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Progressive Digital Media Group is to acquire GlobalData Holding for £67m and sell its subsidiary business PTML to Research Views for £1m.
24-Dec-2015


InterBulk Group, the Hull-based logistics firm, is to be acquired by Dutch company Den Hartogh Holding for £42m.
24-Dec-2015


Pursuit Marketing has merged with ABC Creative to create a combined Glasgow-based digital agency.
24-Dec-2015


Produce Investments has acquired Andrew Farming, the Cornwall-based daffodil growing firm, for undisclosed terms.
24-Dec-2015


Moorfield has acquired Audley Court, the Surrey-based retirement village development firm.
24-Dec-2015


Polestar is to sell a majority stake in its Bedfordshire-based magazine printing business to Proventus Capital Partners of Sweden, securing the future of up to 2,000 jobs.
24-Dec-2015


Nexus Underwriting Management has acquired Millstream Underwriting, the London-based travel insurance firm.
24-Dec-2015


Redpixie has acquired Cloudamour for undisclosed terms, to create a combined London-based cloud technology business with over 70 staff.
24-Dec-2015


Vital Network Solutions has acquired Octari, the Leeds-based IT solutions firm, for undisclosed terms.
23-Dec-2015


James Ramsay has acquired HCS Energy, the Glasgow-based boiler rental firm, for undisclosed terms with backing from Nevis Capital.
23-Dec-2015


New & Lingwood, the London-based menswear and tailoring firm, has been acquired by Pop Capital of the US for undisclosed terms.
23-Dec-2015


Audley Travel, the Oxfordshire-based travel firm, has been acquired by private equity firm 3i for £159m.
23-Dec-2015


Camden Town Brewery, the London-based craft brewer, has been acquired by AB InBev for undisclosed terms.
23-Dec-2015


Orchard House Foods, the Corby-based fruit products firm, has been acquired by Hain Celestial UK for undisclosed terms.
23-Dec-2015


Dairy Crest has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Promovita Ingredients from joint venture partner Fayrefield Foods for £6m.
23-Dec-2015


Independent Vetcare has acquired Zetland, Thanet One and The Veterinary Clinic (Bearwood), the veterinary business of Bristol-based Premier Veterinary Group, for £6.5m.
22-Dec-2015


Trakm8 Holdings is to acquire Route Monkey Holdings, the Livingston-based fleet routing software firm with 23 staff and an office in Gateshead, for up to £9.1m.
22-Dec-2015


TT Electronics has acquired Aero Stanrew Group, the Devon-based electromagnetic components firm, for £42m.
22-Dec-2015


Lakesmere Group, the Winchester-based roofing and cladding firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
22-Dec-2015


Laidlaw Interiors Group has sold four divisions out of administration to Valtegra, securing the future of 390 jobs at Longden, Komfort, Fitzpatrick and Cubicle Systems.
22-Dec-2015


SpeechStorm, the Belfast-based telephone self-service and mobile apps firm, has been sold by Kainos Group to Greeneden UK Acquisition Company for £2m.
22-Dec-2015


Royal Mail has acquired NetDespatch, the Marlow-based parcel management software firm, for undisclosed terms.
22-Dec-2015


BMG has acquired Beds & Beats, the London-based production music firm.
22-Dec-2015


Restore has acquired Diamond Relocations, the Croydon-based commercial relocations firm, for £1m.
21-Dec-2015


Atlantis Resources is to acquire the tidal power business of ScottishPower Renewables (UK), including a 100MW development in the Pentland Firth and a 10MW project at the Sound of Islay, in an all-share deal.
21-Dec-2015


GroupM has acquired The Exchange Lab, the London-based marketing solutions firm with 130 staff.
21-Dec-2015


Clarion Events is to acquire a 70% stake in iGaming Business, the London-based gaming news firm, from Electric Word for £20m.
21-Dec-2015


TK Components, the Denton-based door components distribution firm with 128 staff, has undergone a management buy-out with backing from NorthEdge Capital.
21-Dec-2015


Systra has acquired JMP, the London-based transport planning and engineering consultancy, from Volvere for £8m.
21-Dec-2015


The Test People of Leeds has merged with Brighton and London-based Centre4 Testing to create a combined software testing business with 350 staff.
21-Dec-2015


Laver Leisure has acquired Stevensons Golden Sands of Ingoldmells, taking its total number of holiday parks in the Skegness area to 12.
21-Dec-2015


Clarendon Business Centres has acquired 50,000 sq ft of serviced office space at 16 sites in London from Reflex Business Solutions.
21-Dec-2015


Busy Bees has acquired Kids 1st Nurseries, the chain of 13 nursery sites across the North East, for undisclosed terms.
21-Dec-2015


Urban Fresh Foods, the London-based fruit snacks firm, has been acquired by Lotus Bakeries of Belgium for £70m.
21-Dec-2015


Tungsten is to sell its London-based banking division to an unnamed buyer for about £30m.
17-Dec-2015


Peel Ports has acquired Great Yarmouth Port Company, the Norfolk-based port with 65 staff, from International Port Holdings for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2015


HML Holdings has acquired Managed Living Partnership, the London-based property management firm with over 1,500 residential sites, for £0.7m.
17-Dec-2015


Kurion has acquired Oxford Technologies, the Abingdon-based robotics and remote systems firm.
17-Dec-2015


Barclays is to sell Barclays Risk Analytics & Index Solutions to Bloomberg for £520m.
17-Dec-2015


Gledhill Group, the Blackpool-based cylinder manufacturing firm with nine depots, is to be acquired by Groupe Atlantic of France for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2015


LC Packaging has acquired Geerings Horticultural Products, the Lincolnshire-based floristry packaging firm, for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2015


Shakespeare Martineau has merged with Macrae & Co, the London-based law firm.
16-Dec-2015


Entertainment Insurance Partners, the London-based insurance firm, has been acquired by Integro Insurance Brokers Holdings for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2015


Suffolk Installers has merged with Tim Smith Building, the Stowmarket-based building firm with eight staff.
16-Dec-2015


IJ Cannings has acquired DP Pools, the Plymouth-based swimming pool and hot tub installation firm.
16-Dec-2015


PHSC has acquired two security businesses, including Wiltshire-based SG Systems (UK) and Camerascan CCTV of Basingstoke.
15-Dec-2015


General Industries has acquired Murja, the London-based treasury management consultancy, for £1.2m.
15-Dec-2015


Cityfibre has acquired the national network infrastructure assets (outside of East Yorkshire and Hull) of KCOM Group for up to £90m.
15-Dec-2015


Pure Legal has acquired Pryers, the York-based law firm, for £13m.
15-Dec-2015


DB Schenker is to acquire a majority stake in Redhead International, the Bradford-based transportation firm with more than 230 staff.
15-Dec-2015


Vinci Energies UK has acquired AND Automation, the Ilkeston-based automation solutions firm with 47 staff and offices in Northampton and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for undisclosed terms.
15-Dec-2015


Drayton Old Lodge has been acquired out of liquidation from DOL (Norwich) by Drayton Old Lodge Ltd, securing the future of 20 jobs at its events venue in Norwich.
15-Dec-2015


Absolute Living Developments, the Liverpool-based property development firm, has been acquired by Daniel Mark Harrison & Co of Singapore.
15-Dec-2015


Mothership Group has acquired Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, the East London-based venue, for undisclosed terms.
15-Dec-2015


Kurt Geiger, the London-based shoe retailer, has been acquired by private equity firm Cinven for £245m.
15-Dec-2015


The Boutique Workplace Company has acquired Ventia, the London-based serviced office provider with 35 staff.
15-Dec-2015


Capita is to acquire the UK businesses and subsidiaries of Work Group, the London-based recruitment and engagement consulting firm, for £2m.
14-Dec-2015


Circle Housing of London is to merge with Kent-based Affinity Sutton by next summer, to create a combined housing association with 127,000 properties.
14-Dec-2015


ISG is to consider plans to sell its London-based construction services firm to Cathexis UK Holdings for £71m.
14-Dec-2015


Energy Assets Group has acquired Blyth Utilities, the Clackmannanshire-based utility infrastructure firm with 80 staff, for up to £5m.
14-Dec-2015


Chandlers Building Supplies has acquired Banstead Builders Merchants, the Surrey-based building materials supply firm.
14-Dec-2015


Millson Associates has acquired FPS Consult, the Bury-based building survey firm.
14-Dec-2015


Real Good Food has acquired ISO2 Nutrition, the Swindon-based sports supplements brand, out of administration from Cre-8tive Health for a nominal sum.
14-Dec-2015


CSG has expanded its office cleaning business with the acquisition of Town & Country Cleaning of Montrose and Kirkcaldy-based Bridges Cleaning & Hygiene.
14-Dec-2015


Churches Fire Security has acquired Uny Systems Fire Detection, the West Sussex-based fire prevention firm.
14-Dec-2015


Caparo Industries has sold ten of its remaining West Midlands-based steel businesses out of administration to the Gupta family, securing the future of a further 623 jobs.
14-Dec-2015


Westway Services, the London-based technical facility services firm with 540 staff, has been acquired by US-based ABM.
14-Dec-2015


Edif ERA has acquired Cuerden Consulting, the Swindon-based training consultancy, for undisclosed terms.
14-Dec-2015


Aerium has sold 14 petrol station convenience stores across the country to clients of Investra Capital for £31m.
14-Dec-2015


Lakehouse is to acquire Precision Lift Services, the Essex-based lift installation and repair firm, for up to £8.5m.
10-Dec-2015


CSSG has acquired Access Locksmiths, the Fareham-based locksmith firm with five Access Key and Lock outlets, for up to £2m.
10-Dec-2015


Frasers Hospitality has acquired four hotels from Swire Properties, including Brighton's Hotel Seattle, Bristol's Avon Gorge Hotel and Chapter hotels in Exeter and Cheltenham, and will rebrand them as Malmaison or Hotel du Vin.
10-Dec-2015


Countrywide has acquired Letters of Distinction, the York-based lettings management firm.
10-Dec-2015


Sports Direct has acquired The Printworks Health Club & Spa in London's Olympia.
10-Dec-2015


ThinCats has sold a majority stake in its Tamworth-based lending business to ESF Capital.
10-Dec-2015


Ramsac has acquired Sastel, the Surrey-based telecoms firm with six staff.
10-Dec-2015


Hedges Direct has acquired Impact Plants, the Bath-based online plant retail firm.
10-Dec-2015


Wernick Group has acquired the portable accommodation and storage container division of Hewden, including a 4,000-strong fleet and four hire centres.
10-Dec-2015


Ainscough Crane Hire has acquired Specialist Crane Hire, the Bishop Auckland-based mobile crane firm.
10-Dec-2015


GBUK, the Selby-based medical device manufacturing firm with 70 staff, has been acquired by Dutch company H2 Equity Partners for undisclosed terms.
09-Dec-2015


Vianet Fuel Solutions, the Halifax-based fuels division of Vianet Group with 50 staff, has been acquired by Wayne Fueling Systems of the US for £3.5m.
09-Dec-2015


Phil Jones Associates has acquired Multimodal, the Birmingham-based transport modelling firm.
09-Dec-2015


Jennings Motor Group has acquired Leeds Harley-Davidson, the West Yorkshire-based motorcycle dealership with 12 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Dec-2015


Haslers has acquired RL Jackson & Co, the Essex-based accountancy firm with seven staff.
09-Dec-2015


KG Washford, the Redditch-based precision engineering firm, has undergone a management buy-out with backing from MC Vanguard and Acuity Fund.
09-Dec-2015


Chase Templeton has acquired Healthcare Partners, the Essex-based medical insurance firm trading as Avanti.
08-Dec-2015


Bridon, the wire and rope manufacturer with 1,600 staff and sites including Doncaster, Glasgow and Newcastle, is to merge with Bekaert.
08-Dec-2015


Beaumont Legal, the Wakefield-based conveyancing firm with 160 staff, has been acquired by US-based online law firm LegalZoom.
08-Dec-2015


Statestrong Products, the Lytham-based toiletries supplier with about 50 staff, has been bought out of administration by Wachem of Croatia.
07-Dec-2015


Way to Blue has acquired The Project Factory, the London-based digital creative agency.
07-Dec-2015


Kingstown Associates, the Driffield-based mail order firm with annual turnover of £18m, has undergone a management buy-out.
07-Dec-2015


Airwave, the emergency services network, has been acquired by Motorola for £817m.
07-Dec-2015


Silver Blades has acquired the Blackburn Ice Arena in East Lancashire from Peel Group.
07-Dec-2015


Secure Trust has sold Everyday Loans, the sub-prime consumer finance firm with 40 branches, to Non-Standard Finance for £127m.
07-Dec-2015


Universal Meats of Kent is expected to be acquired by BRF of Brazil for £34m.
07-Dec-2015


Brokerbility Holdings Insurance Brokers (BHIB) has acquired Churchill Insurance Consultants, the London-based insurance firm with 33 staff.
07-Dec-2015


CVS has acquired Albavet Group, the chain of 11 veterinary practices in Fife, Glasgow, Nottingham, Stoke and Surrey with 150 staff, for £11m.
07-Dec-2015


Nexus Vehicle Rental has sold a majority stake in its Leeds-based corporate vehicle rental management business to Bowmark Capital for £51m.
07-Dec-2015


Patrick Parsons has acquired The Stilwell Partnership, the Guildford-based traffic engineering firm with 14 staff.
07-Dec-2015


Baldwins has merged with Berkeley Hamilton, the Gloucester-based accountancy with 25 staff.
07-Dec-2015


Exova Group has acquired Western Technical Services, the Somerset-based testing firm, for undisclosed terms.
07-Dec-2015


FP McCann has acquired Buchan Concrete Products, including pre-cast concrete sites in Cheshire and Staffordshire.
07-Dec-2015


Topaz, the operator of 49 forecourts in Northern Ireland, has been acquired by Couche-Tard of Canada for about £247m.
07-Dec-2015


Tracsis has acquired Ontrac, the software and IT solutions firm with 30 staff in Gateshead and London, for up to £20m.
03-Dec-2015


Alcumus Group has acquired Santia, the Cardiff-based health and safety accreditation firm with an office in Nottinghamshire, for £47m.
03-Dec-2015


Sanderson Weatherall has acquired PNF Chartered Surveyors, the Solihull-based property advice firm, for undisclosed terms.
03-Dec-2015


Allied Healthcare, the Hertfordshire-based home care firm, has been sold by Saga to Aurelius Group for up to £19m.
03-Dec-2015


Cowgill Holloway has acquired Jacobs Financial, the Ilkley-based financial advice firm, for about £1m.
03-Dec-2015


Eden Motor Group has acquired Wokingham Motors, the Berkshire-based Peugeot car dealership, for undisclosed terms.
03-Dec-2015


CDA Group, the Nottinghamshire-based kitchen appliance firm with more than 200 staff, has been acquired by Amica Group of Poland for £25m.
03-Dec-2015


Hotelplan UK has acquired the adventure holiday businesses Explore Worldwide of Farnborough and Ely-based Regaldive for undisclosed terms.
03-Dec-2015


R&W Civil Engineering has acquired Langley Civil Engineering, the Dorset-based civil engineering firm, for undisclosed terms.
03-Dec-2015


PTSG has acquired two Sheffield-based test and repair businesses, including Access Contracting for £1m and Lightning Protection Testing for £0.3m.
02-Dec-2015


Iomart has acquired United Communications, the Hemel Hempstead-based hosting services firm, for up to £11m.
02-Dec-2015


Begbies Traynor has acquired Taylors Business Surveyors & Valuers, the Northampton-based business and property valuation firm with 20 staff, for up to £1.9m.
02-Dec-2015


Vertu has acquired Who's Ace Holdings, the Kent-based online vehicle parts firm with 21 staff, for up to £2.2m.
02-Dec-2015


CareTech is to acquire ROC North West, the Lancaster-based care and education services firm with seven residential homes, for up to £11m.
02-Dec-2015


Sharman Quinney has acquired Gilbert & Thomas, the Rutland-based estate agency with ten staff.
02-Dec-2015


Infinities, the North West-based chain of eleven menswear stores, has been acquired by the founder of Tessuti for undisclosed terms.
02-Dec-2015


Fairstone has acquired Zimb Johnson Bespoke Financial Planning, the Market Deeping-based financial advisory firm.
02-Dec-2015


Reflex Group has acquired SA Labels, the Keighley-based label printing firm with 42 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Dec-2015


City Football Group has sold a £256m stake in Manchester City Football Club to CMC of China.
02-Dec-2015


Caparo Tubular Solutions has been acquired out of administration by the Gupta family for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 333 jobs at its West Midlands-based tube components business.
01-Dec-2015


Johnson Service Group has acquired Ashbon Services, the Lincolnshire-based linen hire and laundry firm, for £6.3m.
01-Dec-2015


Complete Office Solutions has acquired Surrey-based WMS Office and WMS Interiors for undisclosed terms.
01-Dec-2015


Armacell, the insulation manufacturer with a UK head office in Oldham with 105 staff, has been acquired by private equity firms Blackstone and KIRKBI A/S in a multi-million pound deal.
01-Dec-2015


Congregational & General Insurance, the Bradford-based insurance firm, is to be acquired by Inter Hannover of Germany.
01-Dec-2015


Genius Gluten Free has acquired Chapel Foods, the Scunthorpe-based frozen foods firm, for £3.5m.
01-Dec-2015


Davy Private Clients UK has acquired Pension & Financial Consultants, the Belfast-based pensions firm.
01-Dec-2015


Mission Marketing has acquired Chapter Agency, the West Midlands-based advertising agency with 29 staff, for an initial £1.3m.
30-Nov-2015


Alliance Pharma is to acquire the non-aesthetics business of London-based Sinclair IS Pharma for £132m.
30-Nov-2015


Hill & Smith has acquired Premier Galvanizing, the Hull-based galvanizing firm with 50 staff, for £16m.
30-Nov-2015


Daily Mail & General Trust has sold Wowcher, the London-based daily deals website, to a new private equity firm for £29m.
30-Nov-2015


Irwin Mitchell is to merge with Chichester-based Thomas Eggar to create a combined law firm with 2,800 staff.
30-Nov-2015


Graham's has acquired Glenfield Dairy, the Fife-based cottage cheese factory with 79 staff, from First Milk for undisclosed terms.
30-Nov-2015


Industrial Supplies Direct, the Telford-based tools retailer, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
30-Nov-2015


Intercity Technology has acquired Imerja, the Bolton-based IT managed services firm with offices in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire, for undisclosed terms.
30-Nov-2015


John Menzies has acquired Oban Express, the Oban-based courier firm.
30-Nov-2015


Nidera UK is to acquire the grain trading business of Criddle & Company from Liverpool-based Edward Billington & Son.
30-Nov-2015


Glossop Cartons is to relocate its Derbyshire-based packaging business to Stockport by the end of the year, having acquired Contact Print & Packaging for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2015


Biopta has been acquired by Reprocell of Japan for £5.5m, and hopes to expand the 18-strong workforce at its Glasgow-based drug development business to 30 over the next three years.
26-Nov-2015


Kilfrost of Newcastle is to sell its aircraft de-icing business to Swiss company Clariant for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2015


Codeweavers, the Staffordshire-based motor finance software firm with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
26-Nov-2015


Cameron House, the Loch Lomond-based five-star hotel, has been sold by Devonshire Point Partnership to KSL Capital of the US for £70m.
26-Nov-2015


Office, the London-based chain of footwear stores, is set to be acquired by Truworths of South Africa for £260m.
26-Nov-2015


The B+B Collection has acquired The Groves, the York-based hotel with 26 bedrooms, for about £2.2m.
26-Nov-2015


Laidir Leisure, the Clydebank-based chain of nine Powerhouse Fitness stores, has been acquired by Sport-Tiedje Group of Germany for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2015


Davies Group has acquired Argent, the liability adjusting division of London-based Parabis Group, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2015


JLL has acquired Avenue9, the Newcastle-based hospitality IT solutions firm with seven staff.
26-Nov-2015


365 Agile has acquired Easytherm, the Milton Keynes-based smart heating and hot water control firm, for £2.2m.
25-Nov-2015


Atom has sold a £45m stake in its County Durham-based digital bank to BBVA of Spain.
25-Nov-2015


Black Light, the Edinburgh-based lighting installation firm with 21 staff, is to undergo a management buy-out.
25-Nov-2015


Clement Keys of Birmingham is looking to merge with Derbyshire-based PFK Cooper Parry next year, to create a combined accountancy business with 350 staff.
25-Nov-2015


Thornley Leisure Parks has acquired Gallaber Park, the Yorkshire Dales-based 2.7m sq ft holiday park, for undisclosed terms.
25-Nov-2015


Valli Opticians has acquired AH Merton, the Cheshire-based chain of seven opticians with 42 staff, in a £1m deal.
25-Nov-2015


JR Executive Travel, the Ipswich-based taxi firm, has undergone a management buy-out for £1.8m.
25-Nov-2015


European Wealth has acquired Xcap Nominees, the Wilmslow-based firm.
24-Nov-2015


Ribble Cycles, the Preston-based bike components retailer, has been acquired by True Capital.
24-Nov-2015


Knights is to acquire Darbys, the Hale-based law firm with offices in Essex and Oxford, for undisclosed terms.
24-Nov-2015


Signal Plastics has merged with Omega Plastics, the Hartlepool-based plastic injection moulding firm, and will relocate to a new 42,000 sq ft facility in Washington in January.
24-Nov-2015


Acano, the Uxbridge-based software firm, has been acquired by Cisco for £460m.
24-Nov-2015


Auto Fuel Fix has acquired Fuel Rescue, the Tamworth-based mobile fuel drain firm with a depot in Birmingham.
24-Nov-2015


Sweeney Opticians, the Belfast-based chain of four eye and ear care stores, has been acquired by 3fivetwo.
24-Nov-2015


Siddall & Hilton Products, the West Yorkshire-based industrial fencing firm with 74 staff, has undergone a multi-million pound management buy-out.
23-Nov-2015


Velocity has acquired Uncover, the London-based mobile reservations app with 135,000 users, for undisclosed terms.
23-Nov-2015


Americk Packaging has acquired Adare Advantage, the Suffolk-based packaging division of Adare Group.
23-Nov-2015


Bradfords Group has acquired Ashmead Building Supplies, the builders' merchants with sites in Bristol and Cullompton.
23-Nov-2015


Wax Digital, the Hyde-based procurement software firm with 65 staff, has been sold by Nova Capita to August Equity for undisclosed terms.
23-Nov-2015


Adconnection, the London-based media agency, has been acquired by VCCP Media.
23-Nov-2015


Bombardier is to sell a 30% stake in its Derby-based train manufacturing business to Caisse of Canada for £1bn, safeguarding the future of more than 1,500 jobs.
23-Nov-2015


Connells has acquired Hatched, the Hertfordshire-based online estate agency, for undisclosed terms.
23-Nov-2015


LDF has acquired First Independent Finance, the East Ayrshire-based asset finance broking firm.
23-Nov-2015


Cotswold Outdoor has merged with Snow & Rock Group and Cycle Surgery & Runners Need to create a combined retail group called Outdoor and Cycle Concepts with 115 stores.
23-Nov-2015


Caparo Testing Technologies has been acquired by Applus, securing the future of 76 jobs at the laboratory metallurgical testing business with sites in Oldbury, Luton, Poole and Reigate.
23-Nov-2015


Swansway has acquired Gordon's Honda, the Bolton-based car dealership, for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2015


Breedon Aggregates is to acquire Hope Construction Materials, the Surrey-based construction materials supply firm, in a £336m deal.
19-Nov-2015


Axis Group of Companies, the London-based facility services group, has undergone a management buy-out from Sovereign Capital.
19-Nov-2015


Country Court Care has acquired three care homes in Lincolnshire from LACE Housing, securing the future of 160 jobs.
19-Nov-2015


Pipe & Piling Supplies, the Glenrothes-based piling firm with 70 staff, is to undergo a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2015


