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Mergers & Acquisitions - 2014
Waterfall, the Warrington-based catering firm trading as Caterplus and Taylor Shaw with 3,000 staff, has undergone a £20m management buy-out backed by LDC.
24-Dec-2014
Stoneacre has acquired Randles Motor Group, the operator of Peugeot and Suzuki dealerships in Stafford and Stoke, for undisclosed terms.
24-Dec-2014
HML Holdings has acquired AMP MGMT, the Eastbourne-based property management firm, for £0.2m.
24-Dec-2014
TGI Friday's, the chain of 66 restaurants, has undergone a £225m management buy-out backed by Electra Partners.
24-Dec-2014
Veolia has acquired six Simpro composting sites in the West Midlands from the administrators of TEG Group, with the transfer of ten staff.
24-Dec-2014
Procam Group has acquired True Lens Services, the Leicester-based camera lens manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
23-Dec-2014
Assura Group has acquired Matrix Realty Investments, the Birmingham-based owner of 11 medical centres, for £63m.
23-Dec-2014
Onyx Group has acquired Knowledge IT, the Wearside-based IT support firm, taking its headcount to 170.
23-Dec-2014
Riviera Travel, the Burton-based provider of tour holidays and river cruises, has secured an undisclosed investment from Phoenix Equity Partners.
23-Dec-2014
IS Solutions is to acquire Speed-Trap Holdings, the Newbury-based business analytics firm trading as Celebrus, for £7.5m.
23-Dec-2014
Sykes Cottages has secured a private equity investment that values its Cheshire-based holiday homes business at about £54m.
23-Dec-2014
Bloomsbury Publishing has acquired Osprey Publishing, the Oxford-based military and natural history publisher, for £4.6m.
23-Dec-2014
Premier Oil has sold stakes in the Scott, Telford and Rochelle oilfields in the North Sea to MOL of Hungary for £76m.
23-Dec-2014
SafeCharge of London has acquired 3V Transaction Services, the Irish developer of payment technologies with 56 staff, for £11m.
23-Dec-2014
EMIS Group has acquired Medical Imaging UK, the Worcester-based provider of eye screening services to the NHS, for £6.5m.
23-Dec-2014
Wakefield Acoustics, the Cleckheaton-based noise control company, has undergone a £4m management buy-out backed by YFM Equity Partners.
22-Dec-2014
Banner Chemicals has acquired Stowlin Croftshaw, the Leicester-based cleaning and industrial chemicals firm, for undisclosed terms.
22-Dec-2014
Ideagen is to acquire Gael, the East Kilbride-based provider of risk and performance software with 105 staff, for £18m.
22-Dec-2014
Progility is to acquire Woodspeen, the skills training firm with 98 staff in Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Halifax and Huddersfield.
22-Dec-2014
New Call Telecom has acquired WaveCrest, the wholesale voice telecoms firm with an office in London.
22-Dec-2014
Brandwatch has acquired PeerIndex, the London-based analytics firm, for about £10m, taking its headcount to more than 300.
22-Dec-2014
EE has acquired Mainline Communications, the Burton-based telecoms distributor with annual turnover of £25m.
22-Dec-2014
PFF Packaging has acquired Thermopak, the Gateshead-based operator of a 65,000 sq ft packaging plant with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms.
22-Dec-2014
Fathom Systems, the Aberdeenshire-based commercial diving firm with 36 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Maven Capital Partners.
22-Dec-2014
Accumuli has acquired RandomStorm, the Wetherby-based internet security firm with 57 staff, for £8.9m.
22-Dec-2014
Brookson has sold a majority stake in its Warrington-based accountancy software business to private equity firm The Riverside Company.
22-Dec-2014
Infinis Energy is to sell Welsh hydroelectric sites totalling 14MW to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water in a £20m deal, while H20 Power will take sites totalling 3MW.
22-Dec-2014
Catlin, the Lloyd's of London insurer with 2,400 staff, has agreed to be acquired by XL of Ireland for £2.5bn.
22-Dec-2014
Boxes & Packaging has acquired the assets of Scott Packaging, the Glasgow-based supplier of corrugated and timber packaging.
18-Dec-2014
Clear B2B has expanded its Cirencester-based marketing consultancy with the acquisition of PR firm Shipham Communications.
18-Dec-2014
Angel Springs, the Wolverhampton-based water cooler service provider, has been acquired by private equity firm Castik Capital.
18-Dec-2014
Griffin Mill Garages, the Pontypridd-based operator of two car dealerships, has been acquired by VT Holdings of Japan for undisclosed terms.
18-Dec-2014
Babcock International is to acquire Defence Support Group for £140m, in order to provide repair and maintenance services for the Ministry of Defence.
18-Dec-2014
Ramboll has acquired Environ, the US-based environmental consultancy with 200 staff in the UK.
18-Dec-2014
Howard Global, the London-based insurance broker, has been acquired by US-based Integro for undisclosed terms.
18-Dec-2014
Otto Simon has bought the coke oven machinery operations of Arbroath-based John M Henderson out of administration.
18-Dec-2014
Dalata Hotel Group is to acquire Moran Bewley's, the Irish hotel chain with properties in London, Leeds and Manchester, for £360m.
18-Dec-2014
EDF Energy has sold an 80% stake in three windfarms to China General Nuclear Power Corporation, and could also sell a stake in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
17-Dec-2014
Ham Baker Group has acquired A&J Water, the Barnsley-based scraper manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2014
Revolvo, the Halesowen-based bearings manufacturer, has been acquired by US-based Timken Company for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2014
Jelf has acquired Beaumonts, the insurance broker with 105 staff in Bradford, Horsforth, Doncaster and Shrewsbury, for £18m.
17-Dec-2014
Thomas Dudley has acquired Black Country Castings, the Tipton-based iron castings manufacturer.
17-Dec-2014
Johnsons Coach & Bus Travel has acquired the coaching operations of Kidderminster-based Whittle Coach & Bus, securing the future of 16 jobs.
17-Dec-2014
AK Worthington is to merge with Global Logistics (UK) to create a combined road transport group based at a new 12-acre site at Trafford Park in Manchester.
