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Mergers & Acquisitions - 2009
SpinVox, the Marlow-based voice-to-text technology company with 230 staff, has been acquired by Nuance Communications of the US for £64m.
30-Dec-2009
Iglu.com, the Wimbledon-based online ski and cruise holiday firm, has undergone a £4.3m management buy-out backed by Matrix Private Equity Partners.
31-Dec-2009
British Car Auctions, the second-hand vehicle trader, has been acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the US private equity firm that owns Hertz, for £390m.
31-Dec-2009
AstraZeneca is to acquire Novexel, the French infection research company, for up to £266m, and will collaborate with US-based Forest Laboratories in the development of two antibiotics.
31-Dec-2009
HMV Group has agreed a £46m deal to acquire Mama Group, its joint venture partner in live music venues.
31-Dec-2009
Phoenix IT has bought the UK business continuity operations of Office Shadow out of administration for £0.5m.
31-Dec-2009
Marston & Langinger has been bought out of administration by a local business consultant, securing more than 50 jobs at its Fakenham-based luxury conservatories business.
31-Dec-2009
RAM Investment Group has acquired Estates Media Partners, the supplier of digital media and advertising to shopping malls, for £0.3m.
31-Dec-2009
Nviro Cleantech is to acquire Southbank, the provider of engineering services to the global energy sector, for £7.3m.
31-Dec-2009
Chloride Group has acquired AEES, the French secure power systems company with 135 staff, for undisclosed terms.
31-Dec-2009
Ideal Shopping Direct has acquired Lead The Good Life, the Bedfordshire-based mail order and online supplier of garden equipment, for an initial £5m.
31-Dec-2009
TALL Group has acquired Card Data Management, the Petersfield-based security printing firm trading as ID Data.
31-Dec-2009
Gregory Distribution is to merge its Scottish haulage operations with Hayton Coulthard, the Twynholm-based company with a fleet of 120 trailers.
31-Dec-2009
Balfour Beatty has acquired Strata Construction, the Doncaster-based housebuilder, for £10m.
31-Dec-2009
Rivington Street is to acquire Rosslyn Research and Viewpoint Field Services, the market research companies, from IQ Holdings.
31-Dec-2009
Andor Technology has acquired Bitplane, the Swiss supplier of image analysis software with 30 staff, for £7.5m.
31-Dec-2009
Your Golf Travel has bought the assets and brands of Inta Group, the Gateshead-based golfing holidays firm with 20 staff, out of liquidation.
31-Dec-2009
Maritime Group is to acquire DHL's UK container business for undisclosed terms, including lifting and storage operations in Felixstowe and Trafford Park.
31-Dec-2009
Sakata Ornamentals UK, the Thirsk-based supplier of bedding plants, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms and will be renamed Earley Ornamentals.
31-Dec-2009
Dyson Group of Sheffield has sold its Stoke-based kiln furniture business to management for a nominal sum, with the transfer of 70 staff.
31-Dec-2009
Begbies Traynor has sold Enterprise (UK) out of administration to a management team, securing 13 jobs at its Leigh-based sheet metal business.
31-Dec-2009
Rednal Pneumatics has been sold out of administration to management, securing about 35 jobs at its Oswestry-based metal engineering business.
31-Dec-2009
IBS-STL has gone into administration, casting doubt on the future of up to 26 Wesley Owen book shops, but Baker Tilly has sold the STL distribution division to John Ritchie, Authentic Music to Kingsway Communications and Authentic Book Publishing to Koorong.
23-Dec-2009
Norfolkline, the operator of the Belfast to Liverpool ferry service with 390 staff in Northern Ireland, is to be acquired by DFDS in a £309m deal.
23-Dec-2009
Hill & Smith has sold its Ash & Lacy Perforators expanded metals business to a management team for about £1m.
23-Dec-2009
Perspective Financial has acquired Platinum Portfolios, the Eastbourne-based independent financial adviser, for undisclosed terms.
23-Dec-2009
Metroelectric has acquired Powabyke Acquisition, the Bath-based electric bicycle manufacturer, for about £1m.
23-Dec-2009
Deep-Secure, the Reading-based IT security company, has undergone a £3.5m management buy-in backed by venture capital firm YFM.
23-Dec-2009
Thomas Cook has acquired the remaining 49.9% stake in Gold Medal Travel, the Preston-based travel firm with 540 staff.
23-Dec-2009
Formpro MM has gone into administration through KPMG, but 61 of the 180 jobs at its Bristol-based printing business have been saved with the sale of the digital division to Latcham Consulting.
23-Dec-2009
Hunting has sold its Hunting Energy France division to Finergy of France for £11m, in order to focus on upstream energy services.
23-Dec-2009
Care Aspirations has acquired Shirebrook Care, the Mansfield-based chain of eight care homes, for about £20m.
23-Dec-2009
Brettell & Shaw, the Stourbridge-based manufacturer of hardware products, has been acquired by H&E Knowles (Lye).
22-Dec-2009
Capita Group has acquired Synetrix, the IT services firm with 193 staff in Keele and Farnborough, from Apax Partners for £75m.
22-Dec-2009
Steelcraft Precision is to be sold out of administration by Smith & Williamson to an unnamed company, securing 28 jobs at its turbine components factory in Narborough.
22-Dec-2009
Southern Bear is to acquire IPCL, the Tyneside-based supplier of fire protective coatings, for up to £4.8m.
21-Dec-2009
PDD, the London-based product design company, has undergone a management buy-out.
21-Dec-2009
EMI has acquired Loudclothing, the Leicester-based music merchandising company with 18 staff, for undisclosed terms.
21-Dec-2009
Cobra Biomanufacturing, the Keele-based vaccine manufacturer with 80 staff, has recommended a takeover bid from Recipharm of Sweden that values the company at about £1m.
21-Dec-2009
Chilli UK, the Leeds-based brand design consultancy with 15 staff, has been acquired by the Home group.
21-Dec-2009
Mears is to acquire Supporta, the social housing maintenance firm with 2,500 staff at 32 offices, for £27m.
21-Dec-2009
Lab21 has acquired Selah Technologies, the US nanotechnology company, for undisclosed terms.
21-Dec-2009
Howorth Air Technology of Bolton has sold its Westbury Filtermation business out of administration to a management team, securing 64 of the 134 jobs.
21-Dec-2009
Avecia Biologics, the Billingham-based biotechnology company with 500 staff, is to be acquired by Merck for undisclosed terms.
21-Dec-2009
Aviation Group has acquired London Helicopter Centres, the helicopter charter firm with sites in Redhill and Enniskillen.
21-Dec-2009
James Cowper is to merge with Buchanans of Southampton to create a combined accountancy group with 175 staff.
21-Dec-2009
Easy Fit, the Walsall-based conservatories supplier, has been bought out of administration by Indigo Products of Aldridge.
21-Dec-2009
Noble Group, the Edinburgh-based bank with 90 staff, has been acquired by Execution of London for undisclosed terms.
21-Dec-2009
BA Components of County Tyrone has bought BLP, the Doncaster-based furniture components manufacturer with 76 staff, out of administration.
21-Dec-2009
Genetix Group, the cell imaging company with sites in Hampshire and Gateshead, is to be acquired by Danaher Corp of the US for £63m.
21-Dec-2009
Electro-Flow Controls, the Aberdeen-based controls and instrumentation supplier with 62 staff, has undergone a £10m management buy-in backed by Maven Capital Partners.
17-Dec-2009
Your Events of Altrincham is to merge with OWL Event Management of Liverpool, creating a new parent company called Total Event Group.
17-Dec-2009
Networkers International has acquired Comms Group, the IT recruitment company with 35 staff, for a nominal sum.
17-Dec-2009
Alternative Supply Company has been sold out of administration by Grant Thornton to a new company called Intelpack, securing 60 jobs at its plastic packaging business in Northumberland.
17-Dec-2009
GW Chapman & Sons has been sold out of administration by SFP to a new company created by a former director, securing 21 jobs at its West Drayton-based printing business.
17-Dec-2009
Hindle Group, the Bradford-based manufacturer of gears and engine components with 128 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2009
Four Seasons Group has acquired JCW for undisclosed terms, creating a combined High Wycombe-based air conditioning and building services group with 200 staff.
17-Dec-2009
Uponor of Finland has acquired Velta UK, the West Yorkshire-based underfloor heating firm with 53 staff.
17-Dec-2009
Smythson, the chain of 15 luxury leather goods and stationery stores, has been acquired by Greenwill for £18m.
17-Dec-2009
Wrap Film Systems has acquired Baco Products, the Amersham-based supplier of food storage products, for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2009
Silence Therapeutics is to acquire Intradigm, the US biotechnology company specialising in experimental medicines based on RNA interference, for £16m.
17-Dec-2009
McBride has acquired Homepride, the Milton Keynes-based supplier of cleaning products, for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2009
Tricorn Partners, the London-based corporate finance firm, is to be acquired by Nomura of Japan for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2009
Whitbread is to acquire the Coffeehaven chain of 90 coffee shops in central and eastern Europe for £36m.
16-Dec-2009
MTL Document Services of Leigh is to merge with HiScan of Stockport, creating a combined information management firm with 40 staff.
16-Dec-2009
Johnson Service has sold certain assets and maintenance contracts of its Bristol-based Workplace Engineering division to MSS Facilities for an initial £0.2m.
16-Dec-2009
Sceptre Leisure has acquired Australian 8 Ball Company, the Dorset-based supplier of amusement machines, for £1.1m.
16-Dec-2009
National Money Helpline, the Chorley-based debt management firm with 13 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2009
Dresser Mouldings of Bolton has acquired Timbmet, the Rochdale-based timber supplier with 22 staff.
16-Dec-2009
JDS Trucks, the Renault truck distributor with 75 staff at depots in Blackburn, Leeds and Salford, has undergone a management buy-out.
16-Dec-2009
CB Imports, the operator of Country Baskets wholesale outlets in Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester with 270 staff, has undergone a £12m management buy-out backed by Matrix Private Equity Partners.
16-Dec-2009
Alberto Culver is to acquire the Simple skin care brand in the UK from Duke Street for £240m.
15-Dec-2009
GI Partners is to acquire the Premium Bars & Restaurants chain of 39 outlets out of administration, in order to expand its Orchid division.
15-Dec-2009
DCC is to acquire Brogans, the Motherwell-based fuel distribution firm with 279 staff at 15 depots, for £42m.
15-Dec-2009
United Business Media has acquired Virtual Press Office, the US provider of marketing services for exhibitions, for an initial £4m.
15-Dec-2009
Digital Marketing Group has acquired 20:20 London, the marketing services firm, for up to £2m.
15-Dec-2009
Habitat, the furniture chain with 35 stores in the UK, has been sold by its Swedish owners to restructuring specialist Hilco.
15-Dec-2009
Clipper Windpower, the wind turbine manufacturer, is to sell a 49.5% equity stake to United Technologies of the US in a £126m deal.
14-Dec-2009
Cazenove Capital Management has acquired Thornhill, the fund management company with offices in Edinburgh and London, for undisclosed terms.
14-Dec-2009
KPMG has sold 14 First Quench off-licences in Hampshire and Dorset to Wickham Vineyard, and a further 14 have gone to SEP Properties.
14-Dec-2009
Hunting is to acquire Welltonic, the Aberdeen-based provider of oil well intervention services with 45 staff, for an initial £7m.
14-Dec-2009
Midcounties Co-op is to sell the Motorworld group of 11 car dealerships in the Oxford area to Johnsons Cars for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 206 staff.
14-Dec-2009
Yorkshire Marine Containers, the Beverley-based container manufacturer with 26 staff, has been bought out of administration by ECO Modular Living for undisclosed terms.
14-Dec-2009
Mott MacDonald has acquired Fulcrum Consulting, the London-based building services engineer, for undisclosed terms.
14-Dec-2009
Cybit, the Huntingdon-based telematics company with 150 staff, is to be acquired by private equity firm Francisco Partners for £23m.
14-Dec-2009
Kruger Tissue has sold its UK tissue paper operations, including 180 staff in Trafford Park, Disley and North Wales, to Northwood Paper Sales of Middlesex.
14-Dec-2009
Wood Group has acquired Shanahan Engineering, the provider of installation and maintenance services to the power sector with 300 staff in Ireland, Japan, Italy, Turkey and the UK, for undisclosed terms.
14-Dec-2009
Lewis Tankers, the Goole-based fleet of 70 oil and chemical tankers, has undergone a management buy-out from Simon Storage.
14-Dec-2009
Hays Travel has acquired St Andrew's Travel, the chain of 24 travel agencies in Bolton, Horwich and Westhoughton, from Zorgvliet of South Africa.
14-Dec-2009
Perspective Financial Group has acquired Charles Reynolds Associates, the Hertfordshire-based independent financial adviser, for undisclosed terms.
14-Dec-2009
Hallin Marine Subsea International, the offshore oil and gas services firm with about 200 staff in Aberdeen, Singapore and the US, is to be acquired by Superior UK in a £103m deal.
14-Dec-2009
Lick Digital has acquired Topcopy from Prime Active Capital, creating a combined Leeds-based digital printing group with 20 staff.
14-Dec-2009
Jenkins & Davies, the Pembroke Dock-based engineering services firm with more than 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-in backed by Finance Wales.
14-Dec-2009
Tenon Group is to acquire RSM Bentley Jennison for up to £76m, creating a combined accountancy group with about 50 offices and 3,000 staff.
10-Dec-2009
Capital Solutions has acquired West End Business Services, the Aberdeen-based supplier of office equipment, for undisclosed terms.
10-Dec-2009
SecureWorks has acquired DNS, the Edinburgh-based security services firm, for undisclosed terms.
10-Dec-2009
Powerleague is planning to double its chain of 44 five-a-side football sites over the next five years, following the completion of its £80m acquisition by Patron Capital Partners.
10-Dec-2009
Oxford Wine Company is to acquire Bona Wines, the Gloucestershire-based wine wholesaler.
10-Dec-2009
DePuy Orthopaedics has acquired Finsbury Orthopaedics, the Surrey-based supplier of orthopaedic implants, for undisclosed terms.
10-Dec-2009
Lancashire Tea, the Newton-le-Willows-based tea supplier, has been bought out of administration by its original founders for undisclosed terms.
10-Dec-2009
The Dairy House has been acquired by a Devon-based farmer, securing 30 jobs at its organic dairy in Herefordshire.
09-Dec-2009
Norpe, the Finnish supplier of refrigeration equipment, has sold its Stockport-based division to a management team.
09-Dec-2009
Domus Healthcare Group has acquired TLC Homecare Services, the provider of home care services with 80 staff in Yorkshire and the North West, for undisclosed terms.
09-Dec-2009
Gaming Technology Solutions, the gaming software firm, is to be acquired by Playtech for an initial £10m.
09-Dec-2009
Skipton Building Society has sold Callcredit Information Group, the Leeds-based credit reference agency with 600 staff, to London-based private equity firm Vitruvian Partners for undisclosed terms.
09-Dec-2009
Pointer Pet Foods has been sold out of administration by KPMG to a new company called Pointer Pet Products, securing 47 jobs in Rotherham.
09-Dec-2009
Marken is to sell a majority stake in its London-based pharmaceuticals support services business to private equity firm Apax Partners in a £975m deal.
08-Dec-2009
Vertu Motors has acquired the David Penman Renault and Seat car dealership in Darlington for £1.1m.
08-Dec-2009
Tracsis is to acquire Safety Information Systems, the supplier of data analysis software, for an initial £0.5m.
08-Dec-2009
Cowgill Holloway of Bolton has merged with Jackson of Liverpool, creating a combined accountancy and business advisory firm with 142 staff.
08-Dec-2009
ClearDebt is to acquire most of Relax Group's debt management assets out of administration for £2.7m.
07-Dec-2009
Escada UK, the luxury clothing retailer, has been sold by KPMG to a subsidiary of Mittal Trust in a pre-pack administration deal.
07-Dec-2009
Elite Telecom has acquired CAN Networks, the Dorset-based voice and data network services company, for £12m.
07-Dec-2009
Casino 36 has bought two casinos in Wolverhampton and Dudley out of administration, securing the future of 110 jobs.
07-Dec-2009
Go-Ahead is to sell most of its ground handling and cargo operations at Heathrow to Dnata for £15m, while its ground handling operations at 11 other airports will be sold to Servisair UK for a nominal sum.
07-Dec-2009
Cats Solutions has acquired the document and printing services assets of Legal Document Services International for undisclosed terms.
07-Dec-2009
Graham & Heslip has been sold out of administration by BDO to C&R Print, securing 81 jobs at its printing operation in Northern Ireland.
07-Dec-2009
Helvetia Wealth of Switzerland has acquired City Gate Money Managers and TAM Asset Management for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 25 UK-based financial advisers.
07-Dec-2009
Away Resorts has bought the 300-acre Tattershall Lakes Country Park in Lincolnshire out of administration.
07-Dec-2009
Haldanes has expanded its new chain of supermarkets to 18 with the acquisition of 13 mainly Scottish stores from Co-operative Group.
03-Dec-2009
Galliford Try has acquired Rosemullion Homes, the Cornwall-based housebuilder, for £0.2m.
03-Dec-2009
Accuma Group, the Manchester-based debt management company, is to return to private ownership in a £5m deal backed by private equity firm Zeus.
03-Dec-2009
Managed Support Services has acquired Status Building Services, the Redhill-based building maintenance firm, for £3.7m.
03-Dec-2009
Staffline has acquired Peter Rowley, the manufacturing training consultancy with 45 staff in Grimsby, Hull and Manchester, for about £2.5m.
03-Dec-2009
Greene King has acquired seven pubs in Scotland from Mitchells & Butlers for £13m.
02-Dec-2009
Yorkshire Building Society is to acquire Chelsea Building Society of Cheltenham, which is likely to lead to job losses at the combined group of 178 branches.
02-Dec-2009
Folio Hotels is to sell its eight remaining hotels to a new company called Akkeron Hotels for a nominal sum, as part of a strategy to develop a nationwide chain of up to 150 hotels.
02-Dec-2009
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has acquired HSBC Actuaries & Consultants, the employee benefits firm with 440 staff, from HSBC Insurance Brokers for £27m.
02-Dec-2009
CVS has acquired the Rees Veterinary Centre in Warrington, with the transfer of 20 staff.
02-Dec-2009
Baker Tilly has sold the Middlesbrough-based Riverside Bakery out of administration to a local businessman, securing the future of 35 jobs.
02-Dec-2009
C&C Group has acquired the Gaymers Cider Company from Constellation Brands for £45m, including a cider production plant in Shepton Mallet and a warehouse in Bristol.
01-Dec-2009
Bartell Contract Furnishings has acquired Cottage Contract Furnishers, the North Shields-based curtains and soft furnishings manufacturer with 17 staff, for undisclosed terms.
01-Dec-2009
McMurdo, the Portsmouth-based manufacturer of marine safety equipment, has been acquired by Orolia of France for £5.9m.
01-Dec-2009
Spiritel has acquired ADK Communications, the Hertfordshire-based voice and data services company, for £1m.
01-Dec-2009
Associated Dental Practices, the chain of 122 dental practices, has been acquired by private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners in a £72m deal.
30-Nov-2009
Garic UK has bought the assets of Welfare Cabins, the Colchester-based portable cabin hire company, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
30-Nov-2009
Total Produce is to acquire the assets of Utopia UK, the Spalding-based supplier of fresh produce, out of administration.
30-Nov-2009
Lab21 has acquired the business and assets of Delphic Diagnostics, the laboratory services firm with sites in Liverpool and Kent, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
30-Nov-2009
Waitrose has acquired five supermarkets in Anglesey, Ashbourne, Melksham, Somerset and West Sussex from the Co-operative Group, with the transfer of about 500 staff.
30-Nov-2009
Electronic Motion Systems, the Swansea-based electronics manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, and is planning to expand the 110-strong workforce with 30 new jobs.
30-Nov-2009
Venus Wine & Spirit has bought the Wine Rack brand name and 14 stores in the London area from the administrators of First Quench, saving 90 jobs.
