call, the Bristol-based electronic payments firm, is to undergo a management buy-out backed by Bestport Ventures for undisclosed terms. [05-Mar-2012]
Digital Barriers has acquired Codestuff, the Livingston-based surveillance cameras firm, for up to £1.5m. [05-Mar-2012]
Absoft has acquired Hexarus Consulting, the Warrington-based supplier of performance management systems with ten consultants, taking its total workforce to more than 100. [05-Mar-2012]
Davpack, the Derby-based packaging distribution firm with 30 staff, has been acquired by Ratioform Verpackungen of Germany for undisclosed terms. [05-Mar-2012]
Sterling Financial Print has sold its London-based print manufacturing business to DG3 Europe for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 59 staff. [05-Mar-2012]
Proventec has sold Contico Manufacturing, the Cornwall-based cleaning products supplier, to Robert Scott & Sons for undisclosed terms. [05-Mar-2012]
Cube3 Marketing has undergone a pre-pack administration through Baker Tilly, securing 17 jobs at its Manchester-based marketing agency. [05-Mar-2012]
Hale Group, the Widnes-based chemicals supplier trading as Forward Chemicals and Rexodan International, has been acquired by Zep Inc of the US for undisclosed terms. [05-Mar-2012]
The Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service's is to merge its control room with neighbouring Oxfordshire by 2014, and a new headquarters will be established in Calcot. [05-Mar-2012]
ATR Group, the Aberdeen-based oil services firm, has undergone a £20m management buy-out backed by NBGI Private Equity of Greece. [05-Mar-2012]
Clipper Teas, the Dorset-based tea and coffee supplier with about 90 staff, has been acquired by Royal Wessanen of the Netherlands. [05-Mar-2012]
Porvair has acquired Pell Industries, the manufacturer of products for the powder metal industry. [05-Mar-2012]
Croma Group of Dumfries has acquired CSS Group, the Southampton-based security services firm, in a £5m reverse takeover. [05-Mar-2012]
Avonside Group Services has acquired Letchworth Roofing, the Hertfordshire-based roofing firm with about 150 staff. [01-Mar-2012]
RFM Group has acquired Greenwood Estates & Property Maintenance, the Leeds-based facilities management firm. [01-Mar-2012]
St Ives has acquired Incite Marketing Planning, the London-based market research firm with 40 staff, for an initial £11m. [01-Mar-2012]
Quintain has acquired Grafton Advisors, the London-based property consultancy, for £5.7m. [29-Feb-2012]
Fourninety, the Leeds-based marketing firm with 45 staff in Leeds and Milton Keynes, has been acquired by Basil Group of India for undisclosed terms. [29-Feb-2012]
Scott Group has acquired Specrite Pallets and Williams Pallet Services for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its pallet distribution business in the Manchester area. [29-Feb-2012]
Avocet Hardware has been bought out of administration by Atlantic Group, saving 108 jobs at its Brighouse-based doors and windows manufacturing business. [29-Feb-2012]
G4S has sold its Swedish cash solutions business to Nokas for £3.3m. [28-Feb-2012]
Buddy Media has acquired Bighter Option, the London-based social media software developer. [28-Feb-2012]
G4S has acquired Chubb Emergency Response, the key holding and response service with 28 offices and 247 staff, from UTC Fire & Security for up to £17m. [27-Feb-2012]
London Heliport is to be acquired by Aldersgate Investments for about £25m. [27-Feb-2012]
Thurlow Nunn is to acquire two Hartwell Vauxhall car dealerships in Norwich. [27-Feb-2012]
Simcyp, the Sheffield-based drug development firm, has been sold by Fusion IP to Certara of the US for about £20m. [27-Feb-2012]
Ross & Bonnyman's lift factory in Forfar has been sold out of liquidation to a new company created by XL Group, saving up to 30 jobs. [27-Feb-2012]
Print-Leeds has acquired S&C Labels for £1m, and up to 27 staff will relocate from Huddersfield to Leeds. [27-Feb-2012]
Climate Change Capital, the environmental investment manager and advisory firm, is to be acquired by Bunge of the US for undisclosed terms. [27-Feb-2012]