Fraser Hydraulic Power, the Newcastle-based offshore equipment manufacturing firm, has been acquired by Dutch company Royal IHC for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2015


Care 4 Children has acquired Trax Care Group, the Lancashire-based care firm, for £5.5m.
19-Nov-2015


Royal Mail is to acquire eCourier, the London-based same day-delivery firm, for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2015


Broughton Ales, the Scottish Borders-based brewing firm, has been acquired by a consortium of investors for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2015


Hunter George & Partners, the London-based insurance firm, has been acquired by Ryan Specialty Group of the US.
19-Nov-2015


Aircraft Medical, the Edinburgh-based healthcare device manufacturing firm, has been acquired by Medtronic of Ireland for £72m.
19-Nov-2015


Marshall Motor Holdings has acquired SG Smith Holdings, the chain of car dealerships across London, Surrey and Kent, for £24m.
18-Nov-2015


Inspired Energy has acquired STC Energy & Carbon Holdings, the Kent-based provider of energy management and bureau services, for an initial £9m.
18-Nov-2015


Cable & Wireless Communications, the London-based telecoms firm with operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, is to be acquired by Liberty Global of the US for £3.5bn.
18-Nov-2015


Unique Group has acquired GSE Rentals, the Aberdeen-based marine survey equipment firm, for undisclosed terms.
18-Nov-2015


Leacy Classics has acquired London Taxi Group, the Milton Keynes-based taxi car parts firm with a fleet of 21 vehicles.
18-Nov-2015


GloverPriest Solicitors has acquired Argyles Solicitors, the Tamworth-based law firm.
18-Nov-2015


Institution of Mechanical Engineers has acquired Amber Train, the Nottinghamshire-based rail network apprenticeships firm.
18-Nov-2015


Gradus, the Macclesfield-based interiors business with 300 staff, has been sold by Endless to Midfloor SAS.
18-Nov-2015


GB Liners has acquired Clark & Rose, the Aberdeen-based overseas removals firm.
18-Nov-2015


Countrywide has acquired three estate agencies, including Sutton Kersh and Clive Watkin of Merseyside and South Wales-based John Francis, for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2015


HKS Holdings has acquired Brobot Group, the Melton-based fuel supply firm with 23 petrol stations, for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2015


Cruise 1st, the Manchester-based cruise agency with 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Royal Caribbean for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2015


Ellis Clowes, the London-based insurance firm, has been acquired by Integro of the US for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2015


Derry Construction has acquired Chase Joinery & Metal Products, the Harrogate-based building firm, for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2015


BHP Financial Planning has merged with Chartford Financial Management, in order to create a combined Yorkshire-based accountancy business.
16-Nov-2015


Sanmex International of Glasgow is to merge with Ayrshire-based Barony Universal to create a combined aerosol manufacturing business with a turnover of £40m.
16-Nov-2015


Lee Longlands, the Birmingham-based chain of six department stores with 107 staff, has undergone a multi-million pound management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
16-Nov-2015


Conviviality is to acquire a majority stake in Peppermint, the London-based bar and events firm, for undisclosed terms.
16-Nov-2015


W&R Barnett has acquired a majority stake in Logson Group, the Leicestershire-based corrugated packaging business with 850 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Nov-2015


Plexus Law, the London-based legal division of Parabis Group, is to undergo a management buy-out.
16-Nov-2015


BookCheck has acquired Payroll Services, the Dunfermline-based payroll outsourcing firm.
16-Nov-2015


The Rug Company has sold a multi-million pound majority stake in its London-based luxury rug business to private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners.
16-Nov-2015


Buchan Concrete Solutions has been bought out of administration by Buchan Concrete Products, securing the future of 340 jobs at the Cheshire-based concrete business.
16-Nov-2015


Anglo Scottish Asset Finance, the Durham-based asset finance broking firm, has been acquired by Maxxia of Australia for undisclosed terms.
16-Nov-2015


Volution Group is to acquire Energy Technique, the Surrey-based heating and ventilation products manufacturing firm, for £9.3m.
12-Nov-2015


Tullett Prebon is to acquire the broking business of ICAP, to create a combined London-based group with 5,500 staff.
12-Nov-2015


Nicholas Associates Group has acquired XL Graduate Placement, the Newcastle-based recruitment firm, for undisclosed terms.
12-Nov-2015


PTSG has acquired Langston Jones, the Coventry-based electrical safety testing firm, for £0.7m.
12-Nov-2015


Complete Office Solutions has acquired RA Roberts out of administration, securing the future of 13 jobs at the Sheffield-based office equipment supply firm.
12-Nov-2015


AK Stoddart, the Broxburn-based meat processing firm with 240 staff and a site in Ayr, has been acquired by a consortium of investors.
12-Nov-2015


Newton Property has acquired Greenhome Property Management, the Glasgow-based property firm, for £0.65m.
12-Nov-2015


Lanes Group has acquired UKDN Waterflow out of administration, securing the future of 300 jobs at the Birmingham and Slough-based water and infrastructure business.
12-Nov-2015


Associated Security Solutions has acquired Safes International (Scotland), the Glasgow-based safe installation firm.
11-Nov-2015


Endeavour Automotive has acquired Haddocks Hyundai, the Essex-based chain of two car dealerships in Frinton-on-Sea and Colchester.
11-Nov-2015


Chase Templeton has acquired Consilium Employee Benefits, the Kent-based healthcare broking firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Nov-2015


BMAC has acquired Translec, the Oldham-based rail lighting firm.
10-Nov-2015


Loddon Engineering, the Norfolk-based stables manufacturing firm with 26 staff, has been acquired by De Swart Group of the Netherlands.
10-Nov-2015


Worldmark, the East Kilbride-based smart label making firm, has been acquired by CCL Industries of Canada for £125m.
10-Nov-2015


Robert Mackie of Scotland, the Stewarton-based textiles firm with 60 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
10-Nov-2015


Harlow Bros Holdings has acquired Bolt Building Supplies, the Essex-based building materials firm.
09-Nov-2015


Shuttleworth Business Systems, the Kettering-based management information systems firm with 50 staff, has been acquired by EFI of the US for undisclosed terms.
09-Nov-2015


SWNS has acquired National News, the London-based regional news agency.
09-Nov-2015


Vp has acquired Test & Measurement Group, the safety equipment rental firm with offices in Liverpool and Aberdeen, for £3.9m.
05-Nov-2015


Restore is to acquire Wincanton Records Management, the Essex-based document storage firm with 167 staff, for £56m.
05-Nov-2015


Gresham House is to acquire Aitchesse, the Perth-based commercial forestry investment firm, for up to £7.7m.
05-Nov-2015


King Digital Entertainment, the London-based technology gaming firm, is to be acquired by Activision Blizzard of the US for £3.8bn.
05-Nov-2015


Mporium Group is to sell its call centre operation Global Mobile Transactions (Isle of Man) to an entrepreneur for a nominal sum.
05-Nov-2015


Huws Gray has acquired Minera Building Supplies, the Wrexham-based building materials firm, for undisclosed terms.
05-Nov-2015


VTR North, the Leeds-based special effects firm, has been acquired out of administration by CNBB.
05-Nov-2015


Cadwaladers has been sold out of administration to a management buy-out, securing the future of 92 jobs at its Gwynedd-based chain of 14 coffee and ice cream shops.
05-Nov-2015


Sports Tours International has acquired the assets of Freewheel Holidays, the Leicester-based cycling holidays business.
05-Nov-2015


Gasway Services has acquired GBS (South East), the London-based heating services firm.
05-Nov-2015


First Hose, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas equipment supply firm, has been acquired by Ratos of Sweden for up to £6.4m.
04-Nov-2015


Assura has acquired Abbey Healthcare Group and Abbey Healthcare Property Investments for undisclosed terms.
04-Nov-2015


Baldwins has acquired Sandison Rouse & Co, the Worcester-based accountancy, for undisclosed terms.
04-Nov-2015


Visa Europe, the London-based subsidiary of the global electronic payments firm, is to be acquired by Visa for about £15bn.
04-Nov-2015


Bloxx, the West Lothian-based web filtering and online security firm with 55 staff, has been acquired by Akamai Technologies of the US for undisclosed terms.
04-Nov-2015


Rapidity has acquired Press4Print, the London-based business card operation of 1st Byte.
04-Nov-2015


Landor has acquired a majority stake in ManvsMachine, the London-based motion design studio.
04-Nov-2015


Cycling for Softies, the Manchester-based cycling holiday firm, has been acquired by Pebble Travel Investors.
04-Nov-2015


Ifftner Solutions, the Suffolk-based IT recruitment firm, has been acquired by Beka Management for undisclosed terms.
04-Nov-2015


NWF Group has acquired Staffordshire Fuels, the Stone-based fuel distributor with a fleet of seven tankers.
03-Nov-2015


Epwin Group has acquired Vannplastic, the Wrexham-based wood plastic composite manufacturer, for £5.2m.
03-Nov-2015


Lakehouse has acquired Aaron Heating Services, the Ipswich-based heating and installation firm with 390 staff and regional offices in Essex, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Northamptonshire, for £6.7m.
03-Nov-2015


Swirl Products, the Oldham-based toiletries firm, has been acquired out of administration by 151 Products.
03-Nov-2015


Kornicis Group, the London-based bar and restaurant group with 17 sites, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms.
03-Nov-2015


BAe Systems is to acquire a 20% stake in Reaction Engines, the Oxfordshire-based aerospace engine technology business, for £21m.
03-Nov-2015


Chase Templeton has acquired Healthcare Solutions, the Wiltshire-based medical insurance firm.
03-Nov-2015


Cyril Leonard, the London-based property consultancy, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Nov-2015


Sentek, the Essex-based electrode manufacturer with a factory in Fife, has been acquired by Scientific Digital Imaging for £2m.
02-Nov-2015


WorkWise Personnel, the recruitment and training firm with 33 staff and offices in Hartlepool and Bishop Auckland, has been acquired by Learning Curve Group in a seven-figure deal.
02-Nov-2015


Blue Belt Technologies, the US-based surgical robotics firm with a European head office at Manchester Business Park, has been acquired by Smith & Nephew for £180m.
02-Nov-2015


Greenshields Agri is to merge with Agricultural Management Haddington, the East Lothian-based farming firm, to create a combined 7,000-acre arable farming operation.
02-Nov-2015


WYG has acquired North Associates (Cumbria), the Carlisle-based property advice firm, and its subsidiary planning consultancy Taylor & Hardy, for up to £5m.
02-Nov-2015


PTSG has acquired JW Gray, the Essex-based lightning protection firm, for up to £1.1m.
02-Nov-2015


CitySprint has acquired Bexley Couriers, the Dartford-based delivery firm.
02-Nov-2015


Hamleys, the London-based toy retailer, is to be sold by Ludendo Groupe to C Banner International Holdings of China for £100m.
02-Nov-2015


Alteri Investors of London has acquired the Jones Bootmaker and Brantano chains of more than 200 shoe shops from Dutch company Macintosh Retail Group.
02-Nov-2015


PwC has acquired Kusiri, the London-based technology start-up with six staff.
02-Nov-2015


JCB Power Products has acquired Broadcrown, the Staffordshire-based diesel generator manufacturing firm with over 100 staff and an assembly plant in Newtown.
02-Nov-2015


Biffa is to acquire the chemical treatment division of Enviroco, including its hazardous waste fleet and Sheffield-based waste transfer facility.
02-Nov-2015


WineFlair has acquired Curley's Wine Cellars, the chain of 11 off-licence stores across Northern Ireland, for undisclosed terms.
02-Nov-2015


Trinity Mirror has acquired Local World Holdings, the London-based publisher of 83 regional newspapers, for £154m.
29-Oct-2015


BT has won provisional approval to acquire EE for £12.5bn, creating a combined broadband and mobile telecoms business.
29-Oct-2015


Gliderol UK, the County Durham-based garage door manufacturer with 40 staff, has been acquired by Panacea Investment Group.
29-Oct-2015


Gough & Kelly has acquired Haigh Alarms, the Rothwell-based security systems installation firm.
29-Oct-2015


Colletts Travel has acquired Fortune Travel, the London-based travel agency with seven staff, for undisclosed terms.
29-Oct-2015


Leacy Classics has acquired Min-its, the Coleshill-based Mini car parts distribution firm, and plans to create 20 jobs over the next three years.
28-Oct-2015


MB Aerospace, the Motherwell-based engine components supplier, is to be acquired by US-based private equity firm Blackstone.
28-Oct-2015


Titan Trailers Industries of Canada has acquired Colledge Trailers for £1.6m, and plans to create 16 new jobs at the Middlesbrough-based trailer manufacturing business.
28-Oct-2015


Gala Coral is to sell 130 of its bingo clubs to Caledonia Investments for £241m.
27-Oct-2015


Direct Golf, the Huddersfield-based chain of 20 golf equipment stores and 180 staff, has been bought out of administration by Sports Direct.
27-Oct-2015


CVS has acquired Highcroft, the Bristol-based veterinary firm with 13 surgeries and 220 staff, for an initial £7.4m.
27-Oct-2015


TOM Vehicle Rental has acquired Solar Self Drive, the London-based vehicle hire firm with 200 vans and trucks, for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2015


Stevens (Scotland), the Brechin-based blind manufacturing firm with over 100 staff, has been acquired by Dutch company Hunter Douglas in a multi-million pound deal.
27-Oct-2015


Anglo European Holdings has sold a multi-million pound stake in its Manchester-based galvanised steel products manufacturing business to Octopus Investments.
27-Oct-2015


Thomas Westcott is to merge with Butterworth Jones to create a combined accountancy business with 18 offices in Somerset and Devon and 190 staff.
27-Oct-2015


European Metal Recycling has acquired B Nebbett & Son, the London-based recycling business.
27-Oct-2015


Hollowood Chemists has acquired WA Salter (Chemists), the chain of six pharmacies in Merseyside and Lancashire, in a multi-million pound deal.
27-Oct-2015


Cepac has acquired Amber Valley Packaging, the Alfreton-based packaging firm, for undisclosed terms.
26-Oct-2015


Terra Firma is to acquire Infinis Energy, the Northampton-based renewable energy firm, in a £555m deal.
26-Oct-2015


Jones Lighting has acquired Anderson & Heeley, the Huddersfield-based lighting firm, for undisclosed terms.
26-Oct-2015


Jackson Canter has acquired Cope & Co, the law firm with offices in Liverpool and Manchester.
26-Oct-2015


Insight Vehicle Management has acquired Austin Vehicle Contracts, the Stoke-on-Trent car and van leasing firm, for undisclosed terms.
26-Oct-2015


Cox Motor Group has acquired a Honda car dealership in Wigan from Gordons.
26-Oct-2015


Robert Fleming has sold a majority stake in its London-based insurance business to Calera Capital for undisclosed terms.
26-Oct-2015


Orange Mountain Bikes, the Halifax-based bike manufacturer, has been acquired by the owner of Bairstow Sheet Metal.
22-Oct-2015


Euro Garages has sold a £1.3bn stake in its Lancashire-based chain of 340 forecourt retail sites to TDR Capital.
22-Oct-2015


Quick Hydraulics has been bought out administration by Altec Engineering for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 19 jobs at its North Shields-based hydraulic engineering business.
22-Oct-2015


PhotoBox Group, the London-based photo printing firm, is to be acquired by Electra Private Equity and Exponent Private Equity for about £400m.
21-Oct-2015


Arthouse, the Rossendale-based home decoration products supplier, has undergone a management buy-out with backing from private equity firm NorthEdge.
21-Oct-2015


Concept Life Sciences has acquired Agenda1 Analytical Services, the Bradford-based pharmaceutical testing firm with 30 staff.
20-Oct-2015


ITV is to acquire the television studios and branding of UTV Media, the Belfast-based media firm, for £100m.
20-Oct-2015


Pickersgill-Kaye, the Leeds-based lock manufacturing firm with 50 staff, has been acquired by ASSA ABLOY for undisclosed terms.
20-Oct-2015


Betterware, the Birmingham-based home shopping firm, has been acquired by CVSL of the US.
20-Oct-2015


Wynnstay is to acquire Agricentre, the Calne-based chain of eight farming supply stores.
20-Oct-2015


Churchill Services Group has acquired Pride Catering Partnership, the Surrey-based catering services firm, for undisclosed terms.
19-Oct-2015


Mark Group has sold its new homes division out of administration to a new company called BillsaveUK, securing the future of 200 jobs at the Leicester-based loft and cavity insulation business.
19-Oct-2015


Sun European Partners is to acquire Finlays Horticulture Investments, the horticulture division of London-based James Finlay, for undisclosed terms.
19-Oct-2015


H&H Group has acquired John Swan & Sons for £8.2m, with the transfer of 40 staff and two livestock auction marts in Roxburghshire and Northumberland.
19-Oct-2015


Thomas Miller has acquired a majority stake in Osprey Holdings, the London-based marine and aerospace insurance firm.
19-Oct-2015


Optionis has acquired Arnsco, the London-based tax rebate solutions firm, for undisclosed terms.
19-Oct-2015


Cube Precision Engineering has acquired GFP Tools, the Dudley-based engineering and tool manufacturing firm, for undisclosed terms.
19-Oct-2015


Titan Ladders, the Yatton-based ladder manufacturing firm, has been bought out of administration by Metro Estates.
19-Oct-2015


OCS Group has acquired Meadowcroft, the Guernsey-based building services firm with 40 staff.
19-Oct-2015


Sandersons Solicitors has merged with MMS Solicitors, the East Yorkshire-based law firm.
15-Oct-2015


Diageo has sold its Percy Fox wine business to Treasury Wine Estates of Australia, as part of a £361m deal.
15-Oct-2015


Burgess Marine has acquired Small & Co Marine Engineering, the Lowestoft-based ship repair firm with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.
15-Oct-2015


Telford Reprographics has acquired Telford Foil Print, the Telford-based foiling firm, for undisclosed terms.
15-Oct-2015


Bulley Davey has merged with Hull Matthewson, the Holbeach-based accountancy firm.
15-Oct-2015


Homeserve has acquired Home Energy Services, the Nottingham-based firm with 150 office staff and 150 gas engineers, for undisclosed terms.
15-Oct-2015


Peak Toolmakers has been acquired out of administration by Peak Toolmakers (Assets), securing the future of 46 jobs at its Chesterfield-based manufacturing business.
14-Oct-2015


Staffline is to acquire Diamond Recruitment Group, the Belfast-based recruitment agency.
14-Oct-2015


Alcumus, the Warwickshire-based compliance and certification services firm, has been sold by Sovereign Capital to Inflexion Private Equity for £92m.
14-Oct-2015


Turcan Connell of Edinburgh has sold its asset management division to a new company called Tcam, with the transfer of 63 staff.
14-Oct-2015


Four Communications Group has acquired Francis Balsom Associates, the Aberystwyth-based PR and design agency with 16 staff.
14-Oct-2015


Stylco UK has undergone a management buy-out at its Newton Aycliffe-based electrical products business.
14-Oct-2015


Jorden Salata, the London-based real estate consultancy, has been acquired by Avison Young of Canada.
14-Oct-2015


LateRooms, the Manchester-based online hotel booking firm, has been acquired by Cox & Kings for £8.5m.
14-Oct-2015


Hayward Tyler Group has acquired Peter Brotherhood, the Peterborough-based steam turbines engineering firm, from Siemens for about £10m.
13-Oct-2015


Vernacare has sold a majority stake in its Bolton-based hospital products manufacturing business with 200 staff to Palatine Private Equity.
13-Oct-2015


Frank Key has acquired Clower & Son, the Derbyshire-based builders' merchants.
13-Oct-2015


NAHL is to acquire Bush & Company Rehabilitation, the Daventry-based expert witness and needs assessment firm, for £25m.
13-Oct-2015


Agenda 21, the London-based digital media agency, is to be acquired by Mithril Capital for an initial £3.3m.
13-Oct-2015


County Group has acquired Brady & Jones Insurance Brokers, the Colwyn Bay-based insurance firm, for undisclosed terms.
13-Oct-2015


Sills & Betteridge is to merge with Frearsons to create a Lincolnshire-based law firm with more than 270 staff.
13-Oct-2015


Parsons Peebles has acquired Anstee & Ware, the Bristol-based mechanical repairs firm with sites in London, Cardiff, Castle Donnington, Stonehouse, Swindon and St Austell, for undisclosed terms.
13-Oct-2015


Macduff Shellfish Group, the Aberdeenshire-based seafood firm with factories in Exeter, Mintlaw and Stornoway, is to be acquired by Clearwater Seafoods of Canada for £100m.
13-Oct-2015


Seiche has acquired Ashridge Engineering, the Devon-based water systems engineering firm.
13-Oct-2015


Leading Lives has acquired Crossroads Care East Anglia, the Suffolk-based support charity, securing the future of 52 jobs.
12-Oct-2015


Coaching Inn Group has acquired two North Yorkshire-based inns in Helmsley and Thirsk from Homfray Hotels, as part of a £20m expansion plan.
12-Oct-2015


Almond Solicitors has acquired Hugh Joseph Solicitors to create a combined Manchester-based law firm with 25 staff.
12-Oct-2015


Avon Rubber has acquired Argus, the Chelmsford-based thermal imaging business of e2v technologies, for £3.5m.
12-Oct-2015


Cheshire & Warrington Enterprise Partnership is to merge with Marketing Cheshire, the Chester-based marketing organisation.
12-Oct-2015


Reconomy has acquired Network Waste, the King's Lynn-based waste management firm.
12-Oct-2015


Idox is to acquire the London and Manchester-based digital consultancy business of Reading Room for up to £5.6m.
12-Oct-2015


Newtons Solicitors has acquired Calder Meynell Solicitors, the North Yorkshire-based law firm with offices in Thirsk and Northallerton.
12-Oct-2015


GE has acquired Blade Dynamics, the Southampton-based wind power firm, for undisclosed terms.
12-Oct-2015


Ware & Kay has merged with Pearsons & Ward Solicitors, the North Yorkshire-based law firm.
12-Oct-2015


Tersus Consultancy, the Birmingham-based asbestos survey firm with 130 staff, has been acquired by Groupe Protec of France for undisclosed terms.
12-Oct-2015


Laleham Health & Beauty has acquired Design Plus, the Lancashire-based beauty contract manufacturing firm.
08-Oct-2015


Sports Direct is to acquire a majority stake in Heatons, the Irish chain of 44 department stores and a further ten in Northern Ireland.
08-Oct-2015


Uni-Pay, the Warrington-based tuition fee payment firm, has been acquired by Flywire of the US.
08-Oct-2015


Wilkins Kennedy has merged with FBR Accounting, the Southampton-based accountancy firm with 11 staff.
08-Oct-2015


Hydrodec has sold its Knowsley-based office, plant and associated assets to Mulberry Waste for £0.7m.
08-Oct-2015


Strutt & Parker has acquired Edwards & Elliott, the Berkshire-based estate agency with 20 staff and offices in Ascot, Sunningdale and Windlesham.
07-Oct-2015


RTS, the Chippenham-based automotive training firm with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out with backing from Watersheds.
07-Oct-2015


The Bite Group has been bought out of administration by Adelie Foods Group, securing the future of about 100 jobs at the Enniskillen-based food business.
07-Oct-2015


Zeus Capital is in talks to acquire Novum Securities, the London-based stockbroking firm, for undisclosed terms.
07-Oct-2015


Mattioli Woods has acquired Lindley Trustees, the Cheshire-based pension administration business of Lindley Group, for £0.2m.
06-Oct-2015


Nasstar is to acquire VESK Group, the London-based hosted desktop provider with 20 staff, for up to £7.8m.
06-Oct-2015


Belvoir Lettings is to acquire Goodchilds, the Wolverhampton-based estate agency with 16 branches, for £3.2m.
06-Oct-2015


Brait of South Africa has acquired a further 38% stake in Iceland, the frozen foods supermarket firm, for £172m.
06-Oct-2015