30-Nov-2009
Capita Symonds has acquired Multi-Tech Contracts, the engineering consultancy with 150 staff in Warrington, Bridgend, Birmingham and Edinburgh, for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2009
Perspective Financial has acquired Professional Investment Management Services, the Kent-based financial adviser, for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2009
Henry Riley has bought Graves Partnership, the Birmingham-based property advisory firm with ten staff, out of administration.
26-Nov-2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers has acquired Paragon Consulting Group, the London-based management consultancy with 90 staff.
25-Nov-2009
Intercytex has closed its operation in Cambridge, as part of a restructuring of its stem cell business which includes the sale of its Axordia subsidiary to Pfizer for £0.5m.
25-Nov-2009
CScape has sold its ITM Graphics and ITM Publishing Services subsidiaries to management for up to £0.2m.
25-Nov-2009
Shield Service Group has acquired Aureate Cleaners and Insatiable Cleaners, two London-based cleaning companies, for £0.2m.
25-Nov-2009
Bayer MaterialScience is to acquire PolyBioMed, the Sheffield-based supplier of polymer coatings and surface treatments for medical devices.
25-Nov-2009
CitySprint has acquired On The Dot, the Warwickshire-based courier firm, for undisclosed terms.
25-Nov-2009
RCapital has bought 28 nightclubs and bars from 3D Entertainment Group, as part of a company voluntary agreement that will save 340 jobs.
24-Nov-2009
Endemol has expanded its TV production business with the £30m acquisition of Tiger Aspect, Tigress and Darlow Smithson from IMG.
24-Nov-2009
Plymouth City Council is to sell Plymouth CityBus to Go-Ahead for £20m, with the transfer of 485 staff.
24-Nov-2009
MBL Group is to acquire Global Media Vault, the London-based digital media distribution firm, for £0.8m.
24-Nov-2009
Welcomm Communications has acquired Dialect, the mobile technology firm, for undisclosed terms, and the 13 staff will relocate from Northampton to Market Harborough.
24-Nov-2009
Millers Oils has acquired Falcon Lubricants, the North Yorkshire-based supplier of oils and greases with 13 staff.
24-Nov-2009
Highland Spring is to acquire the Campsie Spring and Blaen Twyni bottled water operations from Greencore for up to £17m, with the transfer of 124 staff.
23-Nov-2009
Mitie has acquired Environmental Property Services from Uberior Holdings for £38m, in order to expand its social housing operations in the South East.
23-Nov-2009
Chivas Brothers is to sell its whisky bottling plant at Newbridge to the Benriach Distillery Company, with the loss of about 80 of the 103 jobs.
23-Nov-2009
Expotel has acquired LateMeetings, the York-based conference venue booking service, for undisclosed terms.
23-Nov-2009
TJ Group has acquired Dove Recycling, the Hampshire-based workplace recycling service with six staff, for undisclosed terms.
23-Nov-2009
Aldermore Bank has acquired Absolute Invoice Finance, the Manchester-based factoring firm with six regional offices, from AnaCap Financial Partners for undisclosed terms.
23-Nov-2009
Leekes has acquired Cole's Home Furnishings, the operator of three furniture stores in Bilston, Bedworth and Fenton, and will create a department store format at each site.
23-Nov-2009
Shield Security has acquired Sentry Guarding for undisclosed terms, to create a combined Hull-based security business with about 300 staff.
23-Nov-2009
Maincolour Print, the Macclesfield-based digital printing firm, has been bought out of administration by a new company called Arrival Data.
23-Nov-2009
Veale Wasbrough has merged with Vizards Tweedie to create a combined law firm with 299 staff in Bristol and London.
23-Nov-2009
Cazenove, the London-based stockbroker, is to be acquired by JP Morgan of the US in a £1bn deal, following the sale of the remaining 50% stake.
23-Nov-2009
Ashley House is to acquire Sapphire Primary Care Developments, the developer of healthcare premises with 13 staff in Coventry and Scotland, from Lloydspharmacy for £6.8m.
23-Nov-2009
Menicon has acquired David Thomas, the Northampton-based contact lens manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
23-Nov-2009
T4 Media has acquired Alvern Media, the Croydon-based outdoor advertising company with seven staff.
23-Nov-2009
Abermed, the Aberdeen-based medical services firm with 360 staff, has been acquired by International SOS.
23-Nov-2009
Crimson Hotels has acquired the 214-room Park Inn hotel in central London out of administration for about £45m.
19-Nov-2009
BSW Group has acquired Howie Forest Products, the Dalbeattie-based supplier of timber pallets and packaging, for £30m.
19-Nov-2009
Brawn GP, the Brackley-based Formula 1 motor racing team, has been acquired by Daimler AG and Aabar Investments, and will be rebranded as Mercedes Grand Prix.
18-Nov-2009
Orthomimetics, the Cambridge-based regenerative medicine firm with 11 staff, has been acquired by TiGenix of Belgium for £14m.
18-Nov-2009
GM Procure is to merge with Impact Manchester by June 2010, in order to create the largest social housing procurement group in the country.
18-Nov-2009
Zolfo Cooper has sold some of the assets of Microtech Solutions, the Blackburn-based television manufacturer, out of administration to a management team, and some of the staff have been retained to work on development projects.
18-Nov-2009
Uniq is to sell Johma and Meal Solutions, the suppliers of prepared salads and sandwiches in the Netherlands, to Gilde Equity Management for £18m.
18-Nov-2009
E2train, the Cirencester-based software company with 34 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by WestBridge Fund Managers.
18-Nov-2009
Cohen Cramer has acquired Hudson & Associates, the Cumbria-based law firm.
18-Nov-2009
ScriptSwitch, the Coventry-based provider of drug comparison software to doctors with 45 staff, is to be acquired by UnitedHealth of the US.
18-Nov-2009
Morris & Son has bought Stockley's Sweets, the Accrington-based confectionery manufacturer with 38 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2009
Multipart, the Chorley-based supplier of car parts with 250 staff, has been acquired by TVS Logistics Services of India for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2009
Network Group Holdings is to acquire a 51% stake in Network Recruitment Solutions, the South London-based health sector recruitment firm with annual turnover of £1.6m.
17-Nov-2009
Advanced Computer Software has acquired Healthy Software, the Derby-based clinical software supplier, for £0.9m.
17-Nov-2009
Universal Engineering (Charlestown), the Weymouth-based precision engineering firm with 250 staff, has been acquired by Bland Group of Gibraltar.
17-Nov-2009
Debenhams is moving into mainland Europe for the first time with the £12m acquisition of Magasin du Nord, the Danish chain of six department stores.
16-Nov-2009
British Airways has agreed terms for a £4.4bn merger with Iberia of Spain in late 2010, creating a combined London-based airline with 419 aircraft.
16-Nov-2009
Balfour Beatty is to acquire SpawMaxwell, the US interior contractor, for undisclosed terms.
16-Nov-2009
Heinz is to sell its frozen and chilled foods factory in Okehampton to a new company called Polestar Foods, with the transfer of 315 staff.
16-Nov-2009
Booth Mechanical Services, the Liverpool-based maintenance firm with 62 staff, has been acquired by the owner of Fylde-based Heatwise for undisclosed terms.
16-Nov-2009
S&U has acquired J&C Smith, the Teesside-based home credit company with gross assets of £0.7m.
16-Nov-2009
National Friendly has acquired 425 Direct, the Bristol-based financial advice firm formerly known as AWD Direct, securing the future of 25 jobs.
16-Nov-2009
Interactive Publishing has acquired Scissorhands Media, the publisher of consumer magazines, from Financial One Securities for up to £0.5m.
16-Nov-2009
Earlsmere, the Barnsley-based supplier of livestock identification products, has been acquired by Countryside Services.
16-Nov-2009
Smales Group has sold 3G Food Service, the Hull-based supplier of catering products, to a management buy-out.
16-Nov-2009
Acorn Pet Centres has been bought out of administration by a former managing director, securing the future of 153 jobs at 24 stores in Scotland.
12-Nov-2009
Ionix of Leigh has bought some of the assets of Port Talbot-based Excel Electronic Assemblies out of administration for undisclosed terms.
12-Nov-2009
Rexam has sold its Petainer PET packaging business to NextWave and WHEB Ventures for £16m.
12-Nov-2009
Smith & Nephew is to acquire the assets of Nucryst Pharmaceuticals, the US manufacturer of antimicrobial dressings, for £13m.
12-Nov-2009
Cyclotech, the Aberdeen-based oil services firm with 45 staff, has been acquired by M-I Drilling Fluids of the US for about £20m.
12-Nov-2009
Jones Bros has bought the Bangor-based gas and pumps division of B&M Solutions out of administration, securing the future of 20 jobs.
11-Nov-2009
TrainFX has bought the assets of the ASG Media outdoor advertising business out of administration.
11-Nov-2009
Just Car Clinics has acquired two Richmond Motors bodyshops in Stourbridge and Redditch out of administration, securing the future of 31 jobs.
11-Nov-2009
Playfish, the London-based computer games developer, has been acquired by Electronic Arts for £165m.
10-Nov-2009
John McGavigan has been sold out of administration by KPMG to a former management team, securing the future of 109 jobs at its interior car parts factory in East Dunbartonshire.
10-Nov-2009
Helston Garages has acquired the Renwicks Peugeot car dealerships in Exeter and Honiton out of administration, taking its chain to 29 sites.
10-Nov-2009
Regency Mowbray has acquired Lea Green Foods, the St Helens-based sauce manufacturer with 14 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Nov-2009
Argonaut Logistics has bought Sheffield-based Argonaut Freight Forwarding and Freight Care International in a pre-pack administration deal.
09-Nov-2009
Juice Digital, the Stockport-based digital media agency, has been acquired by Tangerine of Manchester for undisclosed terms.
09-Nov-2009
Calibre Solicitors of Eccles has bought Branton Bridge Solicitors of Salford out of administration, with the transfer of more than 30 staff.
09-Nov-2009
Aston Manor Brewery has acquired Devon Cider of Tiverton out of administration, securing the future of 50 jobs.
09-Nov-2009
PolyOne has sold its polymer manufacturing and distribution operations in the UK to a management team, securing 20 jobs at its site in Widnes.
09-Nov-2009
Scientific Analysis Instruments has bought Millbrook Instruments of Blackburn out of administration for undisclosed terms.
09-Nov-2009
Arnold Clark is to acquire Ford and Citroen car dealerships in Carlisle, Dumfries, Penrith and Workington from GK Group for undisclosed terms.
09-Nov-2009
XJF Plastics, the Chesterfield-based rotational moulding firm with 16 staff, has been sold to an unnamed buyer and will be rebranded as Shieldtone.
09-Nov-2009
Walter Smith has been bought out of administration, securing the future of 200 jobs at its Birmingham-based chain of 20 butchers.
05-Nov-2009
Spiritel has acquired Edge Solutions, the London-based voice and data services firm, for an initial £3.6m.
04-Nov-2009
Microgen is to sell its billing services division to Swiss Post Solutions for £7.5m.
04-Nov-2009
Zoom Media has bought Gym Screen Media, the operator of digital advertising screens at 160 venues, from Media 42 for undisclosed terms.
04-Nov-2009
Kilmartin has sold its Kilbride rail infrastructure business to management for undisclosed terms, including projects in Inverurie, Stretton, Swindon and Tavistock.
03-Nov-2009
Vertu Motors has acquired the trade and assets of a Vauxhall car dealership in Lichfield from Steve Thompson Cars for £2.8m.
03-Nov-2009
Simms & Woods, the Pershore-based vegetable packing firm with more than 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Nov-2009
Globe Pub Company, the chain of 421 pubs, is to be bought out of administrative receivership by a new company called EBP Pub Company, with Heineken providing £180m of finance.
02-Nov-2009
Ambassador Theatre Group is to acquire 16 theatres from Live Nation for £90m, including the Lyceum and Apollo Victoria in London.
02-Nov-2009
Acal is to acquire BFi OPTiLAS, the French electronic components distributor with an office in Milton Keynes, for £9m.
02-Nov-2009
Alternative Networks has acquired Aurora Kendrick James, the Kent-based billing software supplier with 50 staff, for up to £5.5m.
02-Nov-2009
Watts Group has sold its tyre business to Premia Group, with the transfer of up to 46 staff in Lydney.
02-Nov-2009
Wide Range Elastomers, the Leicester-based rubber seals manufacturer with 20 staff, has been acquired by Garlock of West Yorkshire for undisclosed terms.
02-Nov-2009
One World Logistics has bought Surfair Freight Services of Leicester out of administration, securing the future of up to 30 jobs.
02-Nov-2009
AFH Wealth Management has acquired Insync Financial Planning from the West Bromwich Building Society for undisclosed terms.
29-Oct-2009
Wickman Group of Coventry has bought the precision engineering product line of Tangi-Flow out of administration for undisclosed terms.
29-Oct-2009
Bell & Bain, the Glasgow-based academic book printing firm with 90 staff, is to be sold by Prime Active Capital to a management team for £2.5m.
29-Oct-2009
Plastic Engineering, the Leamington-based injection moulder with 100 staff, has been bought out of administration by Urbis Canalside.
29-Oct-2009
ScanSafe, the London-based internet security company, is to be acquired by Cisco Systems for up to £112m.
28-Oct-2009
First Derivatives of Newry has acquired RDF, the US data management software firm, for up to £6.1m.
28-Oct-2009
Computacenter has sold CCD, its trade distribution division with 40 staff, to Ingram Micro for undisclosed terms.
28-Oct-2009
Barclays is to acquire Standard Life Bank, the mortgage and savings division of Standard Life with 270 staff in Edinburgh, for £226m.
27-Oct-2009
Lloyds Banking Group is to sell HBOS Employee Equity Solutions to Computershare for up to £40m, with the transfer of 420 staff in Halifax, Purley and Jersey.
27-Oct-2009
Towry Law has acquired the UK division of Edward Jones, the US-based financial adviser, for undisclosed terms.
26-Oct-2009
Anglo Beef Processors has acquired an abattoir in Guildford from Chitty Food Group.
26-Oct-2009
MKM is to sell its Concepts For Travel and Leapfrog marketing and travel agency operations in Manchester to CPP Holdings of York for £4.7m.
26-Oct-2009
Doodson Broking Group of Stockport has acquired Albemarle Insurance Brokers of London and Sumner Insurance Services of Blackburn.
26-Oct-2009
Amaze has acquired Underwired, the London-based digital marketing agency, for undisclosed terms.
26-Oct-2009
Pepperells Solicitors of Scunthorpe has acquired Ivesons, the Hull-based law firm.
26-Oct-2009
WH Davis, the Mansfield-based manufacturer of railway wagons, has undergone a management buy-out.
26-Oct-2009
Pipeline Engineering, the North Yorkshire-based pipeline services company with 175 staff, has been acquired by Circor International of the US for undisclosed terms.
26-Oct-2009
Pinetum Manufacturing has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing 107 jobs at its furniture manufacturing business in Warminster.
26-Oct-2009
Perspective Financial Group of Wilmslow has acquired Chambers & Co, the Chelmsford-based independent financial adviser.
26-Oct-2009
International Power has completed the acquisition of AIM PowerGen, the Canadian wind farm developer, from Renewable Energy Generation for £139m.
26-Oct-2009
Research Now, the online market research firm, is in discussions to be acquired by e-Rewards of the US for £80m.
22-Oct-2009
Regent Inns is to undergo a pre-pack administration through BDO, with the closure of eight Jongleurs and Walkabout bars, the loss of 150 jobs and the sale of 60 sites to a new company called Intertain.
22-Oct-2009
BAA has agreed to sell Gatwick Airport to Global Infrastructure Partners for £1.5bn, which could lead to a £900m investment in new facilities for airlines and passengers over the next four years.
21-Oct-2009
Heywood Williams, the West Yorkshire-based building materials supplier with more than 1,000 staff, has gone into administration through Deloitte and the trading operations have been sold to a new company called Arran Isle.
21-Oct-2009
Milsom Industrial Designs, the Bath-based supplier of technical documents to the engineering sector, has been acquired by the Stockport-based division of General Physics UK for undisclosed terms.
21-Oct-2009
Boomerang Plus has acquired Indus Films, the Welsh TV production company, for an initial £1.1m.
21-Oct-2009
PSG Solutions has acquired Chalenor Legal Services and Yorkshire Home Inspections for £0.4m, in order to expand its property information services business.
21-Oct-2009
Ainsworth & Martin has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing 100 jobs at its haulage operations in Preston and Gloucester.
21-Oct-2009
Rathbone Brothers has acquired part of the private client fund management operations of Lloyds Banking Group for up to £35m, but 40 Lloyds jobs will be lost in Edinburgh.
21-Oct-2009
WH Ireland is to sell its stockbroking office in Colwyn Bay to a management team for undisclosed terms.
21-Oct-2009
P&J has been sold out of administration to four directors, securing all 33 jobs at its Stockport-based pattern book manufacturing business.
21-Oct-2009
Superior Labels, the Lincolnshire-based label printing company with 58 staff, has been acquired by Reflex Group of Leeds for undisclosed terms.
21-Oct-2009
BSC (Diecasting) has acquired the Walsall-based diecasting business of FH Tomkins Buckle for undisclosed terms.
20-Oct-2009
Ultra Electronics has acquired Scytale, the US provider of security software and services with 20 staff, for an initial £3.2m.
20-Oct-2009
Parkwood has acquired full ownership of its Exeter-based Verdia horticultural compost manufacturing joint venture from TEG Group.
20-Oct-2009
Doric Anderton has acquired the business and assets of Lancashire-based Food Packaging out of administration, securing the future of 115 jobs.
20-Oct-2009
Lloyds Banking Group is to sell Halifax Estate Agencies to LSL Property Services for a nominal sum, with the closure of about 121 Halifax banking counters and the loss of up to 460 jobs.
19-Oct-2009
IQ Textiles has been bought out of administration by ATC Manufacturing, securing 31 jobs at its Prestonpans-based waterproof materials business.
19-Oct-2009
Ashley Commercial Finance has acquired Bizhelp24, the online business advice firm, for undisclosed terms.
19-Oct-2009
Fox Moving & Storage has acquired Vanpac International, the Southampton-based removals firm, taking its nationwide network of branches to ten.
19-Oct-2009
Friends Provident has acquired the Bankhall financial services business from Skandia UK, in order to expand its Sesame division with the transfer of up to 224 staff.
19-Oct-2009
Monument Foods has acquired JW Rae, the Tyneside-based bakery with 16 staff, in order to expand its Aspin Bakery division.
19-Oct-2009
Thomson Reuters has acquired Breakingviews, the financial commentary website with offices in London, New York and Paris, for about £13m.
15-Oct-2009
Duo Plastics, the polythene packaging manufacturer with 65 staff in Manchester and 50 in Derbyshire, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Oct-2009
Rollins Bulldog Tools of Wigan has bought the assets of the Caldwells tool manufacturing business in Cheshire out of administration.
14-Oct-2009
Amaze has acquired MCL Digital, the digital technology consultancy with offices in London and Belfast, for undisclosed terms.
14-Oct-2009
Blue Rock Systems of Southampton has acquired Sense Computer Systems, the Nottingham-based software supplier with six staff, for £0.7m.
14-Oct-2009
Media Corporation has acquired Purple Lounge, the internet gaming company, for up to £0.5m.
14-Oct-2009
Benfield Motor has acquired two VW car dealerships in Carlisle and Dumfries, with the transfer of 54 staff.
14-Oct-2009
Tootsies has gone into administration through BDO and 11 of the 21 restaurants have been sold to Giraffe Concepts for £2.5m, but the other chains in the Clapham House group are unaffected.
13-Oct-2009
Keller is to acquire Resource Holdings, the Singapore-based foundations contractor, for an initial £31m.
13-Oct-2009
Sinclair Pharma has acquired the Flammazine and Flammacerium dermatology products from Solvay Pharmaceuticals for £16m.
13-Oct-2009
Carillion is to sell its Enviros environmental consultancy operation to Sinclair Knight Merz for £27m.
13-Oct-2009
Parkmead Group is to acquire Aupec, the Aberdeen-based energy services consultancy, for £1m in cash plus shares.
13-Oct-2009
Babylicious, the Amersham-based supplier of frozen baby food, has been sold out of administration by Tenon Recovery to a management team.