Powerplay Textiles has been sold out of administration by Duff & Phelps to a management team, saving 30 jobs at its Oldham-based branded underwear business. [27-Feb-2012]
Ultimate Products of Oldham has bought the kitchenware stock and trademarks of Giles & Posner out of administration. [27-Feb-2012]
Carousel Buses, the Buckinghamshire-based bus operator running about 50 services in the Wycombe area, is to be acquired by Go-Ahead Group. [27-Feb-2012]
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has bought 388 Peacocks fashion stores and concessions out of administration, but a further 224 stores will close with the loss of 3,100 jobs. [23-Feb-2012]
TVS Logistics is to sell Globe Transport Products, the Oswestry-based commercial vehicle motor factors business with seven branches, to a former executive. [23-Feb-2012]
Aegis Group is to acquire Roundarch, the US digital agency with 250 staff, for an initial £79m. [23-Feb-2012]
Deben UK is to acquire the assets and trade of KE Developments, the Cambridgeshire-based manufacturer of electron microscopy accessories, for £0.3m. [23-Feb-2012]
Centaur Media has acquired Profile Group, the digital information business for media, PR and marketing professionals, for £8m. [22-Feb-2012]
Flying Brands has agreed to sell its Flying Flowers and Flowers Direct gifts division to Interflora for £2.4m. [22-Feb-2012]
Avingtrans has acquired Composites Engineering Group of Buckingham, including Delta Composites, Alpha Composites and Orion Machining, in order to create a new group called Sigma Composites. [22-Feb-2012]
Oyster Marine, the Ipswich-based luxury yacht firm with 400 staff, has been acquired by HTP Investments of the Netherlands for undisclosed terms. [22-Feb-2012]
Tyseley Electrical, the Birmingham-based electrical maintenance firm, has been sold in a pre-pack administration to a new company called Dicecom. [22-Feb-2012]
Filtrona has acquired Securit World, the London-based supplier of desktop personal identification card systems, for £6m. [22-Feb-2012]
Centrica is to acquire a portfolio of seven producing oil and gas fields in the Central North Sea from Total E&P UK for £246m. [22-Feb-2012]
Four Communications Group has acquired Colman Getty, the London-based marketing consultancy with 36 staff. [22-Feb-2012]
P&L Systems of Knaresborough has acquired SX Environmental, the Southend-based pest control supplies firm, for undisclosed terms. [22-Feb-2012]
Loch Fyne Oysters, the Argyll-based seafood firm with 105 staff, has been acquired by Scottish Seafood Investments for undisclosed terms. [21-Feb-2012]
Carrick Travel, the West Midlands-based chain of eight travel agencies, has undergone a management buy-out. [21-Feb-2012]
Paul Donno & Co has merged with Jacobs Allen to create a combined accountancy group with 20 staff in Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill. [21-Feb-2012]
Antalis McNaughton has bought Ambassador, the Cheshire-based packaging distribution business, from Pregis Protective Packaging Europe for undisclosed terms. [21-Feb-2012]
SureTrack Monitoring, the Warwickshire-based vehicle tracking firm, is to sell its Sure-Track Europe business to a management team for £0.2m. [21-Feb-2012]
Assured Recruitment of Keele has acquired Right Click Recruitment of Harrogate for undisclosed terms. [21-Feb-2012]
Sky High is to acquire the business and assets of Count on Us, the traffic data collection firm with 40 staff in London, Cardiff, Glasgow, Wakefield and Bicester, for £0.5m. [21-Feb-2012]
Marcus Evans Group is to acquire World Productions, the TV production company, for undisclosed terms. [20-Feb-2012]
Siemens has acquired Marine Current Turbines, the Bristol-based marine energy firm with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms. [20-Feb-2012]
Photogenic, the Llanidloes-based photographic filters company with 20 staff, has been acquired by an investor in the Xenos network for undisclosed terms. [20-Feb-2012]
Xceleron has been sold in a pre-pack administration to a management team, and most of the 20 jobs at its York-based pharmaceutical development business will be lost as operations are transferred to the US. [20-Feb-2012]
Halsbury Travel has acquired Tours 4 Sport, the Stockport-based travel firm, for undisclosed terms. [20-Feb-2012]