17-Dec-2014
Optionis has acquired Brian Alfred Associates, the London-based accountancy with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2014
Lastminute.com, the London-based online travel booking service, has been acquired by Bravofly Rumbo of Switzerland for £76m.
17-Dec-2014
Rider Hunt is to merge with K2 to create a combined London-based property consultancy with 26 staff.
17-Dec-2014
BT is planning to acquire EE, the mobile telecoms operator with sites across the country, for £12.5bn.
16-Dec-2014
EWGA has acquired Heritage Wine, the Gloucestershire-based wine supplier.
16-Dec-2014
The Foundry, the London-based special effects company with about 100 staff, is expected to be sold by Carlyle Group next year for up to £200m.
16-Dec-2014
Travel Up Group has acquired Flying Eagles, the London-based online holiday company trading as Holidaygenie.
16-Dec-2014
Amec Foster Wheeler has acquired Scopus Group, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas engineering firm with about 200 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2014
RP Martin, the London-based financial broker, is to be acquired by US-based BGC Partners for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2014
Johnson Matthey is to sell its gold and silver refining division to Asahi Holdings for £118m.
16-Dec-2014
Acumen Automotive Logistics has acquired car delivery firm Enable from Stobart Group for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 14 staff to Coventry.
16-Dec-2014
Assure Law of Birmingham has acquired a majority stake in the HighStreetLawyer network of small law firms for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2014
Servelec Group has acquired Corelogic, the provider of social care software with offices in London and Edinburgh, for £23m.
16-Dec-2014
Chromogenex has sold a majority stake in its Llanelli-based medical devices business to US private equity firm Squadron Capital for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2014
SSE has sold the Uskmouth power plant in Newport to an investment consortium, and some of the 83-strong workforce could be rehired.
16-Dec-2014
TMAT, the Chesterfield-based acoustic engineering firm with annual turnover of £10m, has been acquired by Blachford Incorporated.
16-Dec-2014
Gratterpalm has acquired London-based Underwired to create a combined marketing agency with 170 staff.
15-Dec-2014
Modern Rugs, the Newton Aycliffe-based rug supplier, has undergone a £3.2m management buy-in backed by Enterprise Ventures.
15-Dec-2014
Capita has acquired Complete Imaging, the Birmingham-based print services firm with 80 staff.
15-Dec-2014
ECO Plastics has been acquired by investment group Aurelius, securing the future of its plastic bottle recycling plant in Lincolnshire.
15-Dec-2014
Begbies Traynor is to acquire Eddisons, the Leeds-based surveyor with 200 staff, for up to £8.8m.
15-Dec-2014
Devenish Nutrition has acquired A-One Feed Supplements, the Thirsk-based animal nutrition firm with 40 staff.
15-Dec-2014
SciSys has acquired Xibis, the Leicester-based provider of web and mobile application services, for an initial £0.8m.
15-Dec-2014
Avant Homes, the housebuilder operating as Ben Bailey in the Midlands and Yorkshire and Bett Homes in Scotland, has been acquired by three hedge funds for £175m.
15-Dec-2014
CRH is to sell Ibstock, the Leicestershire-based operator of 24 brick plants with about 2,000 staff, to Bain Capital for about £400m.
15-Dec-2014
F&G Commercials has acquired the Chatfields Daf truck dealership in Manchester.
15-Dec-2014
Ward Thomas, the London-based logistics group with about 200 staff, has undergone a £25m management buy-out.
15-Dec-2014
Daily Internet has acquired Q4Ex, the Liverpool-based cloud software firm, for up to £2m.
11-Dec-2014
William Hare Group has bought Eiffel Steelworks out of administration, saving 60 jobs at its Wigan-based fabricated steel business.
11-Dec-2014
Li & Fung of Hong Kong has bought May Trading UK, the clothing supplier, out of administration.
11-Dec-2014
EMC Advisory Services has expanded its Devon-based financial claims business with the acquisition of PPI Claimline for undisclosed terms.
11-Dec-2014
Porta Communications has acquired Publicasity, the London-based PR firm with 28 staff, for £2.8m.
11-Dec-2014
Rixonway Kitchens, the Dewsbury-based kitchen manufacturer with 480 staff, has been acquired by Nobia of Sweden for up to £34m.
10-Dec-2014
Countrywide Farmers is to sell its livestock feed business to ForFarmers, arable products to Hutchinsons and crop marketing to Openfield for a total £18m.
10-Dec-2014
Supacat has acquired Blackhill Engineering Services, the Exeter-based heavy machinery firm with a 28,000 sq ft workshop.
10-Dec-2014
St Cloud Care, the Abingdon-based chain of five care homes, has been acquired by a joint venture between Golden House and Ravad for £30m.
10-Dec-2014
Esure is to acquire full ownership of Gocompare, the Newport-based price comparison website, in a £95m deal.
09-Dec-2014
Character World, the Cheadle-based homewares supplier with 74 staff, has undergone a £36m management buy-out backed by Palatine Private Equity.
09-Dec-2014
Plymouth Citybus is to acquire the Western Greyhound bus service in the Liskeard area, with the transfer of 31 staff.
09-Dec-2014
Cupid has agreed to sell its Edinburgh-based online dating service to Tradax IP Licensing and Together Networks for £3m.
09-Dec-2014
Jardine Lloyd Thompson is to acquire Hayward Aviation, the London-based aviation insurance broker, from Towergate for £27m.
09-Dec-2014
JDP Contracting Services, the Newton Aycliffe-based roofline installation firm with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
09-Dec-2014
Sanderson Group has acquired Proteus Software, the Birmingham-based logistics software supplier, for £1.9m.
09-Dec-2014
Hangar8 is to acquire Gama Aviation Holdings (Jersey), the Farnborough-based business aviation services firm, in a £82m reverse takeover.
09-Dec-2014
Thomas Ridley Foodservice has acquired Elveden Food Hub, the Thetford-based food distribution firm, for undisclosed terms.
09-Dec-2014
DX has acquired a 50% stake in Gnewt Cargo, the London-based fleet of 100 electric delivery vehicles, for £1.7m.
09-Dec-2014
Driver Group has acquired Initiate Consulting, the London-based construction management firm, for £5.3m.