Apple has acquired VocalIQ, the Cambridge-based artificial intelligence software firm.
06-Oct-2015


Entu UK is to sell Norwood Interiors, the Leeds-based fitted kitchens firm, to GPS Capital for a nominal sum.
06-Oct-2015


Visual Print & Design has acquired Go Digital, the Derby-based printing firm, for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2015


Faerch Plast of Denmark has acquired the European food tray manufacturing division of Sealed Air, including a site in Poole.
06-Oct-2015


Machine Tool Technology Group has acquired the spares and parts division of BSA Machine Tools out of administration, securing the future of 11 jobs at the Birmingham-based tool manufacturer.
06-Oct-2015


Pell Frischmann has sold a majority stake in its London-based engineering consultancy to RAG-Stiftung (Foundation) Investment Company of Germany.
06-Oct-2015


Samworth Brothers has acquired SCI-MX Nutrition, the Brockworth-based sports nutrition firm.
05-Oct-2015


Stoneacre has acquired Autoworld, the Chesterfield-based chain of car dealerships with 230 staff, for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015


Paragon is to acquire Five Arrows Leasing, the Surrey-based asset finance firm, for £117m.
05-Oct-2015


Premier Technical Services Group has acquired Integral Cradles, the London-based cradle installation firm, for up to £4m.
05-Oct-2015


Ware & Kay has merged with Pearsons & Ward, the Malton-based law firm with about 20 staff.
05-Oct-2015


Cisco has acquired Portcullis, the Watford-based security consultancy, for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015


Duncan & Toplis has acquired Marsh & Moss, the Loughborough-based accountancy firm with 16 staff.
05-Oct-2015


Reflex Group has acquired Progressive-ID, the Kent-based food labelling firm, and Century Art, the Derbyshire-based plastic packaging firm, for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015


Wrap Film Systems, the Telford-based cling film and aluminium foil supply firm with 300 staff, has been acquired by Cofresco Frischhalteprodukte of Germany for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015


Garbutt & Elliott is to merge with Ian Pickup & Co to create a combined Leeds-based accountancy with 110 staff.
05-Oct-2015


Oliver Group has acquired Dare, the London-based digital agency, for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015


Begbies Traynor has acquired the assets of Sheffield-based P&A Partnership out of administration for up to £0.9m, with the transfer of 36 staff.
05-Oct-2015


Vertu Motors has acquired SHG Holdings, the Hereford-based chain of three Audi and Volkswagen car dealerships, for £13m.
05-Oct-2015


CVS is to acquire Alnorthumbria, the Northumberland-based veterinary firm with nine surgeries and 100 staff, for up to £7.7m.
05-Oct-2015


Rathbone Brothers is to acquire Vision Independent Financial Planning and Castle Investment Solutions, the Falmouth-based financial advice firms, for up to £18m.
05-Oct-2015


Ramsdens Solicitors is to merge with Baxter Caulfield to create a combined West Yorkshire-based law firm with 23 partners and 250 staff.
05-Oct-2015


Quorn Foods, the North Yorkshire-based meat substitute firm with 620 staff, has been acquired by Monde Nissin of the Philippines for £550m.
05-Oct-2015


SCS Technologies has acquired Viewcomms, the Northwich-based satellite installation firm, for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015


Fnac of France is in talks to acquire Darty, the London-based electrical goods retail firm, for £533m.
05-Oct-2015


LV has acquired a majority stake in Wealth Wizards for undisclosed terms, with the creation of at least 20 jobs at the Leamington-based online finance business over the next 18 months.
05-Oct-2015


Stonegate Pub Company has acquired 53 pubs from Tattershall Castle Group for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015


LumeJet Print Technologies has acquired the assets of Lumejet, the Coventry-based printing firm, out of administration.
05-Oct-2015


Kapak has been bought out of administration by a new company called Foodpack with backing from Seneca Partners for £7.5m, securing the future of 150 jobs at the St Helens-based food packing business.
05-Oct-2015


Entertainment One is to acquire a 70% stake in Astley Baker Davies, the London-based animation firm.
01-Oct-2015


Strat Aero is to acquire Geocurve Holdings, the Essex-based unmanned aerial vehicle survey firm.
01-Oct-2015


Globus has acquired Alpha Solway, the Dumfriesshire-based protective clothing manufacturing firm with 60 staff.
01-Oct-2015


FGP Precision Engineering has been bought out of administration by FGP Systems, safeguarding 98 jobs at the Weymouth-based aerospace components manufacturing business.
01-Oct-2015


Rickard Keen is to merge with Bird Luckin to create a combined Essex-based chartered accountancy business.
01-Oct-2015


Biffa has acquired the chemical treatment business of PHS Group, including three hazardous waste facilities in Burscough, Stevenage and Atherstone.
01-Oct-2015


Staffline has acquired Milestone Operations, the London-based driving and warehouse recruitment firm with six regional operation centres.
30-Sep-2015


Poundland has acquired 99p Stores, the Northampton-based chain of 251 discount stores, for £55m.
30-Sep-2015


CFI Group has acquired Concept Furniture International, the Kidderminster-based furniture hire firm, for undisclosed terms.
30-Sep-2015


SIG has acquired HC Group, the Netherlands-based air handling firm with an office and 11 staff in West Yorkshire, for undisclosed terms.
30-Sep-2015


President Engineering Group, the Sheffield-based precision manufacturing firm with 120 staff, has been acquired by Parker Hannifin of the US.
30-Sep-2015


Lion Capital is reported to be considering plans to acquire Kurt Geiger, the London-based luxury shoe retailer, for £250m.
30-Sep-2015


Tracsis has acquired SEP, the North Yorkshire-based event traffic management firm with 30 staff, for an initial £1.6m.
29-Sep-2015


System C has acquired The Learning Clinic, the London-based clinical systems firm, to create a combined healthcare IT business with 500 staff.
29-Sep-2015


Claughton Office Equipment is to merge with British Thornton ESF and EME Furniture to create a combined Yorkshire-based education furniture supplier with 240 staff.
28-Sep-2015


Kek-Gardner, the Cheshire-based manufacturer of sifting, mixing and size reduction equipment, has been acquired by Kason of the US for undisclosed terms.
28-Sep-2015


First Dorset Credit Union is to merge with Yeovil-based Camelot Credit Union to create a combined not-for-profit bank called Wyvern Savings & Loans with about 20 sites.
28-Sep-2015


NWH Waste Services has acquired the Dundee-based waste management operations of DJ Laing for undisclosed terms.
28-Sep-2015


ValueMyStuff, the London-based online valuations firm, has been acquired by Auctionata of Germany.
28-Sep-2015


Countrywide Residential Lettings has acquired Ian Peat Property Management, the Nottinghamshire-based estate agency with a second site in Lincoln.
28-Sep-2015


Capita has acquired Electranet, the Hampshire-based IT networks firm, for £37m.
28-Sep-2015


Hydes Brewery has acquired Woodward & Falconer, the Chester-based pub firm with four sites.
28-Sep-2015


Rapleys has acquired Biscoe Craig Hall, the London-based chartered surveying firm.
28-Sep-2015


Ethos has acquired Walters, the Peterborough-based office design and supplies firm, for undisclosed terms.
28-Sep-2015


AQL has acquired BlueWave Communications, the Isle of Man-based IT and telecoms business.
24-Sep-2015


Bosch Packaging Technology is to acquire Kliklok-Woodman, the US-based packaging machinery manufacturer with a factory in Bristol, for undisclosed terms.
24-Sep-2015


Swiss Re is to acquire Guardian Financial Services, the London-based life insurance firm, for £1.6bn.
24-Sep-2015


RehabWorks, the Suffolk-based injury management provider, has been acquired by private equity firm Archimed.
24-Sep-2015


UDG Healthcare is to sell Sangers, the Castlereagh-based pharmaceutical distribution firm with 200 staff, to McKesson of the US for £300m.
24-Sep-2015


GSF, the Birmingham-based car parts supplier with 75 branches and 1,000 staff, has been acquired by HgCapital for undisclosed terms.
23-Sep-2015


European Wealth has acquired the financial planning business of Bells Solicitors, the Surrey-based legal firm, for £0.7m.
23-Sep-2015


Henry Bath has sold a majority stake in its Liverpool-based metal storage firm to CMST Development of China for £38m.
23-Sep-2015


Playnation, the Runcorn-based arcade games supplier, is to be acquired by Novomatic of Austria for undisclosed terms.
23-Sep-2015


Ideal Shopping Direct, the Peterborough-based multi-channel retailer with 800 staff, is to be acquired by US-based private equity firm Blackstone for undisclosed terms.
23-Sep-2015


Wood Group has acquired Automated Technology Group, the Bedfordshire-based industrial automation firm with 250 staff.
23-Sep-2015


Eversfield Organic has acquired Dorset County Foods out of administration for undisclosed terms, securing the future of nine jobs at the Bearminster-based food production business.
23-Sep-2015


Telford Homes has acquired the London-based regeneration business of United House Developments for £23m.
22-Sep-2015


Let-Leeds has acquired Greenhaven Property Management, the West Yorkshire-based lettings agency.
22-Sep-2015


Scott & Charters, the Hawick-based knitwear manufacturing firm with 36 staff, has been acquired by WRA Group.
22-Sep-2015


Glennmont Partners has acquired Port Clarence Energy, the Teesside-based £160m 40MW power plant project which could create 500 new jobs, from Eco2 and Temporis Capital.
22-Sep-2015


News UK has acquired Unruly Media, the London-based digital marketing firm with 200 staff, for £58m.
21-Sep-2015


Clyde & Co is to merge with Simpson & Marwick, the law firm with 45 partners and offices in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, North Berwick and Newcastle upon Tyne.
21-Sep-2015


Inprova Group has acquired UES Energy, the Caerphilly-based energy management firm with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
21-Sep-2015


Aqualisa, the Kent-based shower manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, with backing from private equity firm LDC.
21-Sep-2015


JLT Employee Benefits is to acquire the corporate business of Close Brothers Asset Management for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 40 staff from the London-based financial advice firm .
21-Sep-2015


Train2Succeed, the Droitwich-based provider of social care training, has been acquired by eResponse.
21-Sep-2015


CJ Retail Solutions, the Cheshire-based shopfitting firm, has undergone a management buy-out for £1.5m.
21-Sep-2015


Perrins Dooley has merged with Shoreditch Office Space and Keystone CRE to create a combined London-based tenant representation company called Reesa.
17-Sep-2015


Serco is to sell its Business Process Outsourcing operation to US-based private equity firm Blackstone for £250m.
17-Sep-2015


Balfour Beatty is to acquire Alkane Energy, the Nottingham-based gas and electricity firm, for £61m.
17-Sep-2015


Brilliant Noise has acquired Evolver, the London-based digital strategy firm.
17-Sep-2015


Pemberstone Ventures has acquired Harman Technology, the Cheshire-based analogue photography firm, for undisclosed terms.
17-Sep-2015


Lyceum Capital has acquired an unspecified stake in TotalMobile, the Belfast-based mobile software firm with 150 staff.
17-Sep-2015


Science Group has bought the assets of Leatherhead Food International, the Surrey-based food research firm with 150 staff, for £1.6m, and will relocate it to a new site in 2016.
17-Sep-2015


Lumora, the Ely-based molecular products manufacturer, has been acquired by ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim of Germany for undisclosed terms.
17-Sep-2015


Mofilm, the London-based crowdsourcing content development firm, has been acquired by US-based You & Mr Jones.
16-Sep-2015


IRESS of Australia is to acquire Proquote, the London-based market data and trading services firm, for undisclosed terms.
16-Sep-2015


Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired Advanced Emerging Capital, the London-based fund manager, for undisclosed terms.
16-Sep-2015


HeartSine Technologies, the Belfast-based cardiac defibrillator manufacturer with 115 staff, is to be acquired by Physio-Control of the US.
16-Sep-2015


Attivo has acquired CR Toogood Financial Planning, the Surrey-based IFA.
16-Sep-2015


Trowers & Hamlins is to merge with Stones Solicitors of Devon to create a combined law firm with nearly 800 staff.
16-Sep-2015


AXA Group has acquired Global Insurance Management, the Coventry-based provider of warranties and insurance services.
16-Sep-2015


Lakehouse has acquired Sure Maintenance Group, the Liverpool-based gas services firm with 370 staff and an office in Halesowen, for an initial £6.5m.
15-Sep-2015


Kite Packaging has bought the assets of Golden Valley Pallet Wrap Specialists, the Gloucestershire-based stretch film products firm, out of administration.
15-Sep-2015


HML Holdings has acquired Castle Wildish, the Surrey-based property management firm, for £0.5m.
15-Sep-2015


Huws Gray has acquired RW Almond Builders Merchants, the Formby-based building supplies firm, for undisclosed terms.
15-Sep-2015


Filippini & Gray, the Bury-based dental laboratory, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Sep-2015


Muckle Media has acquired Platform PR, the Beauly-based communications consultancy, creating a new team of 12 staff.
15-Sep-2015


Marsh has acquired Jelf Group, the Bristol-based insurance broker and financial consultancy with 37 offices, for £258m.
15-Sep-2015


Gilt Edged Promotions has merged with USB2U to create a combined Northampton-based promotional products business with more than 60 staff.
15-Sep-2015


Trinity Mirror is in talks to acquire Local World, the London-based publisher of more than 100 newspapers, for about £200m.
15-Sep-2015


Virtua UK has acquired Astral Specialist Contracts, the Warwickshire-based telecoms engineering firm.
15-Sep-2015


Telereal Trillium has acquired Lands Improvement Group, the London-based land investment firm, for £120m.
15-Sep-2015


MEL Group has acquired Sensorcom, the London-based manufacturer of in-ear communication systems, for undisclosed terms.
15-Sep-2015


Victoria has acquired Interfloor, the Lancashire-based carpet underlay manufacturing firm, for £65m.
14-Sep-2015


ACDC Lighting Systems has been acquired by Zumtobel Group of Austria, with plans to expand the 120-strong workforce at the Barrowford-based lighting firm with 40 new jobs.
14-Sep-2015


AW Hainsworth has acquired Replin Fabrics and will transfer its textiles production and up to 15 jobs from Peebles to Leeds.
14-Sep-2015


TW Parker (Paper), the Merseyside-based printing and packaging firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
14-Sep-2015


MGC Hayles has sold its Birmingham and Nottingham accountancy offices out of administration to Seagrave French, while the Leicester office has been acquired by Hayles Leicester.
14-Sep-2015


Cameron-Price, the Birmingham-based automotive components manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out.
14-Sep-2015


Morrisons is to sell 140 M-Local convenience stores to an entrepreneur backed by Greybull Capital for about £25m, and the 2,300-strong workforce will be expanded with 200 new jobs.
10-Sep-2015


Mattioli Woods has acquired Taylor Patterson, the Preston-based wealth management and employee benefits firm with 38 staff, for an initial £5m.
10-Sep-2015


Vapour Media is to merge with EveryCloud, the Manchester-based cloud services firm, to create a combined brand with 30 staff.
10-Sep-2015


Bright Blue Foods, the Blackburn-based cake supplier with 700 staff, has been acquired by private equity firm Endless for undisclosed terms.
10-Sep-2015


WHP Group has acquired Paragon Telecoms, the St Helens-based telecoms firm with 27 staff, for undisclosed terms.
10-Sep-2015


Palletways has bought Dalkeith Transport & Storage out of administration for undisclosed terms, including two depots in Newtongrange and Cumbernauld.
10-Sep-2015


Interoute has acquired Easynet, the Bracknell-based managed services firm, for £402m.
09-Sep-2015


Conviviality Retail has acquired Matthew Clark, the Bristol-based drinks wholesaler with 14 depots across the country, for £200m.
09-Sep-2015


Peterhouse Corporate Finance has acquired London-based Hume Capital Management and Hume Capital (Guernsey).
09-Sep-2015


Caledonia Investments is to acquire a majority stake in Seven Investment Management, the London-based fund management firm, for £100m.
09-Sep-2015


Inchcape is to acquire the Armstrong Massey Land Rover car dealership in York for undisclosed terms.
09-Sep-2015


Bigdog has acquired Jellyfish Creative, the Northampton-based sport and fashion brand communications firm.
09-Sep-2015


Manchester College Group has acquired Total People, the Cheshire-based apprenticeship training firm with 280 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Sep-2015


Well has acquired Angel Pharmacy, the Dorset-based chain of four pharmacies with 40 staff.
09-Sep-2015


RehabWorks has acquired Right Management Workplace, the Hampshire-based employee assistance firm with about 40 staff.
09-Sep-2015


Paddy Power and Betfair have agreed a £5bn merger to create a combined betting group called Paddy Power Betfair, with headquarters in Dublin and more than 7,000 staff.
09-Sep-2015


Amlin Insurance, the London-based global insurer with 1,900 staff, has been acquired by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance of Japan for £3.5bn.
09-Sep-2015


Travis Perkins has acquired a majority stake in The Underfloor Heating Store, the Essex-based heating systems supplier.
09-Sep-2015


Proserv has acquired Nautronix, the Aberdeen-based supplier of sub-sea digital acoustic products with 120 staff.
09-Sep-2015


Fujitsu has acquired Applied Card Technology, the Chippenham-based smart ticketing firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Sep-2015


Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire Parmenion, the Bristol-based fund manager, for undisclosed terms.
08-Sep-2015


Nicklin has acquired Henn & Westwood, the financial services firm with offices in Halesowen and Wolverhampton, for undisclosed terms.
08-Sep-2015


Lab M Holdings, the Manchester-based microbiological testing firm, has been acquired by Neogen Corporation of the US for undisclosed terms.
08-Sep-2015


Chess Telecom has acquired IRW Systems, the Glasgow-based IT consultancy with 50 software design staff.
08-Sep-2015


Arc Specialist Engineering has acquired EWS, the Walsall-based steel reinforcer firm, from Tyman for £7.2m.
08-Sep-2015


Woodgate & Clark, the Kent-based loss adjusting firm, has been acquired by Dutch company Van Ameyde Group.
08-Sep-2015


Carrs Billington Agriculture has acquired Green Agriculture, the Northumberland-based agricultural merchants business.
08-Sep-2015


Equiniti has acquired TransGlobal Payment Solutions, the foreign exchange services firm with offices in St Helens and London.
08-Sep-2015


Lookers has acquired Addison Motors, the Newcastle-based firm with 30 Benfield car dealerships and 1,600 staff, for £87m.
07-Sep-2015


Birkett Long has acquired Asher Prior Bates, the Colchester-based law firm.
07-Sep-2015


P&L Software Systems, the Oxfordshire-based waste management software firm, has been acquired by AMCS of Ireland.
07-Sep-2015


York Mailing Group, the Elvington-based print supplies firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
07-Sep-2015


Deloitte has acquired Kaisen Consulting, the Bristol-based business psychology consultancy with 60 staff.
07-Sep-2015


Jupiter Hotels, the Buckinghamshire-based group with 26 Mercure hotels, has been acquired by Thai Industrial & Engineering Service and Fico Corp of Thailand for £160m.
07-Sep-2015


Anchor has acquired 24 care homes in the North and Midlands from Leeds-based LNT Group for more than £100m.
07-Sep-2015


Arlington Industries has acquired DPE Automotive, the County Durham-based car parts manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
07-Sep-2015


Clean Air Power, the Leyland-based supplier of natural gas systems for vehicles, has been acquired by Hardstaff Dual Fuel Technology for £0.3m.
07-Sep-2015


Alderson Law has merged with Hipkin & Co, the Tyneside-based law firm, to create a combined group with offices in Morpeth, Blyth and Whitley Bay.
03-Sep-2015


Tandem has acquired ESC, the Suffolk-based leisure products online retailer, for an initial £2.1m.
03-Sep-2015


Alfa Leisureplex Group, the Chorley-based hotels and coach holidays firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2015


Wesupply, the Coventry-based supply chain enabling firm, has been acquired by HighJump of the US.
03-Sep-2015


Pulsant has acquired London-based IT services firm Spinnaker Red for undisclosed terms, and is seeking further acquisitions over the next few years.
03-Sep-2015


Contentive has acquired the Accountancy Age and Financial Director brands from Incisive Media, the London-based information and events firm.
03-Sep-2015


BSW Timber has acquired Tilhill Forestry, the Stirling-based forest management firm.
03-Sep-2015


Allcooper has acquired Executive Security, the Birmingham-based security systems firm.
03-Sep-2015


Boltight, the Walsall-based manufacturer of hydraulic bolt systems, has been acquired by Nord-Lock Group of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2015


Bayfields Opticians has acquired the Harwoods Opticians chain of four stores in Surrey and Hampshire, as well as Huddersfield-based Angela Barraclough Opticians.
03-Sep-2015


Latchways, the Wiltshire-based manufacturer of safety harness systems, has agreed to be acquired by US-based MSA Safety for £124m.
03-Sep-2015


Wealth at Work has acquired Life Academy, the Newport-based education and employee engagement firm.
03-Sep-2015


Olleco has acquired Convert2Green, the Cheshire-based biofuel production firm, for undisclosed terms.
02-Sep-2015


Imtech UK has undergone a management buy-out from its Dutch parent company, securing the future of 2,500 jobs at the technical services business.
02-Sep-2015


Servoca has acquired A+ Teachers, the Berkhamsted-based education recruitment firm, for an initial £1.5m.
02-Sep-2015


Park Resorts is to merge with Parkdean to create a combined £960m holiday homes group with 73 sites across the country.
02-Sep-2015


Deacons Marina has acquired Marine Power, the Hampshire-based marine engineering firm.
02-Sep-2015


Synergy Technology has acquired Adept Software Consultancy, the Cambridgeshire-based IT firm, for undisclosed terms.
02-Sep-2015


Red Oak Taverns has acquired 146 former GRS Estate pubs for about £35m, taking its portfolio to 170.
02-Sep-2015


Lookers has acquired the Amersham Jaguar car dealership from Jardine Motors Group for undisclosed terms.
02-Sep-2015


Innovation Group, the Hampshire-based insurance claims technology firm, is to be acquired by private equity firm Carlyle Group for £500m.
02-Sep-2015


Scott Group has acquired HLC (Wood Products), the pallet supplier with sites in Burton-on-Trent, Needham and Peterborough.
02-Sep-2015


TIP Trailer Services has acquired Bell Trailers, the East Lancashire-based trailer rental firm, for undisclosed terms.
02-Sep-2015


Eddie Stobart Logistics has sold UK Automotive Logistics, the operator of 450 vehicle transporters, to BCA Marketplace.
02-Sep-2015


Grafton Group has acquired Carlton Manufacturing, the Rotherham-based construction materials firm, for £1.4m.
02-Sep-2015


Tex Holdings is to acquire G&M Power Plant, the Ipswich-based electrical generator manufacturing firm with 35 staff, out of administration.
01-Sep-2015


Wesleyan has acquired DPAS, the Wiltshire-based dental plan provider, for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2015


Balreed, the Kent-based printing firm with eight offices and 220 staff, has been acquired by Apogee Corporation for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2015


Warmseal Windows has been bought out of administration by LTWF, securing the future of 37 jobs at the Newcastle-based glazing and conservatory firm.
01-Sep-2015


Hotel Football, the Manchester-based 133-bedroom hotel and Cafe Football restaurant, has sold a majority stake to Rowsley of Singapore for £30m.
01-Sep-2015


Rotork has acquired Bifold Group, the pneumatic and hydraulic components manufacturer with 300 staff in Manchester and Taunton, for up to £125m.
01-Sep-2015


Total has sold the St Fergus gas terminal in Aberdeenshire to US-based private equity firm North Sea Midstream Partners for £585m.
01-Sep-2015


Penistone Wire, the Sheffield-based steel wire manufacturer, has been acquired by US-based Accent Wire Group.
01-Sep-2015


XL Video, the special effects firm with offices in Bromsgrove and Hemel Hempstead, has been acquired by US-based Production Resource Group for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2015