Drydens Lawyers is to merge with Fairfax Solicitors to a combined Bradford-based debt litigation group with 300 staff. [20-Feb-2012]
Rowland's Clothing, the Trowbridge-based chain of seven fashion stores with 70 staff, has been sold out of administration by KPMG to a consortium called Rosemex. [20-Feb-2012]
Captive Audience Display Solutions is to acquire Proventus Energy, the Bedford-based renewable energy company, in a £47m reverse takeover. [16-Feb-2012]
Highland Spring has acquired the Braes of Glenlivet mineral water plant from Moray Council for £0.4m, securing the future of about 12 staff. [16-Feb-2012]
Helix, the Stourbridge-based stationery company with 38 staff, has been bought out of administration by Maped of France for undisclosed terms. [16-Feb-2012]
Nexus Oncology, the Edinburgh-based cancer research firm with more than 120 staff, has been acquired by Ockham of the US for undisclosed terms. [16-Feb-2012]
Alexander Inglis & Son has secured a £2.5m loan to fund the acquisition of two grain stores at St Boswells in the Borders and Swarland in Northumberland, with the transfer of 12 staff. [16-Feb-2012]
Petrofac is to acquire KW, the provider of pipeline engineering services with 56 staff in Woking and Aberdeen, for undisclosed terms. [16-Feb-2012]
Quantum Automotive, the vehicle logistics firm with sites in Bristol and Runcorn, has been sold out of administration by SFP to an unnamed company. [15-Feb-2012]
BGC, the Staffordshire-based property maintenance firm with 92 staff, has been bought out of administration by its founder for undisclosed terms. [15-Feb-2012]
Shield On-Site Services has acquired the On-Site Services division of ALcontrol, including environmental monitoring facilities in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Rotherham and East Kilbride. [15-Feb-2012]
EDM of Wolverhampton has acquired Filing Plus, the London-based document management firm, for undisclosed terms, taking its total workforce to 640. [15-Feb-2012]
Cam 2000, the North Wales-based manufacturer of outdoor equipment under the Wild Country brand, has been acquired by Mountain Experience Beteiligungs of Austria for undisclosed terms. [15-Feb-2012]
Gabbro Precision has acquired Midland Precision, the Leicester-based precision engineering firm, for £10m. [15-Feb-2012]
Rainham Industrial Services has sold its Kent-based mechanical services business to a management team operating under the name of EFW Mechanical Services. [15-Feb-2012]
CS2 Transport, the Leeds-based operator of refrigerated vehicles, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. [15-Feb-2012]
Beaumanor Engineering has acquired Derek Lane & Company, the Exeter-based hydraulics firm with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms. [14-Feb-2012]
Weir Group is planning to acquire Ludowici, the Australian mining equipment firm with 1,000 staff, for £200m. [13-Feb-2012]
Restore is to acquire Harrow Green, the London-based commercial relocations firm, for an initial £6.2m. [13-Feb-2012]
Aero Stanrew, the Barnstaple-based manufacturer of electronic components with 172 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by WestBridge Fund Managers. [13-Feb-2012]
Whitworth Bros has bought the business of Smiths Flour Mills out of administration, including sites in Worksop, Langley Mill and Holbeach. [13-Feb-2012]
Richards Sandy Partnership is to merge with Howard Painter & Co to create a combined Worcester-based accountancy group with 21 staff. [13-Feb-2012]
Fred Lawton of Huddersfield is to merge with William S Graham of Dewsbury to form a new textiles group called Lawton Yarns, but 99 jobs are expected to be lost. [09-Feb-2012]
UK Wealth Management has acquired Independent Medical, the York-based financial advice firm, for undisclosed terms. [08-Feb-2012]
Medway Travel, the Maidstone-based business travel agency with 21 staff, has been acquired by the CTT Group of Tunbridge Wells for undisclosed terms. [08-Feb-2012]
Sage Group has acquired Integral Computers, the Irish card payment processing firm with 40 staff, for £17m. [08-Feb-2012]
NTC has been sold through a pre-pack administration to a new company called Jessica Trading, securing the future of 25 jobs at its Oldham-based conservatories business. [08-Feb-2012]