12-Oct-2009
Praesepe has acquired 13 amusement arcades in South Wales and South West England from Case Concepts for £6.3m, taking its total chain to 54.
12-Oct-2009
CB Kaymich has acquired Syddal Manufacturing, the Denton-based manufacturer of pipe couplings, for undisclosed terms.
12-Oct-2009
System C Healthcare has acquired Conscia Enterprise Systems, the Glasgow-based web solutions company, for £0.8m.
12-Oct-2009
PD Ports, the operator of Teesport, is to be acquired by Brookfield Asset Management of Canada for a nominal sum, as part of a recapitalisation by owner Babcock & Brown Infrastructure.
12-Oct-2009
Katz Group, the coaster manufacturer with a design team in Leeds, has been acquired by the Koehler Paper Group of Germany.
12-Oct-2009
Precision Cast Components has been sold out of administration by Grant Thornton to a former management team, securing 46 jobs at its Newport-based aluminium castings business.
12-Oct-2009
Linde Sterling has bought Lancashire Fork Truck Services, the Oldham-based forklift truck hire firm with about 20 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
12-Oct-2009
Linder Myers, the Manchester-based law firm, has merged with Rostrons of Lytham.
12-Oct-2009
RW Injection Moulding, the County Durham-based medical packaging company with 50 staff, has been acquired by Classic Industries of the US for undisclosed terms.
12-Oct-2009
Dams International has been bought out of administration by a management team backed by Venture Finance, saving 72 jobs at its Merseyside-based furniture business.
08-Oct-2009
The Scottish Crop Research Institute of Dundee (SCRI) is to merge with the Mcaulay Land Use Research Institute of Aberdeen in 2011, in order to create a combined research group with about 600 staff.
08-Oct-2009
Eastern Credit has acquired Maysmith Leasing & Finance of Northampton for undisclosed terms.
08-Oct-2009
Bairds Malt, the Arbroath-based malt manufacturer with 250 staff at five locations, is under new ownership following the £415m acquisition of its US parent United Malt Holdings by GrainCorp of Australia.
08-Oct-2009
Hargreaves Transport Services has acquired Stiller Tankers, the Stockton-based haulage firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Oct-2009
JK Environmental has been bought out of administration by its managing director, securing 90 jobs at its Royston-based waste processing business.
07-Oct-2009
Bayford Oil, the Yorkshire-based oil distributor with 155 staff at 14 locations, has been acquired by DCC of Ireland for £22m.
07-Oct-2009
IQE has acquired NanoGan, the Bath-based supplier of semiconductor wafers, for up to £3.6m.
06-Oct-2009
Happich Profiles has been bought out of administration by EMKA Beschlagteile of Germany for undisclosed terms, securing 37 jobs at its vehicle components factory in Castle Bromwich.
06-Oct-2009
Von Essen Hotels has bought the 23-room luxury Forbury Hotel in Reading out of administration.
05-Oct-2009
Wood Group has acquired the energy services operation of US-based Michael Baker for £24m.
05-Oct-2009
Powerleague, the chain of 43 five-a-side football centres, is to be acquired by private equity firm Patron Capital for £42m.
05-Oct-2009
Netcall is to acquire Q-Max Systems, the Gloucestershire-based supplier of workforce management software to contact centres, for £2.5m.
05-Oct-2009
Johnson Matthey has acquired the assets of Applied Utility Systems, the US-based supplier of catalytic reduction systems with 20 staff, from Catalytic Solutions for up to £6m.
05-Oct-2009
Whiteley Electronics of Mansfield and Gemma Electronics of Cosham have been bought out of administration by Bombardier Transportation, securing most of the 150 jobs.
05-Oct-2009
Beever & Struthers of Manchester is to merge with Waterworths of Blackburn to create a combined accountancy group with 26 partners and 150 staff.
05-Oct-2009
Advanced Medical Solutions has acquired the remaining 51% of Corpura, the Dutch supplier of wound dressings with 15 staff, for £2m.
05-Oct-2009
Experian has acquired United MailSolutions, the German online marketing firm, for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2009
Shendish Manor, the Hertfordshire-based hotel and golf course, has been sold out of administration to Manor of Groves Hotel for about £7.5m.
01-Oct-2009
Thornton & Ross has acquired Zeroderma, the Leicestershire-based supplier of dermatological creams, for undisclosed terms.
01-Oct-2009
Hamworthy has acquired Krystallon, the West Sussex-based supplier of marine exhaust sulphur emissions reduction technology, for an initial £1m.
01-Oct-2009
Track Safe Telecom has sold its Lancaster office and 37 staff out of administration to Newport-based Acorn Recruitment, while 19 Cardiff-based staff will transfer to Centregreat Rail and four Scottish staff will go to Starc.
01-Oct-2009
Eversheds is to sell its unsecured recoveries department to a management team operating under the name of Fairfax Solicitors, with the transfer of 84 Leeds-based staff.
30-Sep-2009
Bright Futures Group has acquired Jill Bartlett & Company, the London-based contract catering company with 65 staff, for £0.7m.
30-Sep-2009
Civica Group has acquired In4tek, the Altrincham-based supplier of software and services to the health sector with about 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.
29-Sep-2009
Standing Stone, the Northumberland-based drawing office supplies firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
29-Sep-2009
Just Retirement, the Reigate-based supplier of enhanced annuities, is to be acquired by private equity firm Permira for £230m.
28-Sep-2009
Unilever is to acquire the personal care division of Sara Lee for £1.2bn, including a bath products factory in Slough that employs 300.
28-Sep-2009
Consort Medical is to acquire The Medical House, the Sheffield-based drug injection firm, for about £16m.
28-Sep-2009
BAe Systems has acquired the remaining 45% stake in shipbuilder BVT Surface Fleet from VT Group for £346m.
28-Sep-2009
Mawdsley Brooks has expanded its Salford-based pharmaceuticals wholesaling business with the acquisition of Midlands-based National Generics and Scotland-based Eclipse Generics.
28-Sep-2009
Premier Farnell has acquired CadSoft Computer, the German developer of CAD software, for up to £11m.
28-Sep-2009
Homeserve has sold its HES Disposal emergency services division to a management team backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital for up to £11m.
28-Sep-2009
European Metal Recycling has acquired Sunderland Metal Company, the Sunderland-based metal merchant with 12 staff, for undisclosed terms.
28-Sep-2009
Haines Clark, the Redditch-based printing firm with nine staff, has been bought out of administration by Bristol-based Acraman.
28-Sep-2009
Davicon, the Brierley Hill-based manufacturer of mezzanine floors with 33 staff, has been sold out of administration by KPMG to Grove Industries.
28-Sep-2009
Gardline Shipping has acquired Howards, the East Anglian property consultancy with 135 staff, for undisclosed terms.
28-Sep-2009
Redrow has acquired Harrow Estates, the developer of brownfield sites for housing, for £15m, and has also raised £150m in a rights issue.
24-Sep-2009
DxS, the Manchester-based manufacturer of genetic testing kits with 90 staff, has been acquired by Qiagen of Germany for up to £79m, and will soon relocate to a larger site at Manchester Science Park.
24-Sep-2009
Apropos Tectonic, the Tameside-based glass buildings firm with 70 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Oldham-based Hartley Botanic for undisclosed terms.
24-Sep-2009
Makin Metal Powders is to be sold out of administration by KPMG to a consortium of former directors, securing 41 jobs in Rochdale.
24-Sep-2009
Midas Capital is to sell Intelli Corporate Finance, the corporate advisory firm with offices in London and Edinburgh, to Canaccord Adams.
24-Sep-2009
Chime Communications has acquired Essentially Group, the London-based sports marketing company, for £18m.
23-Sep-2009
Mazars is to merge with Chadwick, the accountancy firm with offices in Manchester and Liverpool, creating a combined group with about 100 staff in the region.
23-Sep-2009
Staffwise has acquired Cheshire Recruitment Services, the Stockport-based supplier of logistics and technical staff.
23-Sep-2009
Kitwave has acquired Westone Distribution, the Telford-based confectionery wholesaler, for £3.2m, and is now seeking further acquisitions to expand its M&M Value business.
23-Sep-2009
Godel Technologies of Manchester has merged with Velum of London to create a combined software group with 55 staff and annual turnover of £2m.
22-Sep-2009
Intimas of Nottingham has sold the Charnos and Lepel clothing brands out of administration to Hampshire-based Linwood Fabrics, securing the future of at least 55 jobs.
22-Sep-2009
Excalibur has acquired International Biosciences Managers, the biotechnology advisory and fund management firm, for undisclosed terms.
21-Sep-2009
Babcock International is to acquire the UKAEA commercial nuclear waste clean-up business for £50m, with the transfer of 250 staff at sites including Sellafield and Dounreay.
21-Sep-2009
Burton's Foods, the biscuit manufacturer, is expected to be acquired by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Apollo Global Management, as part of a debt reduction move by existing owner Duke Street Capital.
21-Sep-2009
Balfour Beatty is to acquire Parsons Brinckerhoff, the US-based engineering design group with 12,650 staff, for £380m.
21-Sep-2009
London Care, the London-based chain of 15 care homes with 1,500 staff, is to be acquired by private equity firm Sovereign Capital for £19m.
21-Sep-2009
Prodrill Engineering has undergone a £2.2m management buy-out from Aberdeen-based Sovereign Oilfield Group.
21-Sep-2009
Tangent Communications has acquired Snowball, the London-based customer insight agency, for up to £3.2m.
21-Sep-2009
Ring Lighting of Leeds has merged with Salford-based Trident, in order to create a combined domestic lighting firm called Associated Lighting Group with turnover of £35m.
21-Sep-2009
Philip Myers Press, the Warrington-based printing firm with 80 staff, has been sold out of administration by Zolfo Cooper to Cheshire-based APS Group.
17-Sep-2009
Chemring is to acquire Hi-Shear Technology Corporation, the US defence systems manufacturer, for £80m.
17-Sep-2009
SnackTime has acquired MBM Business Systems, the snacks vending company that operates the Snack in the Box network, for £1.5m.
17-Sep-2009
LT Print Group of Wallasey has merged with Stephenson Print of Prescot, in order to create one of the largest printing groups in the North West.
17-Sep-2009
London Stock Exchange is to acquire Millennium IT, the Sri Lankan developer of trading systems with 451 staff, for £18m.
16-Sep-2009
Boomerang has acquired Method, the extreme sports multimedia firm, in order to expand its newly-created Boom Extreme Publishing division.
16-Sep-2009
HFW Plastics has been bought out of administration by a management team operating under the name of Thermopak, securing the future of 64 jobs at its Gateshead-based plastics packaging business.
15-Sep-2009
Thomson Reuters is to acquire Abacus Enterprise, the London-based tax software company with 40 staff, from Deloitte for undisclosed terms.
14-Sep-2009
City Car Club has acquired WhizzGo for undisclosed terms, creating a combined car rental group with 500 cars at 15 sites.
14-Sep-2009
NW Brown is to acquire a majority stake in KTFS, the Norwich-based financial services firm with 25 staff.
14-Sep-2009
Chenalord, the Chesterfield-based precision engineering firm, has been acquired by Hornell Holdings.
14-Sep-2009
Great Leighs Racecourse in Essex has been bought out of administration by a local consortium for undisclosed terms, and racing could resume in 2011.
14-Sep-2009
JHS Childrenswear, the owner of the Adams and Mini Mode children's clothing brands, has been acquired by Habib Alvi Investments.
14-Sep-2009
Impact Holdings is to acquire Sutherland Professional Funding, the Edinburgh-based solicitor lending firm, for £0.5m.
14-Sep-2009
Heathrow Truck Centre has acquired two DAF truck dealerships in Oxford and Reading from the Barnes Group for undisclosed terms, increasing its workforce from 126 to 210.
14-Sep-2009
N Brown has acquired the assets of 14 High & Mighty clothing stores in a £1.6m pre-pack administration deal with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
14-Sep-2009
Clearwater Care, the chain of 14 care homes in the South East, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Synova Capital.
10-Sep-2009
Praesepe has acquired the Crystal Rooms gaming centre in central London for £3.3m.
10-Sep-2009
RCapital has acquired Helena Leisure, securing the future of 340 jobs at the chain of 28 bars and nightclubs.
10-Sep-2009
Phoenix Chemicals has acquired the former Shasun Pharma Solutions pharmaceuticals plant near Annan in Dumfries & Galloway for undisclosed terms, which could lead to the creation of about 70 jobs.
10-Sep-2009
Acumen Logistics Group has acquired Auto UK logistics, the Coventry-based car transporter, creating a new group called Acumen Auto Logistics.
10-Sep-2009
Leonard Curtis has announced the sale of AJA Smith Transport, the Clitheroe-based haulage firm with ten remaining staff, out of administration to a new company called AJS Bulk Services.
10-Sep-2009
Aquascutum, the fashion supplier with 120 staff in Corby, has been acquired by the owner of Jaeger for undisclosed terms.
09-Sep-2009
France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have unveiled plans to merge their Orange and T-Mobile operations in the UK, creating a combined mobile phones group with 19,000 staff.
09-Sep-2009
Joseph Cheaney, the Kettering-based shoe manufacturer with more than 100 staff, has been sold by Prada back to the founding family of Church & Co.
09-Sep-2009
Moog of the US is to acquire the GE Aviation aircraft components factory in Wolverhampton, which employs about 470 staff.
09-Sep-2009
Simpson Millar has acquired Maxwell Gillott Solicitors, the Lancaster-based law firm trading as MG Law.
09-Sep-2009
Europackaging, the Birmingham-based packaging supplier with 800 staff worldwide, has been sold by MidOcean Partners back to its founding family for undisclosed terms.
09-Sep-2009
Brooks Macdonald has acquired Lawrence House Fund Managers of Canterbury for up to £2.7m.
08-Sep-2009
Merchant Securities is to acquire Cavendish Young, the London-based independent financial adviser and wealth management company, for up to £1.3m.
08-Sep-2009
HMV has acquired a 50% stake in 7digital, the music download firm, for £7.7m.
07-Sep-2009
Harrington Brooks has acquired the debt management and IVA back books of Bolton-based Debtmatters for undisclosed terms.
07-Sep-2009
Deben Transport has acquired a 60% stake in Redburn Transfer, the Enfield-based entertainment transport firm, for undisclosed terms.
07-Sep-2009
Logo X of Trafford Park has acquired Stewart Russell Associates, the Birmingham-based promotional goods supplier.
07-Sep-2009
TSMarine Contracting has sold its Aberdeen-based subsea operations to management for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 35 jobs.
07-Sep-2009
Southern Cross Healthcare has sold its Sunchoice healthcare distribution operation in Warrington to Medline Europe for £3.7m.
07-Sep-2009
Incisive Media is to be split into two publishing businesses by its private equity owner Apax Partners, with banks taking over the UK division.
03-Sep-2009
Grange Fencing has acquired the assets of Metpost, the Hartlepool-based manufacturer of fence accessories, from Expamet Building Products for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2009
MKM Group has sold a 90% stake in Promodus, the London-based marketing services firm, to Stripe Marketing in an all-share deal.
03-Sep-2009
Just Learning is to acquire the Nu Nu chain of ten children's nurseries in the North West and Midlands for £7.7m.
03-Sep-2009
Go-Ahead is to acquire Arriva's bus operations in Horsham for £5m, including 19 vehicles and 58 staff, in order to expand its Metrobus service.
03-Sep-2009
Aggregate Industries has acquired Rand Road Servicing, the Liverpool-based road surfacing firm with more than 40 staff, for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2009
Cumbrian Seafoods has sold its Grants smoked salmon operation to MacKnight Food Group of the US for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 120 staff.
03-Sep-2009
Garnett Dickinson has acquired Acorn Web Offset, the West Yorkshire-based printing facility, from Trader Media Group for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2009
Summit Corporation has sold its Dextra Laboratories chemistry services division to New Zealand Pharmaceuticals for £1m, in order to focus on its Oxfordshire-based drug discovery business.
03-Sep-2009
Vospers has acquired the Renwicks Peugeot car franchise in Plymouth, with the transfer of about 30 staff, and plans to relocate the business to its site at Marsh Mills over the next year.
03-Sep-2009
Fowler Welch has acquired Bawdsey Haulage, the Felixstowe-based container transport company with 45 staff, for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2009
Danwood has acquired Algebra, the Cardiff-based office equipment supplier with 45 staff, for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2009
STS, the Aberdeen-based offshore oil contracting firm with about 100 staff and contractors, is to be acquired by Neptune Marine Services of Australia for £16m.
03-Sep-2009
Pelmark has been bought out of administration by DJM Promotions, securing the future of 35 jobs at its promotional materials supply business in Royston.
02-Sep-2009
Baker Hughes is to acquire BJ Services for £3.3bn, creating a combined US-based oil services group with more than 2,000 staff in Aberdeen.
02-Sep-2009
Thurston Building Systems of Wakefield has acquired Ultra Secure Products, the modular buildings company, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2009
C&C Group has acquired the Scottish and Irish drinks operations of AB InBev for £180m, including the Wellpark Brewery in Glasgow.
31-Aug-2009
Avalon Group is to acquire Flame Television, the London-based TV production company, for undisclosed terms.
31-Aug-2009
Kiotech is to acquire Optivite, the Nottinghamshire-based supplier of animal feed additives, for up to £3.4m.
31-Aug-2009
Viridor has acquired the paper recycling operations of Trafford Park-based Waste Management out of administration, securing the future of 22 jobs.
31-Aug-2009
Spirax-Sarco Engineering has acquired the MASO and SINE operations in Germany for £22m, in order to expand its Watson-Marlow Pumps division.
31-Aug-2009
McGrigors is to merge with L'Estrange & Brett, the Belfast-based law firm with about 80 staff.
31-Aug-2009
Lincat of Lincoln has sold Mercury Appliances, the domestic range cooker manufacturer, to Aga Rangemaster for £0.4m.
27-Aug-2009
Lloyds TSB Development Capital has invested £42m in the acquisition of a controlling stake in 1st The Exchange, the financial services technology company, from Vertex.
27-Aug-2009
Wood Holmes, the business consultancy with 17 staff in Newcastle, London, Manchester and Singapore, has undergone a management buy-out and is now looking to open offices across the country.
26-Aug-2009
Harpers Waste Management has acquired UK Resource Management, the Teesside-based waste management firm with 26 staff, for undisclosed terms.
26-Aug-2009
John Hall Associates, the West Sussex-based energy procurement firm with 40 staff, has been acquired by London-based Energy Quote.
26-Aug-2009
Centrica is to acquire Venture Production, the North Sea oil and gas company, for about £1.3bn.
25-Aug-2009
Argent Energy has sold an estimated 50% stake in its Scottish biodiesel production business to Souter Investments, which is owned by the founder of the Stagecoach bus company.
25-Aug-2009
Home Delivery Network has acquired G&M Distribution, the Airdrie-based delivery company with 100 vehicles, for undisclosed terms.
25-Aug-2009
AS Fabrications has bought the Glentworth steel and glass balustrades manufacturing business in West Yorkshire out of administration, saving 20 jobs.
25-Aug-2009
Eve Trakway has acquired Anglia Traffic Management Group, in order to expand its temporary roadways and walkways business in Cambridge, Kent and Scotland.
25-Aug-2009
Energy Technique is to acquire the building services maintenance division of SIAS Building Services out of administration for £0.3m, securing the future of 28 jobs.
25-Aug-2009
Melrose has sold Crisplant, the supplier of warehouse sorting solutions formerly known as FKI Logistex Europe, to Beumer Group for £26m.
25-Aug-2009
Baron Jon has been bought out of administration by a new company called Premium Retail Group, but about eight of its 38 menswear stores are expected to close.
24-Aug-2009
UBC Media has acquired the assets of Radio Lynx, the radio and internet marketing company, from Music Marketing Services for £1.6m.
24-Aug-2009
Cardale has been bought out of administration by a new company called Building Related Products Group, securing 400 jobs at its garage door operations in Durham, Luton, Brackley, Scunthorpe and Dorset.
24-Aug-2009
Sella Office Seating has been bought out of administration by The Business Fort of Lichfield, securing 27 jobs at its Bury-based office furniture business.