09-Dec-2014
Access Technology Group has acquired StratoGen, the Brighton-based cloud computing firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Dec-2014
Belgravium Technologies has acquired Access Fire & Security, the Warwickshire-based supplier of security systems, for £0.5m.
08-Dec-2014
Proxama is to acquire Aconite, the London-based transaction processing software firm.
08-Dec-2014
Interserve has acquired the Employment & Skills Group, the Sheffield-based vocational training firm with 700 staff, from Ares Capital for £25m.
08-Dec-2014
Microgen has acquired Unity Software, the Jersey-based wealth management software firm, for £1.3m.
08-Dec-2014
Cambian Group has acquired Woodleigh Community Care, the Yorkshire-based operator of 13 care homes and one hospital, for £63m.
08-Dec-2014
Belvoir Lettings has acquired Lettings at Victoria Mills, the Shipley-based property lettings agency.
08-Dec-2014
Carter Jonas is to acquire Planning Perspectives, the London-based planning consultancy with 18 staff.
08-Dec-2014
Vertu Motors has bought a Nissan car dealership in Halifax from Lightcliffe for £0.3m.
08-Dec-2014
Riley Sports Bars has been bought out of administration by private equity firm Weight Partners Capital, saving 366 jobs at 43 sites.
08-Dec-2014
Executive Care has been bought out of administration by Conduit Street Holdings 1, saving 1,800 jobs at its Gateshead-based chain of 26 care homes.
04-Dec-2014
Clipper Logistics has acquired Servicecare Support Services, the supplier of electrical goods with sites in Oldham and Burton-on-Trent, for £5.7m.
04-Dec-2014
Next Fifteen Communications has acquired a 75% stake in Morar, the London-based market research consultancy, for an initial £1.3m.
04-Dec-2014
Sky is to sell a controlling stake in its Leeds-based Sky Bet online gaming business to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners for an initial £600m.
04-Dec-2014
Aviva is to acquire Friends Life, the insurance group with 3,500 staff in London, Manchester, Bristol and Salisbury, for £5.2bn.
03-Dec-2014
Cambridge Weight Plan, the Corby-based nutrition firm with 190 staff, has been acquired by an Employee Ownership Trust for undisclosed terms.
03-Dec-2014
Grafton Group has acquired Crescent Building Supplies, the Ruislip-based chain of four branches.
03-Dec-2014
Steel River Consultants has acquired Coresafe Consulting, the Liverpool-based health and safety consultancy.
03-Dec-2014
Co-operative Group has acquired seven Musgrave GB convenience stores in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire for undisclosed terms.
03-Dec-2014
Suttons Consumer Products, the Devon-based horticulture supplier, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Dec-2014
Innovation Group has acquired EMaC, the Crewe-based provider of vehicle service plans, for £36m.
03-Dec-2014
Esendex has acquired Collstream, the Derby-based messaging services firm, for undisclosed terms.
02-Dec-2014
Potts Print UK has bought Digital XL Services, the Cramlington-based printing firm, for undisclosed terms.
02-Dec-2014
Jordan Engineering has been bought out of administration by its directors, saving 35 jobs at its Gateshead-based machining and welding business.
02-Dec-2014
RTC Group has acquired RIG Energy, the Milton Keynes-based engineering recruitment agency with 11 staff, for £0.9m.
02-Dec-2014
Bellpenny has acquired Unizone, the Essex-based financial adviser with about 20 support staff.
02-Dec-2014
Jacob Bailey Group to acquire Sudbury-based 032 Design, creating a combined creative agency with 50 staff.
02-Dec-2014
Group 1 Automotive has acquired three Bedfordia BMW and Mini car dealerships in Bedford, Cambridge and Stansted, with the transfer of 282 staff.
02-Dec-2014
Farrow & Ball, the Dorset-based paint manufacturer, has been acquired by US-based private equity fund Areas Management.
02-Dec-2014
Vision Express has acquired Conlons Opticians, the Liverpool-based chain of 19 opticians, taking its total network to 389 sites.
02-Dec-2014
Gondola Group, the chain of 249 ASK and Zizzi restaurants, has been acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint for £250m.
02-Dec-2014
Anesco, the Reading-based energy efficiency consultancy, has been acquired by CBPE Capital for undisclosed terms.
02-Dec-2014
Broadway Travel has acquired Travel Interaction, the online travel firm that owns the Qwerty Travel and Travel Wasp brands.
01-Dec-2014
ITS Technology Group has bought the assets of Xwavia, the Welshpool-based broadband firm with 12 staff.
01-Dec-2014
PHS Datashred has acquired Reisswolf Scotland, the Glasgow-based security shredding firm.
01-Dec-2014
Business Collaborator, the Reading-based supplier of project management tools, has undergone a management buy-out backed by YFM Equity Partners.
01-Dec-2014
Multi Packaging Solutions is to acquire Presentation Products Group, the Arbroath-based gift packaging supplier.
01-Dec-2014
MacArtney UK has acquired Callidus Subsea, the Aberdeen-based cable moulding firm, for undisclosed terms.
01-Dec-2014
EFC Group, the Aberdeen-based instrumentation supplier with 150 staff, has undergone a secondary buy-out by a consortium of investors.
01-Dec-2014
Lockwood Group, the Derbyshire-based haulage firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
27-Nov-2014
Mitie Group has acquired a majority stake in Source8, the London-based real estate and technology consultancy, for up to £15m.
27-Nov-2014
Abaxis has acquired Quality Clinical Reagents & Trio Diagnostics, the York-based supplier of laboratory instruments.
27-Nov-2014
Cambrian Alliance has acquired CAMRx, the Leicestershire-based pharmacy buying group, for undisclosed terms.
27-Nov-2014
Reebok has acquired Luta Sportswear, the London-based martial arts and boxing brand, for undisclosed terms.
27-Nov-2014
W&M Watson Packaging has acquired Lothian Labels and Complete Labelling, two self-adhesive label suppliers based in central Scotland.
27-Nov-2014
Cheil Worldwide of South Korea is to acquire an undisclosed initial stake in Iris, the London-based advertising agency network.