Madhouse, the chain of 53 discount stores with 500 staff, has been sold out of administration to an unnamed company. [07-Feb-2012]
Pinsent Masons is to merge with McGrigors to create a combined law firm with 2,500 staff at 14 offices. [07-Feb-2012]
Carluccio's has acquired four Brasserie Gerard restaurants in Berkhamstead, Pinner, Reigate and Teddington. [07-Feb-2012]
Samuel Grant Group has bought Centerpac, the Sheffield-based packaging supplies firm with 12 staff, out of administration. [07-Feb-2012]
Brady is to acquire Navita Systems, the Norwegian provider of trading systems to energy markets, for £17m, as well as Syseca of Switzerland for £1.2m. [07-Feb-2012]
OpCapita has acquired Comet, the chain of 248 electrical stores, from Kesa for a nominal sum. [06-Feb-2012]
Pertemps and Network Group Holdings are to undergo a management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC, in order to create a combined recruitment company called Pertemps Network Group with turnover of £425m. [06-Feb-2012]
Enterprise Inns has sold 15 pubs to Fuller Smith & Turner for £23m. [06-Feb-2012]
BCW Group has acquired Utility Management Services, the Warrington-based debt collection agency with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms. [06-Feb-2012]
Cleansing Service Group has bought Harpers Environmental Services, the Middlesbrough-based hazardous waste treatment firm with ten staff, out of administration. [06-Feb-2012]
Capita has acquired Smiths Consulting, the IT consultancy with 52 staff in Newcastle, London and Chelmsford, for £10m. [06-Feb-2012]
Tayto UK has acquired Midland Snacks, the Wolverhampton-based pork scratchings manufacturer. [06-Feb-2012]
Spirited Wines has acquired 43 Nicolas wine shops in the London area from Castel, taking its total estate to 57. [06-Feb-2012]
Key Travel has acquired Delta Travel, the travel firm with 21 staff in Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool, for undisclosed terms. [06-Feb-2012]
CBG Financial Services, the Manchester-based financial planning firm with 17 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Giles Group for undisclosed terms. [06-Feb-2012]
Alkane Energy has acquired Greenpark Energy, the Chesterfield-based methane recovery firm, for up to £5.7m. [06-Feb-2012]
David Brown has acquired Unigear Industries, the Canadian industrial gear manufacturer, for £15m. [06-Feb-2012]
Agrovista UK, the crop management firm, has acquired Amenity-one of Northumberland, in order to expand its Sherriff amenity services division. [06-Feb-2012]
UBM has sold a portfolio of agriculture and medical magazine titles to the founders of Briefing Media for £10m, with the transfer of 90 staff in Preston and London. [06-Feb-2012]
Haldane Retail Group has sold the Ugo chain of 20 discount grocery stores to Poundstretcher, securing the future of 350 jobs. [02-Feb-2012]
Morrisons is to acquire a 105,000 sq ft meat processing plant at Winsford in Cheshire from Vion UK, securing 300 jobs. [02-Feb-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold Hoare Govett, the London-based stockbroker, to Jefferies International of the US for a nominal sum, with the transfer of 50 staff. [02-Feb-2012]
GlobeOp, the London-based hedge fund company, is to be acquired by US private equity firm TPG for £508m. [02-Feb-2012]
Norfolk County Council is to sell the EPIC TV production studio in Norwich to Extreme Video for undisclosed terms. [02-Feb-2012]
Chime Communications is to acquire Succinct Communications, the provider of medical communications for prescription medicines, for an initial £2m. [02-Feb-2012]
John Clark Motor Group has acquired the Thomson & Potter Skoda car dealership in Perth for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 17 staff. [02-Feb-2012]
Synchronica, the Kent-based developer of mobile messaging solutions, has received a £21m takeover offer from Myriad of Switzerland. [01-Feb-2012]
Russell Jones & Walker, the law firm with 425 staff at 10 offices across the country, is to be acquired by Slater & Gordon of Australia for £54m. [31-Jan-2012]