24-Aug-2009
Shipton Communications, the Hemel Hempstead-based engineering services firm, has been bought out of administration by Nine Telecom Group.
24-Aug-2009
Mailway of Bradford has acquired Perpack, the Wakefield-based flow-wrapping company.
20-Aug-2009
Boddingtons has acquired Acorn Planting Products, the Norfolk-based manufacturer of mesh guards to protect plants with 12 staff, for undisclosed terms.
20-Aug-2009
Garrad Hassan has merged with Germanischer-Lloyd to create a global project management and renewable energy group with more than 600 staff.
20-Aug-2009
Sheldon & Clayton has acquired Tipton Transport, the West Midlands-based haulage firm with 23 staff, for undisclosed terms.
20-Aug-2009
Interactive Publishing has acquired Marine Media, the publisher of a sailing magazine, from Sterling Securities International for £0.2m.
20-Aug-2009
Alliance Pharma is to acquire the worldwide rights to the Buccastem and Timodine prescription brands from Reckitt Benckiser for £7.5m.
20-Aug-2009
Onyx Group has acquired Moffatt Communications, the London-based provider of IT services to hedge funds, for undisclosed terms.
19-Aug-2009
James Fisher & Sons has acquired MB Faber, the Leyland-based nuclear and aerospace engineering firm with more than 120 staff, for up to £5.2m.
19-Aug-2009
Hampson Industries has sold Hampson Aerospace Machining, the precision machining firm with 300 staff, to Darwin Private Equity for £24m.
18-Aug-2009
Daisy Group is to acquire the fixed-line and mobile telecoms division of Redstone for £17m.
17-Aug-2009
TD Waterhouse has acquired OMX Securities, the Birmingham-based provider of clearing services to stockbrokers with 160 staff.
17-Aug-2009
Vinci Construction has bought the Haymills contracting and property solutions business, in a pre-pack administration deal that secures up to 430 jobs in East Anglia.
17-Aug-2009
Scottish & Southern Energy has acquired the Uskmouth coal-fired power station in South Wales from Welsh Power Group for £27m, with the transfer of 100 staff.
17-Aug-2009
Pega Print, the Rotherham-based printing firm with 12 staff, has undergone a management buy-in.
17-Aug-2009
W Howard has acquired Polyco, the Powys-based manufacturer of building products with 16 staff, for undisclosed terms.
17-Aug-2009
SevaCare has acquired CM Community Services, the care services firm trading as SureCare West Yorkshire with 78 staff, for undisclosed terms.
17-Aug-2009
Leggetts Transport is to be sold out of administration to Marmex, securing almost 70 jobs at its Suffolk-based haulage business.
17-Aug-2009
Devon Wind Power, the developer of a 66MW 22-turbine wind farm near Barnstaple, has been acquired by ESB Wind Development UK.
17-Aug-2009
Lloyds Banking Group is to sell its Insight asset management division to Bank of New York Mellon for £235m.
13-Aug-2009
Mitie has acquired Dalkia Technical Facilities Management, which has 2,700 staff, for about £130m.
13-Aug-2009
Imass has acquired Trionics, the Leeds-based design software company with 15 staff, for undisclosed terms.
13-Aug-2009
Friends Provident, the life assurance company, is to be acquired by Guernsey-based acquisition vehicle Resolution for £1.86bn.
12-Aug-2009
Spring Group, the recruitment firm with 75 offices worldwide, is to be acquired by Switzerland-based Adecco for £107m.
12-Aug-2009
Associated British Foods is to sell its Polish sugar operation to Pfeifer & Langen for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2009
Investment Tooling International, the manufacturer of precision tools with about 100 staff in Manchester and Nottingham, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2009
Air Energi, the Manchester-based oil industry recruitment firm with 120 staff and 24 offices worldwide, has undergone a £30m management buy-out backed by Zeus Private Equity.
12-Aug-2009
Cattles has sold its invoice finance division to private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners for £70m.
11-Aug-2009
Countrystyle has acquired Hythe Plant & Recycling, the Folkestone-based waste management and skip hire firm, from Jenner Group.
11-Aug-2009
York Pharma, the Milton Keynes-based pharmaceuticals company, has been bought out of administration by RH Acquisitions.
11-Aug-2009
Elle Events of Edinburgh has acquired Hamilton Rose, the Aberdeen-based event management company, for undisclosed terms.
10-Aug-2009
Claimar Care, the care services firm, has agreed to be acquired by social housing group Housing 21 for £19m.
10-Aug-2009
Travis Perkins has acquired Tile HQ, the online retailer of ceramic and stone tiles.
07-Aug-2009
Adler & Allan has acquired E&S Environmental Services, the Oxfordshire-based provider of fuel management and leak detection services with 30 staff.
07-Aug-2009
Lavendon Group has bought EPL Access, the powered access rental firm with seven depots, out of administration for £1.3m.
07-Aug-2009
ITV is to sell its Friends Reunited social networking business to the Brightsolid division of Dundee-based DC Thomson for £25m.
06-Aug-2009
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell its operations in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam to ANZ of Australia for £325m.
06-Aug-2009
Brainstorm Multimedia is to acquire Aston Broadcast, the video graphics systems company, from the Reading-based Softel Group for undisclosed terms.
06-Aug-2009
PuriCore is to acquire Labcaire Systems, the Clevedon-based supplier of endoscope disinfection equipment and air filtration systems, from Misonix of the US for £2.1m.
06-Aug-2009
Regenersis is to acquire Total Repair Solutions, the Renfrewshire-based provider of mobile phone after-sales support, for £6.2m.
06-Aug-2009
Celsis International, the laboratory services company, is to be acquired by Nastor Investments for £54m.
04-Aug-2009
Anglo Beef Processors has acquired Sturminster Newton Abattoir in Dorset, and will expand capacity at the site.
04-Aug-2009
Borders UK, the book retailer, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm Valco Capital Partners.
04-Aug-2009
Lombok has been bought out of administration by Privet Capital and Paradigm, securing the future of 124 jobs at 14 of its upmarket furniture stores.
04-Aug-2009
Britannia Hotels has bought the Heathlands Hotel in Bournemouth out of administration for an estimated £3m, taking its chain to 34 properties.
04-Aug-2009
Coffee Republic has been bought out of administration by Arab Investments for undisclosed terms, which will lead to the expansion of its international chain of 80 coffee outlets.
04-Aug-2009
Viking Moorings, the Aberdeen-based oil services company, has been acquired by the private equity division of HSBC for about £180m.
04-Aug-2009
Close Brothers is to sell its Close Growth Capital private equity division to management.
04-Aug-2009
D1 Oils has sold its mothballed biofuels plant in Middlesbrough to AV Dawson, and is now in negotiations to sell its site on Merseyside.
04-Aug-2009
Innovise has acquired RapidHost, the Marlow-based web hosting company, for £0.8m.
04-Aug-2009
WH Crossley has been bought out of administration by Redditch-based B Hepworth & Co, securing 22 jobs at its Stockport-based steel fabrication business.
04-Aug-2009
QS Discounts, the Chorley-based chain of five discount stores, has been bought out of administration by a consortium of five investors.
04-Aug-2009
Tenon Recovery has sold the label printing division of West Island Group out of administration to a new company called West Island Label Store, securing 23 jobs on the Isle of Wight.
04-Aug-2009
Enterprise has bought the power services division of Kearsley-based Bethell Group for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 450 staff.
04-Aug-2009
Seleda has been bought out of administration by Cornwall Glass & Glazing of St Austell, securing 20 jobs at its Saltash-based glass business.
04-Aug-2009
Vertu Motors has acquired the Ilford Vauxhall and Chevrolet franchises from Crown Motors, taking its total network to 52.
04-Aug-2009
HoundDog, the Dundee-based software company, has been acquired by GFI Software for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2009
Autosleeper, the Worcestershire-based motorhomes manufacturer with 125 staff, has been sold by Italian parent Societa Europea Autocaravan to a management team.
04-Aug-2009
Gordon John Textiles has acquired Style Furnishings, the Barnsley-based curtain manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2009
Travan Precision Engineering has acquired Rory Woolf Engineering of Ballymena, securing the future of 12 jobs.
04-Aug-2009
Soup Digital, the marketing agency with 35 staff in Norwich and London, has been bought out of administration by London-based Skive for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2009
Harvard International is to sell its medical equipment division to a consortium led by its chief executive for £10m, in order to focus on the distribution of consumer electronics.
04-Aug-2009
Gage Engineering, the Ellesmere Port-based engineering firm with 40 staff, has been acquired by Ardeth Group of West Yorkshire for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2009
Ward Knowles has been bought out of administration by Paragon Group, saving 66 jobs at its printing operation in Oswaldtwistle.
04-Aug-2009
Go-Ahead Group is to acquire the assets of East Thames Buses from Transport for London for £5m, including 113 vehicles and 460 staff.
04-Aug-2009
GHA Livigunn has acquired Birkett Stevens Colman Partnership, the Leeds-based civil engineering consultancy, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2009
Union Colours has bought the Stockport-based technical centre of European Colour Pigments out of administration for undisclosed terms, securing 15 jobs.
04-Aug-2009
Southernprint, the Poole-based magazine printing firm, has been acquired by the owner of Wyndeham Press Group.
04-Aug-2009
Viridor has acquired Intercontinental Recycling, the Skelmersdale-based plastic bottle recycling firm, for £8.1m.
04-Aug-2009
Spice has acquired Agrilek, the Cumbrian engineering services firm with 120 staff, in order to expand its Freedom Group division.
04-Aug-2009
JCT600 has acquired two Audi car dealerships in Hull and York from the Gilder Group for £11m, with the transfer of about 80 staff.
04-Aug-2009
JP Morgan Asset Management has sold JP Morgan Invest, its Liverpool-based benefits business with 47 staff, to a management buy-out operating under the name of Wealth At Work for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2009
Grove Motor Colours is to acquire the bodyshop services distribution network of AkzoNobel Car Refinishes for undisclosed terms, including sites in Cardiff, Glasgow, Preston and Wetherby.
04-Aug-2009
Reflex Mouldings, the Armagh-based plastics manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by FHS Group of Lisburn for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 70 jobs.
04-Aug-2009
JD Sports Fashion has acquired the trading assets of the Canterbury Europe sports clothing brand out of administration for £6.5m.
04-Aug-2009
CitySprint has acquired Jaguar Couriers, the Telford-based courier firm, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2009
Daisy has acquired the business and assets of AT Communications, the telecoms services firm, out of administration for £7m, and has also paid £13m to buy the assets of Eurotel.
04-Aug-2009
Davis Langdon is to merge with DEGW, the London-based workplace designer and architect with 145 staff in 12 offices.
04-Aug-2009
Ernst & Young has sold the Robinson Way debt collection business of London Scottish Bank to management for undisclosed terms, securing up to 250 jobs at Salford Quays.
04-Aug-2009
Vision Support Services has bought the assets of The Desk Centre, the Birkenhead-based office furniture firm with 36 staff, out of administration.
04-Aug-2009
Buccleuch Group is to sell Buccleuch John Sale, its Borders estate agency with 30 staff in Kelso, Galashiels and Peebles, to CKD Galbraith.
23-Jul-2009
PartyGaming has acquired Cashcade, the online bingo company, for an initial £72m.
23-Jul-2009
Arthur W Clowes, the Cheshire-based packaging printer, has been sold out of administration by MCR to a new company called Clowes Printers (Manchester).
23-Jul-2009
Stead McAlpin has been bought out of administration by Lancashire-based R Soper for undisclosed terms, securing more than 50 jobs at its Carlisle-based textiles business.
23-Jul-2009
Lupton Fawcett is to acquire Hackett Windle, the Sheffield-based solicitor and tax adviser with more than 20 staff.
23-Jul-2009
Expert Logistics, the white goods distributor with 150 staff in Radcliffe, Bristol, Enfield, Glasgow and Wolverhampton, has been acquired by Bolton-based DRL Holdings for undisclosed terms.
23-Jul-2009
Wayside Group has acquired Andrew Rowley Toyota, the operator of car dealerships in Watford and St Albans, for undisclosed terms.
23-Jul-2009
Connaught has acquired UK Fire, the fire safety services company with seven depots, for £12m, as well as Igrox, the pest control company, for £3.9m.
23-Jul-2009
Evan-Evans has bought the Archers beer brand out of administration for undisclosed terms, and will launch a new Swindon-based brewing and wholesaling business called Wiltshire Ales.
23-Jul-2009
Devon Savouries, the Bath-based supplier of pies and pastries, has been acquired by JJ Beanos, the supplier of coffee dispensing machines.
22-Jul-2009
Amec has acquired GRD, the Australian mining and waste engineering firm with 850 staff, for £52m.
21-Jul-2009
Paramount Restaurants, the chain of Chez Gerard and Bertorelli restaurants, has sold a controlling stake in the business to its lenders for undisclosed terms.
21-Jul-2009
Ultralase has acquired Eye Laser Ireland, the Irish chain of three eye surgery clinics, for undisclosed terms.
21-Jul-2009
Cosalt Holiday Homes has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, and the workforce at its holiday homes factory in Hull will rise from 11 to 20.
21-Jul-2009
GW Butler has acquired Medical Waste Solutions of Nottingham out of administration, in order to expand its clinical waste operations into the Midlands and London.
21-Jul-2009
Brayley Honda has acquired the former Alan Day Honda car dealership in Enfield, taking its chain to four sites.
21-Jul-2009
Allied Carpets has gone into administration through BDO Stoy Hayward, but 400 of the 1,500 jobs have been secured with the sale of 51 of the 217 stores and its insurance inspection business to a management team.
20-Jul-2009
Mathiesons Bakeries, the Larbert-based bakery chain with 450 staff, has sold a controlling stake in the company to private equity firm Symphony Investment Fund.
20-Jul-2009
Strategic Property Solutions, the Warrington-based building firm, has agreed to be acquired by Ely Capital for £1.6m.
20-Jul-2009
CVS Group has acquired the Falkland Veterinary Clinic in Newbury for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 25 staff.
20-Jul-2009
Orbital Optics, the Oxfordshire-based manufacturer of cameras for space satellites, has been acquired by MDA of Canada for up to £3.5m.
20-Jul-2009
Avisen is to acquire Inca Group, the software sales firm, for £3.5m.
20-Jul-2009
Wellprint, the London-based promotional packaging firm, has been sold out of administration by SFP to a management team.
20-Jul-2009
Kohn Pedersen Fox is in negotiations to acquire full ownership of its London-based architectural practice from its US founders.
20-Jul-2009
Modelzone Holdings, the chain of 29 model stores, has undergone a £5.6m management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC.
20-Jul-2009
TSC Foods, the Scunthorpe-based soup manufacturer, is to undergo a £24m management buy-out backed by Key Capital Partners.
20-Jul-2009
System C Healthcare has acquired Liquidlogic, the Leeds-based provider of software to the social care sector, for £14m.
16-Jul-2009
Connaught is to acquire Fountains, the Banbury-based grounds maintenance firm, for £13m.
16-Jul-2009
A&P Group, the ship repair company with 600 staff at sites in Hebburn, Middlesbrough, Chatham and Falmouth, has been acquired by Bailey Group of Cardiff for undisclosed terms.
16-Jul-2009
Barnsley House Hotel has been bought out of administration by Calcot Health & Leisure, securing the future of 70 jobs at its luxury hotel near Cirencester.
16-Jul-2009
Advanced Computer Software has acquired Staffplan, the London-based homecare software provider, for £1.4m.
16-Jul-2009
Notts County, the Nottingham-based football club, has been acquired by a Middle East consortium operating under the name of Munto for undisclosed terms.
15-Jul-2009
Dynamic Heating Services, the Bristol-based installer of low carbon heating systems, has undergone a £1.5m management buy-out.
15-Jul-2009
Coombs Hampshires of Leicestershire has been bought out of administration by a former manager, but six of the 26 bakery outlets will close with the loss of 20 jobs.
15-Jul-2009
Spice has acquired ComGroup, the Australian supplier of mobile radio handsets with 100 staff, for £6.9m.
14-Jul-2009
Speedwell Reinforcement, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of reinforcing bars, has undergone a management buy-out.
14-Jul-2009
Morrisons has acquired 30 former Somerfield stores from the Co-operative Group.
14-Jul-2009
Currie & Brown has acquired Hill Associates, the Jersey-based building surveyor, for undisclosed terms.
14-Jul-2009
Huntsworth has acquired Tonic Life Communications, the London-based healthcare public relations company, for an initial £3m.
14-Jul-2009
Bowes of Norfolk has sold its pig rearing division to a management team operating under the name of East Anglian Pigs.
14-Jul-2009
Meon Valley Travel has bought the business and assets of Quorn Business Travel out of administration, securing the future of 25 Leicester-based jobs.
14-Jul-2009
Howfleet, the Market Harborough-based specialist clothing supplier with ten staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
14-Jul-2009
Geronimo Inns has acquired six London pubs from Punch Taverns for undisclosed terms, taking its total chain to 27.
14-Jul-2009
Microdat has acquired Gimson & Chadburn, the Leicester-based supplier of brewing equipment, for undisclosed terms, and will transfer the business to its site in Sheffield.
13-Jul-2009
Everbuild Building Products has acquired Feb, the Manchester-based manufacturer of building chemicals, and production will transfer to Everbuild's factory in Leeds.
13-Jul-2009
Elvi, the plus-sized fashion retailer with 30 stores and 140 staff, has been bought out of administration by a new Bolton-based firm called Sharpnet for undisclosed terms.
13-Jul-2009
ICON has acquired Veeda Laboratories, the Oxford-based supplier of biomarker laboratory services, from Veeda Clinical Research.
13-Jul-2009
Clarity Creation has acquired McEntegart Marketing, the Liverpool-based public relations agency.
13-Jul-2009
Ask Developments, the Manchester-based property developer, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Co-operative Bank for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2009
Martin Dawes, the Warrington-based TV rental company, has been sold out of administration by Grant Thornton to a management team, but nine stores have been closed with the loss of 89 jobs.
09-Jul-2009
Mr Shoes has been bought out of administration by a new company called Glayone, securing 53 jobs at nine of the East Anglian footwear stores.
09-Jul-2009
Midcounties Co-operative is to acquire six former Somerfield stores in the West Midlands, Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 240 jobs.
09-Jul-2009
Ultra Electronics has acquired Avalon Systems, the Australian defence electronics firm with 22 staff, for £8m.
09-Jul-2009
Hamworthy is to acquire the business and assets of Aibel Technology & Products, the Norwegian oil services firm, for £3.5m.
09-Jul-2009
Brooklyn Ford has sold two car dealerships in Kidderminster and Malvern out of administration to a new company called Hills Ford for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 40 jobs.
09-Jul-2009
Gowrings Mobility, the Newbury-based supplier of wheelchair passenger vehicles, has been bought out of administration by Weybridge-based Newship Estates, securing 78 of the 120 jobs.
09-Jul-2009
Turton Springs, the Sheffield-based spring manufacturer with 75 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2009
Reed Elsevier is to sell its TWgroup travel publishing division to Clive Jacobs.
08-Jul-2009
Perspective Financial Group has acquired McGregors Wealth Management of Lincoln for undisclosed terms.
08-Jul-2009
Elite Tooling, the Rotherham-based cutting tool manufacturer, has been acquired by Tivoly of France.
08-Jul-2009
Smiles Engineering, the Newcastle-based engine reconditioning firm, has undergone a management buy-in.
08-Jul-2009
Aepona has acquired Valista of Dublin for undisclosed terms, creating a combined telecoms software firm with almost 200 staff in Northern Ireland and the Republic.
08-Jul-2009
Dean Foods of the US has completed the acquisition of the Alpro soy-based foods division of Vandemoortele for £280m, which includes 750 staff in the UK, Belgium, France and the Netherlands.
07-Jul-2009
Stoneacre Motor Group is to acquire the Polar Ford car dealerships in York, Scarborough and Thirsk, with the transfer of 121 staff.
07-Jul-2009
Baxi, the Derby-based boiler manufacturer, has agreed terms for a £1.4bn merger with the De Dietrich Remeha Group of the Netherlands.