Casual Dining Group is to acquire La Tasca, the chain of 41 tapas restaurants, for £25m.
01-Sep-2015


Paddy Power and Betfair are considering plans for a £5bn merger that would create a combined betting group called Paddy Power Betfair.
27-Aug-2015


Bako North Western has acquired Bako Northern & Scotland, its County Durham-based sister company and bakery, for undisclosed terms.
27-Aug-2015


Succession Group has acquired Lymington-based Highcliffe Financial Management and Worcester-based Highgrove Financial Planning for £7m.
27-Aug-2015


Mazars has acquired CompetitionRx, the London-based compliance advisory firm.
27-Aug-2015


Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart, the Borders-based livestock firm with 70 staff, has been acquired by C&D Auction Marts and Thomson, Roddick & Laurie.
27-Aug-2015


Tilney Bestinvest has acquired Webb Holton & Associates, the Birmingham-based financial planning firm, as part of its nationwide expansion plan.
27-Aug-2015


Poundland has won provisional approval to acquire 99p Stores for £55m, creating a combined group of about 800 discount stores.
26-Aug-2015


Ison Harrison has acquired Castleford-based Maurice Smiths, creating a combined law firm with ten offices and 200 staff.
26-Aug-2015


Fork Rent, the Ipswich-based plant hire firm with 110 staff, has been acquired by an unnamed investment company.
26-Aug-2015


PG Paper has acquired the Trucard and Gemini assets out of administration from Fife-based papermaker Tullis Russell for undisclosed terms.
26-Aug-2015


RSA Insurance has agreed to a provisional £5.6bn takeover bid from Zurich.
26-Aug-2015


Menkind has acquired Red5, the Hull-based chain of nine gadget stores and four concessions with 220 staff.
25-Aug-2015


NewRiver Retail is to acquire 158 pubs from Punch Taverns for £53m.
25-Aug-2015


Dong Energy has acquired the 3GW Hornsea Zone wind farm development off the coast of Yorkshire.
25-Aug-2015


Fletcher Shipping, the Aberdeen-based offshore platform supply firm, has been bought out of administration by a new company called FS Shipping.
25-Aug-2015


Granite Financial, the Newry-based accident management firm with 50 staff, has been acquired by a new company called GFL SPV for undisclosed terms.
25-Aug-2015


Cygnet Health Care has bought three Alpha psychiatric hospitals in Bury, Sheffield and Woking from C&C Alpha Group for £95m.
25-Aug-2015


Countrywide Farmers is to acquire the Cornwall Farmers chain of 12 stores for £6m, taking its portfolio to 66 sites.
25-Aug-2015


Manheim has acquired a majority stake in Movex, the Essex-based online vehicle logistics firm.
24-Aug-2015


Redde has acquired FMG Group, the Huddersfield-based fleet accident management firm, for about £43m.
24-Aug-2015


Oxitec, the Abingdon-based biological control firm, has been acquired by Intrexon of the US for £102m.
24-Aug-2015


Sawyers, the County Armagh-based haulage firm with 93 staff, has been acquired by US-based Agro Merchants Group for undisclosed terms.
24-Aug-2015


General Industries has acquired Altair Consultancy & Advisory Services, the London-based property advice firm.
24-Aug-2015


The Big Sleep, the chain of three hotels in Cardiff, Cheltenham and Eastbourne, has been acquired by Compass Hospitality Group and Seacare Hospitality.
24-Aug-2015


MedicAnimal, the London-based online pet products supplier, has been acquired by Forward Dimension Capital.
24-Aug-2015


Imtech has sold its Basingstoke-based traffic technology operations to Dutch private equity firm Egeria.
24-Aug-2015


Thirdline has acquired Ciren IT, the Cirencester-based smartphone repair firm.
20-Aug-2015


Brown Bag Films, the Irish animation studio with an office in Manchester, has been acquired by 9 Story Media Group of Canada.
20-Aug-2015


Air Partner is to acquire Baines Simmons, the Surrey-based aviation safety consultancy, for up to £6m.
20-Aug-2015


Ricardo has acquired Cascade Consulting, the Manchester-based environmental consultancy with 34 staff.
20-Aug-2015


Salloway, the Derby-based commercial property firm with eight staff, has been bought out of administration by a new company called Salloway Property Consultants.
20-Aug-2015


Glevum Heating, the Gloucestershire-based energy services firm with 120 staff, has been acquired by ARP Capital Partners.
20-Aug-2015


Insurance Surgery, the Macclesfield-based medical claims firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Seneca Partners.
20-Aug-2015


Total Logistics, the Wokingham-based supply chain consultancy, has been acquired by Accenture of the US for undisclosed terms.
19-Aug-2015


Servest has acquired Llewellyn Smith, the Bury St Edmunds-based energy efficiency firm.
19-Aug-2015


P Clarke & Sons has been bought out of administration by FP McCann, securing 58 of the 90 jobs at its County Fermanagh-based quarry and construction firm.
19-Aug-2015


SIG has acquired Ainsworth Group, the Southampton-based insulation firm with six branches, for undisclosed terms.
19-Aug-2015


Digconn Systems, the Cheshire-based software firm, has been acquired by Agile Digital Systems for undisclosed terms.
18-Aug-2015


Restore has acquired Crimson UK, the Manchester-based document scanning firm, for an initial £1m.
18-Aug-2015


Costain has acquired Rhead Group, the Coventry-based professional services consultancy with 550 staff, for an initial £36m.
18-Aug-2015


Chase Templeton has acquired Atlas Consulting Group, the Rochdale-based employee benefits firm, for undisclosed terms.
18-Aug-2015


BOFA International, the Poole-based fume extraction firm with 160 staff, has undergone a £23m management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC Partners.
18-Aug-2015


Endemol Shine has acquired a majority stake in Simon's Cat, the London-based online animation business.
18-Aug-2015


Concept Life Sciences has acquired CXR Biosciences, the Dundee-based toxicology firm with 33 staff.
18-Aug-2015


St Ives has acquired Fripp Sandeman and Partners, the Buckinghamshire-based retail business consultancy with 20 staff.
17-Aug-2015


Wealth at Work, the Liverpool-based financial services firm with 120 staff, has undergone a £50m management buy-out backed by private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe.
17-Aug-2015


Williams Group has acquired the Stratstone Jaguar car dealership in Manchester for undisclosed terms.
17-Aug-2015


Abbey Bond Lovis, the Belfast-based insurance broker, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Global Risk Partners.
17-Aug-2015


Palletforce, the Staffordshire-based pallet network operator with 4,500 staff, is to be acquired by private equity firm EmergeVest of Hong Kong for £30m.
17-Aug-2015


Clarke's Environmental has acquired Angus Asbestos, the Glasgow-based asbestos business with 12 staff, for undisclosed terms.
17-Aug-2015


Scott Brownrigg has acquired GMW, the London-based architect with 41 staff.
17-Aug-2015


Fullwood Packo, the Ellesmere-based supplier of food manufacturing machines, has been acquired by Verder Group.
17-Aug-2015


Currencies Direct, the London-based foreign exchange firm, has been acquired by private equity firms Corsair and Palamon Capital for more than £200m.
13-Aug-2015


Ancaster Group has acquired a Slough-based Nissan car dealership from West London Motor Group for undisclosed terms.
13-Aug-2015


Pearson is to sell its 50% stake in The Economist news publication in a £469m deal with Exor and The Economist Group.
13-Aug-2015


Sanlam Wealth Planning has acquired FA Watts Investment Managers, the Hampshire-based advice firm, for undisclosed terms.
13-Aug-2015


Thornhill Heat Exchangers has acquired Universal Heat Transfer, the Warwickshire-based heating equipment firm, taking its total workforce to 155.
13-Aug-2015


Legat Owen is to merge with Lamont Commercial to create a combined commercial property agency with 37 staff and two offices in Cheshire.
12-Aug-2015


Kew Green Hotels, the London-based Holiday Inn franchisee with 45 hotels, has been acquired by HK CTS Hotels of China for a reported £400m.
12-Aug-2015


Optimal Payments has acquired Skrill, the London-based digital money transfer firm with 560 staff, for about £0.8bn.
12-Aug-2015


Perrys has acquired GK Group, the Chesterfield-based car dealership with seven sites and 400 staff, for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2015


Renshaw Bay, the London-based asset management firm, is to sell its real estate finance business to GAM, with the transfer of ten staff.
12-Aug-2015


Just Retirement is to merge with Partnership Assurance in a £1.7bn deal that will create a combined London-based pensions business called JRP Group.
12-Aug-2015


Central RPL, the West Bromwich-based glazing manufacturer, has been acquired by Boing Boing Group for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2015


Meggitt is to acquire Cobham's composite engineering businesses in Leicestershire and Hertfordshire for about £130m.
11-Aug-2015


Harvey Group has acquired Solmatix Renewables, the Antrim-based renewable energy firm with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms.
11-Aug-2015


Capita is to sell National Dental Plan, the London-based provider of workplace dental insurance, to Unum Group for £32m.
11-Aug-2015


Iceni Projects has acquired Paul Drew Design, the London-based planning consultancy.
11-Aug-2015


Siemens has acquired Zenco Systems, the Rugby-based traffic enforcement technology firm.
11-Aug-2015


SunCare Home Care has acquired Care4All, the Shropshire-based home care firm.
11-Aug-2015


Paragon Group has acquired the assets of Boston-based security media firm Magnadata out of administration for undisclosed terms, securing more than 90 jobs.
11-Aug-2015


Gilbert Thompson has acquired Sharrocks Fresh Produce, the Lancashire-based fruit and vegetable distribution firm.
11-Aug-2015


JP Westall, the Northumberland-based heating and plumbing firm with 18 staff, has been acquired by Northumbrian Heating & Plumbing for undisclosed terms.
11-Aug-2015


Lowell Group, the Leeds-based credit management firm with 1,200 staff, has been acquired by private equity firm Permira for undisclosed terms.
11-Aug-2015


Assured Performance has been bought out of administration by a new company called Assured Performance UK, securing 19 jobs at its Blackburn-based brakes business.
10-Aug-2015


AFH Financial is to acquire Davisons Financial Management of Devon for up to £2.9m.
10-Aug-2015


National Hickman, the Wolverhampton-based construction supplier with 400 staff and a site in Glenrothes, has been acquired by Masonite International of the US for £52m.
10-Aug-2015


IOMA Fund & Investment Management of the Isle of Man is to undergo a management buy-out and will be rebranded as FIM Capital.
10-Aug-2015


Fane Valley is to merge its dairies, stores and feeds businesses with Lakeland Dairies, the Irish milk processor with 700 staff.
10-Aug-2015


Auto Windscreens has acquired AA AutoWindshields, the Preston-based car windscreen repair firm with 200 staff.
10-Aug-2015


Chantrey Vellacott has announced a management buy-out of its business recovery division, creating a new London-based firm called CVR Global with 60 staff.
10-Aug-2015


Fairprint, the Dundee-based printing company with 100 staff, has been acquired by Cimpress for more than £20m.
10-Aug-2015


Jelf has acquired Libra Insurance Services, the Hertfordshire-based insurance firm, for undisclosed terms.
10-Aug-2015


Bluu, the London-based refurbishment firm with 120 staff, has been acquired by JLL of the US, with the relocation of 30 JLL staff to its London office.
10-Aug-2015


Coca-Cola Enterprises is to merge with counterparts in Germany and Spain to create an enlarged bottling group called Coca-Cola European Partners with six plants in the UK.
10-Aug-2015


Westcountry Maintenance Services has acquired Williams & Martin, the Cornwall-based decorating firm.
10-Aug-2015


Restore is to acquire Data Imaging & Archiving Company, the London-based document management firm, for an initial £1.5m.
06-Aug-2015


Macfarlane Group is to acquire One Packaging, the Nottinghamshire-based packaging distributor, for an initial £2m.
06-Aug-2015


LJ Create, the Norwich-based manufacturer of educational products with 67 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
06-Aug-2015


Marriott Motor Group has acquired Bristo's, the Ipswich-based chain of three Skoda, Renault and Dacia car dealerships.
06-Aug-2015


Polypipe is to acquire Nuaire, the Caerphilly-based manufacturer of ventilation systems with 450 staff, for an initial £145m.
06-Aug-2015


New Era Aquaculture has been bought out of administration by a new company called World Feeds, securing 16 jobs at its South Yorkshire-based fish foods business.
06-Aug-2015


Royal Bank of Scotland has sold an initial 51% stake in Cairn Capital, the London-based asset management firm, to Mediobanca of Italy.
06-Aug-2015


Mortice is to acquire Office & General Group, the property services firm with offices in London, Manchester and Wolverhampton, for up to £6.5m.
06-Aug-2015


Hiscox has acquired RH Specialist Insurance, the Brentwood-based classic car insurance firm.
06-Aug-2015


Revis Transport has acquired Spandler Bros, the Great Yarmouth-based haulage firm, for undisclosed terms.
06-Aug-2015


Your Group has acquired Newmills Engineering, the Carrickfergus-based hydroelectricity firm, and rebranded it as Your Hydro.
05-Aug-2015


Kerfoot Group, the Northallerton-based edible oils distributor with 113 staff, has been acquired by Anvil Group of France for undisclosed terms.
05-Aug-2015


Airline Investments is to merge BMI Regional with Scottish carrier Loganair to create a new regional airline with 960 staff and turnover of £200m.
05-Aug-2015


Enotria has acquired Coe Vintners, the Ilford-based champagne and wine wholesaler.
05-Aug-2015


John Clark has acquired the Elgin-based Frank Ogg Land Rover car dealership, with the transfer of 18 staff.
05-Aug-2015


Synarbor, the Sheffield-based education recruitment firm, is to be acquired by Star Bidco for £18m.
04-Aug-2015


Fairpoint Group has acquired Colemans, the Manchester-based legal services firm with 200 staff, for £9m.
04-Aug-2015


Bluefin Solutions, the London-based data technology firm, has been acquired by Mindtree of India for £42m.
04-Aug-2015


Bossa Studios, the London-based games developer, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2015


Node4 has acquired Premier IT Networks, the London-based cloud solutions provider with 17 staff, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2015


Cooke Aquaculture of Canada has acquired Thompson Bros Salmon, the Shetland-based salmon producer, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2015


APC Technology has acquired EEVS Insight, the London-based energy-efficiency firm, for about £0.2m.
04-Aug-2015


Westland Horticulture has acquired William Sinclair out of administration, securing over 280 jobs at the Lincolnshire-based horticultural firm.
04-Aug-2015


Maxim Facilities Management has acquired CLT Services, the Leeds-based cleaning company.
04-Aug-2015


Jerky Group is to merge with Cruga to create a combined Northampton-based meat snacks supplier with revenue of about £12m.
04-Aug-2015


Incentive FM Group is to acquire Comserve, the Hertfordshire-based mechanical and electrical services firm.
04-Aug-2015


Aepona, the Belfast-based IT firm, is to be sold by Intel to Persistent Systems of India for an estimated £80m.
04-Aug-2015


Altec Engineering has acquired Ronco Engineering, the Tanfield Lea-based precision engineering firm, following a £6m investment.
03-Aug-2015


Davies Group has acquired Managed Fleet Services, the Colchester-based motor insurance firm with about 65 staff.
03-Aug-2015


Whistl, the Buckinghamshire-based mail delivery company, is to undergo a management buy-out from PostNL.
03-Aug-2015


Learning Technologies Group is to acquire Eukleia, the London-based financial e-learning provider with 51 staff, for an initial £7.5m.
03-Aug-2015


Michael Lewin Solicitors of Leeds has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
03-Aug-2015


Inspired Energy has acquired Wholesale Power UK, the Blackpool-based energy procurement firm, for an initial £2m.
03-Aug-2015


Orbis Partners has bought London-based energy efficiency firm PowerPerfector out of administration for undisclosed terms.
03-Aug-2015


WPP and US-based Providence are to acquire Chime Communications, the London-based sports marketing firm, for £374m.
03-Aug-2015


Inspired Capital, the Manchester-based financial firm, has been acquired by Bentley Park for £47m.
03-Aug-2015


Hellermann Tyton, the Manchester-based cable equipment manufacturer with 3,800 staff, has been acquired by Delphi Automotive for £1.1bn.
03-Aug-2015


Cromwell Group, the industrial tools supplier with more than 750 staff in Leicestershire, has been acquired by Grainger of the US for £310m.
03-Aug-2015


PPS has acquired Alison Handling Services, the Preston-based plastic packaging firm, following a £5m investment.
30-Jul-2015


CareTech is to acquire Spark of Genius, the Paisley-based care and education firm, for up to £9.2m.
30-Jul-2015


Lone Star is looking to acquire Quintain, the London-based property developer, for an estimated £700m.
30-Jul-2015


MJ Ferguson has acquired FP Cleaning Services, the London-based cleaning firm, and is now seeking further acquisitions.
30-Jul-2015


Reward Gateway, the London-based employee benefits software firm with 269 staff, has been acquired by US private equity firm Great Hill Partners for £140m.
30-Jul-2015


Romans Group has acquired Atlantis, the Reading-based estate agency, for £5m.
30-Jul-2015


Celesio is to acquire 281 pharmacies from Sainsbury's for £125m, with the transfer of 2,500 staff, and will rebrand them as LloydsPharmacy.
30-Jul-2015


Melrose Industries of Birmingham is to sell Elster, the gas, electricity and water metering business, to Honeywell International for £3.3bn.
29-Jul-2015


Trap Oil is to acquire Jersey Oil and Gas, the Jersey-based exploration and production firm, for £0.5m.
29-Jul-2015


Ilkley Brewery has been acquired by Leeds-based Half Full Beer, and there are plans to increase brewing capacity.
29-Jul-2015


Performance Doorset Solutions, the Rochdale-based windows manufacturer with 150 staff, has been acquired by Masonite International Corporation of Canada for £10m.
29-Jul-2015


CFH Docmail has bought the assets of Glasgow-based printing firm BSS Scotland for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 39 staff to Livingston.
29-Jul-2015


Stadium Group is to acquire Stontronics, the Reading-based electronics manufacturer with 30 staff, for up to £6.5m.
29-Jul-2015


AFH Financial has acquired Derby-based Quest Financial Management for £0.3m and Blackburn-based Phoenix Independent Financial Services for £0.2m.
28-Jul-2015


Source BioScience is to acquire Select Pharma Laboratories, the Stirling-based pharmaceutical testing firm, for up to £7.3m.
28-Jul-2015


Progressive Digital Media Group is to acquire the Datamonitor Financial, Datamonitor Consumer, MarketLine and Verdict businesses from Informa for £25m.
28-Jul-2015


Sports Publications of Leeds has acquired the Golf International magazine for undisclosed terms.
28-Jul-2015


Pearson Hydraulics, the Lincolnshire-based hydraulic motors and pipes supplier with 36 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
28-Jul-2015


Pinsent Masons is to acquire a majority stake in Glasgow-based cloud computing firm Cerico.
28-Jul-2015


Mini-Cam, the Warrington-based camera manufacturer with 37 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC.
28-Jul-2015


Chase Templeton has acquired Best Go Private, the Hertfordshire-based private medical insurance intermediary.
28-Jul-2015


Bladnoch Distillery has been bought out of liquidation by an Australian entrepreneur, securing the future of eight jobs.
28-Jul-2015


Pearson is to sell the Financial Times newspaper to Nikkei of Japan for £844m, and the FT will seek a new headquarters in London next year.
27-Jul-2015


Ladbrokes is to merge with Gala Coral to create a combined group of more than 4,000 betting shops.
27-Jul-2015


Nichols has acquired Feel Good, the London-based premium juice drinks firm, for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015


Fluid Branding has acquired Falcon Print & Promotions, the Suffolk-based corporate merchandise firm with 13 staff, for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015


SPIE UK has acquired Leven Energy Services, the Manchester-based utilities contractor with 139 staff and five depots.
27-Jul-2015


Aspex Research & Technology, the Plymouth-based software firm, has been acquired by US-based Silhouette America.
27-Jul-2015


Maydown Precision Engineering, the Londonderry-based aerospace firm with 133 staff, has been acquired by Schivo Group of Ireland for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015


My Drive Solutions, the London-based data analytics firm, has been acquired by Generali Group of Italy.
27-Jul-2015


Experian has sold FootFall, the Solihull-based business intelligence firm, to US-based Tyco Retail Solutions for £38m.
27-Jul-2015


Border Traffic Services has been bought out of administration by Olivers Transport and Drysdale Freight, saving 16 jobs at its Northumberland-based haulage business.
27-Jul-2015


Boojum, the Belfast-based chain of five burrito restaurants, has undergone a buyout backed by Renatus Capital Partners.
27-Jul-2015


Mark Group, the Leicester-based solar energy and home insulation firm, has been acquired by US-based SunEdison for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015


Nationwide Accident Repair Services is to acquire Just Car Clinics, the chain of 28 automotive repair centres, for £14m.
27-Jul-2015


Attercopia has acquired MediaCo, the Dundee-based digital marketing firm.
27-Jul-2015


Central Power Services, the Preston-based supplier of generators, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015


Seventeen Group has acquired Professional Insurance Advisers of Rickmansworth for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015


Ballyrashane Co-op and Town of Monaghan Co-op are to merge their creameries in Tyrone and Londonderry into a new group called LacPatrick.
23-Jul-2015


Alltech of the US has acquired Northern Irish brewer The Station Works and Cumbria-based Cumberland Breweries.
23-Jul-2015


Lloyd Motor Group has acquired Bateman of Lindale, the Cumbria-based BMW and Mini car dealership, for undisclosed terms.
23-Jul-2015


Houlihan Lokey of the US has acquired McQueen, the London-based corporate finance advisor.
23-Jul-2015


Accenture is to acquire EnergyQuote JHA, the London-based energy management firm with 270 staff, for undisclosed terms.
23-Jul-2015


Grayrentals, the Hull-based trailer leasing firm, has been acquired by HKIAL of Hong Kong for undisclosed terms.
23-Jul-2015


The Protein Works, the Cheshire-based sports nutrition firm with 45 staff, has been acquired by Sport-ph.
23-Jul-2015


KPMG has acquired High-Point Rendel, the London-based infrastructure consultancy with 35 staff.
22-Jul-2015


Aggregate Industries has acquired two Lafarge cement plants in Staffordshire and County Tyrone, with the transfer of 250 staff.
22-Jul-2015


William Beckett, the Sheffield-based plastic packaging manufacturer, has been acquired by US-based MOCAP for undisclosed terms.
22-Jul-2015


Rosewood Packaging has acquired Scott Packaging's Wolverhampton business for undisclosed terms, taking its workforce to 140.
22-Jul-2015


Ross's of Edinburgh has been acquired by a local businessman, securing 12 jobs at its Loanhead-based confectionery business.
22-Jul-2015


Company85 has acquired DVS Channel Services, the Reigate-based network security firm with 15 staff.
22-Jul-2015


Seabrook Crisps, the Bradford-based snacks manufacturer with 150 staff, has undergone a £35m management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC.
21-Jul-2015


AVEVA, the Cambridge-based engineering software firm with 1,600 staff, has announced a £1.3bn reverse takeover by Schneider Electric.
21-Jul-2015


RPC Consulting has acquired Marriott Sinclair, the London-based financial software consultancy.
21-Jul-2015


Azzurri Group has acquired Coco di Mama, and plans to expand the London-based chain of six food and coffee outlets to 40 sites over the next few years.
21-Jul-2015


Ben Sherman, the London-based chain of menswear stores, has been acquired by US-based Marquee Brands for £40m.
21-Jul-2015


NW Brown is to acquire the financial planning division of Cambridge-based S-Tech Insurance Services for undisclosed terms.
20-Jul-2015


Microgen has acquired Jobstream Group, the Cambridge-based provider of wealth management software, from LT Group for £3.5m.
20-Jul-2015