26-Nov-2014
JD Sports Fashion has sold its Bank fashion business to a subsidiary of Hilco Capital for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2014
Arco has acquired Total Access, the Staffordshire-based supplier of height safety support services.
26-Nov-2014
Sodexo is to acquire Motivcom, the Milton Keynes-based rewards and employee benefits provider, for £41m.
26-Nov-2014
Holmes Catering Equipment has been bought out of administration by Gloucester-based Space Catering Equipment, saving 25 jobs in North Yorkshire.
26-Nov-2014
CitySprint is to acquire CYC Logistics, the London-based delivery firm.
26-Nov-2014
Advanced Computer Software, the Surrey-based software firm with offices across the country, is to be acquired by US-based Vista Equity Partners for £725m.
26-Nov-2014
TOM Vehicle Rental has acquired Nottingham-based Charthire and Measham-based Eurofleet Rental, increasing its fleet to more than 8,000 vehicles.
25-Nov-2014
Advent Print Group, the Hampshire-based printing firm with 80 staff, has been acquired by Thames Group.
25-Nov-2014
Kings Biltong, the Malton-based beef snacks manufacturer, has been acquired by New World Foods Europe for undisclosed terms.
25-Nov-2014
Ensinger Group has acquired Elekem, the Manchester-based manufacturer of engineering plastics with 11 staff.
25-Nov-2014
Ophir Energy is to acquire Salamander, the London-based exploration and production firm operating in South East Asia, for about £250m.
25-Nov-2014
Fowler & Gilbert, the Cheshire-based manufacturer of steel-framed buildings with 21 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
25-Nov-2014
Aberdein Considine has merged with Stirling-based Muirhead Buchanan, expanding its Scottish law network to 19 offices.
25-Nov-2014
Ansell, the lighting products company with 100 staff in Warrington and Belfast, has been acquired by Endo Lighting of Japan for £38m.
24-Nov-2014
UK Coal has been bought out of administration by a new company called UKCSMR, saving almost 300 jobs at coal mines in Northumberland and County Durham.
24-Nov-2014
Capital Bridging has acquired Mayfair Bridging, the Preston-based finance firm, for undisclosed terms.
24-Nov-2014
QHotels has acquired six De Vere hotels in Grantham, Hexham, Leeds, Loch Lomond, Macclesfield and Norwich for undisclosed terms.
24-Nov-2014
CAP Automotive, the Leeds-based vehicle pricing provider with 130 staff, has been acquired by Solera Holdings.
24-Nov-2014
Cornwall Energy, the Norwich-based energy advice firm, has undergone a buy-out from Datatec, with most of the 25-strong workforce acquiring a stake.
24-Nov-2014
EDP Health, the St Helens-based safety and environmental consultancy with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
24-Nov-2014
Winterbotham Darby has acquired the chilled olive business of Oxfordshire-based Alatoni.
24-Nov-2014
Indutrade of Sweden has acquired Birmingham Specialities, the manufacturer of precision pressings, as well as Redditch-based Micro Spring & Presswork.
24-Nov-2014
West Way has acquired two Nissan car dealerships in Mill Hill and Hanwell from West London Motor Group, taking its chain to 14 sites.
24-Nov-2014
Lyrico Systems, the Walsall-based security systems firm, has been acquired by Securus Group for undisclosed terms.
20-Nov-2014
Frillo has expanded its Hull-based online office supplies business with the acquisition of Claughtons Stationery & Supplies.
20-Nov-2014
Coverpoint Foodservice Consultants has been acquired by JLL, and will relocate from Reading to Heathrow in 2015.
20-Nov-2014
Sadofskys Chartered Accountants of Hull is to merge with Beverley-based CBA Chartered Accountants, creating a combined group with more than 70 staff.
20-Nov-2014
VPS has acquired Camwatch, the Manchester-based security products supplier.
20-Nov-2014
Smith & Nephew is to sell its plastic nets and foams factory in Gilberdyke to US-based DelStar Technologies, with the transfer of some of the 91 staff.
20-Nov-2014
Baldwins has acquired Turner Peachey, the chain of five accountancy offices in Bridgnorth, Oswestry, Shifnal, Shrewsbury and Welshpool.
19-Nov-2014
SureCare, the Chester-based care firm with 27 franchises and three branches, has been sold by Housing & Care 21 to its management.
19-Nov-2014
Tuffin Ferraby Taylor has acquired Wye Solutions, the Bristol-based building services firm.
19-Nov-2014
Precision Printing has acquired a majority stake in First2Print, the Sunderland-based trade printer with 20 staff.
19-Nov-2014
Chippindale Plant has acquired Wilmslow Plant Hire of Stockport, creating a combined group with more than 100 staff at eight depots.
19-Nov-2014
Ve Interactive has acquired GDM Digital, the London-based media buying agency with 42 staff, for £7m.
19-Nov-2014
Wates has acquired Purchase Group, the Walsall-based housing maintenance firm with 120 staff, for undisclosed terms.
18-Nov-2014
Catalent has acquired Micron Technologies, the Kent-based particle-size engineering technology firm with 100 staff, for undisclosed terms.
18-Nov-2014
Blue Motor Finance, the Cheshire-based car finance provider, has been acquired by Cabot Square Capital.
18-Nov-2014
Aggreko has acquired Golden Triangle Generators, the Cheshire-based supplier of power generators, for undisclosed terms.
18-Nov-2014
RVL Group has secured a £2.8m Business Growth Fund investment to expand its aviation services business at East Midlands Airport.
18-Nov-2014
GLI Finance is to acquire Sancus, the Channel Islands-based offshore alternative secured lending firm, for £38m.
18-Nov-2014
Uren Food Group, the Wirral-based ingredients supplier with 250 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2014
Jigsaw24 has acquired Matrix, the Knutsford-based software developer, for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2014
Big Group has acquired Twist Media, the London-based marketing firm, for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2014
Remarkable Group has acquired Pendragon for undisclosed terms, creating a new public relations group with offices in Winchester, London, Manchester and Bristol.
17-Nov-2014
CeDo, the Telford-based supplier of bin liners and aluminium foil, has been sold by Rutland Partners to Straco.
17-Nov-2014
PhD Nutrition, the Hull-based supplements supplier, is to be acquired by B&B Investment Partners in a deal estimated at more than £20m.