06-Jul-2009
United Business Media has acquired Iasist, the Spanish supplier of software to hospitals, from Inflexion Private Equity for £5.5m.
06-Jul-2009
Consolidated Asset Management has sold Throgmorton Financial Services, its Manchester-based independent financial advisory business, to a management buy-out.
06-Jul-2009
Sea Scot has been bought out of liquidation by Maresmar of Spain for undisclosed terms, securing eight jobs at its shellfish business on the Isle of Skye.
06-Jul-2009
Ascribe has acquired iClinix, the Australian developer of medical software, for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2009
Keltbray has bought Gamble Rail, the Horsham-based groundworks contractor, out of administration for undisclosed terms, saving 170 jobs.
06-Jul-2009
Volvere has sold Sira Certification Service, Sira Test & Certification, Sira Consulting and Sira Environmental to CSA Group of Canada for £8.6m.
06-Jul-2009
AEC Education has acquired Malvern House Group, the London-based educational courses provider with 75 teachers, for up to £4m.
02-Jul-2009
Freshwater has acquired Life Communications, the public relations firm with offices in Belfast and Dublin, for an initial £0.4m.
02-Jul-2009
Punch Taverns has sold four tenanted pubs in Devon and Cornwall to St Austell Brewery, taking St Austell's total estate to 173 pubs.
02-Jul-2009
Access Intelligence has acquired Ether-Ray, the London-based public sector IT services firm, for £2.4m.
02-Jul-2009
Baqus has acquired Nigel Rose Group, the quantity surveyor with offices in London, Warrington, Cheltenham and Wokingham, for undisclosed terms.
02-Jul-2009
Daisy Communications, the Lancashire-based telecoms firm with 176 staff, is to be acquired by Freedom4Group in a £30m reverse takeover, and the combined group will also include Vialtus.
02-Jul-2009
RPS has acquired Conics, the Australian planning and surveying firm with 570 staff, for £31m.
02-Jul-2009
Bloomsbury Publishing is to acquire Tottel Publishing, the professional and academic publisher with 27 staff in Haywards Heath, Edinburgh and Dublin, for £10m.
02-Jul-2009
Premium Bars & Restaurants, the Hale-based chain of 50 bars, nightclubs and restaurants, is expected to be acquired by Reuben Brothers for £52m.
01-Jul-2009
Alea Group is to sell its London-based Alea Holdings UK subsidiary to Catalina Holdings (Bermuda).
01-Jul-2009
Pollard Boxes has expanded its Leicester-based luxury packaging manufacturing business with the acquisition of Crusader Foil Blockers.
01-Jul-2009
Woof Wear, the Bodmin-based supplier of equestrian clothing, has undergone a management buy-out.
01-Jul-2009
Marshall Motors has acquired the Jaguar car dealership in Ipswich from Lookers.
01-Jul-2009
Watson Wyatt is to merge with Towers Perrin to create the world's largest benefits consultancy with 14,000 staff, including almost 3,000 in the UK.
30-Jun-2009
Penna Consulting has acquired the Barkers recruitment services business from the administrators of BNB Recruitment Solutions for £8.6m.
30-Jun-2009
Local Radio Company has sold Arrow FM of Hastings and Sovereign Radio of Eastbourne to Media Sound Holdings for £0.1m.
30-Jun-2009
Vertu Motors has bought four Brooklyn Motor car dealerships and one repair site in Worcester, Redditch and Cheltenham out of administration for £7.9m.
29-Jun-2009
Uniq has agreed to sell its Marie chilled and frozen foods business in France to Groupe LDC for £51m.
29-Jun-2009
Quotient Bioresearch is to acquire the Amersham Radiolabeling Services laboratories in Cardiff, in a £15m deal that will secure 75 jobs and create 40 new jobs.
29-Jun-2009
Clinton Cards has bought 196 Birthdays greetings card stores out of administration for £3.5m, securing the future of 1,450 jobs, but the remaining 136 stores will close with the loss of 750 jobs.
25-Jun-2009
McCambridge Group has sold five bakeries in Oxford, Thatcham, Newton Abbot, Plympton and Ilkeston to D&G Foods for undisclosed terms.
25-Jun-2009
Hemcore has been bought out of administration by Lime Technology for undisclosed terms, securing ten jobs at its Halesworth-based hemp processing factory.
25-Jun-2009
Busy Bees, the Lichfield-based chain of 131 children's nurseries, has been acquired by Knowledge Universe Education of Singapore for undisclosed terms.
25-Jun-2009
Telford Homes is to acquire Clifford Contracting, the supplier of contracting services to residential developers, from Puma Venture Capital for £6.2m.
24-Jun-2009
Lufthansa is to increase its stake in BMI, the UK-based airline with 4,500 staff, to 80%, in a deal worth £223m.
24-Jun-2009
Gregory Distribution has acquired Kay Transport for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 140 staff at depots in Plymouth, Newton Abbot and Gloucester.
24-Jun-2009
TEG Group has acquired Banham Compost, the Norfolk-based commercial composting firm, for £3.1m.
23-Jun-2009
Segro has agreed to acquire Brixton, the industrial property firm, in a £107m deal.
23-Jun-2009
Aviva is to sell its Australian insurance and pension operations to National Australia Bank for £452m, in order to fund acquisitions in India and China.
23-Jun-2009
Ask4 has bought W2, the Sheffield-based broadband and IT services firm, out of administration.
23-Jun-2009
Team Precision Pipework has been sold out of administration by James Cowper Insolvency Services to a group of Oxford-based investors, securing 90 jobs at its pipe manufacturing operation in Ammanford.
23-Jun-2009
Wood Mackenzie, the Edinburgh-based energy research consultancy, is to be acquired by Charterhouse Capital Partners for £553m.
22-Jun-2009
Macdonald Hotels is to acquire the assets and business of Aviemore Highland Resort out of administration, securing the future of about 300 jobs.
22-Jun-2009
Charles Wells has acquired a further nine tenanted pubs in Warwickshire, Hertfordshire and Essex from Punch Taverns for undisclosed terms, taking its total estate to 260.
22-Jun-2009
CN Group has sold five local radio stations in Coventry, Rugby, Stratford, Tamworth and Warwick to a new company called Quidem.
22-Jun-2009
Formjet is to sell Panda Software, the distributor of internet security products, to Panda Security for up to £1.4m.
22-Jun-2009
Mouchel Parkman has acquired HBS, the business process outsourcing firm, for £46m.
22-Jun-2009
Somerbys has merged with David T Langman to create a combined Leicester-based accountancy firm with 35 staff.
22-Jun-2009
SPX Contech has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 95 jobs at its diecast components factory in Welshpool.
22-Jun-2009
Finsbury Food Group has acquired Goswell Enterprises, the supplier of speciality breads, for £2.2m, in order to expand its Nicholas & Harris subsidiary.
18-Jun-2009
Dawson International is to sell Todd & Duncan, its Kinross-based cashmere yarns business with about 200 staff, to Ninxia Zhongyin of China for about £8m.
18-Jun-2009
Kraken Opus, the London-based publisher of luxury books, has undergone a management buy-out.
18-Jun-2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers has sold four Dairy Farmers of Britain depots in Sheffield, Newark, Spalding and Skegness to the Capital Dairy Company and a depot in Cheshunt to Braeforge, but a further 17 depots will close.
18-Jun-2009
Vail Williams has acquired the London-based property valuation, asset management and agency operations of Smith Melzack.
18-Jun-2009
Tetrosyl has acquired International Automotive Distributors, the Huddersfield-based chain of 14 car care outlets trading as Maccess, for undisclosed terms.
18-Jun-2009
Hyder Consulting has sold RPA, the Cardiff-based quantity surveyor, to a management buy-out.
18-Jun-2009
Orchid Group has bought ten Bar Room Bar outlets out of administration, securing 200 jobs.
17-Jun-2009
Staffline has bought The Workplace, the Cleckheaton-based recruitment firm with 14 staff.
17-Jun-2009
Hallamshire Hardmetal Products of Sheffield has acquired Advanced Tooling Technology, the North Yorkshire-based tooling repair firm.
17-Jun-2009
East of England Co-op is to sell five department stores in Clacton, Colchester, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich and Norwich and six furnishings stores in Suffolk and Essex to Vergo Retail, with the transfer of 350 jobs.
17-Jun-2009
Baylis of Gloucester has bought the business assets of the Bicknells Vauxhall car dealership in Worcester out of administration.
17-Jun-2009
Sun Life Financial of Canada is to acquire the UK operations of Lincoln Financial for £195m, increasing its UK assets under management by 60% to more than £10bn.
16-Jun-2009
Regent Inns is to sell seven Walkabout bars to Cavendish Bars for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2009
Country Estates is to merge with Denton & Gibson to create a combined property development group with 15 business parks.
16-Jun-2009
Elizabeth Shaw, the Bristol-based chocolate manufacturer, has been acquired by an unnamed Norwegian investment company for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2009
Brindley has bought the Bicknells Vauxhall car dealership in Tipton out of administration, securing the future of 40 jobs.
16-Jun-2009
Barclays has sold its Barclays Global Investors asset management business in the US to BlackRock for £8.2bn.
15-Jun-2009
Whitehead Mann, the executive search firm, has been acquired by Korn Ferry International of the US for undisclosed terms.
15-Jun-2009
Logic Office Group, the office furniture manufacturer with 60 staff in Hounslow, Rotherham and Sevenoaks, has undergone a £1m management buy-out from Black Arrow Group.
15-Jun-2009
Chess Telecom has acquired Bridgend-based JVH Group and Tyneside-based CI Wholesale, in order to increase the annual turnover at its Cheshire-based telecoms business by £1.8m.
15-Jun-2009
Be Modern is to acquire Broseley Fires, the Shrewsbury-based manufacturer of heating appliances, for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with turnover of more than £30m.
15-Jun-2009
Innovise has acquired Harbrook Consultants, the Harrogate-based systems management consultancy with 17 staff, for £0.2m.
15-Jun-2009
Dhais has bought Hearsavers, the Southport-based chain of 57 hearing aid centres in Matalan stores across the country, out of administration.
15-Jun-2009
Welcomm Communications has acquired a majority stake in SkyNet Technologies Network of Sheffield, as part of a strategy to expand its Market Harborough-based mobile technology business with up to ten acquisitions over the next two years.
15-Jun-2009
Deltaform has bought Chiltern Thermoforming, the Aylesbury-based food packaging manufacturer with 60 staff, out of administration.
15-Jun-2009
Local Radio Company has sold the Silk FM radio station in Macclesfield to Chester-based Dee 106.3 for undisclosed terms.
11-Jun-2009
Pinnacle Telecom has acquired Accent Telecom UK, the Northampton-based telecoms reseller, for £0.6m.
11-Jun-2009
Evenwood Industries, the County Durham-based metal fabrication firm with 37 staff, is expected to be bought out of administration by Fablink UK of Wolverhampton.
11-Jun-2009
Milk Link has acquired the Llandyrnog creamery in Denbighshire from the receivers of Dairy Farmers of Britain for undisclosed terms, securing up to 170 jobs.
11-Jun-2009
Fleet Support Operations, the Barnsley-based transport management firm with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
11-Jun-2009
Aberdeen Asset Management has sold its private equity division to a management buy-out operating under the name of Maven Capital Partners, and the new firm will have 25 staff in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester and London.
11-Jun-2009
MC Ridyard of Warrington has acquired B Rogers Electrical, the Mold-based electrical contractor with 23 staff, for undisclosed terms.
11-Jun-2009
Judges Scientific has completed the acquisition of Quorum Technologies, the East Sussex-based manufacturer of scientific instruments, for up to £1.5m.
11-Jun-2009
Nightfreight has invested £3m in the acquisition of three Rainbow parcels depots in Bridgwater, Dawlish and Saltash, with the transfer of 120 staff.
11-Jun-2009
Greene King has acquired 11 managed freehold pubs in London and Scotland from Punch Taverns for £30m.
10-Jun-2009
Capita Group is to acquire Carillion IT Services, the provider of outsourcing and network infrastructure services with 440 staff, for £36m.
10-Jun-2009
Mavinwood is to sell ANSA Holdings, Independent Inspections and Home & Comforts, the providers of surveying and repair services to insurance companies, to a buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital for up to £20m.
10-Jun-2009
Randall & Quilter has acquired Woolworths Insurance (Guernsey) from the administrators of Woolworths Group.
10-Jun-2009
Hays Travel has bought 25 Harvey World travel agency branches in the Midlands and South West out of administration for undisclosed terms, and they will be rebranded as Vacation World.
10-Jun-2009
Optocap, the Livingston-based optoelectronics packaging company with 18 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
10-Jun-2009
West Ham United, the London-based football club, has been acquired by an Icelandic banking consortium called CB Holding.
09-Jun-2009
Oliver Sweeney, the shoe designer, has been bought out of a pre-pack administration by Amery Capital.
09-Jun-2009
Lactalis McLelland has bought the Lubborn cheese plant in Somerset from the failed Dairy Farmers of Britain, securing about 95 jobs.
09-Jun-2009
Coach Brokers has acquired the online transport hire operations of Bristol-based A Star Buses, and is now looking to expand its Cardiff-based sales team and relocate to a larger site.
09-Jun-2009
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has acquired Ingham Underwriting, the underwriting agency with offices in Wolverhampton, Belfast and Ripon, for an initial £9.5m.
09-Jun-2009
Braveheart Investment Group has acquired Inkopo, the investment consultancy with seven staff in Wakefield and Harrogate, for up to £1.3m.
09-Jun-2009
Hunting has acquired PTSMB, the Indonesian threading and machining services firm with 190 staff, for £6.5m.
09-Jun-2009
Pennon Group has acquired London Recycling for £11m, in order to expand its Viridor Waste Management subsidiary.
09-Jun-2009
Pennine Telecom has acquired PAS Partnership, the Burnley-based telephone systems firm, for undisclosed terms.
09-Jun-2009
TKC Direct has bought Everything but the Music (EBTM), the online fashion retailer, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
09-Jun-2009
Hampton Associates has acquired CLiK Development for undisclosed terms, creating a combined Aberdeen-based marketing and software business with 14 staff.
09-Jun-2009
Concateno, the drug and alcohol testing company with sites in Abingdon, London, Cardiff and Spain, is to be acquired by Inverness Medical Innovations in a £147m deal.
08-Jun-2009
Costcutter has acquired nine stores in the South East from the Co-op Group, taking its total to 1,600 outlets.
08-Jun-2009
TMN Group is to acquire Progressive Digital Media Group, the magazines and conferences company with 200 sales staff and 400 product creators.
08-Jun-2009
Local Radio Company has sold its 80% stake in Fire Media, the Bournemouth-based radio station, to Westward Broadcasting for a nominal sum.
08-Jun-2009
Capita Group has acquired the European loan and asset management administration operations of Capmark Financial Group for £10m, with the transfer of 110 staff.
08-Jun-2009
FDM Group, the IT services consultancy, is considering plans for a management buy-out backed by Inflexion Private Equity Partners.
04-Jun-2009
Jesters, the Bristol-based comedy club, has been bought out of administration by a management team, and will be relaunched in October as a combined comedy and music venue.
04-Jun-2009
Amec is to acquire JBA, the Canadian mining engineering consultancy with 20 staff, for £2m.
04-Jun-2009
Amlin is to acquire Fortis Corporate Insurance, the Dutch provider of corporate property and casualty insurance, for £304m.
04-Jun-2009
MWB Business Exchange has acquired 15 serviced office centres in London, Woking and Guildford from the administrator of MLS, taking its network to 73 sites.
04-Jun-2009
Somic has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 26 jobs at its Preston-based textiles manufacturing business.
04-Jun-2009
Retail Motor Industry Federation is to acquire the membership and field consultancy operations of the Motor Vehicle Repairers Association from Capita Group.
04-Jun-2009
JW Smith Masonry has been bought out of administration by a new company called Collingham Ventures, securing the future of 17 jobs at its factory in York.
04-Jun-2009
Teignbridge Propeller Group has been acquired by the owners of Duncan Propellers for undisclosed terms, and the two companies will merge their marine manufacturing operations onto one site in Newton Abbot.
04-Jun-2009
Praesepe has acquired Issue Depth, the owner of six gaming arcades in Farnworth, Atherton, Lancaster, Bishop Auckland, Washington and Birtley, for £1.5m, and will rebrand the sites as Cashino.
03-Jun-2009
BDO Stoy Hayward has sold Real Hotel's Quality Hotel in Birmingham out of administration to Cobden Hotel for about £4.5m.
03-Jun-2009
The Foundry, the London-based visual effects company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Advent Venture Partners.
03-Jun-2009
Begbies Traynor has sold Carpeo out of administration to its former directors, securing nine jobs at its call centre in Swindon.
03-Jun-2009
Asco has acquired Seletar Shipping, the shipping services firm with 55 staff in Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth, for undisclosed terms.
03-Jun-2009
Mediaburst has acquired Promptext of Oxfordshire, in order to expand its mobile marketing business.
03-Jun-2009
Centrica has acquired Energy & Building Management Solutions for up to £3.2m, in order to expand its British Gas Energy Services subsidiary.
02-Jun-2009
Cobra Beer, the supplier of bottled beer to restaurants, has been sold out of administration by PricewaterhouseCoopers to a joint venture controlled by Molson Coors UK for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2009
Perspective Financial Group has acquired Multiplex Financial Trustees, the Knutsford-based independent financial advice firm with 15 staff.
02-Jun-2009
Morleys Stores has acquired Roomes of Upminster, taking its chain of department stores to six.
02-Jun-2009
Synova Capital is planning to acquire Nica, the handbag brand, for up to £15m, in order to expand its TLG Brands fashion business.
01-Jun-2009
Carpet Tile Factory has been sold out of administration to a new company called Roelandt Lewis for undisclosed terms, securing 34 jobs at its Blaina-based carpet tiles factory.
28-May-2009
Scottish & Southern Energy is to acquire a data centre business from Cantono Data Centre Services for £4.9m, in order to expand its SSE Telecom subsidiary.
28-May-2009
Homeserve has acquired SFG, the French appliance warranty provider with 55 staff, from April Group for £24m.
27-May-2009
Xploite is to sell its Anix managed services division to ACS Business Process Solutions for £31m.
27-May-2009
Taylor Lynn Corporation of Manchester has sold its Table Linen Company linen hire business to the owner of Denton-based Just Covered for undisclosed terms.
27-May-2009
Aircraft Medical has acquired Morpheus, the Spanish supplier of patient monitoring devices, for undisclosed terms.
26-May-2009
Clifton Precision Engineering has been bought out of administration, securing ten of the 45 jobs at its Rowley Regis-based tool manufacturing business.
26-May-2009
Formation Group, the sports management agency, is considering plans for a £25m management buy-out backed by Gresham.
25-May-2009
Global Radio has sold eight radio stations in Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Worcester and the East Midlands to a Leamington Spa-based former chief executive of Chrysalis Radio.
25-May-2009
National Express is to sell its Travel London bus operation to the NedRailways subsidiary of NS Dutch Railways for £32m.
25-May-2009
UTV has acquired Sport, the weekly sports magazine, from Sport Media & Strategie, with the relocation of 20 staff to UTV's TalkSport office in London.
25-May-2009
Sheffield Industrial Saws has bought the former Spear & Jackson International saw blades business out of liquidation, securing the future of about 65 Sheffield-based jobs.
25-May-2009
JH Birtwistle & Co, the Haslingden-based textiles firm with about 50 staff, is to be sold out of administration to a former manager.
25-May-2009
Private Health Partnership has acquired Health Care Matters, the Dorchester-based provider of medical insurance advice, for undisclosed terms.
25-May-2009
IMS Maxims is to sell IMS Holdings and IMS Computers to Integrated Medical for £2.4m, leaving itself as a cash shell.
21-May-2009
Endless has bought British Book Shops & Stationers, the Brighton-based chain of 40 book shops, from Eason & Son for undisclosed terms.
21-May-2009
JD Sports Fashion has acquired Chausport, the French chain of 78 sportswear stores, for £7m.
21-May-2009
Meadow Foods has acquired Nene Valley, the Peterborough-based cream manufacturer, from Dairy Farmers of Britain for undisclosed terms.