A&A Group, the Middlesex-based independent insurance intermediary with about 400 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Darwin Private Equity. [31-Jan-2012]
Autologic Diagnostics, the Oxfordshire-based vehicle diagnostics manufacturer, has undergone a £46m management buy-out backed by Isis Equity Partners. [31-Jan-2012]
Valpak, the Warwickshire-based packaging recycling compliance scheme, is to undergo a £2.5m management buy-out, and a 30% stake will be acquired by Greenpoint. [30-Jan-2012]
Attends Europe, the manufacturer of healthcare products with more than 400 staff in Newcastle, Glasgow, Sweden and Germany, has been acquired by Domtar of the US for £150m. [30-Jan-2012]
JMC Aquatics has acquired the Nottingham-based aquatics division of Pedigree Wholesale. [30-Jan-2012]
Jacobson Group has bought the Dolcis footwear brand out of administration for undisclosed terms, which may lead to the opening of concessions in department stores. [30-Jan-2012]
Meyer Group has acquired JWP, the Blackburn-based distributor of houseware products with ten staff. [30-Jan-2012]
Capita has acquired Fish Administration, the Preston-based provider of insurance broking services with 30 staff, from private equity firm Inflexion for £21m. [30-Jan-2012]
European Boating Holidays, the tour operator, has been sold by RJD Partners to a management buy-in for an estimated £20m. [30-Jan-2012]
Complete Technical Services, the Rotherham-based cash machine installation firm with 57 staff, has been bought out of administration by New Wave ATM Installations for undisclosed terms. [30-Jan-2012]
Forth Wines has acquired JA Glass, the Fife-based drinks wholesaler with five staff, for undisclosed terms. [30-Jan-2012]
HW Kaufman Financial has acquired Chesterfield Group, the London-based broker and underwriter. [30-Jan-2012]
Epwin Group is to merge with Latium Holdings to create a combined building products group with 2,500 staff. [30-Jan-2012]
Forth Ports is to acquire the remaining 67% of Tilbury Container Services for £95m, in order to create a new business called London Container Terminal at the Port of Tilbury. [26-Jan-2012]
Blacks Business Brokers has acquired Abacus Business Sales, the London-based business broker, and is now looking to expand nationwide. [26-Jan-2012]
Nuffield Health has acquired Greens Health & Fitness, the chain of 15 fitness clubs, from De Vere Group for undisclosed terms. [25-Jan-2012]
Huawei of China has acquired the Centre for Integrated Photonics, the Ipswich-based research laboratory with 60 staff, for £6.4m. [25-Jan-2012]
Quindell Portfolio has acquired Silverbeck Rymer, the Liverpool-based personal injury law firm, for £19m. [25-Jan-2012]
Morgan Stanley is to sell Quilter, the London-based wealth management business, to private equity firm Bridgepoint for £175m. [25-Jan-2012]
Goldshield Electronic Security has acquired AIS Total Security, the Nottingham-based provider of electronic security services, for undisclosed terms. [25-Jan-2012]
ReSolve Partners has sold seven bakery outlets of Solihull-based Cooks The Bakery out of administration, saving 37 jobs. [25-Jan-2012]
Atlantic Global, the West Yorkshire-based business software firm with 18 staff, has been acquired by KeyedIn Solutions of the US for £4.9m. [25-Jan-2012]
Playtech has acquired Geneity, the London-based gambling software firm with 20 staff, for an initial £11m. [25-Jan-2012]
Tyrrells has acquired Glennans, the Uttoxeter-based snacks manufacturer, for undisclosed terms. [25-Jan-2012]
Chevler has acquired Lovely Packaging, the Cardiff-based greaseproof paper printer, for undisclosed terms. [25-Jan-2012]
Weir Group is to acquire Novatech, the US manufacturer of well service pump valves with 58 staff, for £113m. [25-Jan-2012]
Digital Barriers has acquired the business of LMW Electronics, the Leicester-based video capture technology firm, for £0.5m. [25-Jan-2012]
Begbies Traynor has sold two former Southgate car dealerships out of administration, with Snows Motor Group reopening the Peugeot site in Romsey and Motorwell the Mitsubishi site in Bridport. [25-Jan-2012]
Tods Murray is to merge with Fyfe Ireland to create a combined law firm with 35 partners and 188 fee earners at offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. [24-Jan-2012]