JM Glendinning has acquired AS Green, the Scarborough-based insurance broker, and plans to create 20 new jobs over the next two years.
20-Jul-2015


Premier Logistics has acquired Hull-based logistics firm CJ Express for undisclosed terms, taking its workforce to more than 150.
20-Jul-2015


Aga Rangemaster, the Leamington Spa-based cooker manufacturer with 500 staff, is to be acquired by US-based Middleby for £129m.
16-Jul-2015


Arco has acquired Confined Space Training Services, the Warrington-based provider of on-site support services, for undisclosed terms.
16-Jul-2015


Willis Group is to acquire PMI Health Group, the Cheshire-based healthcare adviser with 128 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Jul-2015


MIRA, the Warwickshire-based automotive testing and research group, has been acquired by Horiba of Japan for undisclosed terms.
16-Jul-2015


Acoura of Edinburgh has acquired Hygiene Audit Systems, the St Albans-based food safety consultancy.
16-Jul-2015


LA Metals, the Smethwick-based aluminium extrusion stockholder with 18 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
16-Jul-2015


Helios Underwriting is to acquire Nameco No 76 and Kempton Underwriting, limited liability members of Lloyd's, for £2.4m.
16-Jul-2015


Staverton, the Rotherham-based office furniture manufacturer with showrooms in London and Kent, has undergone a management buy-out.
16-Jul-2015


Quantum Pharma has acquired NuPharm Group, the Deeside-based pharmaceuticals supplier, for £9.3m.
15-Jul-2015


Darnton EGS has merged with B3 Architects to create a combined Leeds-based architectural group with 150 staff at 11 offices.
15-Jul-2015


EMIS Group has acquired Pinbellcom Group, the Leeds-based supplier of care compliance software with 12 staff, for £3m.
15-Jul-2015


32Red has acquired the Roxy Palace remote online gaming business for £8.4m.
15-Jul-2015


Briefing Media Group, the Preston-based publisher of Farmers Guardian with 80 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Jul-2015


Regain Polymers, the West Yorkshire-based plastics recycling firm with about 100 staff, has been acquired by Aurelius of Germany.
14-Jul-2015


Lakehouse has acquired Orchard Holdings UK, the energy management firm with 78 staff in Leeds, Glasgow, Bristol, Newcastle and Northampton, for £7m.
14-Jul-2015


Alent, the Woking-based supplier of chemicals for electronics, is to be acquired by US-based Platform Specialty Products for £1bn.
14-Jul-2015


Beesley & Fildes has acquired Radcliffe Building Supplies of Manchester for undisclosed terms.
14-Jul-2015


Carter Cabin Hire has undergone a management buy-out, and will expand the 56-strong workforce at its Norfolk-based portable buildings with 14 new jobs.
14-Jul-2015


Stagecoach is to acquire the First South West bus operations in Plymouth and South Devon, with the transfer of 255 staff.
14-Jul-2015


Bilby has acquired Purdy Holdings, the Essex-based property services firm with 182 staff, for £8m.
14-Jul-2015


CPBigwood has sold its residential sales and lettings operations in Warwickshire to Andrew Grant for undisclosed terms.
13-Jul-2015


Capita has acquired Barrachd, the Edinburgh-based business analytics firm with 38 staff, for undisclosed terms.
13-Jul-2015


Boots has acquired Liz Earle, the Isle of Wight-based skincare firm with 600 staff, from Avon for £140m.
13-Jul-2015


Delamore, the Wisbech-based plant supplier with up to 200 staff, has been acquired by Volmary of Germany.
13-Jul-2015


Vikoma, the Isle of Wight-based supplier of oil spillage equipment with 58 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-Jul-2015


PD Ports has acquired Groveport, the 190-acre inland port on the River Trent in North Lincolnshire, for undisclosed terms.
13-Jul-2015


Belvoir Lettings is to acquire Newton Fallowell, the East Midlands-based chain of 31 estate agency branches, for £6.3m.
09-Jul-2015


Welsh Blood Service is to merge with NHS Blood & Transplant in North Wales next year, with the creation of 16 new jobs and 25 donation clinics.
09-Jul-2015


Capita has acquired GL Hearn, the London-based property consultancy with 250 staff, for £25m.
09-Jul-2015


Kitwave has acquired Hulleys, the Sheffield-based chain of six frozen food depots.
09-Jul-2015


Mitchell Charlesworth has merged with Liverpool-based accountancy Kemp & Co.
09-Jul-2015


Sevacare has acquired five care homes from Bradford-based Czajka Care Group for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 170 staff.
09-Jul-2015


Optimus Seventh Generation, the Aberdeenshire-based safety consultancy with 65 staff, has been acquired by Dekra Insight of Germany for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2015


S&U is to sell Loansathome4u, the Solihull-based home credit business with 300 staff at 40 sites, to Non-Standard Finance for £82m.
08-Jul-2015


Impact Selector has acquired Wireline Engineering, the Aberdeenshire-based oil services firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jul-2015


IDOX has acquired Cloud Amber, the Milton Keynes-based provider of transport management systems, for £5m.
08-Jul-2015


Ideal Recruit has acquired Neville Gee, the Burnley-based engineering recruitment firm with 12 staff, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jul-2015


Hassle.com, the on-demand cleaning firm operating in London and other cities, has been acquired by Helpling of Germany for a reported £22m.
07-Jul-2015


TEF Transport has acquired Millfield Haulage of York for undisclosed terms, including 20 staff and a 40,000 sq ft warehouse.
07-Jul-2015


Fat Media of Lancaster has acquired Bristol-based Strategy Digital, taking its marketing agency workforce to more than 130.
07-Jul-2015


Flowtech Fluidpower has acquired Nelson Hydraulics for £5.8m, with the transfer of 40 staff at sites in Lisburn, Dungannon and Dublin.
07-Jul-2015


CPL Training has acquired ABV Training, the Staffordshire-based hospitality training firm, for undisclosed terms.
07-Jul-2015


BiGDUG, the Gloucester-based shelving supplier, has been acquired by Germany-based TAKKT for £19m.
07-Jul-2015


Jurys Inn is planning to merge with Puma Hotels to create a combined group of 89 UK hotels with 8,000 staff.
07-Jul-2015


Greyhound Box, the Leeds-based packaging firm with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
07-Jul-2015


Murdoch Allan is to acquire Thain's, the Aberdeen-based bakery with 50 staff.
06-Jul-2015


Irwin Mitchell has acquired the commercial debt recovery business of Sheffield-based P&A Receivables Services.
06-Jul-2015


Kingscott Dix has merged with Guilifoyle Sage to create an enlarged Gloucester-based accountancy with 50 staff.
06-Jul-2015


Chargemaster has acquired GB Electrical, the vehicle charging points firm with 70 installation staff nationwide.
06-Jul-2015


Baldwins Accountants has acquired Derby-based Parkinson Matthews, taking its network of offices to 14.
06-Jul-2015


Man Coed has sold its Flintshire-based tree cutting business out of administration to a management team, saving 40 jobs.
06-Jul-2015


Menzies has merged with Harris Lipman, the accountancy firm with offices in London and Cardiff.
06-Jul-2015


Capita has acquired Vertex Mortgage Services of Cheltenham for £35m, with the transfer of 340 staff.
06-Jul-2015


CLS Offshore has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of an unspecified number of jobs in Norfolk.
06-Jul-2015


Seaward Group, the Peterlee-based instruments manufacturer with 170 staff, has been acquired by Metrawatt of Germany for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015


Macduff Shellfish has acquired a shellfish trading business and 11 staff from Exeter-based Greendale Group for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015


Specialised Castings, the Falkirk-based foundry, has been acquired by its 35-strong workforce.
06-Jul-2015


Leaders has acquired IMS Lettings, the Derby-based property firm with seven office, for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015


Kier Group has sold its Lincoln-based fleet and passenger services division to management for £18m, creating a new company called Essential Fleet Services with 500 staff.
06-Jul-2015


Emprise Group, the London-based support services firm with 5,000 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
06-Jul-2015


Wool Overs, the West Sussex-based knitwear supplier, has been acquired by private equity firm Langholm Capital for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015


MHA Bloomer Heaven, the Birmingham-based accountancy, has merged with MHA MacIntyre Hudson.
06-Jul-2015


Strutt & Parker has acquired Roberts Newby, the Buckinghamshire-based residential property firm with 22 staff.
06-Jul-2015


Peter Brett Associates has acquired Wren & Bell, the Edinburgh-based construction consultancy.
06-Jul-2015


Next Fifteen Communications has acquired IncrediBull World, the London-based marketing consultancy with 21 staff, for an initial £1.6m.
06-Jul-2015


Scrivens has acquired Owl Optical, the chain of eight opticians in the Midlands, for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015


Willis is to merge with Towers Watson to create a combined insurance and HR group with 39,000 staff worldwide and 6,000 in the UK.
06-Jul-2015


Underwood Meat Company has acquired Norsted Manor Meats, the Kent-based sausage supplier, for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015


ITC Luxury Travel of Cheshire has acquired Rainbow Tours, Regent Holidays and Villa Select from Western & Oriental for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015


MSIS, the environmental services firm with 80 staff in Invergordon and Aberdeen, has sold a majority stake to Primary Capital Partners in a £20m deal.
06-Jul-2015


Switalskis has merged with Honley Law Practice of Huddersfield, taking its office network to 12.
06-Jul-2015


Alfa Aesar, the Lancashire-based laboratory chemicals manufacturer with 480 staff, has been acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific for £256m.
06-Jul-2015


East has been sold out of administration to East Lifestyle, securing the future of 550 jobs at the London-based chain of 82 fashion stores.
06-Jul-2015


Norcros has acquired Croydex Group, the Andover-based bathrooms supplier with 82 staff, for £22m.
06-Jul-2015


Melrob Grove has been sold out of administration to Melrob Nutrition, saving 11 jobs at its Hertfordshire-based nutritional supplements business.
06-Jul-2015


Coral Products of Merseyside has bought the plastic containers plant and machinery assets of Neiman Packaging for £0.5m.
06-Jul-2015


ITV is to acquire Boom Supervisory, the holding company of the Twofour TV production business, for an initial £55m.
06-Jul-2015


Frank Key Group has acquired C Bancroft Group, which includes ten Banson tool hire branches in the Yorkshire area.
06-Jul-2015


Cartwright King has merged with Oxfordshire-based law firm Macnab Clarke, taking its office network to 18.
06-Jul-2015


Moy Park, the Craigavon-based poultry processing firm with 13 sites, is to be sold by Marfig to JBS for £945m.
06-Jul-2015


Spraybooth Maintenance Services of Rugeley has been acquired by Lancashire-based Beta Group for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015


Thorntons, the Derbyshire-based chocolate company with 3,500 staff and 242 stores, has been acquired by Ferrero of Italy for £112m.
06-Jul-2015


Mersey Design Group has merged with Michael Cunningham to create a combined Liverpool-based architecture firm with 15 staff.
06-Jul-2015


Mattioli Woods is to acquire Boyd Coughlan, the Buckingham-based financial advice firm, for £7m.
22-Jun-2015


KPMG has acquired Boxwood, the London-based management consultancy, for undisclosed terms.
22-Jun-2015


Empress Garland has acquired Ramon Hygiene Products, the Leicester-based supplier of cleaning products with annual turnover of £15m.
22-Jun-2015


Flamstead Holdings, the Derbyshire-based windows manufacturer trading as HL Plastics, Wegoma Machinery Sales and Vintage Windows, has been acquired by US-based Quanex.
22-Jun-2015


Kar Auction Services has acquired HBC Vehicle Services, the Canvey Island-based provider of vehicle disposal services.
22-Jun-2015


Electric Word of London has sold the trade and assets of Radcliffe Publishing to Informa UK for £1m.
22-Jun-2015


Logson Group has acquired Jardin Corrugated Cases, the Cambridgeshire-based packaging supplier with turnover of £15m.
22-Jun-2015


Thorntons Solicitors of Dundee is to merge with Montrose-based law firm Watts Law.
22-Jun-2015


Volvox Group, the Leeds-based car lighting supplier with 220 staff, has been acquired by Rubicon Partners for undisclosed terms.
22-Jun-2015


Watson Moore has merged with Axon Resourcing, the financial recruitment firm with offices in Wolverhampton, Castle Donington and Warrington.
22-Jun-2015


Westsell, the Somerset-based packaging wholesaler, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Lloyds Bank.
18-Jun-2015


Ten Alps has acquired Reef Television, the London-based TV production firm, for £5m.
18-Jun-2015


Anite, the Hampshire-based supplier of research software with 500 staff in 14 offices, is to be acquired by Keysight Technologies for £388m.
18-Jun-2015


Malmaison Hotel du Vin, the chain of 29 hotels in 25 cities, has been acquired by Fraser Centrepoint of Singapore for £363m.
18-Jun-2015


Global Travel Management has acquired Stanmore Business Travel, the Watford-based travel firm with seven staff.
17-Jun-2015


Dynistics, the Solihull-based software company, has been acquired by a consortium of investors for undisclosed terms.
17-Jun-2015


IT Performs, the Birmingham-based business analytics firm, has been acquired by itelligence Business Solutions for undisclosed terms.
17-Jun-2015


H Grossman, the Glasgow-based toy supplier, has undergone a management buy-in.
17-Jun-2015


Mick George has acquired the trade waste division of Corby-based recycling firm Recycle Force.
17-Jun-2015


DiamondPak has acquired Atlantic Box for undisclosed terms, and corrugated cardboard production will transfer from Cardiff to Pontypool.
17-Jun-2015


Hunters has acquired Kudos Residential, the Norfolk-based chain of seven estate agency branches.
16-Jun-2015


BHSF has acquired M3 Occupational Health, and the M3 staff will relocate from Pershore to Bromsgrove.
16-Jun-2015


Stokers has acquired Lucas World of Furniture in Aylesbury for undisclosed terms, taking its store network to more than ten sites.
16-Jun-2015


Britannia Hotels has acquired the Palace hotel in Buxton and the Basingstoke Country hotel for an estimated £12m.
16-Jun-2015


Langtree Group is to sell its public sector property development operations to a management team, including assets in Daresbury, St Helens, Warrington and Oldham.
16-Jun-2015


GoodPractice, the Edinburgh-based online learning firm with 24 staff, has been acquired by Emerald Group.
16-Jun-2015


Marston Holdings has acquired Scott & Co, the Edinburgh-based debt collection firm that includes Perth-based AA Hutton, for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2015


DC Thomson has acquired No.1 Magazine from PSP Publishing, and the staff will transfer to its Glasgow office.
16-Jun-2015


Dignity is to acquire 36 funeral homes from Wolverhampton-based Laurel Funerals for £38m.
16-Jun-2015


Anderson Stewart, the Ayrshire-based precision castings firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Jun-2015


Premier Technical Services has acquired Pendrich Height Services, the Edinburgh-based specialist in working at height, for £1.7m.
15-Jun-2015


GHA Livigunn has merged with GHD, the engineering and architecture firm with offices in York and London.
15-Jun-2015


Engineering Technology Group, the Warwickshire-based engineering services firm with 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
15-Jun-2015


Ellis Industrial Packaging, the Cardiff-based packaging distributor, has been acquired by US-based Transilwrap Company.
15-Jun-2015


Vertu Motors has acquired the MSB Skoda car dealership in Darlington for £1.5m.
15-Jun-2015


Kozee Sleep, the Dewsbury-based bed manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by Mirfield-based John Cotton Group.
15-Jun-2015


FT Leisure, the Manchester-based swimming pool engineering firm with 52 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
11-Jun-2015


21CC Group of Edinburgh has acquired Online Fireworks, the Largs-based pyrotechnics supplier.
11-Jun-2015


WYG has acquired FMW, the transport and infrastructure consultancy with 17 staff in Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester, for £1.4m.
10-Jun-2015


Menzies Distribution has acquired AJG Parcels, the Inverness-based e-commerce parcels firm with 140 staff.
10-Jun-2015


Woodteam, the Loughborough-based shopfitting firm with 35 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team backed by Essendon Group.
10-Jun-2015


Succession Group has acquired DNG Financial Solutions, the financial advice firm with offices in Daventry and Northampton, for £2.9m.
10-Jun-2015


Willoughby PR, the Birmingham-based public relations firm with 43 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
10-Jun-2015


Microgen has acquired Finalysys, the Jersey-based supplier of wealth management software, for up to £0.3m.
10-Jun-2015


Motor Fuel Group, the chain of 373 petrol stations, is to be acquired by US-based private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice for about £500m.
09-Jun-2015


SPS EU has acquired High Profile, the Banbury-based manufacturer of bespoke plastic products.
09-Jun-2015


Northwood Paper Sales has acquired Disposables UK, the West Yorkshire-based paper products supplier with 85 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Jun-2015


Eurotunnel is to sell two MyFerryLink ferries to DFDS, in order to comply with competition authorities.
09-Jun-2015


Con Mech Group has acquired Marlows, the Bury St Edmunds-based home and garden centre, for undisclosed terms.
09-Jun-2015


Stonegate Pub Company has bought Maclay Inns, the Glasgow-based chain of 15 pubs, out of administration.
09-Jun-2015


Iomart has acquired SystemsUp, the London-based IT consultancy, for an initial £9m.
09-Jun-2015


Weightmans is to merge with Ford & Warren, the Leeds-based law firm with about 100 staff.
09-Jun-2015


Viridor has acquired the waste collection operations of Commercial Recycling, with the transfer of 36 staff in Dorset and Somerset.
08-Jun-2015


Broadgate Estates has acquired the property management business of Sheffield-based Smith Young Partnership, with the transfer of 43 staff.
08-Jun-2015


Global Radio is to acquire the Juice FM radio station in Liverpool from UTV for £10m.
08-Jun-2015


Capita has acquired Isys Group, the Swindon-based developer of workforce management software with 48 staff, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jun-2015


Chiltern Travel has been acquired out of administration by an unnamed purchaser, saving 16 jobs at its Bedford-based coach hire business.
08-Jun-2015


Bidwells has acquired Meeson Williams Phillips, the Oxford-based commercial property firm with nine staff.
08-Jun-2015


TopQ, the Edinburgh-based analytics software company, has been acquired by US-based eVestment for undisclosed terms.
08-Jun-2015


Switalskis has merged with Steel & Co, the law firm with offices in Knaresborough and Boston Spa, and now employs 220 staff at 11 branches.
08-Jun-2015


Blue Logic Digital has acquired Crazy Horse Creative, the Barnsley-based digital marketing firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jun-2015


Peninsula Services Group is to acquire Capita's employee assistance programme business, in order to expand its Health Assured division in Manchester.
04-Jun-2015


Spaceright Europe has acquired Millhouse Manufacturing Design, the Lincolnshire-based manufacturer of toys and furniture.
04-Jun-2015


Center Parcs, the operator of five holiday villages, is to be acquired by Canadian investment firm Brookfield for about £2.4bn.
03-Jun-2015


Creative Confectionery has bought Wilsons out of administration, saving 120 jobs at its Kendal mint-cake business in Cumbria.
03-Jun-2015


The Pen Shop, the Tyneside-based chain of 20 luxury pen stores with 145 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Jun-2015


ITV has acquired Mammoth Screen, the London-based TV production company.
02-Jun-2015


Global Energy Group has acquired MF Marine Operations, the Invergordon-based marine services firm, for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2015


Mears Group has acquired the home care division of Essex-based Care UK for £11m, with the transfer of 6,000 staff.
02-Jun-2015


Playtech is to acquire Plus500, the financial trading firm listed in London, for £460m.
02-Jun-2015


CH&Co has merged with Leamington-based Host Catermasters Group to create a combined catering group with turnover of £200m and 4,500 staff.
02-Jun-2015


BCA Marketplace has acquired SMA Vehicle Remarketing, the motor auction firm with sites in Kinross, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle and Leeds, for £43m.
02-Jun-2015


Castleton Technology has expanded its Cambridge-based software business with the acquisition of Impact Applications and Brixx Solutions for a total £10m.
02-Jun-2015


Rotala has acquired Wings Luxury Travel, the London-based coach operator with 20 staff, for £1.5m.
02-Jun-2015


Marsh is to acquire SME Insurance Services, the Leeds-based commercial insurance broker with 120 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2015


Pure Gym is to acquire LA Fitness, the chain of 43 fitness clubs, for undisclosed terms, taking its network to 130 sites.
01-Jun-2015


Bridgewater Wellness Clinic has acquired the 19-bed Bridgewater private hospital in Manchester.
01-Jun-2015


Telecity, the London-based operator of 37 data centres, is to be acquired by US-based Eqinox for £2.3bn.
01-Jun-2015


Shimtech Industries, the Middlesex-based aerospace components supplier, has been acquired by Auctus Industries for £144m.
01-Jun-2015


Cartwright King is to merge with Garstangs Burrows Bussin, the law firm with 20 staff in Manchester and Bolton.
01-Jun-2015


Transcal has acquired Winstanley, the Pershore-based metal fabrication and engineering firm, for undisclosed terms.
28-May-2015


Wardell Armstrong has acquired RJ Witt Associates, the Croydon-based civil and structural engineering firm, taking its nationwide network to 12 offices.
28-May-2015


Advanced Insulation has acquired Covertherm, the Nottinghamshire-based manufacturer of insulation jackets.
28-May-2015


Tropical Sky has acquired Just Seychelles and Just 2 Mauritius, the Crawley-based tour operators, from Aviareps for undisclosed terms.
28-May-2015


IT Lab has acquired JMC IT, the Manchester-based IT firm with about 100 staff and annual turnover of £11m.
28-May-2015


European Wealth is to acquire Greensnow, the London-based financial planning firm trading as ISM Solutions, for up to £3m.
28-May-2015


HTC Plant, the Sheffield-based tower crane rental firm with 370 staff, has been acquired by Wolffkran of Germany for about £17m.
27-May-2015


High-Point Rendel has sold its civil and structural engineering division to Ingerop Group of France.
27-May-2015


Newsquest Media has acquired Romanes Media, the owner of 32 local newspapers with 270 staff in Scotland, Berkshire and Northern Ireland, for undisclosed terms.
27-May-2015


Coms is to sell its Buckinghamshire-based telecoms operations to Timico for an initial £2.5m.
27-May-2015


Randall & Quilter is to acquire IC Insurance, the captive insurer for ICI, for £17m.
27-May-2015


Inditherm is to acquire Inspiration Healthcare, the Leicestershire-based medical device distribution company with 40 staff, in a reverse takeover.
27-May-2015


Ergomed of Guildford has acquired Sound Opinion, the medical information service provider, in order to expand its PrimeVigilance business.
27-May-2015


OTEAC has acquired HVAC & Refrigeration, the Aberdeen-based engineering firm with 108 staff, for £10m.
27-May-2015


The Foundry, the London-based visual-effects company with 300 staff, has been acquired by private equity firm HgCapital for £200m.
26-May-2015


Wates Group is to acquire the engineering services and facilities management operations of York-based Shepherd Group.
26-May-2015


Addison Lee has acquired Climate Cars, the London-based fleet of 115 petrol hybrid cars.
26-May-2015


Palletline has acquired S&S Distribution, the Kent-based haulage firm.
26-May-2015


Daisy has announced a £180m offer to acquire Phoenix IT, the Northampton-based cloud computing firm.
26-May-2015


Coats Group has acquired GSD Corporate, the Preston-based textile manufacturing software firm, for undisclosed terms.
26-May-2015


Booker Group is to acquire Musgrave Retail Partners GB, the owner of 1,630 Londis convenience stores and 167 Budgens stores, for £40m.
21-May-2015


Savills has acquired Collier & Madge, the London-based commercial property management firm with 30 staff.
21-May-2015


Wales Environmental has acquired Drainology, the provider of drain services in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.
21-May-2015


United Forktrucks, the Norfolk-based chain of eight forklift truck depots with 86 staff, has been acquired by investment firm CorpAcq.
21-May-2015