21-May-2009
Lab21 has acquired Plasmatec Laboratory Products, the Dorset-based diagnostic tests manufacturer, from Axis-Shield for undisclosed terms.
21-May-2009
The Color Company has acquired five printing branches in London and Reading from FedEx Kinko's for undisclosed terms.
21-May-2009
Chiltern Mills, the Leeds-based textiles retailer, has been acquired by its founder in a pre-pack administration deal.
21-May-2009
McKinnon & Clarke has acquired Utility Cost Analysis, the Stockport-based energy consultancy with ten staff, for undisclosed terms.
21-May-2009
Deloitte has sold the Bay Trading fashion business out of administration to Rinku Group, including 80 concessions and about 50 of the 175 stores, but 1,200 jobs will be lost.
20-May-2009
DCC is to acquire Shell's oil distribution business in Denmark for £12m, with the transfer of 57 staff at nine sites.
20-May-2009
Wensum has acquired Allen & Douglas, the Banbury-based corporatewear supplier, from LA Group for about £1m.
20-May-2009
Chappell's Fine Foods, the Leicestershire-based pork pie manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms and now plans to double the workforce to 24.
20-May-2009
Walkers Mcr has been bought out of administration by a new company called Walkers Instore, securing 45 jobs at its Manchester-based promotional materials business.
20-May-2009
Close Brothers is to sell its London-based financial advisory business to Daiwa Securities of Japan for £67m, with the transfer of 200 staff.
19-May-2009
Hargreaves Transport Services has bought the trade and assets of Barnes & Tipping, the Clitheroe-based haulage firm with 30 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2009
Stenner, the Tiverton-based manufacturer of sawmill equipment, has been bought out of administration by a consortium led by a former director.
19-May-2009
Brettex Engineering, the Derby-based provider of bespoke engineering solutions with 35 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2009
Landmedia has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Avondale Environmental from Shanks Group for £27m, in order to generate energy from waste in the Forth Valley.
19-May-2009
SaxonAir Charter, the Norwich-based air charter firm, has been acquired by Klyne Aviation for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2009
Domus Healthcare has acquired Helpful Hands, the Oldham-based care firm with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms, and is now seeking further acquisitions.
19-May-2009
Ellisons has agreed to merge with Marshall Legal, the Colchester-based law firm, later this year.
19-May-2009
RM is to acquire Isis Concepts, the Oxfordshire-based supplier of educational furniture, for up to £2.7m.
18-May-2009
Punch Taverns is to sell a further eight pubs to Frederic Robinson of Stockport.
18-May-2009
PSL Tool Hire has acquired M&R Hire Centres, the Blackpool-based plant hire firm with five outlets, for undisclosed terms.
18-May-2009
Tracerco has acquired Process Vision Services, the process diagnostics company with sites in Belgium and France, which will add £1m to its turnover.
14-May-2009
Qinetiq is to sell its Dorset-based underwater systems business to Atlas Electronik for £23m, with the transfer of 220 staff.
14-May-2009
Paddy Power has acquired a 51% stake in Sportsbet, the Australian betting firm, for an initial £24m.
14-May-2009
Omar Homes Group has been bought out of administration by a new company called Omar Park Homes, which will create up to 140 jobs at its holiday homes factory in North Suffolk over the next year.
14-May-2009
Speechly Bircham is said to be discussing plans to merge with Campbell Hooper, the London-based law firm with 23 partners.
14-May-2009
Inta Group of Tyneside has merged with 3D Golf of Ayr to create a combined golfing holidays group with annual turnover of about £25m.
14-May-2009
Henty Oil is planning to invest up to £40m in the expansion of its Liverpool-based fuel supplies business, following its acquisition by World Fuel Services of the US for undisclosed terms.
14-May-2009
R Swain & Sons has acquired Charles Hewitt, the Canterbury-based haulage firm, for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of ten staff.
14-May-2009
Soleco has acquired Salads To Go, the Skelmersdale-based supplier of prepared salads, for undisclosed terms.
14-May-2009
Sword Group has sold The Amor Group, the Glasgow-based developer of mobile technology for airline boarding passes, to a management buy-out for £28m, and the 330-strong workforce is expected to grow by 50 this year.
13-May-2009
Iomart has acquired RapidSwitch, the Maidenhead-based data hosting services company, for £5.2m.
13-May-2009
Cullen, the Glasgow-based medical packaging manufacturer with 87 staff, has been bought out of administration by a former director backed by Allied Irish Bank.
13-May-2009
Sovereign Oilfield Group of Aberdeen is to sell its Vertec Engineering subsidiary and its Labtech rental cabin assets to Offshore Containers for £5.5m, with the transfer of 70 staff.
13-May-2009
Equiniti has acquired ICS Computing, the IT services and software firm with 300 staff in Belfast, Newbury and India, for undisclosed terms.
13-May-2009
CVP-Mitcorp has bought the assets of Gearbox out of administration, saving 16 jobs at its broadcast equipment operations in London, Cardiff and Leeds.
13-May-2009
Ed's Easy Diner, the London-based chain of three restaurants, has been sold to a management buy-in backed by Rankvale Hospitality for an estimated £2m.
12-May-2009
Helphire has sold its E-Register jewellery registration and claims valuation business to Loss Management Group of Bath for £0.3m, with the transfer of 17 staff.
12-May-2009
Galliford Try is to acquire the residential development assets of Wright Homes out of administration for £7m, including five housing sites in the Hull and York areas.
12-May-2009
Jourdan has sold John Corby, the Andover-based manufacturer of trouser presses, for £0.7m, in order to focus on medical packaging.
12-May-2009
Ruffler Bank, the leisure and property lender, is to be acquired by private equity firm Anacap Financial Partners in a deal worth £80m.
11-May-2009
Carphone Warehouse has agreed to acquire the UK broadband assets of Italian telecoms firm Tiscali for £236m, in order to expand its Talk Talk division.
11-May-2009
Punch Taverns is to sell 13 pubs to Shepherd Neame of Kent for £15m, and a further 17 pubs to Charles Wells of Bedford for undisclosed terms.
11-May-2009
Cheese Cellar Company, the London-based cheese wholesaler, has undergone a management buy-out from the administrators of parent company Novel Group.
11-May-2009
European Financial Solutions has acquired Mortgage Intelligence from Close Brothers, in order to create a combined Bournemouth-based mortgages group with 500 appointed representatives.
11-May-2009
Vision Media Group has agreed terms for the sale of its TrainTV division to RAM Investment Group for an initial £0.9m, in order to focus on its Cheadle-based outdoor advertising screens business.
07-May-2009
Summit Corporation has sold its Oxfordshire-based Zebrafish services division to Evotec for £0.5m, in order to focus on its drug discovery operation.
07-May-2009
Screenprint Plus has been bought out of administration by a new company called Rencourt, securing 22 jobs at its Norfolk-based printing business.
07-May-2009
John Turner & Sons has acquired Wright Build, the Wigan-based building firm, for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with more than 240 staff.
07-May-2009
Micro Focus International is to acquire Borland Software and the software testing operations of Compuware in the US for £88m.
07-May-2009
Punch Taverns has sold ten freehold pubs in the North West to JW Lees for undisclosed terms.
07-May-2009
Britannia Parks, the chain of 20 retirement parks, has been acquired by Frogmore Real Estate for £17m.
06-May-2009
Hanson Westhouse is to conduct a reverse takeover of equity finance house Sovgem, creating a new group with a market capitalisation of about £7m.
06-May-2009
System C Healthcare has acquired Bluestar UK Group, the Kent-based healthcare IT solutions firm with 30 consultants, for up to £3m.
06-May-2009
James Fisher & Sons is to merge its Yorkshire-based Remote Marine Systems division with its Aberdeen-based Pumptools division to create a new company called RMSpumptools with 70 staff.
06-May-2009
Resources in Insurance has sold CPA, its Bristol-based loss adjusting division, to a former director, in order to focus on the provision of support services to the insurance sector.
06-May-2009
Harcostar, the Stockport-based drum packaging manufacturer with 50 staff, has sold its business and assets out of administration to Gem Plastics of Ireland.
06-May-2009
Hill Dickinson is to merge with Middleton Potts, the City of London-based law firm with 11 partners, in July.
06-May-2009
Linear Electrical, the Southampton-based electrical services firm, has merged with MG of Liverpool, and will be rebranded as MG Linear.
06-May-2009
Enviroco has acquired HFS Liquid Waste, the Norfolk-based industrial waste and cleaning company with 14 staff, for undisclosed terms.
05-May-2009
Woodville Rail, the Derbyshire-based supplier of gangways for railway carriages with 80 staff, has been acquired by Dellner Invest of Sweden for £1.6m.
05-May-2009
Birkett Long has acquired Jackson & Partners, the Colchester-based law firm.
05-May-2009
Imes Group of Aberdeen has sold its Imes Strategic Support division to Lockheed Martin for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 87 staff.
05-May-2009
Player X, the London-based provider of mobile media services, is to be acquired by Zed of Spain for about £10m.
04-May-2009
Fuelcard Company UK has acquired Total Butler's Dieseline fuel card business for undisclosed terms.
04-May-2009
Accuma is to sell its individual voluntary arrangements business to Grant Thornton for £5.6m, in order to focus on debt management services.
04-May-2009
Zetar has sold The Baked Snacks Company to a management buy-out for up to £2.7m.
04-May-2009
Genetix Group has acquired SlidePath, the Irish cell imaging firm with 25 staff, for up to £3.3m.
30-Apr-2009
Inuk, the Abercynon-based provider of internet protocol TV technology, has been acquired by Move Networks of the US for undisclosed terms.
30-Apr-2009
Irwin Mitchell has acquired the Birmingham office of BPE Solicitors, with the transfer of ten fee-earners, in order to expand its commercial and corporate law business.
30-Apr-2009
Shine Group has acquired Metronome Film & Television, the production company with operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and the US, for £60m.
30-Apr-2009
TSI Broadcast, the London-based TV broadcasting technology firm with six staff, has been acquired by WRN for undisclosed terms.
30-Apr-2009
YouGov is to acquire the trade and assets of Clear Horizons, the US online market research agency, for up to £1.8m.
29-Apr-2009
Devereux Architects has merged with Dewjo'c Architects, which has offices in Stockton, Newcastle and London.
28-Apr-2009
Avisen has acquired Eon Enterprises, the London-based IT consultancy operating as Infocube, for £0.6m.
28-Apr-2009
Ultimate Products has acquired Intempo Digital, the Manchester-based electronic equipment supplier, for undisclosed terms.
28-Apr-2009
Mills Group has acquired five convenience stores in Hull and Teesside from Sainsbury's, with the transfer of 100 staff.
27-Apr-2009
All Leisure Group is to acquire the Hebridean Princess cruise ship, which tours the Scottish islands, from the administrators of Hebridean International Cruises for £1.4m.
27-Apr-2009
Rank Group has acquired the casino at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from Isle of Capri for £0.6m, and it will be converted into a G Casino at a cost of £1m.
27-Apr-2009
Hays Travel is to acquire the business of failed Newcastle-based travel firm Freedom Direct Holidays, securing the future of most of the 109 jobs.
27-Apr-2009
Treewise, the tree surgery firm with 45 staff in Leicestershire, Manchester and Towcester, has been acquired by Freedom Power Lines of Wakefield for undisclosed terms.
27-Apr-2009
IDOX is to acquire J4B Software & Publishing, the supplier of government and EU funding information, for £0.8m.
23-Apr-2009
Booth Ainsworth has acquired Tatton & Fletcher to create a combined Stockport-based accountancy group with 99 staff.
23-Apr-2009
Hunting is to acquire National Coupling Company, the US manufacturer of subsea hydraulic equipment, for an initial £38m.
23-Apr-2009
Taylor & Sons has sold its Cardiff-based engineering division out of administration to Tema Engineering, securing the future of 52 jobs.
23-Apr-2009
Chiltern Invadex has been bought out of liquidation by the owner of Aidapt Bathrooms, securing 43 jobs at its Bicester-based mobility equipment business.
23-Apr-2009
Cains has sold 23 North West pubs out of administration to Amber Taverns of Blackpool, and Amber is planning a refurbishment programme over the next few months.
22-Apr-2009
Axeon, the Dundee-based lithium battery manufacturer with 400 staff, has been sold out of administration by Grant Thornton to a new company backed by Ironshield Capital.
22-Apr-2009
Total Produce has acquired a 50% stake in ASF Holland, the Dutch soft fruit supplier, in order to expand its Redbridge subsidiary.
22-Apr-2009
CVS has acquired Earls Hall, the Southend-based animal hospital with three branches and 43 staff, taking its total number of surgeries to 168.
22-Apr-2009
ATP International has acquired Instone International, the Brentwood-based marine travel company with annual turnover of £12m, for undisclosed terms.
22-Apr-2009
Cardinal Brands, the Grimsby-based stationery supplier with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from RR Donnelley.
22-Apr-2009
Padarn Bus has merged with KMP, securing the future of 50 jobs at their Gwynedd-based bus operations.
22-Apr-2009
Cranswick is to sell Cranswick Pet Products and Tropical Marine Centre to a management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital for £17m.
21-Apr-2009
GlaxoSmithKline is to acquire Stiefel Laboratories, the US dermatology company with 3,500 staff, for up to £2.4bn.
21-Apr-2009
Domino Printing Sciences is to acquire Labeljet, the Portuguese distributor of coding and marking products, for an initial £3.5m.
21-Apr-2009
Amanda Wakeley has been sold by Arvoco back to its founder for £1m, securing the future of more than 50 jobs at its flagship fashion store in London and department store concessions.
20-Apr-2009
Compass has acquired 27 hospital stores from Martin McColl for £19m, and will rebrand them under its Amigo fascia by September.
20-Apr-2009
Sofas UK, the Swindon-based furniture retailer with 180 staff at 22 Easyliving stores, has been acquired by Kasen International of China for undisclosed terms.
20-Apr-2009
Euro Garages has acquired three more filling stations in the Manchester area, taking its total chain to 75.
20-Apr-2009
Concise IT has acquired Takeda Technology, the Wilmslow-based IT firm with 15 staff specialising in business telephone systems and contact centre solutions.
16-Apr-2009
Oasis Healthcare has acquired four dental practices in Dereham, North Walsham, Fareham and Hull, taking its network to more than 160 sites.
16-Apr-2009
Anson, the Gateshead-based manufacturer of equipment for the oil and gas sector with about 400 staff, has been acquired by National Oilwell Varco of the US for undisclosed terms.
16-Apr-2009
Pearson has acquired Wall Street English, the Chinese provider of language training services, for £97m, in order to expand its Longman Schools division.
16-Apr-2009
Freshway Foods has been sold out of administration by BDO Stoy Hayward to a new company owned by the Parkam Food Group, securing 255 jobs at its Wolverhampton-based sandwiches business.
16-Apr-2009
Grant Thornton has sold Observer Standard Newspapers, the Worcestershire-based publisher with 150 staff, out of administration to Bullivant Media for undisclosed terms.
16-Apr-2009
Carter Jonas of London and Dreweatt Neate of Newbury have confirmed plans to merge to create a combined property consultancy with more than 400 staff at 31 offices.
15-Apr-2009
Shaws of Darwen, the Lancashire-based construction and ceramics contractor, has been bought out of administration by a management team for undisclosed terms, securing 70 jobs.
15-Apr-2009
Woodspeen Training has acquired A&R, the Yorkshire-based training company with 90 staff and four offices, for £3.1m.
15-Apr-2009
WAA has acquired Converge Control, the Runcorn-based print management firm, for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2009
Centriquip, the Derbyshire-based supplier of equipment for water and waste treatment, has been bought out of administration by Ashbrook Simon-Hartley of Newcastle for undisclosed terms, securing 75 jobs.
14-Apr-2009
Crystal Software Solutions of Bromsgrove is to merge with London-based Trigold, creating a combined financial software group called Trigold Crystal.
14-Apr-2009
Barclays has agreed to sell its iShares asset management division to private equity firm CVC Partners for £3bn.
13-Apr-2009
Local Radio Company is to sell its Jazz FM brand to Jazz Investments for a nominal sum.
13-Apr-2009
Druckfarben has bought certain assets of Shackell Edwards & Co, the Stockport-based ink manufacturer, out of administration.
13-Apr-2009
KPMG has sold eight Apollo 2000 electrical branches in the West Midlands and Lancashire out of administration to East Anglia-based Hughes Electrical, and about 12 jobs will be created in each store.
13-Apr-2009
Burlington Press, the Cambridge-based printing firm, has been sold out of administration by Tenon Recovery to Blue Point Cambridge.
09-Apr-2009
Fiske has acquired VOR Financial Strategy, the London-based investment consultancy, for an initial £0.2m.
09-Apr-2009
Intersoftware UK, the Sale-based accounting software firm, has been acquired by Fundtech of Bangor.
09-Apr-2009
Vantis Business Recovery Services has sold B&P Lightbrigade's Surrey-based printing consumables division out of administration to a new company called B&P Graphic Supplies.
09-Apr-2009
Leonardt has acquired Berkeley & Co, the Telford-based metal processing firm, in order to secure the future of more than 50 jobs and transfer production to its main site near Bridgnorth.
09-Apr-2009
Robert Dyas, the Leatherhead-based chain of 99 hardware stores with 1,250 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
09-Apr-2009
AGI Labels, the Littlehampton-based printing firm with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, and will be renamed AJS Labels.
08-Apr-2009
SBP Creative Solutions has acquired Applecroft Print Management of Edinburgh and Mind's Eye Creative for undisclosed terms.
08-Apr-2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers has sold certain assets of Leeds-based Local Contract Hire & Leasing and 1car1 out of administration to Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
08-Apr-2009
Cranswick is to acquire Bowes of Norfolk, the pigmeat processing firm with 620 staff, for £17m, while the pig-rearing operation will be sold to a management buy-out.
07-Apr-2009
Duncan & Toplis has bought accountancy branches in Melton and Oakham from Newby Castleman.
07-Apr-2009
Cobham is to acquire Argotek, the provider of information assurance services to the US intelligence community with 70 staff, for £25m.
07-Apr-2009
Morses Club, the doorstep lending firm with 180 staff, has been bought from the administrators of Manchester-based London Scottish by vulture fund R Capital.
07-Apr-2009
Cathkin Clean has bought the William Munro dry-cleaning brand out of administration for undisclosed terms, in order to roll out its services to independent retailers across Scotland.
07-Apr-2009
Brabners Chaffe Street is to merge with Bremners Solicitors, the Liverpool-based corporate law firm with 30 staff.
06-Apr-2009
Broadwater Mouldings has bought the assets of Express Composites out of administration, and the 70-strong Broadwater workforce will relocate from Horham to the Express site near Beccles in May.
06-Apr-2009
BSS Group has acquired Direct Heating Spares, the Lancashire-based distributor of spare parts to the heating industry, for £5.7m.
06-Apr-2009
Real Office Group has acquired Pacific Interiors, ISIS Projects and Pacific Middle East for up to £49m, in order to create an international commercial interiors business.
06-Apr-2009
Lime PM, the Aldershot-based printing firm, has been sold out of administration to Synergy Print Management, saving eight jobs.
06-Apr-2009
Bounty.com, the supplier of products to new mothers, has been sold by Kaboose to Barclays' private-equity division for £54m.
06-Apr-2009
First Derivatives has acquired Hologram, the Australian risk management and data management consultancy, for £1.2m.
02-Apr-2009
Virgin Media has sold Sit-up, its London-based home-shopping business trading as Bid TV, Price-drop TV and Speed Auction TV with 450 staff, to Aurelius of Germany.
02-Apr-2009
Saygrove Defence & Aerospace Group, the Flintshire-based aerospace components manufacturer with 70 staff, has been acquired by Triumph Aerospace Systems Group of the US.
02-Apr-2009
Modular Automation International, the Birmingham-based machinery manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by Expert Group, and production and the 11 staff will transfer to Coventry.
02-Apr-2009
Entertainment Rights, the owner of children's character rights, has gone into administration through Deloitte and immediately sold to Boomerang Media of the US for an estimated £75m.
02-Apr-2009
Vanguard Healthcare Solutions, the Gloucester-based provider of mobile surgical operating theatre facilities, has undergone a £31m management buy-out backed by MML Capital Partners.