Sun European Partners has bought Bonmarche in a pre-pack administration for undisclosed terms, saving 2,400 jobs and 230 of the 390 fashion stores. [24-Jan-2012]
Therm Tech, the Manchester-based manufacturer of industrial waste heat recovery systems with 12 staff, has been acquired by Workspace Group. [24-Jan-2012]
SF Taylor, the Stockport-based printing firm with 30 staff, has been bought out of administration by a new company called Chetham House. [24-Jan-2012]
GB Controls, the Colne-based control panels manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms. [24-Jan-2012]
VAR Actimax has acquired Network Resource Group for undisclosed terms, creating a new IT group called CloudXL with 100 staff. [24-Jan-2012]
Chantrey Vellacott has acquired the former Reading-based accountancy office of Target, and will relocate 25 staff to its own office. [24-Jan-2012]
Johnson Service is to acquire Cannon Textile Care from OCS Group UK for £6.1m, including laundries in Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol, Newmarket and Balham. [24-Jan-2012]
Progress Group has bought TM Newburn, the Bradford-based diesel generator supplier with 24 staff, out of administration. [24-Jan-2012]
UK Drainage Network of Solihull has acquired Drain Control for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its network of 18 drainage and plumbing depots into the South East. [24-Jan-2012]
National Fostering Agency, the Uxbridge-based fostering agency with 16 offices, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Graphite Capital. [24-Jan-2012]
Hawkin's Bazaar has been bought out of administration by private equity firm Primary Capital, saving about 150 jobs at its eight remaining toy shops. [23-Jan-2012]
RM is to sell AMI Education Solutions, the access control and cashless catering systems business, to Jonas Computing for £0.6m. [23-Jan-2012]
Abstract Group has merged with Annodata Print Services to create a combined printing group with turnover of £9m and sites in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and London. [23-Jan-2012]
BC Barton & Son has been sold out of administration by Baker Tilly to a newly-formed company for undisclosed terms, saving 29 jobs at its Oldbury-based pressworks. [23-Jan-2012]
Pinsent Masons is in merger talks with McGrigors to create a combined law firm with 1,250 lawyers at 14 offices. [23-Jan-2012]
Dolphin TV, the London-based operator of five TV channels, has been acquired by Sony Pictures Television for undisclosed terms. [23-Jan-2012]
Secured Mail of Warrington has acquired the downstream access unit of DHL Global Mail for undisclosed terms, including a depot in Northamptonshire with 55 staff. [19-Jan-2012]
Regain Polymers has acquired Express Recycling & Plastics of Essex for undisclosed terms, and is also investing £1m in new equipment for its Castleford site. [19-Jan-2012]
Rathbone, the Manchester-based youth skills charity with 600 staff at 65 sites, has been acquired by Newcastle-based training firm NCG. [19-Jan-2012]
Ozbus has bought Harrison Holidays, the King's Lynn-based travel firm, out of administration. [18-Jan-2012]
Cinven is expected to acquire CPA Global, the Jersey-based patent management firm with 1,300 staff in ten countries, for £950m. [18-Jan-2012]
Stobart has acquired WADI Properties, the owner of the Moneypenny portfolio of 18 freehold and leasehold properties, for about £100m. [18-Jan-2012]
Centre Design of Northumberland has merged with LDJ Design & Display of West Yorkshire to create Fuzzwire, a new shopping centre displays group with 130 staff. [18-Jan-2012]
DS Smith is to acquire SCA Packaging, the packaging manufacturer with more than 12,000 staff in 21 countries, from Svenska Cellulosa of Sweden for £1.3bn. [17-Jan-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell RBS Aviation Capital, its aircraft leasing business, to Sumitomo-Mitsui of Japan for £4.7bn. [17-Jan-2012]
Robert Wiseman Dairies, the East Kilbride-based milk supplier, is to be acquired by Muller of Germany for £280m. [17-Jan-2012]
Porta Communications is to acquire the assets of Hansard Communications, the London-based financial public relations agency, for £0.6m. [17-Jan-2012]