17-Nov-2014
GatenbySanderson, the recruitment firm with 90 staff in Leeds, London and Birmingham, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Primary Capital.
13-Nov-2014
Connect Group is to acquire Tuffnells, the Sheffield-based chain of 34 parcel delivery depots, for £113m.
13-Nov-2014
Tulip has acquired Castellano's Charcuterie, the Bristol-based processed meat supplier.
13-Nov-2014
Waterlogic, the Surrey-based supplier of water dispensers, is to be acquired by a new company called Poseidon Bidco for £123m.
13-Nov-2014
Ekspan, the Sheffield-based structural engineering firm with 43 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-Nov-2014
Sycamore Aviation has been bought out of administration by Glyn Wall, securing the future of its aircraft breaking operation at Durham Tees Valley Airport.
13-Nov-2014
Essentra has acquired the specialist packaging division of Clondalkin Group for £287m, including 2,400 staff at 24 sites.
13-Nov-2014
Anthesis Group has acquired M4C, the Macclesfield-based sustainability and communications consultancy.
13-Nov-2014
LiteBulb Group is to acquire Concept Merchandise, the Brighouse-based stationery manufacturer with 17 staff, for an initial £5m.
13-Nov-2014
Genus Law has acquired Pharos Legal, the Leeds-based employment law firm, for undisclosed terms.
12-Nov-2014
Sumo Digital, the Sheffield-based games studio with 240 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm NorthEdge Capital.
12-Nov-2014
Thompson Brand Partners has acquired What Creative, the Leeds-based digital agency, for undisclosed terms.
12-Nov-2014
Porta Communications has acquired PPS Group, the PR agency with 45 staff in Aberdeen, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London and Manchester, for £6.1m.
12-Nov-2014
Capita has acquired the Western Mortgage Services business from Co-operative Group, with the transfer of 660 staff in Leek and Plymouth.
12-Nov-2014
Bartlett Mitchell has acquired Inn or Out, the London-based event catering firm, for undisclosed terms, creating an enlarged group with 70 staff.
12-Nov-2014
Amtech Group, the Milton Keynes-based building services firm, has been acquired by US-based Trimble for undisclosed terms.
12-Nov-2014
Wiltshire Fire & Rescue is to merge with Dorset's fire service, with the loss of at least 19 jobs.
12-Nov-2014
Civica has acquired Asidua, the Belfast-based software firm with 130 staff, for undisclosed terms.
12-Nov-2014
Luminar has acquired the Chicago Leisure chain of eight bars from Sun Capital Partners for undisclosed terms.
11-Nov-2014
Intertain, the operator of 26 Walkabout bars and five Jongleurs clubs, is to be acquired by Better Capital for about £20m.
11-Nov-2014
Vanners has bought the Penrose London men's accessories brand out of administration.
11-Nov-2014
Mission Marketing Group has announced the merger of London-based Speed Communications with Bray Leino, the PR agency with offices in London and Bristol.
11-Nov-2014
Vertu Motors has acquired Gordons, the Bolton-based chain of Ford car dealerships with 218 staff, for £11m.
11-Nov-2014
Myers Group has acquired Bulk Builders Merchants, the Leeds-based supplier of building materials, for undisclosed terms.
11-Nov-2014
Griffin Travel, the global travel agency with offices in London, Lowestoft, Southampton and Aberdeen, has been acquired by ATPI Group for £120m.
11-Nov-2014
Austins has been sold out of administrative receivership by PKF-FPM, securing the future of 55 jobs at its department store in Londonderry.
11-Nov-2014
Jones Sheridan Financial Consulting has acquired Staffordshire-based Rawlins Financial Advisers for undisclosed terms.
10-Nov-2014
Assura has acquired 11 Metro MRI medical centres for £63m, taking its property portfolio to 247 primary centres.
10-Nov-2014
Potters Waste Management has bought Resources Management UK from SITA UK, including a waste recycling facility at Withyhedge in Pembrokeshire.
10-Nov-2014
Coast Business Solutions of Plymouth has merged with Micross Logic, the software supplier with offices in St Austell and Cardiff.
10-Nov-2014
Irwin Mitchell has acquired Berkeley Law, the London-based financial advice firm with offices in Mayfair and Kensington.
10-Nov-2014
Bluepoint Technologies, the Colchester-based IT services firm with 40 staff, has been acquired by SCL Ventures for undisclosed terms.
10-Nov-2014
Howco Group has acquired CTL Engineering, the Manchester-based manufacturer of tooling components, for undisclosed terms.
10-Nov-2014
Avery UK has acquired Label Connections, the St Neots-based self-adhesive label printer with 16 staff, for £1.6m.
10-Nov-2014
Prezzo, the chain of 249 restaurants, is to be acquired by private equity firm TPG for £304m.
06-Nov-2014
Dairy Crest is to sell its dairy operations to Muller for £80m, including plants in Foston, Chadwell Heath and Severnside, in order to focus on branded cheese and spreads.
06-Nov-2014
NHP, the chain of 275 care homes, has been acquired by a management team backed by Formation Capital for £477m.
06-Nov-2014
Beeston Group, the Dunwich-based operator of eight holiday parks, has undergone a £12m buy-out to help fund the expansion of The Hollies park in Lowestoft.
06-Nov-2014
Eggborough Power Station is to be acquired by Czech Republic-based EPH, securing the future of up to 300 jobs in East Yorkshire.
06-Nov-2014
Navartis, the Doncaster-based technical recruitment firm with 24 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Kinetic for undisclosed terms.
06-Nov-2014
John Nicholls has acquired the J&B's chain of four plumbing supplies depots in Dorset, taking its chain to 13 sites.
06-Nov-2014
YBS Composites, the building products manufacturer with sites in Bolton and Larbert, has undergone a management buy-out.
06-Nov-2014
Faccenda Foods is to acquire the duck processing business of Lincolnshire-based Cherry Valley Farms, including sites in Caistor and Usselby.
06-Nov-2014
Dealogic, the London-based supplier of data and software to investment banks, is to be acquired by Euromoney and The Carlyle Group for £440m.