Excel Components, the Normanton-based automotive parts supplier with turnover of £2.6m, has undergone a management buy-in.
20-May-2015


Blink has acquired Blackbushe Airport in Camberley from private equity firm Montagu for undisclosed terms, in order to support the expansion of its air taxi service.
20-May-2015


HCB Solicitors & Accountants has merged with Berry & Berry Law, the Manchester-based law firm with 14 staff, taking its office network to 23.
20-May-2015


Hunters has acquired Country Properties, the Hertfordshire-based chain of 23 estate agency branches.
19-May-2015


Nikal Group of Altrincham has backed the management buy-out of luxury housebuilder Hillcrest Homes from Cruden for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2015


Magellan Aerospace has acquired Euravia, the Lancashire-based aircraft maintenance firm, for about £30m.
19-May-2015


Specialist Tours, the Salisbury-based tour operator with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Kings Park Capital for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2015


Future Cabs has merged with Integrity Taxis to create a combined Liverpool-based group of more than 100 taxis.
19-May-2015


KPMG has acquired Nunwood, the technology consultancy with 80 staff in Leeds and London, for undisclosed terms.
18-May-2015


New Look, the chain of 800 fashion stores in 21 countries, has been acquired by Brait of South Africa for £780m.
18-May-2015


SABMiller is to acquire Meantime Brewing Company, the London-based craft brewer, and plans to expand its Greenwich brewery.
18-May-2015


Poundworld, the West Yorkshire-based chain of 280 discount stores, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG for £150m.
18-May-2015


Alliance Trust Savings has acquired the Edinburgh-based Stocktrade share trading division of Brewin Dolphin for £14m.
18-May-2015


Magicseaweed, the Devon-based surfing products and forecasting firm with 22 staff, has been acquired by Surfstitch of Australia in a £7m deal.
18-May-2015


The Alchemist, the bar and restaurant chain with 250 staff in Manchester, Leeds and London, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Palatine Private Equity.
18-May-2015


Oakhill Optical Laboratory has been bought out of administration by JS Optical, saving 20 jobs at its Lye-based ophthalmic lenses business.
18-May-2015


Dyfed Cleaning Services has been bought out of administration by Solo Service Group, securing the future of 57 jobs at its Port Talbot-based commercial laundry.
18-May-2015


Attivo has expanded its IFA business by acquiring Porter DeVere of Herts, Morgan Fitzgerald of Worcester, Lifetime Financial of London and Pearson Financial of Bracknell.
18-May-2015


Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired John Brown Media, the London-based publishing firm with 225 staff, for undisclosed terms.
18-May-2015


Exova Group has acquired BM Trada, the High Wycombe-based certification and testing firm with 340 staff, for £22m.
18-May-2015


MoPowered Group is to acquire Fast Web Media, the Manchester-based digital marketing agency with 31 staff, for £1.6m.
18-May-2015


High Street TV, the Harrogate-based home shopping firm with 124 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm Endless.
18-May-2015


DC Thomson has acquired the remaining 50% of Shortlist Media, the London-based free magazine publisher with 150 staff, for undisclosed terms.
18-May-2015


Redhall Group of Wakefield has sold Redhall Engineering Solutions to Cape for £6m, with the transfer of 420 staff across the country.
18-May-2015


Spencer Coatings has acquired Protega Paints, the West Bromwich-based coatings manufacturer with 56 staff.
18-May-2015


Premier Marinas, the operator of eight marinas on the south coast, has been acquired by Wellcome Trust for about £200m.
14-May-2015


Severn Trent is to sell its majority share in its water purification business to joint venture partner Industrie De Nora for £51m.
14-May-2015


AXA PPP Healthcare is to acquire the private medical insurance business of Bristol-based Simplyhealth, with the transfer of 390 staff.
14-May-2015


Wyldecrest Parks has acquired Beechwood Park at Dawlish Warren in Devon, taking its chain of residential and holiday park homes to 43.
14-May-2015


Integro has acquired Kite Warren & Wilson, the London-based marine insurance broker.
14-May-2015


Galliford Try has acquired the Yorkshire-based housebuilding division of Shepherd Group, with the transfer of up to 60 staff.
14-May-2015


RSB Macdonald of Dundee is to merge with Lindsays, the Edinburgh-based law firm with about 200 staff, to form RSB Lindsays.
14-May-2015


Citation has acquired QMS International, the Norwich-based ISO consultancy with 60 staff.
14-May-2015


James Fisher has bought the assets of X-Subsea, the Aberdeen-based subsea company, out of administration for £15m.
13-May-2015


Farfetch of the US has acquired Browns, the London-based fashion boutique, for undisclosed terms.
13-May-2015


Midwich has acquired PSco Group, the Reading-based distributor of display solutions.
13-May-2015


Air Partner has acquired Cabot Aviation, the Tunbridge Wells-based aircraft remarketing broker, for up to £1.2m.
13-May-2015


Satellite Solutions Worldwide, the Bicester-based provider of broadband services, has raised £2.3m in a share placing and reverse takeover by Cleeve Capital.
13-May-2015


WWRD, the owner of the Staffordshire-based Wedgwood and Royal Doulton brands with 3,800 staff, is to be acquired by Fiskars of Finland for £283m.
12-May-2015


DTZ is to acquire Cushman & Wakefield, the property services firm with offices in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester, from Exor for £1.3bn.
12-May-2015


Bellpenny has expanded its financial advice business with the acquisition of Caledonia Edinburgh and Warwickshire-based Rawson Steele.
12-May-2015


HSS has acquired All Seasons Hire, the supplier of heating systems with depots in Andover, Dartford and Birmingham, for £11m.
12-May-2015


Cotopaxi, the Skelmersdale-based energy consultancy with 50 staff, has been acquired by BONC of China for £18m.
12-May-2015


Warehouse Sound Services, the audio equipment supplier with 20 staff in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has undergone a management buy-out.
12-May-2015


Major Recruitment has bought Torus, the engineering recruitment firm with offices in Doncaster and Newton Aycliffe, out of administration.
12-May-2015


APS Salads has bought Wight Salads, the tomato grower with sites in Chichester and the Isle of Wight, from Vitacress for undisclosed terms.
12-May-2015


Lloyds Banking Group has sold Clerical Medical, the Isle of Man-based life insurance company with 100 staff, to RL360 for undisclosed terms.
11-May-2015


Sunrise Medical has acquired RGK, the Staffordshire-based sports wheelchair manufacturer with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms.
11-May-2015


Fine Tubes, the Plymouth-based engineering firm, has been acquired by US-based AMETEK as part of a £130m deal.
11-May-2015


Tong Garden Centre in West Yorkshire has undergone a buy-out and the new owners are planning a significant increase to the 140-strong workforce.
11-May-2015


ResearchBods has acquired ClearStream Research, the Harrogate-based digital research firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-May-2015


Antal International has acquired Smart Moves, the Milton Keynes-based recruitment firm specialising in temporary office staff.
11-May-2015


Acme Facilities has acquired Severn Catering Services, the Gloucester-based maintenance firm with 30 staff.
11-May-2015


Ecosse Subsea has acquired MASfab, the County Durham-based engineering services firm with 22 staff, for undisclosed terms.
11-May-2015


Stickeyes of Leeds has acquired Peterborough-based Zazzle Media to create a combined digital marketing group with 140 staff.
11-May-2015


Lakehouse has acquired Providor, the Newmarket-based smart metering firm with 130 staff, for £4.7m.
07-May-2015


Closed Loop Recycling, the Dagenham-based plastic bottle recycling firm with 130 staff, has been bought out of administration by Euro Capital.
07-May-2015


Tavistock Investments has acquired Duchy Independent Financial Advisers of Cornwall for £0.3m.
07-May-2015


Servelec Group has acquired Aura, the Salford-based healthcare software supplier, for up to £1.2m.
07-May-2015


City Taxis of Sheffield is to merge with Mercury Taxis to create a combined fleet of more than 1,400 drivers.
07-May-2015


HSBC Bank is to sell its UK probate services business to Simplify Channel, with the transfer of up to 73 staff.
07-May-2015


Panmure Gordon is planning to acquire the London-based broking division of Charles Stanley for undisclosed terms.
07-May-2015


Blackcircles, the Peebles-based online tyre supplier with 50 staff, has been acquired by Michelin for £50m.
07-May-2015


Howden Insurance Brokers has acquired Brighton-based Care Home Insurance Services and PrimeCare.
07-May-2015


Antalis Packaging has bought 1st Class Packaging, Donington Packaging Supplies and Parkside Packaging from Northampton-based PaperlinX, with the transfer of 63 staff.
07-May-2015


Ex Libris Group has acquired oMbiel, the Wolverhampton-based educational software firm, for undisclosed terms.
07-May-2015


Joseph Clayton & Sons has acquired J&E Sedgwick & Co, the Walsall-based leather tannery, for undisclosed terms.
07-May-2015


ACR Electronics has acquired Ocean Signal, the Margate-based marine equipment supplier, for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2015


WHP Group, the telecoms infrastructure firm with 275 staff in Warrington, Glasgow, Leeds and Reading, has undergone a £38m buy-out backed by Palatine Private Equity.
06-May-2015


B&M Waste Services has acquired Stockdale & Sons, the Manchester-based waste management firm.
06-May-2015


Par-Pak Group has acquired Deltaform, the Somerset-based rigid packaging manufacturer with 200 staff, for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2015


Heinz is planning to sell its infant formula and cereals manufacturing plant in Kendal to a new company called Kendal Nutricare for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2015


James Fisher has acquired Mojo Maritime, the Falmouth-based offshore renewable energy consultancy, for an initial £3.2m.
06-May-2015


Finsbury Food Group is to acquire Johnstone's Just Desserts out of administration, securing the future of 150 jobs at the East Kilbride-based bakery.
06-May-2015


Datatec has acquired Trovus, the London-based business intelligence consultancy, in order to expand its Logicalis subsidiary.
06-May-2015


Hutchings Motor Group has acquired Hyundai car dealerships in Swansea and Bridgend from Arrow Automotive for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2015


Zoopla is to acquire uSwitch, the London-based price comparison website with 181 staff, for £160m.
05-May-2015


Evans Cycles, the Crawley-based chain of 56 cycle stores, has been acquired by private equity firm ECI Partners for about £100m.
05-May-2015


Vertu Motors has acquired a Land Rover dealership in Bury and a Jaguar dealership in Bradford for £7.9m.
05-May-2015


O2 is set to acquire full ownership of Weve, the London-based mobile advertising firm with 80 staff, from Vodafone and EE.
05-May-2015


Trethowans has merged with Dickinson Manser, the Poole-based law firm.
05-May-2015


Microgard, the Hull-based protective clothing manufacturer with 700 staff, has been acquired by Ansell of Australia for £59m.
05-May-2015


Ferguson Marine has bought MacKellar Sub-Sea and Tritech Nairn out of administration, securing the future of 73 jobs in Grantown and Kinloss.
05-May-2015


RFL Communications has acquired Wiltshire-based IT Solutions 4 Business and Plymouth-based JAD Integrated Solutions, doubling its staff to 90.
05-May-2015


AFH Financial has bought Stroud-based Independent Financial Services for £4.1m, with the transfer of 35 financial advisers.
05-May-2015


Pinnacle Office Equipment, the Cardiff-based printing firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
05-May-2015


Morgan Tucker has acquired BES Consulting Engineers, which has offices in Newton Aycliffe and Egham.
05-May-2015


Enjoy Pubs has acquired Parity Bars for £2.4m, taking its portfolio of venues to 17.
05-May-2015


Johnson Service Group has acquired London Linen Supply, the supplier of table linen and clothing to the hospitality market, for £65m.
05-May-2015


Cambria has acquired a Land Rover car dealership in Royal Wotton Basset from TH White for £7.5m, taking its network to 29 sites.
05-May-2015


Adept Telecom is to acquire Centrix, the Hampshire-based telecoms firm, for an initial £7m.
05-May-2015


Kingsland Drinks has acquired Bottle Green, the Leeds-based wine distributor with annual turnover of £34m.
05-May-2015


RSL Group, the Coventry-based transport information systems firm, has been acquired by 21st Century Technology of Croydon for £1.3m.
05-May-2015


Swallowfield is to acquire The Real Shaving Company from Creightons for an initial £0.9m.
05-May-2015


Siemens is to sell Marine Current Turbines, the Bristol-based tidal power company with 17 staff, to Atlantis Resources in a deal worth £2.6m.
30-Apr-2015


Alstons, the Colchester-based upholstery manufacturer with 240 staff, has been acquired by a management team and Thailand Carpet Manufacturing for undisclosed terms.
30-Apr-2015


Real Good Food is to sell Napier Brown, the sugar supplier with sites in Normanton and Stallingborough, to Tereos Group of France for £34m.
30-Apr-2015


Nichols has acquired an initial 49% stake in The Noisy Drinks Company, the Essex-based iced drinks company, for undisclosed terms.
30-Apr-2015


British Engines is to acquire Michell Bearings, the Newcastle-based bearings manufacturer, from Rolls-Royce for £13m.
29-Apr-2015


Collinson Group has acquired Specialty Assist, the London-based provider of medical assistance services, for undisclosed terms.
29-Apr-2015


Towers Watson has acquired Saville Consulting, the Surrey-based provider of psychometric services and software, for £42m.
29-Apr-2015


New Leaf Plants, the Evesham-based plant grower and garden centre with 52 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
29-Apr-2015


Kier is to acquire Mouchel, the Woking-based provider of road maintenance services with 6,500 staff, for £265m.
28-Apr-2015


First Personnel Group has acquired Mainline Employment, the Swindon-based recruitment agency with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms.
28-Apr-2015


Staffline has acquired A4e, the Sheffield-based welfare-to-work provider with 3,000 staff, for £34m.
28-Apr-2015


Millennium Manufacturing has bought JJ Engineering out of administration, saving 39 jobs at the Birmingham-based metal pressings business.
28-Apr-2015


Jablite, the polystyrene manufacturer with 150 staff in Aberdeen, Kent, Lancashire, West Sussex and Yorkshire, has undergone a £26m management buy-out.
28-Apr-2015


Next Fifteen Communications has acquired a 75% stake in Encore Digital Media, the London-based advertising technology firm, for an initial £0.7m.
28-Apr-2015


Original Bowling Company is to acquire the Bowlplex chain of bowling centres for £30m.
27-Apr-2015


Pace, the Bradford-based set-top box manufacturer, is to be acquired by US-based Arris for £1.4bn.
27-Apr-2015


Smart Group has acquired Moving Venue to create a combined events catering business with 50 staff in Manchester and London.
27-Apr-2015


Clinigen is to acquire Idis, the Surrey-based supplier of unlicensed prescription drugs with 189 staff, for £225m.
27-Apr-2015


Regus is to acquire Avanta, the London-based network of 33 serviced offices, for £40m, taking its total UK portfolio to 320 sites.
27-Apr-2015


DWF is to merge with Watmores, the London-based law firm with 26 staff.
27-Apr-2015


Acorn Care & Education has acquired Pathway Care Solutions, the chain of 12 care homes in Nottingham and Sheffield.
27-Apr-2015


Paul Browne Solicitors is to merge with Hegarty Solicitors, which has offices in Peterborough and Stamford.
27-Apr-2015


Dennison Trailers has acquired Rhino Bodies and will start manufacturing sliding hoods and canopies at a new factory in Lancaster later this year.
27-Apr-2015


Faerch Plast has acquired Anson Packaging, the Cambridgeshire-based manufacturer of thermoformed packaging.
27-Apr-2015


Vink Holdings has bought the assets of Visual Technology Solutions from the administrators of Northampton-based Paperlinx, with the transfer of 66 staff.
27-Apr-2015


Away Resorts, the Hemel Hempstead-based holiday parks operator, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC.
27-Apr-2015


Hill & Smith is to acquire W Corbett & Co, the Telford-based galvanizing services firm, for £10m.
27-Apr-2015


Williams & Co, the Hampshire-based chain of 28 plumbing and heating branches, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
27-Apr-2015


ReThink Group has acquired Consort Group, the London-based recruitment and HR consultancy, for undisclosed terms.
23-Apr-2015


Ocean Group has acquired MediaCo Outdoor, the Manchester-based outdoor advertising firm, for undisclosed terms.
23-Apr-2015


James Briggs has acquired Premiere Products, the Cheltenham-based cleaning chemicals manufacturer.
23-Apr-2015


Grant & Wilson has sold its Glasgow-based property management operations to Lomond Capital, DJ Alexander and Strathspey Capital.
22-Apr-2015


Lambert Smith Hampton has acquired Tushingham Moore, the Manchester-based retail property consultancy.
22-Apr-2015


Red Industries, the Stoke-based waste management firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
22-Apr-2015


Caledonian Marts, the Stirling-based farming co-operative livestock supplier, has been bought out of administration by JH Gilvear & Sons.
22-Apr-2015


Green Highland Renewables, the Perth-based hydroelectric power developer, has been acquired by Ancala Renewables.
22-Apr-2015


Savills is to acquire Smiths Gore, the Peterborough-based rural property services firm with 532 staff at 31 offices, for up to £40m.
22-Apr-2015


Access Training has bought the Pitman Training franchise in Newcastle from Entrust for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of five staff.
22-Apr-2015


K3 Business Technology Group has acquired Willow Starcom, the Manchester-based IT support firm, from Access Intelligence for £1.7m.
22-Apr-2015


Iglo Foods, the Middlesex-based frozen foods manufacturer with 2,800 staff across Europe, has been acquired by investment firm Nomad Holdings for £1.9bn.
21-Apr-2015


Crosbys has acquired John Dodds, the Gateshead-based catering equipment supplier, for undisclosed terms.
21-Apr-2015


Solutions for Accounting has acquired BluebirdCRM, the Derbyshire-based software firm.
21-Apr-2015


RAJA Group has acquired Morplan, the Harlow-based packaging and retail supplies firm with 120 staff and stores in Bristol, Glasgow and London.
21-Apr-2015


Caverswall China, the Stoke-based pottery, has been acquired by Halcyon Days.
21-Apr-2015


Baldwins Accountants has acquired Cox Jerome to create an enlarged Walsall-based accountancy office with 35 staff.
21-Apr-2015


Utilitywise has acquired t-mac Technologies, the Chesterfield-based cloud computing firm with 28 staff, for an initial £10m.
21-Apr-2015


Personal Group has bought Shebang Technologies, the Daventry-based mobile phone supplier with 40 staff, out of administration for £1.3m.
21-Apr-2015


Virgin Active is to sell an 80% stake in its global chain of 267 gyms to South African investment firm Brait for £673m.
20-Apr-2015


Smurfit Kappa of Ireland is to acquire Inspirepac, the packaging company with 279 staff in Chesterfield and Wetherby, for £43m.
20-Apr-2015


Quantum Pharma of Durham has acquired Lamda, the Greek-owned pharmaceuticals research and development firm, for £6.9m.
20-Apr-2015


Close Brothers Asset Management has acquired Mackay Stewart & Brown, the Edinburgh-based chartered financial planning firm, for undisclosed terms.
20-Apr-2015


CW Engineering has been bought out of administration by a new company called CW Group, securing 27 jobs in King's Lynn.
20-Apr-2015


BioOutsource, the Glasgow-based pharmaceutical testing firm with 85 staff, has been acquired by Sartorius Stedim Biotech for undisclosed terms.
20-Apr-2015


Ricardo is to acquire Lloyd's Register Rail, the international rail consultancy with 440 engineers, from Lloyd's Register Group for £42m.
20-Apr-2015


Pets at Home has acquired Northwest Surgeons, the Cheshire-based referral centre for veterinary practices.
20-Apr-2015


Inprova Group has acquired ENER-G Procurement, the Warwickshire-based energy broker with 52 staff, and energyTEAM, the West Sussex-based firm with 60 staff.
20-Apr-2015


Statestrong has undergone a pre-pack administration, securing the future of 80 jobs at its Lancashire-based aerosol products business.
20-Apr-2015


Hill Woolhouse has merged with Ryden to create a combined Leeds-based property management group with 24 staff.
20-Apr-2015


Sugden, the Lancashire-based hotplate manufacturer with 15 staff, has been acquired by Baldwin Engineering Holdings.
20-Apr-2015


Nelsons Solicitors has acquired Moody & Woolley, the Derby-based law firm with 32 staff.
16-Apr-2015


Fluid Creativity, the Manchester-based digital marketing agency, has been acquired by AD.
16-Apr-2015


Pennon Group has acquired Bournemouth Water, the supplier of drinking water to 440,000 people, from Sembcorp for £100m.
16-Apr-2015


Clough & Company is to merge with BHP to create a combined Yorkshire-based accountancy group with 270 staff at six offices.
16-Apr-2015


Tesco has acquired full ownership of Euphorium Bakery, the chain of six bakery stores and 59 concessions.
16-Apr-2015


Crawshaw Group has acquired Gabbots Farm, the Wigan-based chain of 11 butchers outlets, for £3.9m.
16-Apr-2015


Adare Group, the Huddersfield-based printing and marketing firm with 900 staff, has undergone a £60m management buy-out backed by private equity firm Endless.
16-Apr-2015


Multiple Winding Company, the Manchester-based industrial textiles manufacturer with 45 staff, has been acquired by US-based B&W Fiber Glass for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2015


FMG, the Huddersfield-based fleet vehicle recovery firm with 290 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm Endless.
15-Apr-2015


Cicada Communications, the Harrogate-based PR agency, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Apr-2015


Videcon, the West Yorkshire-based security products distributor with turnover of £15m, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Apr-2015


BHSF has acquired WellWork, the occupational health services firm with offices in Newcastle, Liverpool and Glasgow.
15-Apr-2015


FT Morrell, the Stockport-based manufacturer of wood finishes with 130 staff, has been acquired by US-based RPM International for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2015


Technology Services Group has bought Newcastle-based Aegis IT out of administration for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of the remaining five staff.
15-Apr-2015


IK-Group of Norway has acquired Online Electronics, the Aberdeen-based pipeline communications firm with 40 staff.
14-Apr-2015


Outsource UK has acquired PA Recruit, the Manchester-based engineering recruitment firm.
14-Apr-2015


Bakeaway has been bought out of administration by a new company called House of Vantage, securing 60 jobs at its pastries factory in Corby.
14-Apr-2015


IS Recruitment has merged with Saxus Solutions to create a combined IT recruitment group with 20 staff in Manchester and London.
14-Apr-2015


Euro Garages has acquired 68 petrol stations from Shell, and St Albans-based Motor Fuel Group has acquired 90 Shell sites.
14-Apr-2015


Material Change has acquired Organic Recycling of Peterborough, and will proceed with plans for a 2.8MW anaerobic digestion plant at the site.
13-Apr-2015


Chantrey Vellacott is to merge with Moore Stephens to create a combined accountancy group with 1,700 staff.
13-Apr-2015


Wrap It Up has acquired the London-based Adobo chain of three burrito restaurants, and is planning to expand its chain from 15 to 100 sites by 2025.
13-Apr-2015


Southerns of Bolton has bought back its former Leeds-based business, creating an enlarged interiors group with 70 staff.
13-Apr-2015


Clive Brook has acquired a Volvo car dealership in Huddersfield from The Harratts Group.
13-Apr-2015


Majestic Wine is to acquire Naked Wines, the Norwich-based online wine supplier, for £70m.
13-Apr-2015


Solidor has acquired Gloucester-based Window Widgets and Eclectic Systems to create a new windows group called DW3 Products.
13-Apr-2015


Gregory Distribution has acquired Somerset-based Framptons Transport Services, with the transfer of 60 vehicles and 245 staff.
13-Apr-2015


Ainscough Crane Hire, the Wigan-based crane operator with 30 depots and 980 staff, has been acquired by US private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management.
13-Apr-2015


TNT Express, the Warwickshire-based parcels firm with 8,500 staff at 54 UK depots, is to be acquired by FedEx for £3.2bn.
09-Apr-2015