Breedon Aggregates is to acquire Nottingham Readymix, the Nottingham-based concrete supplier with 11 staff. [17-Jan-2012]
Ensor Holdings is to acquire Technocover, the Mid Wales-based manufacturer of physical security products with annual sales of £10m. [17-Jan-2012]
Bay Freight, the Stalybridge-based transport firm with 50 staff and 30 vehicles, has undergone a management buy-out. [17-Jan-2012]
Industrial Engineering Plastics, the plastics manufacturer with sites in Hampshire and Birmingham, has undergone a £4m management buy-in backed by venture capital trust manager Foresight. [17-Jan-2012]
Cordell Group has acquired Southern Technical Services, the Surrey-based electrical contractor, for undisclosed terms. [17-Jan-2012]
Begbies Traynor has sold its insolvency and restructuring business in the Channel Islands to Grant Thornton for £0.3m. [17-Jan-2012]
Displayplan, the Hertfordshire-based supplier of display fixtures with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by YFM Equity Partners. [17-Jan-2012]
Howies, the Cardigan Bay-based ethical fashion brand, has undergone a management buy-out from VF Corporation for undisclosed terms. [17-Jan-2012]
Fuse8, the Leeds-based digital marketing firm with about 80 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. [17-Jan-2012]
Camco International has sold its energy advisory services division to Baxi Partnership for £4.5m, with the transfer of 58 staff. [17-Jan-2012]
WorldDesk, the Belfast-based software firm, has been acquired by DeskStream of the US for undisclosed terms. [16-Jan-2012]
Future has sold its US music division to NewBay Media for £2m. [16-Jan-2012]
CY4OR has expanded its Bury-based computer forensics business by acquiring Kent-based eOrigin. [16-Jan-2012]
Integrity Print has acquired A1 Trade Print Services, the Birmingham-based security printer with 60 staff, for undisclosed terms. [16-Jan-2012]
Sytner Group has acquired Isaac Agnew Group, the chain of 16 car dealerships in Northern Ireland with 800 staff, for undisclosed terms. [16-Jan-2012]
Inmarsat has acquired NewWave Broadband, the Edinburgh-based provider of satellite capacity for Inmarsat's Ship Equip subsidiary, for £5.9m. [16-Jan-2012]
FRP Advisory has sold Clearway Distribution out of administration to a new company called B2B Logistics, saving 55 jobs at its Nottingham-based road haulage business. [16-Jan-2012]
Deloitte has sold 89 Barratts shoe stores out of administration to an unnamed buyer, saving 1,184 jobs, but 39 stores and 14 concessions will close. [16-Jan-2012]
Dods is to acquire the business and assets of the DeHavilland Political Intelligence division of Emap for £13m. [12-Jan-2012]
Viscose Closures, the packaging manufacturer with 70 staff in Swansea and Sussex, has undergone a management buy-out. [12-Jan-2012]
Aston Barclay has acquired the former Motor Auctions site at Hillidge Road in Leeds, and will restart auctions in April. [12-Jan-2012]
Capita has acquired the UK voice recognition operations of Australia-based Salmat Speech Solutions. [12-Jan-2012]
Turbo Drinks Company has been acquired by Sean Smith & Associates for about £7m, and drinks production will relocate from Cumbria to Bridgend, where it will employ up to 100 staff by 2013. [11-Jan-2012]
Co-operative Group has acquired the David Sands chain of 28 convenience stores in Scotland for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of about 700 staff. [11-Jan-2012]
Energos Holdings has acquired BioGen Power of Blackpool to create a combined group of six waste-to-energy plants. [11-Jan-2012]
Tangerine Confectionery has bought the Smith Kendon and York Fruits confectionery brands from Lancaster-based Smith Kendon. [11-Jan-2012]
Adventis has sold the business and assets of its media buying subsidiary to Mensola Co 116 for £0.5m. [11-Jan-2012]
Envisage Group has bought the CPP manufacturing division of CPP Global Holdings for undisclosed terms, saving about 120 jobs at its Coventry-based automotive engineering business. [11-Jan-2012]
Mitie has acquired Utilyx, the energy and carbon management consultancy with offices in London and Northampton, for £16m. [11-Jan-2012]