06-Nov-2014
Greene King is to acquire Spirit Pub Company for £774m, in order to create a combined group of 3,000 pubs.
05-Nov-2014
Morleys Stores has acquired the Camp Hopson department store in Newbury, and will invest £3m in improvements.
05-Nov-2014
Essenden has acquired a bowling centre in Doncaster from the administrators of Keith Brown Properties for £0.6m.
05-Nov-2014
Impellam has acquired Lorien, the IT recruitment firm with offices in London, Leeds, Manchester and Edinburgh, for an initial £30m.
05-Nov-2014
CEPS is to acquire Aford Awards, the Maidstone-based sports trophy and engraving firm, for £1.5m.
05-Nov-2014
Vertu Motors has acquired The Taxi Centre and Easy Vehicle Finance, the Paisley-based brokers of vehicles to the taxi sector, for £0.7m.
05-Nov-2014
United Biscuits has been acquired by Yildiz Holdings of Turkey for an estimated £2bn, including 7,100 staff and sites in Carlisle, Glasgow, Halifax, Liverpool, London and Manchester.
04-Nov-2014
Diageo is to sell the Bushmills whiskey distillery in County Antrim to Jose Cuervo of Mexico, in return for full ownership of Tequila Don Julio.
04-Nov-2014
Renew Holdings is to sell Allenbuild, the Surrey-based housebuilding firm, to Places for People Group for £2.7m.
04-Nov-2014
Target Healthcare REIT has acquired three Orchard Care Homes in Yorkshire and Lancashire from Clerical Medical for £13m.
04-Nov-2014
AFH Financial has acquired the assets of Knight O'Byrne, the Cornwall-based financial planner, for up to £1.2m.
04-Nov-2014
Pentagon Chemicals, the chemicals manufacturer with 180 staff in Widnes and Workington, has been acquired by Vertellus for undisclosed terms.
04-Nov-2014
Solvents with Safety, the Doncaster-based supplier of solvents with 35 staff, has been acquired by Tradebe.
04-Nov-2014
Haydale Graphene Industries has acquired EPL Composite Solutions, the Loughborough-based research laboratory with 17 staff, for £0.4m.
04-Nov-2014
HPM & Addo has been bought out of administration by a management team, saving 30 of the 42 jobs at its Newton Aycliffe-based printing business.
04-Nov-2014
Benson Group is to sell Medica Packaging, the Crewe-based packaging supplier with about 100 staff, to an investment team backed by Sullivan Street Partners for undisclosed terms.
04-Nov-2014
Plastics Capital is to acquire Flexipol, the Lancashire-based industrial packaging manufacturer with 100 staff, for up to £11m.
04-Nov-2014
Produce World Group has acquired the Lincolnshire-based root vegetables division of Fenmarc Produce for undisclosed terms.
04-Nov-2014
Ricardo has acquired Vepro, the Leicestershire-based motorcycle engineering firm with 15 staff, for undisclosed terms.
03-Nov-2014
Castleton Technology is to acquire Documotive, the Sutton Coldfield-based supplier of software to the social housing sector, for £4m.
03-Nov-2014
Healthcare Environmental Group has acquired GW Butler, the medical waste treatment firm with 50 staff in Nottingham and Rainham.
03-Nov-2014
Amey has acquired Aquatech Engineering, the Worcestershire-based water leak detection company.
03-Nov-2014
MartinCo has acquired Xperience Franchising and Whitegates Estates Agency, taking its nationwide network of property offices to 283.
03-Nov-2014
Milturn Precision Engineering, the Hinckley-based components manufacturer with 16 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Nov-2014
Third Space, the London-based operator of two fitness clubs, has been acquired by venture capital firm Encore Capital.
30-Oct-2014
Amicus Building Products has acquired Decor Cladding Centre, the Durham-based wall cladding supplier, for undisclosed terms.
30-Oct-2014
Brandsby Agricultural Trading Association has acquired William Thompson, the York-based animal feeds supplier with 37 staff, for undisclosed terms.
30-Oct-2014
Planet Hippo has acquired the Essex-based website hosting business of i4 Visual Media for undisclosed terms.
29-Oct-2014
Poldark Tin Mine, the Cornwall-based tourist attraction, has been bought out of administration by an unnamed leisure operator.
29-Oct-2014
Cambrian Park & Leisure Homes, the North Wales-based holiday lodge manufacturer with 120 staff, has been acquired by YFM Equity Partners for £3m.
28-Oct-2014
De Vere is to sell the Village Urban Resorts chain of 25 hotels to US private equity firm KSL Capital Partners for about £490m.
28-Oct-2014
Maintel Holdings has acquired Proximity Communications, the Berkshire-based data and network services firm, for an initial £12m.
28-Oct-2014
Aquila Truck Centres, the Walsall-based commercial vehicles firm with 120 staff, has been bought out of administration by Tipton-based JE Motors.
28-Oct-2014
Cranswick has acquired Benson Park, the Hull-based poultry processing firm with 90 staff, for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2014
Hawthorn Leisure has acquired Nectar Taverns, the chain of 25 pubs in the North West, for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2014
Singha Corporation of Thailand has acquired four Oriental Restaurant Group sites in London and Gatwick for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2014
Attivo Group is planning to acquire 12 more independent financial advisers in 2015, having just bought firms in Worthing, Totnes and Burton-on-Trent.
27-Oct-2014
Neil Hudgell Solicitors is to acquire Rapid, the Hull-based personal injury law firm with 120 staff, for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2014
Proserv, the Aberdeenshire-based energy services firm with 2,200 staff, is to be acquired by US private equity firm Riverstone Holdings for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2014
Monarch Airlines has been acquired by Greybull Capital, in a £125m investment that will secure 2,500 jobs and focus operations at five airports.
27-Oct-2014
Polymark, the Daventry-based manufacturer of labels and badges with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
27-Oct-2014
Packetts, the Shipley-based insurance broker with 32 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
23-Oct-2014
Niche Products, the Leigh-based hydraulic fluids firm, has been acquired by US-based MacDermid Offshore Solutions for undisclosed terms.
23-Oct-2014
DPE Automotive, the Newton Aycliffe-based car parts manufacturer with 110 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Rivers Capital Partners.