02-Apr-2009
Dhais has bought Keep Able Retail, the nationwide chain of 13 mobility centres, out of administration for £0.2m, taking its total chain to 28 shops.
02-Apr-2009
Weilburger Coatings of Runcorn has acquired Trimite, the industrial coatings manufacturer with sites in Uxbridge, Bristol, Belfast and Glasgow.
02-Apr-2009
Hendy Group has acquired three Alan Day Honda car dealerships in Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester, with the transfer of 80 staff.
02-Apr-2009
Jimminson Packaging Services, the Nottingham-based carton finishing firm with 30 staff, has undergone a £0.7m management buy-out.
02-Apr-2009
Camelot Theme Park has been bought out of receivership by The Story Group of Carlisle, and the 140-acre attraction will reopen in May with the creation of up to 150 seasonal jobs.
01-Apr-2009
Nationwide Building Society is to acquire Dunfermline Building Society, securing the future of 300 jobs at 34 branches, but further jobs could be lost at the Dunfermline head office.
31-Mar-2009
FW Thorpe has acquired Solite Europe, the Manchester-based manufacturer of cleanroom lighting equipment for laboratories with 14 staff.
31-Mar-2009
Eurocell Profiles has acquired Merritt Plastics, the Ilkeston-based plastic window frames recycling firm, for undisclosed terms.
31-Mar-2009
Pontardawe Refrigeration Products has been acquired by its former managing director, securing 19 of the 35 jobs at its site in the Swansea Valley.
31-Mar-2009
Smiths Group has acquired Orion Corporation, the US manufacturer of hydrodynamic bearings with 270 staff, for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its John Crane division.
30-Mar-2009
Ethicalsuperstore has merged with Natural Collection, the online supplier of fair trade products and services with sites in Bath and Sunderland.
30-Mar-2009
Li & Fung has acquired Shubiz, the London-based footwear supplier, for about £15m.
30-Mar-2009
Fuller Smith & Turner is to acquire six freehold London pubs from Punch Taverns for £21m.
26-Mar-2009
Skykon of Denmark is to acquire the Vestas wind turbine factory at Machrihanish, Kintyre, securing 92 jobs, and the site could be expanded with the creation of up to 400 new jobs.
26-Mar-2009
Genesis Communications is to acquire Thus Mobile, the Sheffield-based provider of mobile phone services with 85 staff, from Cable & Wireless for undisclosed terms.
26-Mar-2009
Rileys has gone into administration through Ernst & Young, but 1,200 jobs have been secured through the sale of 129 of its snooker clubs to a new company called Valiant Sports.
26-Mar-2009
Arjo Wiggins is planning to sell its carbonless paper division, which had revenue of £183m in 2008, to a management buy-out.
26-Mar-2009
Phase CRS, the Morley-based IT services firm with 24 staff, has been acquired by Concorde Excel Holdings of Brighouse for undisclosed terms.
26-Mar-2009
Premier Oil is to buy the North Sea oil operations of Oilexco out of administration for £349m.
26-Mar-2009
JJB Sports has sold its chain of 52 fitness clubs back to its founder, and they will be rebranded as DW Sports Fitness.
26-Mar-2009
Amec is to acquire the assets and ongoing operations of Philips Engineering, the Canadian civil engineering consultancy with 70 staff, for £4.8m.
25-Mar-2009
Supporta is to sell its architectural and engineering consultancy operations, including Supporta Professional Services and Bay Associates Consulting, to Princely Holdings for £0.4m.
25-Mar-2009
Nimans has acquired Rocom, the Wetherby-based telecoms equipment distributor, for £12m, creating a combined group with more than 400 staff.
25-Mar-2009
Smiths News has acquired Bertram Group, the Norwich-based newspaper and magazine wholesaler with 600 staff, for £8.6m, and a further £7m will be invested in the business.
24-Mar-2009
Wineworld, the chain of seven off-licences and five bars in Northern Ireland, has been bought out of administration by PBN, securing more than 50 jobs.
24-Mar-2009
Multishades has merged with Batley-based Meritmill to create a combined carpet sample manufacturing business called Creative Sampling Solutions with almost 200 staff.
24-Mar-2009
Johnston Oils, the Bathgate-based fuel distributor with about 100 staff, has acquired ACP Fuels of Gloucester for undisclosed terms.
24-Mar-2009
Tarak Clothing has gone into administration through Zolfo Cooper, but 407 jobs have been saved through the sale of 44 of its 48 Quiz fashion stores to KAST Retail.
24-Mar-2009
Highland Spring has bought Speyside Glenlivet Water, the Moray-based bottled water company with 13 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
24-Mar-2009
BG Group has agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Pure Energy, in a deal that values the Australian coal-bed methane producer at £497m.
24-Mar-2009
Smallbone, the Wiltshire-based luxury kitchen manufacturer, has been sold out of administration to the owner of Brookmans, securing the future of more than 400 jobs.
23-Mar-2009
APT has sold its broadcast hardware division to Audemat of France for undisclosed terms, in order to focus on the expansion of its Belfast-based audio technology business.
23-Mar-2009
Sabotage, the Worcester-based fashion supplier trading as Fly53, has been sold to a management buy-in backed by venture capital firm Key Capital Partners for £3.6m.
23-Mar-2009
Mortgage Warehouse Corporation has acquired The More Group, the nationwide team of mortgage consultants.
23-Mar-2009
Diamonds & Pearls has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company, saving 300 jobs at 73 jewellery stores.
19-Mar-2009
Bunzl has bought WK Thomas of Chessington and Industrial Supplies of Peterborough out of administration, in order to expand its catering and cleaning products distribution business.
19-Mar-2009
ID Data is to sell its business and certain assets out of administration to a new company called Card Data Management for £0.3m.
19-Mar-2009
Baird Group has sold Thanet Press, the Kent-based printing firm, to Graham Cummings Group for undisclosed terms.
19-Mar-2009
Tindle Newspapers has bought five local newspapers in Devon and Somerset from View From Publishing, saving 25 jobs.
19-Mar-2009
Oxford Gene Technology has acquired Sense Proteomic, the Maidenhead-based biotechnology firm with eight staff, taking its total workforce to more than 50.
19-Mar-2009
Skerritt Consultants has acquired Watkins Oram, the West Sussex-based firm of independent financial advisers, for £0.6m.
19-Mar-2009
Photo Therapeutics, the Altrincham-based developer of light-based medical devices, has been acquired by PhotoMedex of the US for £14m.
19-Mar-2009
Honda has acquired Foxfield Garage, the Wigan-based multi-franchised car dealership, and the site will be refurbished.
19-Mar-2009
Centrica has acquired a 22% stake in Venture Production, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas production company, for £239m, and may now bid for the entire company.
19-Mar-2009
Suretrack Monitoring has acquired IBP Group of Surrey, in order to expand its asset security business.
18-Mar-2009
Wyatt Group is to acquire Innovative HIP and Commercial Energy Performance Pack from Green CO2 for £0.7m, and will now change its name to Green CO2.
18-Mar-2009
Daihatsu has expanded its car dealership network to 100 showrooms with the acquisition of Mid Cornwall Cars.
18-Mar-2009
Pivotal Laboratories, the York-based clinical trials and pharmaceutical services firm with 38 staff, has been acquired by ACM of the US for undisclosed terms.
17-Mar-2009
General Capital Group has sold Norton Folgate, its Hertford-based finance broking business, to a management buy-out operating under the name of Stable Capital Partners.
17-Mar-2009
Dales Engineering Services has acquired LJF Powder Coatings, the Aberdeen-based supplier of surface coatings with eight staff, for more than £1m.
17-Mar-2009
Interaction Recruitment has acquired 31 recruitment offices of Kelly Services for undisclosed terms, and is planning to recruit about 100 additional staff.
16-Mar-2009
AP Driveline Technologies has been bought out of administration by Raicam Clutch of Italy, saving 167 jobs at its car components factory in Leamington Spa.
16-Mar-2009
Carphone Warehouse is to acquire The Airtime Group, the supplier of fixed-line communications services, for £0.8m, in order to expand its Opal Telecom subsidiary.
12-Mar-2009
BAe Systems is to acquire Advanced Ceramics Research, the US manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems with 60 staff, for £10m.
12-Mar-2009
Diagnos, the Oxfordshire-based software engineering firm with 50 staff, has undergone a £9m management buy-out backed by WK Corporate Finance.
12-Mar-2009
Lavender Hotels Group has bought the 140-bedroom Park Hall Hotel in Chorley from the administrators of the Camelot Theme Park, securing the future of 80 jobs.
12-Mar-2009
Terraconsult, the St Helens-based environmental consultancy, has been acquired by the owners of Lancashire-based Geotest Laboratories.
12-Mar-2009
Nethercoats, the Halifax-based interiors manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
12-Mar-2009
Computime IT Solutions of Coventry has merged with Acutec of Coleshill to create a combined IT group with more than 20 staff.
12-Mar-2009
Applinet of Thatcham has merged with the Unified Group of Theale to create a combined IT services group called Proximity Communications with turnover of £10m.
12-Mar-2009
Johnston Carmichael is to acquire Duncan Young & Co, the accountancy firm with 23 staff in Edinburgh and Burntisland.
12-Mar-2009
SectorGuard is to acquire Legion Group, the provider of parking and security services with 1,400 staff.
12-Mar-2009
Boss Services, the Surrey-based plant hire firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
12-Mar-2009
TFP Schemes has acquired the wholesale operation of Bridgend-based M Wood Insurance Services, in order to expand its Cardiff-based specialist hire car insurance business.
12-Mar-2009
Hamworthy has acquired Greenship, the Dutch provider of ballast water treatment for ships, for an initial £1.8m.
11-Mar-2009
Merck is to acquire Schering-Plough for $41m, creating a global pharmaceuticals group with a combined UK workforce of almost 3,000 at sites including Hoddesdon, Cramlington, Welwyn Garden City, Newhouse and Milton Keynes.
11-Mar-2009
Ennstone has been bought out of administration by a new company called Breedon Holdings, securing the future of about 1,000 jobs at quarrying operations across the country.
11-Mar-2009
Concorde Informatics, the Brighouse-based IT services firm with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2009
Sidell Gibson is to acquire Crouch Butler Savage, the Birmingham-based architecture firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2009
Kelvin Graphics has been bought out of administration by London-based Port of Call, securing the future of 65 jobs at its Hyde-based printing business.
11-Mar-2009
Lab21 has acquired Biotec Laboratories, the Ipswich-based clinical diagnostics firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2009
Majestic Wine has acquired Lay & Wheeler, the Suffolk-based supplier of fine wines, for £4.7m.
10-Mar-2009
Drax Group has acquired Haven Power, the electricity supply firm, from Welsh Power Group for £11m.
10-Mar-2009
TPT Construction, the Pembrokeshire-based building firm with 45 staff, has been acquired by Darbyshire Group of Preston for £7m.
10-Mar-2009
Iris has acquired ATW Information Technology Systems, the Sussex-based accountancy software supplier.
10-Mar-2009
Genesis Communications has acquired Increase CRM, the customer relationship business of Surrey-based Increase, for undisclosed terms.
09-Mar-2009
Uniq is to sell Pinneys of Scotland, the Annan-based chilled fish company with about 515 staff, to The Seafood Company of Grimsby for an initial £1m.
05-Mar-2009
SB&P of Bootle is to merge with the Liverpool office of Bailey, Page & Roper to create a combined accountancy group with 40 staff and seven partners.
05-Mar-2009
Dune has bought more than 300 Shoe Studio stores from the administrators of Mosaic Fashions, securing the future of 1,600 jobs.
05-Mar-2009
Walters Group has acquired JV Like, the Brecon-based Land Rover dealership, securing the future of more than 20 jobs.
05-Mar-2009
Martin Groundland & Co has sold six Symingtons jewellery stores in Aberdeen, Coatbridge, Dundee, Falkirk, Kirkcaldy and Stirling out of administration to Ramsdens of Middlesbrough.
05-Mar-2009
Sainsbury's has acquired 22 Somerfield stores and two Co-op stores from the Co-operative Group for £83m, and will invest a further £45m refurbishing the sites.
05-Mar-2009
RWS Holdings has acquired Communicare, the London-based provider of medical translation services with 15 staff, for £2.1m.
05-Mar-2009
Fitzgerald Lighting's administrators have sold the plant and assets of the Bodmin-based lighting manufacturer to a newly-formed company, creating 20 jobs for former staff.
05-Mar-2009
Simpson Millar of Leeds has acquired AP Law Associates, the Tyneside-based debt recovery firm.
05-Mar-2009
PDS has acquired Acorn Glass, the Rochdale-based double glazing supplier, taking its total workforce to 100.
05-Mar-2009
Haynes Publishing Group has completed the sale of its manufacturing operation to JF Print for £0.4m, with the transfer of 43 Somerset-based staff.
04-Mar-2009
Carphone Warehouse has sold its South African call centre subsidiary to eTelecare Global Solutions for £3.7m.
04-Mar-2009
Filtrona is to sell its Filtrona Extrusion plastic profile and sheet operations in North America to Saw Mill Capital Partners for £82m.
04-Mar-2009
Capita Group has acquired Hero Insurance Services, the personal lines broker, from LV for £15m.
04-Mar-2009
CVS Group has acquired Beechwood Veterinary Hospital, the Doncaster-based animal surgery.
04-Mar-2009
Sytner has acquired three luxury car dealerships from Nick Whale Holdings for undisclosed terms, including 51 staff at Porsche showrooms in Leicester and Solihull and a Ferrari franchise in Bromsgrove.
04-Mar-2009
Kalron Foods, the Leicester-based chain of nine Zumo Juice Bars with 58 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team.
04-Mar-2009
Gwynedd Council and CLB Coopers have announced the sale out of administration of the Cig Cibyn abattoir in Caernarfon to Sher Foods of Ireland, and the site will return to full production over the next few weeks.
03-Mar-2009
Produce World has sold British & Brazilian, the supplier of grapes and melons, to AG Thames Holdings.
03-Mar-2009
Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society is to sell Derrys department store in Plymouth, as well as Homemaker stores in Plympton, Launceston, Kingsteignton and Exmouth, to Vergo Retail of Liverpool for undisclosed terms.
02-Mar-2009
Network Integrity Services has acquired Ulysses IT of Leicester for undisclosed terms, creating a combined IT services group with 15 staff.
02-Mar-2009
QV Foods has acquired the retail and foodservice unit of MBM Produce, the potato supplier, with the transfer of up to 140 jobs in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Scotland.
26-Feb-2009
Blooming Marvellous, the chain of 14 maternity wear stores, has been sold out of administration by MCR to the owner of the Ethel Austin chain for undisclosed terms.
26-Feb-2009
Baker & Spice, the London-based bakery chain with four outlets and 80 staff, has been bought out of administration by Risk Capital Partners.
26-Feb-2009
Total Audio Solutions, the Worcestershire-based supplier of broadcasting equipment, has been rescued from liquidation by a new company called Total Audio Projects, saving 12 of the 16 jobs.
26-Feb-2009
BLP, the Doncaster-based manufacturer of cabinet doors, has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing more than 100 jobs.
26-Feb-2009
Thompson Plastics, the Hull-based components manufacturer, has been sold out of administration by PKF to Redspar, securing about 50 of the 200 jobs.
26-Feb-2009
Evolutec Group has bought Nanoco Technologies, the Manchester-based manufacturer of fluorescent nano-crystals, in a reverse takeover that creates a combined group worth £32m.
26-Feb-2009
Waterside Book Services, the Southampton-based book wholesaler, has undergone a £0.3m management buy-out from ArgentVive.
26-Feb-2009
Carr's Milling Industries is to acquire Hans Walischmiller, the German robotics and materials handling company with 70 staff, out of administration for £4.9m.
25-Feb-2009
G4S has acquired Secura Monde International and Shiremoor International Engineering, the providers of technology services to the banknote and high security printing industry with gross assets of £0.4m and £1.3m respectively.
25-Feb-2009
Cobra Holdings has acquired Thornway Insurances, the Manchester-based general insurance broker, for £1.1m.
25-Feb-2009
Zircotec, the Harwell-based manufacturer of high-performance coatings with ten staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
25-Feb-2009
Balfour Beatty has acquired RT Dooley, the US construction firm, for £27m.
24-Feb-2009
Nottingham Industrial Cleaners has acquired Grant-MSM, the Belper-based supplier of hygiene and safety products with 11 staff.
24-Feb-2009
Equity Shoes, the Leicester-based shoe manufacturer, has sold its name, stock and machinery out of liquidation to Pavers Shoes of York, saving ten jobs.
24-Feb-2009
Paragon Data Services has acquired Galloway Electronics, the Hull-based supplier of public address systems and evacuation systems.
24-Feb-2009
Hudson & Middleton has sold the business and assets of its Stoke-based pottery out of administration to a new company called Hudsons Fine Bone China, securing the future of 22 jobs.
24-Feb-2009
Zavvi has sold eight music and DVD stores out of administration to its former chief executive, and the outlets will be rebranded under the fascia Head.
23-Feb-2009
Deloitte is to sell the assets of Norscreen, the Newcastle-based printing company trading as NSL Integrated Print Solutions, out of administration to Dark Peak Trading of West Yorkshire, securing the future of 52 jobs.
23-Feb-2009
Bristol Forklifts is to merge with AJ Mechanical Handling to create a combined Bristol-based materials handling business with more than 300 trucks in its hire fleet.
23-Feb-2009
First Eastern Counties is to merge with sister company Essex Buses to create a combined group with about 680 buses and more than 2,000 staff.
23-Feb-2009
Metal Pressings Group has been bought out of administration by Ricor for undisclosed terms, securing the future of about 65 jobs at its automotive components factory in Studley.
23-Feb-2009
Jesse Shirley & Son, the Staffordshire-based pottery firm, has been sold out of administration by KPMG to a new company called Hajco 377, securing the future of 40 jobs.
19-Feb-2009
Capita Group has acquired CHKS, the provider of healthcare intelligence services with 80 staff in Alcester, Cardiff and London, from Healthcare Knowledge International for £12m.
19-Feb-2009
Denby Pottery has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 465 jobs at its Derbyshire-based pottery business.
19-Feb-2009
The Club Post Production has been sold out of administration to a new company called Post Couture, securing the future of 20 jobs at its London-based TV production business.
19-Feb-2009
Access to Music, the Leicester-based music training company with 250 staff at nine centres across the country, has been acquired by Armstrong Learning of Manchester for undisclosed terms.
19-Feb-2009
Ten Alps has acquired County Link Media, the Belfast-based online TV production company that is planning to launch a new channel called Fermanagh TV.
19-Feb-2009
Intertek has acquired Aptech, the US engineering consultancy with 90 staff, for £3.5m, as well as WISco Enterprises, the US provider of inspection services with 120 staff, for £18m.
19-Feb-2009
LL Pneumatics, the Dudley-based pneumatics company, has been acquired by Air Systems Group of Telford, securing the future of eight staff.
19-Feb-2009
Aspire Consulting, the Tamworth-based engineering consultancy with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
19-Feb-2009
Countrystyle Group has bought Bioganix Composting of Suffolk out of administration for undisclosed terms, increasing the 190-strong workforce in its waste management and recycling business by six.
19-Feb-2009
Huntsworth is to acquire Momentum International, the Qatar-based PR and marketing firm, for up to £8.4m.
18-Feb-2009
Kingsclere Nurseries, the Berkshire-based chain of seven nurseries, has been acquired by the owner of the Complete Childcare group for about £4m.
18-Feb-2009
Everwhite, the Aberdare-based roofline manufacturer with 160 staff, has been bought out of administration by GAP.
18-Feb-2009
Adams Childrenswear has been bought out of administration by a former owner operating under the name of JS Childrenswear, securing the future of 1,900 jobs in its chain of 120 childrenswear stores.
16-Feb-2009
Eidos, the London-based computer games publisher, is to be acquired by Square Enix of Japan for £84m.
16-Feb-2009
Thompson Technik has been bought out of administration by TTB, securing the future of 20 jobs at its Bridgend-based rotational moulding business.