Templine Employment Agency has acquired Corinium Employment, which trades as Witton Recruitment in Cirencester and Swindon, for undisclosed terms.
09-Apr-2015


Kinaxia Logistics has acquired Lambert Brothers, the Hampshire-based transport firm.
09-Apr-2015


Trafford Rubber Products has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 30 jobs at its Manchester-based rubber products manufacturing business.
08-Apr-2015


Riverside Motor Group has acquired Peter Stockill, the Hull-based Seat and Chrysler Jeep car dealership, for undisclosed terms.
08-Apr-2015


Tru Plastics has acquired Seal Service, the Nottingham-based network of five building products depots.
08-Apr-2015


Drive Medical has acquired Park House Healthcare, the Bradford-based medical equipment supplier with about 200 staff, for undisclosed terms.
08-Apr-2015


Alsbridge of the US has acquired Source, the Oxford-based IT sourcing advisory firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Apr-2015


Shell has agreed to acquire BG Group, the oil and gas firm with 5,200 staff in 24 countries, in a £47bn deal.
08-Apr-2015


Cleeve Capital is to acquire Satellite Solutions Worldwide, the Bicester-based provider of satellite broadband services, for £5m.
08-Apr-2015


Universe Group has acquired Spedinorcon, the Surrey-based supplier of retail software, for undisclosed terms.
08-Apr-2015


Indutrade has acquired Milltech Holdings, the Norwich-based precision engineering machinery supplier.
07-Apr-2015


Solid State has acquired Ginsbury Electronics, the Kent-based components manufacturer, for £2.1m.
07-Apr-2015


Albert Bartlett is to acquire the Heinz frozen potato factory in North Walsham, Norfolk, which could help to secure 200 jobs.
07-Apr-2015


Gray Dawes Travel has acquired The Business Travel Partnership of London for undisclosed terms.
07-Apr-2015


Total Fitness, the Wilmslow-based chain of 17 health clubs, has undergone a management buy-out backed by NorthEdge Capital.
02-Apr-2015


Begbies Traynor has acquired Broadbents, the business recovery firm with offices in York and Hartlepool, for an initial £0.2m.
02-Apr-2015


Lagan Construction has acquired H&J Martin, the Belfast-based contractor with offices in Fife, Leeds and London.
02-Apr-2015


Global Energy Group has acquired Langfields, the Manchester-based metal engineering firm.
02-Apr-2015


PFF Packaging Group has acquired Intelligent Packaging Solutions, the Sunderland-based food packaging supplier, for undisclosed terms.
02-Apr-2015


Carewatch Mid Shropshire has acquired Jane Bowen Nursing of Shrewsbury, and plans to create 15 new care jobs.
02-Apr-2015


Almary Green has acquired Jones Financial Planning of Lowestoft for undisclosed terms.
02-Apr-2015


Motorline Group has acquired a Maserati car dealership in Cardiff from Arrow Automotive for undisclosed terms.
02-Apr-2015


Redcentric is to acquire Calyx Managed Services, the Manchester-based IT firm, from MXC Capital for £12m.
02-Apr-2015


AFH Financial has acquired Clarendon Financial Solutions of Nottingham for £0.5m.
02-Apr-2015


Legal & General has acquired New Life Home Finance, the Solihull-based mortgage company, for £5m.
02-Apr-2015


Nationwide Accident Repair Services, the Oxfordshire-based car repair firm with 2,500 staff at 70 sites, is to be acquired by private equity firm Carlyle Group for £43m.
02-Apr-2015


Nationwide Accident Repair Services has acquired Seward, the Hampshire-based chain of eight accident repair centres, for £3.8m.
02-Apr-2015


Hydrodec Group is to acquire Eco-Oil, the Newport-based oil recycling firm, for £2.4m.
02-Apr-2015


Landscape Group, the Coventry-based landscape maintenance firm with 1,000 staff, has been acquired by Idverde of France for undisclosed terms.
02-Apr-2015


All3Media has acquired Neal Street Productions, the London-based TV production firm, for undisclosed terms.
01-Apr-2015


Node4 has acquired Reconnix, the Newark-based cloud computing firm with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms.
01-Apr-2015


Senior has acquired Lymington Precision Engineering, the Hampshire-based components manufacturer with 225 staff, for an initial £46m.
01-Apr-2015


Scotmid is planning to merge with Seaton Valley Co-operative, the Northumberland-based chain of five stores with 100 staff.
01-Apr-2015


Marston's is to acquire the beer division of Lancashire-based Daniel Thwaites for £25m, with the transfer of 150 sales and marketing staff.
01-Apr-2015


Purex International, the Rotherham-based fume extraction systems manufacturer with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
01-Apr-2015


Arden Fine Foods, the Coventry-based supplier of bakery products with turnover of more than £20m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
01-Apr-2015


Learning Curve Group, the Bishop Auckland-based education subcontractor with 164 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by MML Capital Partners.
31-Mar-2015


Slater & Gordon is to acquire the professional services division of Hampshire-based insurance outsourcing firm Quindell for £637m.
31-Mar-2015


CVS is to acquire YourVets, the chain of seven veterinary surgeries in the West Midlands and Essex with 200 staff, for £12m.
31-Mar-2015


Marshalls Hard Metals, the Sheffield-based engineering firm with 46 staff, has been acquired by Mincon Group of Ireland for undisclosed terms.
31-Mar-2015


Fulham Shore has acquired Rocca, the London-based chain of ten Franco Manca pizza restaurants, for £27m.
31-Mar-2015


Newell Palmer Financial Planning of Wolverhampton has acquired Abingdon-based Jenner Financial Management for undisclosed terms.
31-Mar-2015


Molson Coors has acquired the brewing and kegging operations of Thomas Hardy's Burtonwood Brewery in Cheshire.
30-Mar-2015


Slingsby has acquired ESE Direct, the Norwich-based supplier of industrial equipment, for £3.9m.
30-Mar-2015


Titan Group has acquired Greenflame, the Kent-based gas servicing and building maintenance firm.
30-Mar-2015


BCA, the used car dealer and owner of WeBuyAnyCar.com, has been sold by Clayton Dubillier & Rice to Haversham Holdings for £1.2bn.
30-Mar-2015


Welshpool Printing Group has acquired NRG Direct Mail, the Shrewsbury-based mailing house with eight staff.
30-Mar-2015


Scott-Moncrieff is to merge with Callander Colgan, the Inverness-based accountancy with 12 staff.
30-Mar-2015


Entu (UK) has acquired Astley Facades, the Wigan-based wall insulation and cladding firm, from Gentoo Group for £0.2m.
30-Mar-2015


Cambian Group has acquired By the Bridge, the Kent-based independent fostering provider, for £36m.
30-Mar-2015


Polypipe Group has acquired Surestop, the Erdington-based plumbing products supplier, for undisclosed terms.
30-Mar-2015


Impetus Automotive, the automotive consultancy with 200 staff in Warwick and Cranfield, is to be acquired by Volvere for £1.3m.
30-Mar-2015


JacTravel has acquired TotalStay Group, the London-based provider of business hotel accommodation with 240 staff.
30-Mar-2015


Chippenham Motor Company has acquired the MRG Volvo dealership in Chippenham, with the transfer of 15 staff.
30-Mar-2015


International Safety Products, the Bootle-based maritime products manufacturer with 100 staff, has been acquired by a new group called 3Si for undisclosed terms.
26-Mar-2015


Heinz has acquired Kraft Foods to create a £19bn US-based food manufacturer, prompting speculation about the future of some of the 2,000 jobs in Wigan, Hayes, Kendal, Telford and Worcester.
26-Mar-2015


First Derivatives has expanded its Newry-based financial software business with the £3.4m acquisition of Dublin-based ActivateClients, taking its workforce to 1,000.
25-Mar-2015


NCC Group is to acquire Accumuli, the IT security and risk management firm with offices in Basingstoke, Cambridge and Leeds, for £55m.
25-Mar-2015


Hutchison Whampoa of Hong Kong has confirmed plans to acquire O2 for £10.2bn, in order to expand its Three mobile phones business.
25-Mar-2015


Servest has acquired Pest Patrol, the Cambridge-based provider of a nationwide pest control service.
25-Mar-2015


Getech is to acquire ERCL, the Oxfordshire-based oil and gas consultancy with 26 staff, for about £4.3m.
25-Mar-2015


MXC Capital is to sell two Calyx divisions, with the Break Fix hardware business going to Daisy Partner Services Trading for £3.7m and Carrier Services to Chess for £1.8m.
25-Mar-2015


H&R Healthcare has acquired CUI International, the Leicester-based medical support products manufacturer.
25-Mar-2015


Keycom, the Stafford-based broadband supplier, is to be acquired by UKB Networks for £12m.
24-Mar-2015


Hardstaff Traffic Barrier Services has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 25 jobs at its Nottingham-based safety barriers business.
23-Mar-2015


CAV Aerospace, the Durham-based aerospace manufacturer, has been acquired by private equity firm Better Capital for an initial £40m.
23-Mar-2015


TSB, the bank with 632 branches and 8,700 staff, is to be acquired by Banco de Sabadell of Spain for £1.7bn.
23-Mar-2015


CPL Training Group has sold CDO Group, the Birkenhead-based security business with 160 staff, to Kingdom Security for undisclosed terms.
23-Mar-2015


BHJ Ingredients has merged its West Midlands-based meat proteins business with US-based Proliant to create a new group called Essentia Protein Solutions.
23-Mar-2015


Well has acquired Care4u Pharmac, the South Devon-based chain of seven pharmacies with 70 staff, as part of a £200m five-year expansion programme.
19-Mar-2015


SBT Engineering Services, the Manchester-based manufacturer of industrial gearboxes, has undergone a management buy-out.
19-Mar-2015


KONE has acquired Express Elevators, the West Yorkshire-based elevator maintenance firm with 100 staff.
19-Mar-2015


Oddfellows Friendly Society is to acquire the Druids Sheffield Friendly Society, including assets valued at £45m.
18-Mar-2015


Towergate is to sell London-based mortgage broker John Charcol and Towergate Financial Planning to a management team backed by Palatine Private Equity for £14m.
18-Mar-2015


Euro Garages has acquired 104 petrol station sites from Esso Petroleum, in order to expand its operations in the South East.
17-Mar-2015


Rowleys has acquired Kemp Taylor, the Leicester-based accountancy.
17-Mar-2015


Cleveland Biotech is planning to merge with Caerphilly-based Biological Preparations, as part of a £3.5m investment by NVM Private Equity.
17-Mar-2015


Knightsbridge Furniture, the Bradford-based furniture manufacturer with 117 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
17-Mar-2015


Bhs, the chain of 180 department stores with 12,000 staff, has been sold by Arcadia to Retail Acquisitions for a nominal sum.
16-Mar-2015


TSB has received a £1.7bn takeover approach from Banco de Sabadell of Spain.
16-Mar-2015


ITV is to acquire Talpa Media, the TV production firm, for £355m.
16-Mar-2015


Bower Retirement Services has acquired Sixty Plus, the Surrey-based equity release firm.
16-Mar-2015


Cordant Services has acquired Thermotech Engineering Services and G8 Environmental Solutions from UKFM Group, with the transfer of 60 staff.
16-Mar-2015


Haydock Commercials, the Merseyside-based chain of five Scania truck dealerships, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
16-Mar-2015


Bioquell is to sell TRaC, its Malvern-based testing services subsidiary, to Element Materials Technology for £44m.
16-Mar-2015


DC Thomson has acquired Wild & Wolf, the Bath-based gifts supplier, for undisclosed terms.
16-Mar-2015


Aurivo of Ireland has acquired For Goodness Shakes, the London-based sports nutrition brand, for undisclosed terms.
16-Mar-2015


Software Solutions Partners, the Halifax-based IT services firm with 700 staff, has undergone a £200m management buy-out.
16-Mar-2015


Simplyhealth Independent Living has acquired Care & Mobility, the Telford-based chain of six mobility stores.
12-Mar-2015


Domino Printing Sciences, the Cambridge-based printing technology firm with 2,300 staff, is to be acquired by Brother Industries of Japan for £1bn.
12-Mar-2015


Magazine Printing Company has been sold out of administration to a former owner, securing the future of 54 jobs at its Enfield-based magazines business.
12-Mar-2015


Adelie Foods, the Heathrow-based sandwiches and snacks manufacturer with 2,800 staff at sites nationwide, has been acquired by HIG Europe for undisclosed terms.
12-Mar-2015


Brownhills Glass has acquired Durham-based Peterlee Glass to create an enlarged glass supply group with 120 staff at four sites.
11-Mar-2015


Wood Mackenzie, the Edinburgh-based energy consultancy with 900 staff in 20 offices, is to be acquired by US-based Verisk for £1.8bn.
11-Mar-2015


Lambert Smith Hampton has acquired ES Group, the property and asset consultancy with 260 staff at offices across the country.
11-Mar-2015


Ferguson Transport & Shipping has acquired Skye Transport, the Isle of Skye-based haulage firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2015


Northern Packaging, the Lancashire-based corrugated packaging manufacturer with 80 staff, has been acquired by investment firm CorpAcq.
11-Mar-2015


Walker Crips has acquired Barker Poland Asset Management of London for an initial £4.2m.
10-Mar-2015


Ovivo, the West Bromwich-based municipal water equipment supplier with 70 staff, has undergone a management buy-out and will now trade as Jacopa.
10-Mar-2015


Money Advice Group has sold Manchester-based Kensington Financial Management Consultants to PDHL for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 48 staff.
09-Mar-2015


East Bilney Coachworks has acquired the Bennetts automotive bodyshop in King's Lynn from Marriott Motor Group, taking its Norfolk network to seven sites.
09-Mar-2015


Dytecna has been bought out of administration by Exsel Dytecna Engineering, saving 65 jobs in Malvern, Welshpool and Fareham.
09-Mar-2015


Tulloch Homes, the Inverness-based housebuilder with 150 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
09-Mar-2015


Naylor Wintersgill has merged with Bradford-based accountancy Auker Rhodes.
09-Mar-2015


Minshall Construction has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company, saving 70 jobs at its steel buildings business in Market Drayton.
05-Mar-2015


Vantage Motor Group has acquired the David Ian Skoda car dealership in Morecambe, taking its network of sites to 21.
05-Mar-2015


Lucion Environmental has acquired Innov8 Safety Solutions, the Wirral-based construction design management firm, for undisclosed terms.
05-Mar-2015


Atlas Clean Air has bought the assets of Bolton-based airflow technology Mach-Aire out of administration.
04-Mar-2015


Succession Group has acquired Cassidy Coutts, the Hampshire-based tax planning and investment firm, for £1.5m.
04-Mar-2015


Oaktree Capital Management is to merge with Bristol-based Serviced Apartment Company (SACO) to create a £60m serviced apartments group.
04-Mar-2015


Mission Marketing is to merge Big Communications with Balloon Dog, creating a new marketing group with 160 staff in Birmingham, Leicester, London and Norwich.
04-Mar-2015


Mobile Mini UK has acquired the Coatbridge-based container storage business of Fraser for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 23 staff.
04-Mar-2015


Hempel Wire, the Rotherham-based wire manufacturer, has been sold by the administrators of Fox Wire to Central Wire Industries of Canada.
03-Mar-2015


Grafton Group has acquired TG Lynes, the London-based distributor of mechanical engineering products, in order to expand its Plumbase Industrial business.
03-Mar-2015


Game Digital has acquired Multiplay, the Hampshire-based eSports gaming firm with 50 staff, for £20m.
03-Mar-2015


Castleton Technology has acquired Southampton-based social housing managed services firm Keylogic for £3.8m, as well as Opus Information Technology for £1.5m.
03-Mar-2015


AFH Financial has acquired the assets of Rochester-based CIB Wealth Management for £1m.
03-Mar-2015


Shakespeares is in merger talks with SGH Martineau, which could lead to the creation of a combined Birmingham-based law firm with 900 staff.
03-Mar-2015


Wolseley has acquired a major stake in BathEmpire, the Coventry-based online bathroom retailer with 150 staff, for undisclosed terms.
03-Mar-2015


Doosan Industrial Vehicle UK has acquired Rushlift, the nationwide chain of five materials handling equipment depots, for undisclosed terms.
03-Mar-2015


T&S Heating, the Nottingham-based heating and plumbing firm with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Mar-2015


Scapa Group has acquired First Water, the Wiltshire-based manufacturer of advanced wound dressings, for an initial £11m.
03-Mar-2015


Rotala has acquired Green Triangle, the Manchester-based bus operator with 43 vehicles and 100 staff, for £1m.
03-Mar-2015


Chase Templeton has acquired Medins Healthcare, the Stourbridge-based medical insurance firm with annual premium income of £1.5m.
03-Mar-2015


ULS Technology has expanded its Oxfordshire-based conveyancing platforms business with the acquisition of risk management firm Legal Eye for an initial £1.1m.
03-Mar-2015


Freescale, the semiconductor manufacturer with a research facility in East Kilbride, is to be acquired by NXP of the Netherlands for £7.7bn.
03-Mar-2015


Energy Assets Group has acquired SA Gas Engineers, the Nottinghamshire-based meter asset manager, for an initial £3.4m.
03-Mar-2015


Coalfield Resources is to acquire the remaining 75% of Harworth Estates Property, the regeneration group with 200 sites in the East Midlands and northern England, for £150m.
03-Mar-2015


Marel has sold its high-speed meat slicing equipment factory in Norwich to US-based Middleby Corporation.
02-Mar-2015


Optos, the Dunfermline-based retinal imaging firm, is to be acquired by Nikon Corporation of Japan for £260m.
02-Mar-2015


FarmWizard, the Belfast-based agricultural software firm, has been acquired by Wheatsheaf Investments.
02-Mar-2015


Urban & Civic has acquired Catesby, the Warwickshire-based residential and commercial property group, for £34m.
02-Mar-2015


Goodfish has acquired Powell & Harber, the Worcester-based plastic injection-moulding firm with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Mar-2015


WEC Group is to acquire the business of Rotherham-based metal manufacturer MTL Group out of administration, saving 135 jobs.
26-Feb-2015


Rollover, the Slough-based hot dog supplier with annual sales of £13m, has been acquired by Kerry Foods for undisclosed terms.
25-Feb-2015


JB Kind, the Derbyshire-based distributor of doors, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Springboard Corporate Finance for undisclosed terms.
25-Feb-2015


Aspen Pumps, the Hailsham-based pump manufacturer, is to be sold by Inflexion to 3i Group for £105m.
25-Feb-2015


Quarto Publishing is to acquire Lewes Holdings, the owner of the East Sussex-based Ivy Press trade publishing business, for up to £1.3m.
25-Feb-2015


Synexus, the Manchester-based clinical trials company with 600 staff, has undergone a £83m management buy-out backed by LDC.
24-Feb-2015


Manor Concepts, the Bedfordshire-based supplier of retail display cabinets, has been acquired by Arneg of Italy for undisclosed terms.
24-Feb-2015


Calyx Managed Services, the Manchester-based IT firm with 200 staff, has been sold by Better Capital to MXC for £9m.
24-Feb-2015


Bidvest Fresh has acquired a majority stake in Henson Foods, the London-based meat wholesaler.
24-Feb-2015


Hentons has acquired Brookroyd Payroll, the West Yorkshire-based accountancy firm, for undisclosed terms.
24-Feb-2015


Asda has acquired 15 petrol station forecourts from Rontec, and plans to refurbish the sites over the next few months.
24-Feb-2015


GLF Richards has merged with Liverpool-based accountancy Haines Watts.
24-Feb-2015


Anthesis Group has acquired LRS Consultancy, the London-based supply chain consulting firm, for undisclosed terms.
23-Feb-2015


Rexam, the drinks can maker with 700 staff at plants in Luton, Milton Keynes and Wakefield, has agreed to be acquired by US-based Ball for £4.4bn.
23-Feb-2015


Sagentia has acquired Oakland Innovation, the Cambridge-based technology consultancy with 47 staff.
23-Feb-2015


Charles Taylor has acquired a 50% stake in Almond One and 100% of Almond Two from mutual insurance association The Standard Club for £6.3m.
23-Feb-2015


CTT Group has acquired Pettitts Travel, the Kent-based bespoke holidays firm.
23-Feb-2015


Northern Stage Services has acquired Oxford-based Lancelyn Lighting and Lancelyn Theatre Supplies, with the transfer of 24 staff.
23-Feb-2015


Cooperson Transport has been bought out of administration by an unnamed company, saving nine jobs in Barnsley.
23-Feb-2015


Siteserv has acquired PDC, the Chepstow-based industrial maintenance contractor, in order to expand its Deborah Services division.
23-Feb-2015


Wesleyan has acquired Syscap, the loans and asset finance firm with 69 staff in Surrey and Cheshire, for undisclosed terms.
23-Feb-2015


Man Group has acquired NewSmith, the London-based boutique investment bank, for undisclosed terms.
23-Feb-2015


Tusker, the Watford-based fleet car management firm, has been acquired by private equity firm ECI Partners for undisclosed terms.
23-Feb-2015


Coomber Electronic Equipment, the Worcester-based manufacturer of audio and visual equipment, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms.
19-Feb-2015


NAHL has acquired Fitzalan Partners, the London-based online marketing firm, for up to £4.3m.
19-Feb-2015


Weston Body Hardware, the Redditch-based lock manufacturer with 50 staff, has been acquired by Cable Capital Partners for £2m.
19-Feb-2015


Easby Gale & Phillipson has merged with Jonathanfry to create a combined financial planning group with offices across Yorkshire and the North East.
19-Feb-2015


Brit Insurance, the London-based insurance firm, is to be acquired by Fairfax Financial of Canada for £1.2bn.
18-Feb-2015


Sceptre Leisure, the Lancashire-based gaming machines operator with 354 staff, has been acquired by ADP Gauselmann of Germany.
18-Feb-2015


Transdev UK has acquired Cabfind, the Birkenhead-based on-demand transport system with turnover of £17m, for undisclosed terms.
18-Feb-2015


Travis Perkins has acquired Rudridge, the construction materials supplier with 72 staff at four branches in Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and West Sussex, for undisclosed terms.
18-Feb-2015


HW Martin Group has bought Westcountry Road Management out of administration, saving 90 jobs at its Devon-based traffic management business.
17-Feb-2015


Wightlink Ferries, the Isle of Wight ferry service with up to 600 staff, has been acquired by Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners for undisclosed terms.
17-Feb-2015


Playtech has acquired Yoyo Games, the Dundee-based developer of games software, for £11m.
17-Feb-2015


Mission Marketing Group has acquired The Weather Digital, the Edinburgh-based marketing agency with 11 staff.
17-Feb-2015


Helios Underwriting is to acquire Updown Underwriting, the limited liability member of Lloyd's, for £0.6m.
17-Feb-2015


Fortis Developments has acquired Beaumont Morgan Developments, the Hull-based property developer, for undisclosed terms.
17-Feb-2015


Gibbs Denley has merged with Chelmsford-based Elliott Financial Management, and now has almost £300m under management.
17-Feb-2015


Inter Weld, the Belfast-based manufacturer of corrosion solutions with 50 staff, has been acquired by Sulzer of Switzerland for undisclosed terms.
17-Feb-2015


Kite Packaging has acquired Burnhead Packaging Supplies, the Sittingbourne-based packaging distributor with 11 staff.
17-Feb-2015


Alcumus has acquired Safety Management & Monitoring Services, the Huddersfield-based environmental services firm with 80 staff.
17-Feb-2015


Annodata has acquired Staff Technology Systems, the Wetherby-based print services firm, for undisclosed terms.
17-Feb-2015


Haynes Publishing has acquired Teon Media, the developer of a car database for younger motorists, for £0.5m.
17-Feb-2015


Race Furniture has acquired the design and manufacturing rights of the concourse seating division of West Yorkshire-based WP Eglin.
16-Feb-2015