Precision Marketing Group has bought the assets of Anglia Mailing Services of Ipswich for undisclosed terms. [11-Jan-2012]
Spark Response of Gateshead has acquired Frank & Faith, the Dorset-based fashion and accessories designer. [11-Jan-2012]
Motor Fuel Group, the chain of 58 petrol stations with 410 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Patron Capital. [10-Jan-2012]
H&H Group has acquired Nicholson & Weston of County Durham to create a combined chartered surveying group called H&H Land & Property. [10-Jan-2012]
La Senza has sold 60 of its lingerie stores out of administration to Alshaya, securing 1,100 jobs, and Alshaya will invest £100m in improvements over the next two years. [10-Jan-2012]
Vertu Motors has acquired a Vauxhall car dealership in Northampton from W Grose for about £2m, and the business will relocate to a new site later this year. [10-Jan-2012]
Thwaites is to acquire the free trade beer supply interests of Manchester-based Hydes Brewery, with the transfer of eight staff. [10-Jan-2012]
Linpac Group is to sell Linpac Allibert, the supplier of returnable transit packaging, to private equity firm One Equity Partners for undisclosed terms. [10-Jan-2012]
Savills has acquired Gresham Down, the London-based commercial property investment firm. [09-Jan-2012]
Picochip, the Bath-based mobile phone technology firm, has been acquired by Mindspeed Technologies of the US for £34m. [09-Jan-2012]
JD Sports Fashion is to acquire the Blacks Leisure chain of up to 98 Blacks and 208 Millets stores out of administration for £20m. [09-Jan-2012]
Blue Inc has bought 20 D2 Jeans stores out of administration, saving up to 200 jobs. [09-Jan-2012]
Local Green Energy has acquired Wheldrake Energy, the Oldham-based energy procurement firm, for undisclosed terms. [09-Jan-2012]
Evenproducts, the Evesham-based supplier of water storage tanks with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out. [09-Jan-2012]
Johnsons Cars has bought the Coventry and Sutton Coldfield car dealerships of Concept Vehicles out of administration, with the transfer of 38 staff. [09-Jan-2012]
Selonda UK has been sold out of administration to a new company called Anglesey Aquaculture, saving 32 jobs at its Anglesey-based fish farm. [09-Jan-2012]
Gelert, the camping brand, has been acquired by the owner of the Yeomans chain of 82 outdoor equipment stores for undisclosed terms. [09-Jan-2012]
Hilson Moran, the engineering consultancy with 200 staff at offices including London, Manchester and Farnborough, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm Albion Ventures. [09-Jan-2012]
Manchester Hosiery of Leicestershire has been sold out of administration to Aikon International for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 30 jobs. [09-Jan-2012]
Aspen Healthcare has acquired the Claremont Hospital in Sheffield from The Hospital Management Trust. [09-Jan-2012]
Chemoxy International, the speciality chemicals manufacturer with 80 staff in Middlesbrough and Billingham, has undergone a management buy-out from Dow Chemical. [05-Jan-2012]
Trinity Mirror has acquired Communicator Corp, the Sunderland-based email and mobile communications firm, for £8m. [05-Jan-2012]
BBA Aviation has acquired the assets of Azalea Aviation, the US aviation services firm, for an initial £14m, in order to expand its Signature Flight Support division. [05-Jan-2012]
PZ Cussons is to acquire the Fudge hair care brand from Sabre Group of Australia for £25m. [05-Jan-2012]
Bricklink, the supplier of brick and cladding systems with 19 staff in Leeds and Bellshill, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. [05-Jan-2012]
Travel Republic, the London-based online travel agency with 200 staff, has been acquired by the Emirates Group of Dubai for undisclosed terms. [04-Jan-2012]
Travis Perkins has acquired the remaining 70% stake in Toolstation, the chain of 103 tool depots, for £24m. [04-Jan-2012]
RMJM has acquired YRM, the London-based architect with about 20 staff. [04-Jan-2012]
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has acquired FBD Insurance Brokers of Ireland for up to £7.1m, with the transfer of 33 staff. [03-Jan-2012]