16-Feb-2009
Northern Select Foods has bought the distribution operation of Sweet Moments, the Northallerton-based supplier of fresh desserts.
12-Feb-2009
Fibre Associates, the Conwy-based fibre optic technology firm, has been acquired by I3 Group of Newton le Willows for undisclosed terms.
12-Feb-2009
Phoenix Medical Supplies has acquired Computer Systems for Distribution of Stafford for undisclosed terms.
12-Feb-2009
Rainbow Telecom has acquired Opus Telecom and the Northern Ireland business customers division of Opal Telecom for undisclosed terms.
12-Feb-2009
Ten Alps has acquired Below the Radar, the Belfast-based factual TV production company, for up to £0.8m, and has also announced plans to raise £3m in a share placing to fund acquisitions.
12-Feb-2009
New Earth Solutions has bought the Bioganix in-vessel composting facility at Sharpness Dock in Gloucestershire out of administration for undisclosed terms.
12-Feb-2009
Aviva has sold the Bristol-based British School of Motoring to German private equity firm Arques Industries, with the transfer of more than 600 staff at 96 local centres.
12-Feb-2009
MH Southern of Jarrow has bought Robert Duncan Timber out of administration, securing 44 jobs at its Gateshead-based timber merchanting business.
12-Feb-2009
Ralph Allen Press, the Bath-based printing firm with 19 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
12-Feb-2009
Information Technology Incentives (ITI) and Cromwell Press have been sold out of administration by KPMG to a local businessman, securing about 50 jobs at their Trowbridge-based printing operations.
12-Feb-2009
CSR is to acquire Sirf, the US manufacturer of microchips for GPS systems, for £91m.
11-Feb-2009
Tenon Group has acquired HWSEG, the firm of medical accountants and tax advisers with offices in Leeds and Rochdale, for undisclosed terms.
11-Feb-2009
Morse is to sell the assets of the UK and Jersey Investment Management Consultancy business to Navigant Consulting for up to £1.7m.
11-Feb-2009
Edward Mellor, the Manchester-based estate agency, has been bought out of administration by the founder's son, securing 60 jobs at eight offices.
11-Feb-2009
Bachy Soletanche has acquired Simplex Foundations, the North East-based piling contractor, from Norwest Holst for undisclosed terms.
11-Feb-2009
Best Cover UV of Leeds has bought the Manchester and Bristol printing sites of Celloglas out of administration, saving 28 jobs.
11-Feb-2009
Volex of Warrington is to sell its VWS wiring harness division to a management buy-out for a nominal sum.
11-Feb-2009
Avacta Group has acquired YorkTest Veterinary Services, the York-based veterinary laboratory services firm, for up to £0.8m.
10-Feb-2009
Grimsby Fish Products, the Grimsby-based fishmeal processor with 30 staff, has been acquired by Welcon, a subsidiary of Norway-based Austevoll Seafoods, in a £14m deal that also includes plants in Aberdeen and Ireland.
10-Feb-2009
Scottish Motor Auctions has bought Premier Motor Auctions of Leeds out of administration, as part of a strategy to become the country's leading car auction group.
10-Feb-2009
Grant Thornton has sold three DeVries Honda dealerships in York, Hull and Scarborough out of administration to Marshall Motors, while Benfield Motor Group has acquired the Stockton-on-Tees franchise.
10-Feb-2009
RMT has provided advice to a new firm called Nichols Your Baker in the rescue from liquidation of Dundees, saving 68 jobs at the Newcastle-based bakery chain.
10-Feb-2009
Telephonetics has acquired Eden Origin, the Dorset-based business process solutions firm trading as Datadialogs, for £0.7m.
10-Feb-2009
Polyformes has acquired Performance Solution Packaging of Bedfordshire for undisclosed terms, in order to increase its range of protective packaging.
10-Feb-2009
Austin Reed has bought Viyella out of administration, securing about 230 jobs at 21 fashion stores and 16 concessions.
09-Feb-2009
Howard Basford has sold its 20,000 sq ft accident repair garage on the Bredbury Industrial Estate in Stockport to insurer RSA for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 30 staff.
09-Feb-2009
Paver Smith is to acquire Pazang, the Wilmslow-based public relations agency, and will open a new office in Spinningfields, Manchester.
09-Feb-2009
Grand Prix Racewear has sold its assets to Martin Hines, securing the future of its motorsport accessories business in Silverstone.
09-Feb-2009
Oleo International has been sold by the administrators of parent company Wagon to Brigam of Wolverhampton, securing the future of 102 jobs at its Coventry-based railway buffers factory.
05-Feb-2009
Villa Soft Drinks has been bought out of administration by the owner of The Bottling Company, securing the future of 25 jobs at its Sunderland-based juices and carbonated drinks factory.
05-Feb-2009
Ansa Hose Systems, the Goole-based distributor of pneumatic control systems, has been acquired by Fentech Holdings of Leeds.
05-Feb-2009
Broca, the Lancashire-based mobile phone services company, is to be acquired by 2ergo for £4.9m.
05-Feb-2009
Integrity Print has bought the assets of Topflite Labels out of administration, securing 30 jobs at the Bristol-based label printing firm.
05-Feb-2009
Teksys, the IT services firm with 81 staff in Hampshire and Warwickshire, has been acquired by Dimension Data of South Africa for undisclosed terms.
04-Feb-2009
McLeish Brothers of Dundee is to sell four delicatessen stores out of administration to Peckham's of Glasgow, and buyers have also been found for three of the other six outlets.
04-Feb-2009
PTM, the Stockport-based rubber mouldings and gaskets manufacturer with 40 staff, has been acquired by EnPro Industries of the US.
04-Feb-2009
Insensys has sold a 70% stake in its Hampshire-based wind turbine technology business to Moog of the US for £11m.
04-Feb-2009
RAB Capital is to sell its Northwest Asian hedge funds business back to its founders for £1m.
03-Feb-2009
Cheviot Foods has undergone a management buy-out, securing 190 jobs at its Northumberland-based frozen foods business, after a deal with Country Chef fell through.
03-Feb-2009
Shop Direct has bought the Woolworths name out of administration for undisclosed terms, and will relaunch it as an online retailer this summer.
03-Feb-2009
Areva T&D has acquired Powermann, the Dorset-based high-voltage equipment maintenance firm with 78 staff, for undisclosed terms.
03-Feb-2009
Quantum Specials, the County Durham-based manufacturer of bespoke drugs with more than 100 staff, has undergone a £32m management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital.
02-Feb-2009
Eurotek, the Norfolk-based manufacturer of freezing equipment with 20 staff, has been acquired by GEA Grasso of Germany for undisclosed terms.
02-Feb-2009
Howard Cohen & Co has merged with Cramer Richards Solicitors to create a combined Leeds-based law firm with nine partners and 50 staff.
02-Feb-2009
New Star Asset Management is to be acquired by Henderson for £115m, and about half of its 300 staff are expected to be retained.
02-Feb-2009
Sofa Workshop has been sold out of administration to Erewash Upholstery, securing the future of 50 jobs at ten of the 30 stores.
02-Feb-2009
Parity Group is to sell its IT training business to ECS of Dubai for up to £3m.
30-Jan-2009
Alliance Boots is to merge Boots Opticians with Dollond & Aitchison to create a combined chain of 690 optical outlets with more than 5,000 staff.
30-Jan-2009
Straight has acquired the assets and trade of Harcostar Garden Products from Harcostar Drums of Stockport for £0.4m.
29-Jan-2009
Hargreaves Services has acquired the remaining 50% stake in the Coal4Energy coal supply business at Kellingley Colliery in West Yorkshire from UK Coal for £9m.
29-Jan-2009
Barleymow has acquired the 12-acre Cawood Park holiday centre in Selby for undisclosed terms.
29-Jan-2009
ISL Dardan Security is to merge with Gardwell Security to create a combined Norwich-based security group called GSL Dardan with more than 500 staff.
29-Jan-2009
Iotech Group, the owner of Preston-based Liquid Plastics with 200 staff, has been acquired by Sika of Switzerland for undisclosed terms.
29-Jan-2009
Mondiale Publishing has acquired the Imagine FM local radio station in Stockport from UTV Media for undisclosed terms.
28-Jan-2009
Amec has acquired Performance Improvements Group, the Aberdeen-based asset optimisation consultancy with 120 staff, for £19m.
27-Jan-2009
Discover Travel & Tours has bought the assets of Bedsearcher, the Darlington-based hotel booking service, out of administration.
27-Jan-2009
Greenwoods Menswear has been sold out of administration by KPMG to the Harvest Fancy Hong Kong subsidiary of China-based Bosideng, securing the future of 556 jobs at 87 menswear stores.
27-Jan-2009
Eddisons has acquired Wildheart, the Leeds-based asset management firm, for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its residential property management division.
27-Jan-2009
Carrs of Sheffield has bought the assets of Nickel Blanks, the Meadowhall-based cutlery and silverware manufacturer, out of administration.
27-Jan-2009
Goodyear Dunlop has sold 27 HiQ motoring repair centres in the Midlands to Easy Autocentres.
27-Jan-2009
Unilever has acquired TIGI, the owner of Toni & Guy hair product ranges such as S-Factor, Bed Head and Catwalk, for £295m.
27-Jan-2009
Mears has acquired 3C Asset Management, the provider of social housing maintenance services in the South of England with 600 staff, for up to £12m.
26-Jan-2009
Autonomy is to acquire Interwoven, the US compliance software company, for £558m.
26-Jan-2009
GlaxoSmithKline is to acquire a portfolio of more than 50 medicines in Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East from UCB of Belgium for £486m.
26-Jan-2009
Stagecoach is to acquire Preston Bus, the Lancashire-based bus operator with 300 staff, for an estimated £5m.
26-Jan-2009
Innovise has acquired Infrasolve, the Staines-based IT solutions firm, for £6.7m.
23-Jan-2009
Simply Pool has acquired Excel Leisure, the Ashton-under-Lyne-based supplier of pool tables and table football equipment, for undisclosed terms.
23-Jan-2009
Daily Mail & General Trust has sold the Evening Standard, the London-based newspaper with 400 staff, to Alexander Lebedev of Russia for a nominal sum.
22-Jan-2009
The Britannia Building Society is planning to merge with Manchester-based Co-operative Financial Services, creating a combined mutual society with 12,000 staff at 300 branches and 20 corporate banking centres.
22-Jan-2009
Home Retail Group is to acquire certain rights to the Chad Valley toy brand from the administrators of Woolworths for £5m.
22-Jan-2009
Mather & Stuart, the Wigan-based generator hire firm with annual turnover of £12m, has sold a 50% stake in its business to investment firm CorpAcq for undisclosed terms.
22-Jan-2009
Bromborough Paints has sold its Wirral-based builders' merchants to Beers Building & Timber Supplies of Liverpool, with the transfer of 20 staff.
22-Jan-2009
NECTA, the Rotherham-based electrical engineering company, has been acquired by Connaught Compliance, securing the future of 230 jobs.
22-Jan-2009
ArgentVive has sold the assets of its AuctionAssist subsidiary, which provides asset value recovery solutions for distressed inventories, to a new company called RetailOn for less than £0.1m.
21-Jan-2009
CVS Group has acquired the Melton Veterinary Practice in Woodbridge, Suffolk, with the transfer of 12 staff.
21-Jan-2009
Tayto Group has acquired Jonathan Crisp, the Staffordshire-based supplier of hand-fried crisps, for undisclosed terms.
21-Jan-2009
Premier Foods has agreed to sell Martine Specialites, its French frozen patisserie business with 385 staff, to Cerea Capital and Banexi Capital Partenaires for £45m.
21-Jan-2009
Technology Services Group has acquired Solution Canvas, the Glasgow-based software consultancy with less than ten staff, for undisclosed terms.
21-Jan-2009
Eurosimm, the Heywood-based distributor of IT hardware with annual turnover of £30m, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Co-operative Bank.
21-Jan-2009
Nor-cargo, the Stallingborough-based logistics firm with offices in London, Manchester and Newcastle, has been acquired by Norwegian Post for undisclosed terms.
21-Jan-2009
Law Distribution has bought the assets of Cheshire-based JH Davies Haulage out of administration, securing the jobs of 14 drivers and three office staff.
21-Jan-2009
Murgitroyd has acquired Raworth Moss & Cook, the Croydon-based patent attorney, for £0.5m.
20-Jan-2009
Simpson Millar has acquired Peter Maughan & Co, the Gateshead-based law firm, for undisclosed terms.
20-Jan-2009
Executives Online, the nationwide chain of recruitment offices, has undergone a management buy-out with funding from NatWest.
20-Jan-2009
MCR has sold the former Greenberg glass depot in Salford out of administration to a new company called Dakota Glass.
20-Jan-2009
Chantrey Vellacott DFK has sold Gourmet Restaurants, the owner of the Tiffinbites, Vama and Bombay Bicycle Club restaurant chains, out of administration to investment vehicle V8 Gourmet, securing 400 jobs.
20-Jan-2009
Tribal Group has acquired Newchurch, the London-based healthcare consultancy, for up to £10m.
19-Jan-2009
Stevenson & Co, the County Antrim-based pork processing company with more than 100 staff, is to be acquired by Dunbia of Dungannon, with the creation of 70 new jobs.
19-Jan-2009
CDMS has acquired Transactis, the London-based data services company with 30 staff.
19-Jan-2009
Bennett Sykes, the Nottingham-based office supplies firm with 20 staff, has been bought out of administration by Stoke-based Garner Bennett.
19-Jan-2009
Ph Creative has acquired BeVisible, the Liverpool-based search marketing company, and plans to open an office in London next month.
16-Jan-2009
Book Club Associates, the Swindon-based mail-order bookseller, has been acquired by Aurelius of Germany for undisclosed terms.
16-Jan-2009
Avacta Group has acquired Theragenetics, the medical diagnostics company with offices in London and the US, for up to £2m.
16-Jan-2009
H2H, the Leeds-based fruit and vegetable wholesaler with 23 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland.
16-Jan-2009
SITA UK has bought a £2m commercial waste and recycling business at Genderos in Swansea from Shanks Group, with the transfer of 20 staff.
16-Jan-2009
Bombardier has bought the 60,000 sq ft Time 24 railway wiring products factory in Derby, securing the future of 87 jobs.
16-Jan-2009
Randles has bought the Mike Thompson Peugeot car dealership in Stafford out of administration for undisclosed terms.
16-Jan-2009
Integrity Print has sold Economailer, the Wolverhampton-based print management firm, to Prolog Print Media for undisclosed terms.
15-Jan-2009
Aixam Mega has bought the assets of NICE Car Company, the London-based supplier of electric vehicles, out of administration.
15-Jan-2009
Lighthouse Group has acquired the trade and certain assets of Godfrey Pearson, the Leeds-based firm with 50 independent financial advisers, for up to £1.5m.
14-Jan-2009
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL), the Guildford-based manufacturer of small satellites, has been acquired by EADS Astrium.
14-Jan-2009
Mercury Packaging has acquired Certiforms, the Macclesfield-based food packaging company with turnover of £1.2m.
14-Jan-2009
Stotts Transport has been acquired by Fricor, the owner of Peter Green Haulage, for undisclosed terms, creating a combined Somerset-based haulage business with 70 trucks.
14-Jan-2009
Waterford Wedgwood, the Irish china and crystal manufacturer with 1,900 staff in the UK, is expected to be sold out of administration to US venture fund KPS Capital.
13-Jan-2009
Fine Organics, the Billingham-based intermediary chemicals manufacturer with 218 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Evonik Degussa of Germany for undisclosed terms.
13-Jan-2009
ATR Group has sold its hydraulics operation to Hydrasun of Aberdeen for undisclosed terms, in order to focus on the rental of equipment to the offshore oil and gas industry.
13-Jan-2009
Allslade, the Portsmouth-based steelwork contractor with 103 staff, has been bought out of receivership by Melham Group Holdings of Nottingham for up to £6m.
13-Jan-2009
Rybrook Group has bought Robert Stern, the Worcester-based BMW car dealership with about 100 staff, for about £1m.
13-Jan-2009
Duchy Catering, the contract caterer with offices in Leeds and Northampton and annual turnover of £15m, has been acquired by Graysons Restaurants.
13-Jan-2009
National Express has sold its Dot2Dot airport coach service between Heathrow and London to Corot for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of up to 170 staff.
13-Jan-2009
Macfarlane Group is to sell its plastics operation in Ireland to Procap Holdings for £1.7m, as part of a strategy to focus on packaging distribution and labels.
12-Jan-2009
Celloglas has sold five printing sites in Reading, Birmingham, Leicester and two in Leeds out of administration to a new company called Newcelloco, securing the future of 140 jobs.
12-Jan-2009
Elmhirst has merged with Parker March to create a combined Selby-based law firm called Elmhirst Parker with a 25-strong legal team.
12-Jan-2009
Avacta Group is to acquire Curidium Medica, the London-based biotechnology and diagnostics firm, for about £6.2m.
12-Jan-2009
Virgin Vie At Home, the Chichester-based chain of 13 cosmetics stores, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
12-Jan-2009
Land Securities is to sell its Trillium property management division to Telereal for £750m.
09-Jan-2009
Compass Group has acquired KIMCO Corporation, the provider of commercial caretaking services in North America with 5,500 staff, for an initial £50m.
09-Jan-2009
Intertek has acquired the assets of RQA, the US food facility audit business, for £3.3m, as well as Porst & Partners, the German analytical laboratory with 35 staff, for £2.4m.
09-Jan-2009
Hello Telecom has acquired the hosted voice business and customers of TelNG in an all-share deal, in order to gain its own BT interconnect network.
09-Jan-2009
Milbank Trucks has been bought out of administration by a new company called David Watson Transport, securing the future of 130 jobs at depots in Essex, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire, Norfolk and Kent.
09-Jan-2009
HR Owen has sold four Volvo car dealerships at Colindale, Euston, Chiswick and Regent's Park in London to a management buy-out for £0.2m.
08-Jan-2009
Paver Smith has acquired Stripe Communications, the Manchester-based PR consultancy, and is seeking new offices in the Spinningfields area.
08-Jan-2009
Avisen, the advisory services and software firm with 40 staff in London, South Africa and the Netherlands, is to be acquired by Z Group in a £4.5m all-share deal.
08-Jan-2009
Gravatom, the nuclear engineering group with sites in Hampshire and Cumbria, has been acquired by Onet of France for undisclosed terms.
07-Jan-2009
Bloomsbury Publishing has acquired the Arden Shakespeare literature series from Cengage Learning, in order to expand its Methuen Drama imprint.
07-Jan-2009
PC Henderson has been acquired by the owner of Cardale, securing the future of 150 jobs at its garage doors business in Durham.
07-Jan-2009
Parasol has acquired Quay Accounting, the accountancy chain with 50 staff in Poole, Aberdeen and Wilmslow.
07-Jan-2009
Folio Hotels is to be bought out of administration, with 13 of the hotels being acquired by Bespoke Hotels and the remaining 20 sites will be run by the existing management team.
07-Jan-2009
Morgan Cole is to merge with CIP Solicitors, the Bristol-based insurance specialist with about 70 staff.
07-Jan-2009
Yule Catto is to sell Oxford Chemicals, the Hartlepool-based manufacturer of aroma chemicals with 70 staff, to Frutarom for £8.2m.
06-Jan-2009
Randall & Quilter has acquired Quest, the Bermuda-based provider of accounting and management services to insurance companies, for £4.7m.
06-Jan-2009
DCC has acquired Cooke Fuel Cards, the Burnley-based fuel card sales and marketing firm with 38 staff, from Cooke Holdings for £10m.
06-Jan-2009
Inter-Group Communications has acquired Budd Communications of Bristol for undisclosed terms, creating a combined telecoms equipment group with 34 staff.
06-Jan-2009
St Ives is to sell its US magazine and commercial printing division, which has 564 staff, to management for £27m, in order to reduce debt.
05-Jan-2009
Ramsdens Solicitors has merged with Rice Jones to create a combined law firm with 140 staff in Kirklees and Calderdale.
05-Jan-2009
Aberdeen Asset Management has agreed to acquire the UK asset management division of Credit Suisse in an all-share deal worth up to £250m.
01-Jan-2009