23-Oct-2014
Jephson is to merge with Reading-based Raglan to create a new social housing organisation called Stonewater.
23-Oct-2014
Gorkana Group, the London-based media intelligence firm, has been acquired by US-based Cision for £200m.
23-Oct-2014
St Joseph's, the Newport-based private hospital, has been acquired by a team of consultants and investors for £10m.
22-Oct-2014
Daisy Group, the Lancashire-based telecoms firm with 1,500 staff, is to undergo a £494m buy-out by a consortium of investors.
21-Oct-2014
GI Solutions has acquired a majority stake in Cognesia, the London-based web analytics firm, for undisclosed terms.
21-Oct-2014
Abingdon Health has acquired Serascience, the University of Birmingham diagnostic technology spin-off firm, for £2.1m.
21-Oct-2014
Quinto Crane & Plant, the East Anglian crane hire firm with 125 staff at eight depots, has been acquired by the owner of Spring Farm Partnership for undisclosed terms.
21-Oct-2014
Symington's has acquired Tanfield Foods, the Consett-based ambient foods manufacturer, and plans to increase the 90-strong workforce.
21-Oct-2014
DavyMarkham, the Sheffield-based heavy engineering firm with 180 staff, has been acquired by Hughes Armstrong.
21-Oct-2014
Swift Dental Group has bought Acodent, the Bolton-based dental laboratory, out of administration.
21-Oct-2014
Heathrow Airport Holdings is to sell Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports to Ferrovial and Macquarie for £1.05bn.
20-Oct-2014
Young & Co has acquired the Five Eight Zero chain of four pubs in London for £10m.
20-Oct-2014
Old Mutual Wealth is to acquire Quilter Cheviot, the London-based wealth management firm with 11 regional offices, for up to £585m.
20-Oct-2014
Motus Traffic has acquired Traffic Systems Co-Operative, the Sheffield-based traffic signal engineering firm.
20-Oct-2014
Withy King has acquired Edward Pilling & Co, the Oxford-based law firm with seven staff.
20-Oct-2014
Eakin Group is to acquire Cliffe Medical, the Nottingham-based healthcare firm with 55 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Oct-2014
Tata Steel is in discussions to sell its Long Products division to Klesch Group, including sites at Scunthorpe, Teesside, Dalzell, Clydebridge, Workington and York.
16-Oct-2014
Zaun has acquired EyeLynx, the Chessington-based electronic security solutions firm, for undisclosed terms.
16-Oct-2014
CSR, the Cambridge-based wireless technology firm, is to be acquired by US-based Qualcomm for £1.6bn.
16-Oct-2014
Chess Group has acquired Parachute IT, the Borehamwood-based IT services firm with 17 staff.
15-Oct-2014
SIG has sold its 51% stake in Oxfordshire-based renewable energy heating company Ice Energy to a management team for up to £5m.
15-Oct-2014
HCB Group has acquired Walsall-based law firm Clive Shepherd & Co, taking its network to 20 offices.
15-Oct-2014
Breedon Aggregates has acquired asphalt plants at Cavenham in Suffolk and Wivenhoe in Essex.
15-Oct-2014
Redx Pharma has demerged its Redag Crop Protection agrochemicals business, which will create 20 research jobs at Alderley Park in Cheshire.
15-Oct-2014
Mears Group has acquired Omega Group, the London-based social housing firm, for an initial £20m.
15-Oct-2014
HD Sports, the Sheffield-based skating blade manufacturer, has been acquired by a US private investor group for undisclosed terms.
14-Oct-2014
IMImobile has acquired TextLocal, the mobile messaging firm with 30 staff in Chester and Malvern, for £13m.
14-Oct-2014
James Grant Group, the talent management agency, has been sold by private equity firm Gresham to Metric Capital for about £45m.
14-Oct-2014
Allen Ford, the chain of 13 Ford and two Kia car dealerships, is to be acquired by Super Group of South Africa for £34m.
14-Oct-2014
GB Group is to acquire Transactis, the Liverpool-based data services firm, for up to £6m.
14-Oct-2014
Synergy Health, the Swindon-based medical equipment sterilisation firm with 5,000 staff, is to be acquired by Steris Corp of the US for £1.2bn.
14-Oct-2014
Glyn Hopkin has acquired the Nissan Cambridge car dealership from Marshall Motor Group for undisclosed terms.
14-Oct-2014
Finsbury Food Group has acquired Fletchers Group from Vision Capital for £56m, including 600 staff at bakeries in Sheffield, Manchester and London.
13-Oct-2014
Melrose Industries is to sell Bridon, the Doncaster-based cable manufacturer, to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for £365m.
13-Oct-2014
Berry & Cooper has acquired Clark Lindsay, the Chorley-based corporate recovery and insolvency firm.
13-Oct-2014
Freshways has acquired DairyStix, the Devon-based supplier of milk sachets.
13-Oct-2014
ZenOffice has acquired Baron Stationers, the Heywood-based office supplies firm, for undisclosed terms.
13-Oct-2014
Elliotts has acquired Hardleys, the Lymington-based kitchen and bathroom supplier with 15 staff.
13-Oct-2014
Hunters has acquired the Turner Evans Stevens chain of eight estate agency branches in Lincolnshire, taking its nationwide network to 125.
09-Oct-2014
Breedon Aggregates is to acquire Barr Quarries, the Cumnock-based operator of 11 quarries, five asphalt plants and six concrete plants with 130 staff, for £21m.
09-Oct-2014
Belvoir Lettings is to support the £1.4m acquisition by two of its franchisees of Ryden Lettings, the Edinburgh-based property management firm.
09-Oct-2014
Inventive IT, the Manchester-based travel software firm with 25 staff, has been acquired by Advam of Australia for undisclosed terms.
08-Oct-2014
XLN, the telecoms firm with offices in London and Sheffield, has been sold by private equity firm ECI Partners to a management team.
08-Oct-2014
Wesley-Barrell, the Oxfordshire-based furniture manufacturer with 100 staff, has been acquired by Wessex Bristol Investments for undisclosed terms.
08-Oct-2014
Energy Assets Group has acquired Origin Technical Business Services, the Chesterfield-based mobile works management systems firm with nine staff, for £0.9m.