Avacta Group of Wetherby has sold its Optim protein analysis division to US-based Unchained Labs for up to £3.3m.
16-Feb-2015


PDG Helicopters, the Inverness-based helicopter company with 85 staff, has undergone a £20m management buy-out backed by LDC.
16-Feb-2015


Cardtronics has sold Sunwin Managed Security, the Bradford-based firm with 640 security professionals, to Kingdom for undisclosed terms.
16-Feb-2015


Travellers Choice has bought the assets of Harrisons Coaches out of administration, saving 30 jobs at the Morecambe-based Battersby Silver Grey coach business.
16-Feb-2015


British Gas is to acquire AlertMe, the provider of energy management systems with offices in London and Cambridge, for £44m.
16-Feb-2015


Ashbury Chocolates has been bought out of administration by Baronie of Belgium, securing the future of 236 jobs in Corby.
16-Feb-2015


Arnold Clark has acquired Ness Motors, the operator of car dealerships in Inverness, Elgin and Perth with 104 staff.
12-Feb-2015


Slater & Gordon is to acquire Leo Abse & Cohen, the Cardiff-based law firm with about 150 staff, as well as four offices from Chester-based Walker Smith Way.
12-Feb-2015


Wireless Logic, the Buckinghamshire-based network services provider, has been acquired by CVC Capital Partners.
12-Feb-2015


James Fisher has acquired the Aberdeen-based National Hyperbaric Centre for an initial £3.5m, in order to expand its services to the subsea industry.
11-Feb-2015


Saint Gobain of France has sold Ashworth, the Coventry-based pipes and valves distribution firm with 135 staff at six sites, to GIL Investments.
11-Feb-2015


Attivo Group has acquired Reading-based Sanderson Financial Consulting for undisclosed terms.
11-Feb-2015


Capita has acquired BCS Design, the engineering services firm with 40 staff in Leeds and London, for undisclosed terms.
11-Feb-2015


AFH Financial has acquired Kidderminster-based KL Plester Financial Services for up to £1.7m.
11-Feb-2015


Park Leisure has acquired Plas Coch Holiday Homes of Anglesey for £15m, and now employs 300 staff at 11 sites.
11-Feb-2015


Bulleys has merged with Martin Bloomer Associates, the Dudley-based chartered surveyor.
11-Feb-2015


Grant Thornton has acquired Recovery Cost Auditing Group, with the transfer of six staff from Preston to Manchester.
11-Feb-2015


Dams Furniture has acquired Morris Contract Furniture, the Glasgow-based office furniture supplier.
11-Feb-2015


Corac Group has acquired Shaw Sheet Metal, the Manchester-based laser cutting and metal fabrication firm, for £0.8m.
10-Feb-2015


Exova Group has acquired Environmental Evaluation, the Oldham-based environmental testing consultancy with 83 staff.
10-Feb-2015


Evolution Underwriting Group, the Kent-based insurance firm, has been acquired by US-based Arthur J Gallagher for undisclosed terms.
10-Feb-2015


Sofa.com, the online furniture retailer with showrooms in London and Bath, has been acquired by private equity firm CBPE for about £50m.
10-Feb-2015


Legal & General is to acquire New Life Home Finance, the Solihull-based mortgage company, for £5m.
10-Feb-2015


Deb Group, the Derbyshire-based skin care products manufacturer with turnover of £122m, is to be acquired by US-based SC Johnson for undisclosed terms.
10-Feb-2015


Poundland is to acquire 99p Stores, the Northampton-based chain of 251 discount stores, for £55m.
09-Feb-2015


Whitbread has acquired Life Coffee Cafes, the Wimbledon-based operator of 16 Costa franchised stores, for an estimated £11m.
09-Feb-2015


SMG Europe has acquired CGC Events, the Leeds-based events catering and hospitality firm with 200 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Feb-2015


Hi-Level Enterprises, the Doncaster-based motorcycle parts distributor with 22 staff, has been acquired by US-based Arrowhead Electrical Products.
09-Feb-2015


Xchanging is to acquire Spikes Cavell Analytic, the Newbury-based spend analytics company with 35 staff, for up to £7.5m.
09-Feb-2015


Specialist Machine Developments (SMD), the Wallsend-based subsea engineering firm with 350 staff, has been acquired by CSR Times Electric of China for £120m.
09-Feb-2015


PA Group has sold its London-based finance publications division to Finance Information Group.
09-Feb-2015


Findel is to sell Kleeneze, the Accrington-based home shopping business, to US-based CVSL for £3.6m.
09-Feb-2015


Standard Life is to acquire Pearson Jones, the Leeds-based wealth management firm with 39 staff, from Skipton Building Society for undisclosed terms.
09-Feb-2015


HC-One is to acquire Meridian Healthcare, the North West-based chain of 30 care homes, for £100m.
09-Feb-2015


Baldwin Engineering Holdings has acquired Sugen, the Lancashire-based hotplate manufacturer with 15 staff.
05-Feb-2015


GT4 Group has acquired Creative Colour Bureau to create a combined Scottish commercial printing group with 80 staff.
05-Feb-2015


Conviviality Retail is to acquire GT News Holdings, the chain of 37 convenience stores in the East Midlands and Yorkshire, for £6m.
04-Feb-2015


Babcock International Group has acquired MacNeillie, the vehicle converter with sites in Walsall and Uxbridge.
04-Feb-2015


Media Business Insight, the London-based trade magazine publisher with 70 staff, has undergone a £10m management buy-out backed by Mobeus Equity Partners.
04-Feb-2015


Wey Education is to acquire InterHigh Education, the Powys-based online education provider with 42 staff, for an initial £0.8m.
04-Feb-2015


Netmania IT, the Lichfield-based software firm with 30 staff, has been acquired by US-based Enhanced Telecommunications for undisclosed terms.
04-Feb-2015


Sofa Brands International, the furniture manufacturer with 750 staff in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Promethean.
04-Feb-2015


Frutarom Industries is to acquire FoodBlenders, the Leicestershire-based supplier of flavouring ingredients, for £1.6m.
04-Feb-2015


Vantage Motor Group has acquired the Stratstone Honda car dealership in Bradford from Pendragon, taking its network to 20 sites.
04-Feb-2015


Versarien has bought Custom Systems, the Bristol-based aluminium products manufacturer, out of administration for an initial £0.2m.
04-Feb-2015


Scottish Friendly is to acquire Marine & General Mutual, the Worthing-based life assurer, for undisclosed terms.
03-Feb-2015


CRH is to acquire Lafarge Tarmac, the concrete manufacturer with 6,600 staff at 330 sites, in a £4.9bn deal.
03-Feb-2015


Headlam Group has acquired Matty's Wholesale Carpets, the Birmingham-based flooring distributor, for about £2m.
03-Feb-2015


Alliance Pharma has acquired MacuVision Europe, the Solihull-based supplier of eye care treatments, for an initial £5.5m.
03-Feb-2015


AFH Financial Group has acquired Didcot-based Roxborough Consultancy and West Bromwich-based First Class Financial Management.
03-Feb-2015


Benchmark Holdings has acquired Improve International, the Swindon-based veterinary training firm, for an initial £3.2m.
03-Feb-2015


Towry Finance is planning to acquire Ashcourt Rowan, the London-based wealth management firm, for £97m.
03-Feb-2015


TCL Group has acquired Playforce, the Melksham-based builder of children's play areas, for undisclosed terms.
03-Feb-2015


Computacenter is to sell RD Trading, the Essex-based IT recycling firm, to Arrow Electronics UK for £56m.
03-Feb-2015


AG Barr has acquired Funkin, the London-based supplier of mixer drinks, for an initial £16m.
03-Feb-2015


Reconomy has acquired Countrywide Waste Management of Shrewsbury for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 50 staff.
02-Feb-2015


POS Direct, the Leicester-based marketing services firm with 70 staff, has been acquired by MDA for undisclosed terms.
02-Feb-2015


Cabot Square Capital has acquired JBR Capital, the London-based vehicle finance provider.
02-Feb-2015


Sheffield Wednesday Football Club has been acquired by the Thai Union Frozen Group for an estimated £30m.
02-Feb-2015


CityBeat, the Belfast-based radio station, has been acquired by the Q Radio network.
02-Feb-2015


Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers is to acquire the Scottish commercial business unit of Willis, with the transfer of 24 staff in Glasgow and Dundee.
02-Feb-2015


MixRadio, the Bristol-based music app maker with 180 staff, has been acquired by LINE of South Korea.
02-Feb-2015


Swinton Communications, the Bolton-based telecoms equipment supplier with 12 staff, has been acquired by Can You Get Me.
02-Feb-2015


Daisy Group has acquired Damovo UK, the West Sussex-based telecoms firm, for undisclosed terms.
02-Feb-2015


Greenergy has acquired the Harvest Biofuels plant at Seal Sands on Teesside.
02-Feb-2015


Begbies Traynor has announced the sale of ANA Food Packaging out of administration to ANA Poultry Services, saving 22 jobs in Cannock.
02-Feb-2015


Honeyrose Bakery has acquired Kent & Fraser, the London-based supplier of gluten-free biscuits.
02-Feb-2015


Capita is to acquire Constructionline, the Basingstoke-based procurement service, from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills for £35m.
29-Jan-2015


Andrews Fasteners has been bought out of administration by AFC Products, securing 20 jobs at its Leeds-based hardware business.
29-Jan-2015


Saga has acquired Bennetts, the Peterborough-based motorcycle insurance firm, from BGL Group for £26m.
29-Jan-2015


Mattioli Woods has acquired Torquil Clark, the Wolverhampton-based pensions firm, from Bellpenny for a nominal fee.
29-Jan-2015


HML is to acquire Topaz Finance from Royal Bank of Scotland for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its Specialist Mortgage Services subsidiary.
29-Jan-2015


Molson Coors is to sell its Shobnall maltings business in Burton-on-Trent to Soufflet Group of France.
29-Jan-2015


Electric Word has sold Radcliffe Solutions, the London-based IT consultancy, to Clarity Informatics Group for £0.1m.
29-Jan-2015


Process Combustion, the Harrogate-based heat transfer technology firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
29-Jan-2015


Freedom Logistics UK has acquired Prime Logistics International, in order to expand its operations at Heathrow and Leeds Bradford airports.
29-Jan-2015


Actavis has acquired Auden Mckenzie, the Middlesex-based pharmaceuticals supplier, for £306m.
28-Jan-2015


GBR Phoenix Beard has acquired Optic Asset Management, including 18 staff in London and Leeds.
28-Jan-2015


Alsford Page & Gems, the London-based reinsurance broker, has undergone a management buy-out backed by PSC Capital.
28-Jan-2015


MWL Print Group has been bought out of liquidation by the owner of Zenith Print & Packaging, securing the future of 96 jobs in Pontypool.
28-Jan-2015


Tesco has sold Blinkbox Music to Guvera for undisclosed terms.
27-Jan-2015


Jurys Inn, the chain of 31 hotels with 2,000 staff, is to be acquired by Lone Star Funds for £680m.
27-Jan-2015


Esterform Packaging has acquired the business of Constar UK, the North Yorkshire-based plastic packaging supplier.
27-Jan-2015


Drive Medical has acquired Specialised Orthotic Services, the Staffordshire-based mobility products manufacturer with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms.
27-Jan-2015


Soccerworld is expanding into golf with the acquisition of a driving range and tuition centre in Clydebank for undisclosed terms.
27-Jan-2015


Pool House Professional Advisers has acquired DC Wealth, the Sutton Coldfield-based wealth management firm.
27-Jan-2015


Judges Scientific has acquired Armfield, the Hampshire-based engineering equipment manufacturer, for £8.3m.
26-Jan-2015


Trainline, the London-based online rail ticket sales firm, is to be acquired by private equity firm KKR for £500m.
26-Jan-2015


Autofarm, the Oxfordshire-based Porsche cars specialist, has undergone a management buy-out.
26-Jan-2015


Three is in negotiations to acquire O2, the mobile phone group, in a £10bn deal.
26-Jan-2015


Semetric, the London-based developer of the Musicmetric analytics tool, has been acquired by Apple.
22-Jan-2015


Eaton has acquired Oxalis Group, the Warwickshire-based manufacturer of video surveillance systems with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms.
22-Jan-2015


SDI Group, the Royston-based warehousing consultancy, has been acquired by Luxembourg-based Dematic Group for £23m.
22-Jan-2015


Four D Rubber, the Derbyshire-based manufacturer of latex sheeting, has undergone a £3.6m management buy-out.
22-Jan-2015


Pureprint has acquired a majority stake in Imprint Group, the Newcastle-based printing firm with 100 staff, for undisclosed terms.
22-Jan-2015


Hayes Parsons, the Bristol-based insurance broker, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
22-Jan-2015


Thornley Groves has acquired Shepherd Gilmour, the Manchester-based property sales and lettings agency.
22-Jan-2015


PC Harrington has sold the hoist operations of HTC Plant to Erith-based Reco, with the transfer of 41 staff in Sheffield, St Neot's and Glasgow.
22-Jan-2015


Bridge Leisure has undergone a £36m management buy-out backed by Phoenix Equity Partners, and will acquire the Silver Sands holiday park near Lossiemouth.
21-Jan-2015


Eversholt Rail, the London-based train owner, is to be acquired by Hong Kong-based CK Investments for £2.5bn.
21-Jan-2015


Real Good Food has acquired Rainwbow Dust Colours, the Preston-based supplier of cake decorating products with 28 staff, for an initial £4m.
21-Jan-2015


ISS UK has expanded its facilities management outsourcing business with a £53m deal to acquire the technical services division of GSH Group.
21-Jan-2015


W&M Watson Packaging has acquired Peter Bryson Packaging, the Glasgow-based polythene products distributor.
21-Jan-2015


IRW Systems of Paisley has acquired Unitech, the Edinburgh-based software firm.
21-Jan-2015


Beales, the chain of 30 department stores, is to be acquired by English Rose for £1.2m.
20-Jan-2015


Bibby Line Group has sold System Training to Bridgewater Human Capital, including offices in Carlisle, Gateshead, Leeds, Manchester, Stockton and Watford.
20-Jan-2015


Paragon Software Systems has acquired Axida, the Hull-based supplier of home delivery scheduling software.
20-Jan-2015


Lexon has acquired Norchem, the County Durham-based chain of 20 pharmacies with 245 staff, for undisclosed terms.
20-Jan-2015


LB Foster Rail Technologies has acquired TEW Engineering, the Nottingham-based railway engineering firm.
20-Jan-2015


Phase Eight, the fashion chain with 310 stores in the UK, is to be acquired by The Foschini Group of South Africa for £238m.
20-Jan-2015


Crawford Scientific has acquired Hall Analytical Laboratories, the Manchester-based contract research firm.
20-Jan-2015


SCIO Health Analytics of the US has acquired Data Intelligence, the Slough-based provider of life sciences business intelligence.
20-Jan-2015


John Banks Group has acquired the Richard West Renault and Dacia car dealership in Cambridge, with the transfer of 25 staff.
19-Jan-2015


Shutterstock has acquired Rex Features, the London-based photographic press agency, for £22m.
19-Jan-2015


Indutrade UK has acquired Adaero Precision, the Devon-based components manufacturer, from Cosworth for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015


Dataquest UK has acquired Smartech UK, the London-based supplier of printing and scanning systems, for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015


Sports Direct has announced the sale of the USC chain of 28 fashion stores out of administration to Republic Retail.
19-Jan-2015


Paperhat Group has acquired CTI Digital, the creative agency with 60 staff in Manchester and London.
19-Jan-2015


Taste Trends, the Surrey-based frozen yoghurt manufacturer, has been acquired by Lakeland Dairies of Ireland for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015


Charterhouse PM has acquired Indicia, the customer engagement agency with 100 staff in Bristol, Edinburgh and London, for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015


NEC Group, the Birmingham-based exhibition centre operator, is to be acquired by private equity firm LDC for £307m.
19-Jan-2015


Comline Auto Parts has acquired Motaquip, the Coventry-based car parts distribution firm, from Peugeot for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015


Glencairn Crystal has bought Burns Crystal, the Ayrshire-based supplier of decanters and glasses, for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015


Access Group, the Colchester-based software supplier with 450 staff, has been acquired by US private equity firm TA Associates for £225m.
19-Jan-2015


Foolproof has acquired Knit, the creative technology agency with offices in Norwich and London, creating a combined group with more than 100 staff.
15-Jan-2015


Encore Personnel has bought Response Recruitment Solutions of Spalding out of liquidation, taking its branch network to nine.
15-Jan-2015


Bentley Systems of the US has acquired C3global, the Dingwall-based developer of asset management software.
15-Jan-2015


Totalpost has acquired Mailing & Mechanisation UK, the Daventry-based supplier of mail machinery.
15-Jan-2015


Better Placed HR has undergone a management buy-out and rebranded its Leeds-based recruitment consultancy as Eyzon.
15-Jan-2015


Victoria has acquired Whitestone Weavers, the Hartlepool-based carpet supplier with about 100 staff, for up to £14m.
15-Jan-2015


GMS has bought LYNX Fishing, the Alnwick-based angling technology firm, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
15-Jan-2015


CB Technology, the Livingston-based electronics manufacturer, has undergone a £4.5m management buy-in backed by Maven Capital Partners.
15-Jan-2015


Starwood Capital Group has acquired two Town House Collection hotels in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with the transfer of 270 staff.
15-Jan-2015


Topland has acquired the Feathers chain of eight hotels in Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Warrington.
14-Jan-2015


Carter Jonas is to acquire Cambridge-based New Square Holdings, the owner of planning consultancy Januarys and lettings agency Bradshaws.
14-Jan-2015


Instinctif Partners is to acquire London-based public relations firm Wriglesworth, with the relocation of 25 staff to its Gresham Street office.
14-Jan-2015


Millivres Prowler, the London-based digital media group, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
14-Jan-2015


Lloyds British Testing has acquired Swindon Lifting Gear, the Wiltshire-based lifting equipment supplier.
14-Jan-2015


Connect PR has acquired Seal Communications, the Shrewsbury-based PR firm with ten staff, for undisclosed terms.
14-Jan-2015


Rowlands has acquired The Alnwick Accountants for undisclosed terms, taking its North East office network to seven.
14-Jan-2015


Encirc, the former Quinn Glass bottle manufacturing business with a factory in County Fermanagh, is to be acquired by Vidrala of Spain for more than £300m.
13-Jan-2015


Survitec, the Dunmurry-based safety equipment manufacturer with 300 staff, has been acquired by Canadian private equity firm Onex for £450m.
13-Jan-2015


TalkTalk has acquired the Blinkbox movies and broadband operations of Tesco for an estimated £5m.
12-Jan-2015


Andrews has acquired Accredited Lettings, the Midsomer Norton-based property firm.
12-Jan-2015


Charles Taylor is to acquire Scottish Widows International, the Jersey-based life insurer, from Scottish Widows for an initial £2m.
12-Jan-2015


Rentokil Initial has acquired Peter Cox Property Care, the Oldham-based timber treatment firm, for undisclosed terms.
12-Jan-2015


Creative Marketing Services has acquired the assets of Leeds-based Paritus Marketing out of liquidation.
12-Jan-2015


Jolliman, the Worthing-based menswear catalogue retailer, has been bought out of administration by FC Fund Managers.
12-Jan-2015


DiamondPak of Pontypool has merged with PH Laminators, the Bristol-based print finishing firm with 11 staff.
12-Jan-2015


Network Rail Infrastructure has acquired 87 rail freight sites from DB Schenker Rail and 15 from Freightliner.
12-Jan-2015


Aptuit, the Glasgow-based pharmaceuticals manufacturer, has been acquired by US-based Albany Molecular Research for £16m.
12-Jan-2015


TOM Vehicle has acquired Alistair Fleming, the chain of three car and van dealerships in Ayr, Dundee and Kilmarnock for undisclosed terms.
12-Jan-2015


Linpac, the Birmingham-based packaging company with 2,700 staff, has been acquired by US-based hedge fund Strategic Value Partners.
12-Jan-2015


Ideal Boilers, the Hull-based heating firm with about 500 staff, is to be acquired by Groupe Atlantic of France for undisclosed terms.
08-Jan-2015


Beaver 84 has acquired Go Hire, the Kingswinford-based groundworks rental firm.
08-Jan-2015


Vitax has acquired Organico, the Somerset-based fertiliser manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jan-2015


Multi-Color Corporation has acquired Multi Labels, the Daventry-based supplier of drinks labels with annual revenue of £10m.
08-Jan-2015


Acenden, the High Wycombe-based mortgage firm with about 400 staff, has been sold by the administrators of Lehman Brothers to private equity firms Blackstone and TPG.
08-Jan-2015


Intermarketing Agency has acquired Teabag, the Leeds-based creative agency with 13 staff, taking its total headcount to almost 100.
08-Jan-2015


TC Harrison has acquired the Rylatt Ford car dealership in Spalding for undisclosed terms.
08-Jan-2015


DX Group of Buckinghamshire is to acquire certain assets from the administrators of parcel delivery firm City Link for £1.1m.
07-Jan-2015


Southgate Packaging has acquired McKindy Strap, the Birmingham-based strapping equipment manufacturer.
07-Jan-2015


JLL has acquired the property consultancy division of Mazars, with the transfer of five staff in Birmingham and Bristol.
07-Jan-2015


Liberation Group has acquired Bristol-based Butcombe Brewery for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with more than 750 staff.
07-Jan-2015


Hunting is planning to sell its EA Gibson Shipbrokers subsidiary in London to an Employee Benefit Trust.
07-Jan-2015


Warwick Chemicals, the Flintshire-based manufacturer of cleaning additives with 160 staff, is to be acquired by US-based Lubrizol.
07-Jan-2015


D&G Bus has acquired the Cheshire and Staffordshire bus routes operated by BakerBus, with the transfer of 25 staff.
07-Jan-2015


Cox Motor Group has acquired a Honda car dealership in Southport from Clare James Group.
07-Jan-2015


AVEVA Group has acquired 8over8, the Londonderry-based risk management software firm, for £27m.
06-Jan-2015


Norad Travel Group has acquired Howard Travel of Wiltshire, taking its total workforce to 52.
06-Jan-2015


Prism Medical has acquired The Mobility Equipment Company, the Hinckley-based mobility equipment supplier, for undisclosed terms.
06-Jan-2015


Nurse Plus, the Canterbury-based healthcare recruitment firm with 35 offices, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Sovereign Capital.
06-Jan-2015


Communisis has acquired Life Marketing Consultancy, the marketing agency with 70 staff in London and Birmingham, for £23m.
05-Jan-2015


Ellgia Group has bought the assets of Scunthorpe-based Thompson Waste Management out of administration, and will merge it with newly-acquired Bell Waste Control.
05-Jan-2015


Ocean Outdoor, the London-based outdoor advertising firm, is to be acquired by Searchlight Capital Partners for £80m.
05-Jan-2015


Cascade Technologies, the Stirling-based gas analyser and monitoring systems firm, has been acquired by US-based Emerson for undisclosed terms.
05-Jan-2015


Hanson Building Products, the Maidenhead-based brick company with 1,500 staff at 18 UK sites, is to be acquired by private equity firm Lone Star in a £900m deal.
05-Jan-2015


Insurethebox, the insurance telematics firm with 350 staff in Newcastle, has sold a 75% stake to Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance of Japan for £105m.
05-Jan-2015


Humphries Holdings has sold its Wednesbury-based demolition business to a management buy-out.
05-Jan-2015


Wyevale Garden Centres has acquired the Dorset-based Golden Acres chain of four garden centres, taking its estate to 148 sites.
05-Jan-2015


NDT, the Sheffield-based mechanical testing firm with 45 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
05-Jan-2015


Restore has acquired Ancora Solutions, the document management business, from Ipswich-based IPPlus for £0.5m.
05-Jan-2015


Arthurs of Shropshire has acquired the Dickens Peugeot car dealership in Wrexham for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 25 staff.
05-Jan-2015