08-Oct-2014
Lakehouse has acquired H2O Nationwide, the Basildon-based air and water hygiene firm with 40 staff.
08-Oct-2014
Edward Hands & Lewis of Leicester has acquired Pricketts, the law firm with 16 staff in Buxton and Stockport.
07-Oct-2014
Elevation Recruitment Group, the recruitment firm with offices in Leeds and Rotherham, has undergone a management buy-out.
07-Oct-2014
Restore has acquired Cintas Document Management, the Leeds-based records management firm with 12 sites nationwide, for £23m.
07-Oct-2014
IMI has sold Eley and Accles & Shelvoke, the Sutton Coldfield-based suppliers of shooting equipment with 122 staff, to LDC for £42m.
07-Oct-2014
Pugh's Colourprint has acquired Cardiff-based Chas Hunt to create a combined printing group with 23 staff.
07-Oct-2014
Ryan Direct Group is to expand its Doncaster-based insurance services business with the acquisition of Assurant Intermediary.
07-Oct-2014
Jerroms Group has merged with Birmingham-based Trafalgars Chartered Accountants for undisclosed terms, taking its total workforce to more than 90.
06-Oct-2014
Westpoint Veterinary Group has acquired Minster Veterinary Practice, the York-based chain of 16 branches.
06-Oct-2014
Quantcast of the US has acquired Struq, the London-based advertising technology firm, for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2014
Endeavour Automotive has acquired Regent Automotive, the London-based chain of six Volvo dealerships, for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2014
Wollen Michelmore is to merge with Chanter Ferguson to create a combined Devon-based law firm with 135 staff at six offices.
06-Oct-2014
GBM Support Services, the London-based provider of cleaning and building maintenance services with 2,000 staff, has been acquired by US-based ABM for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2014
Shepherd & Wedderburn is to acquire Tods Murray out of administration, with the transfer of up to 170 staff at law offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
06-Oct-2014
Pepperells of Scunthorpe has acquired Myer Wolff, the Hull-based law firm.
06-Oct-2014
Preston Innovations, the Telford-based fishing equipment supplier with turnover of £17m, has been acquired by US-based Zebco Brands for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2014
Ineos has acquired Fortum's combined heat and power plant in Grangemouth for £54m.
06-Oct-2014
Lockton of the US has acquired the Glasgow-based general insurance business of Griffiths & Armour.
06-Oct-2014
Newtons Solicitors has expanded its North Yorkshire-based law firm to nine offices with the acquisition of Stokesley-based Thorp Parker.
06-Oct-2014
Airedale Group has acquired South Coast Catering, the Weymouth-based catering equipment firm with 80 staff, for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2014
Cohort has acquired J+S, the supplier of defence and offshore energy systems with 137 staff in Barnstaple and Aberdeen, for £12m.
02-Oct-2014
Rigby Group has acquired a data centre in Fareham from SSE Telecoms for £12m, in order to expand its SCC division.
02-Oct-2014
Elior Group is to acquire Lexington, the London-based contract catering firm with 650 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Oct-2014
Pressure Technologies has acquired Quadscot, the Glasgow-based precision engineering firm with 55 staff, for up to £10m.
02-Oct-2014
Alumasc Group has sold Pendock, the Telford-based plywood pipe boxing supplier, to Davidson Holdings for £1.5m.
02-Oct-2014
National Milk Records has acquired Inimex Genetics, the Cardiff-based cattle breeding firm, for £2.2m.
02-Oct-2014
WA Ellis, the London-based residential property firm, has merged with JLL.
02-Oct-2014
Alco Valves, the Brighouse-based valve manufacturer with 105 staff, has been acquired by US-based Graco for £72m.
02-Oct-2014
Heritage Window Company, the London-based window manufacturer with 46 staff, has undergone a £3.2m management buy-out backed by YFM Equity Partners.
01-Oct-2014
Kiddicare, the Peterborough-based baby products retailer with 100 staff, has been sold by Endless to Worldstores for undisclosed terms.
01-Oct-2014
G&A Moulding Technology, the Peterborough-based plastics training consultancy, has been acquired by US-based RJG for undisclosed terms.
01-Oct-2014
Victoria Carpets has acquired Abingdon Flooring, the carpet manufacturer with 500 staff in Kidderminster, South Wales and Yorkshire, for £12m.
01-Oct-2014
Ocean Telecom has merged with Talkativo to create a combined Oswestry-based communications group with more than 40 staff.
01-Oct-2014
Consort Medical is to acquire Aesica Holdco, the Northumberland-based contract pharmaceuticals manufacturer, for £230m.
30-Sep-2014
Stanley Gibbons has acquired Mallett, the London-based antiques and art dealer, for £8.6m.
30-Sep-2014
Kaymar Print, the Preston-based commercial printer with 12 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
30-Sep-2014
TC Facilities Management has acquired CMS Group, the Wakefield-based contract cleaning firm with 400 staff.
30-Sep-2014
The Parts Alliance has acquired Car Parts & Accessories, the chain of 12 depots with 120 staff in Hampshire, Sussex and Surrey, for undisclosed terms.
30-Sep-2014
James Heal, the Halifax-based precision engineering firm with 100 staff, has been acquired by US-based Battery Ventures for undisclosed terms.
30-Sep-2014
Worthington Group has acquired a portfolio of digital media, events and branding assets, including The Digital Marketing Show and The Great British Entrepreneurs Awards.
30-Sep-2014
Tragus Group is to sell its Strada chain of 43 restaurants to Sun Capital Partners for £37m.
30-Sep-2014
Brabners is to acquire Lawson Coppock & Hart, the Manchester-based law firm.
30-Sep-2014
Reinnervate, the County Durham-based cell culture research firm, has been acquired by Reprocell of Japan for £2.5m.
30-Sep-2014
Fulham Shore is to acquire Kefi, the London-based chain of seven Real Greek restaurants, for £14m.
30-Sep-2014
Dillistone Group is to acquire ISV Software, the Hampshire-based provider of training and testing services, for an initial £0.9m.
30-Sep-2014
Euroglaze Systems has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company, saving 57 jobs at its Barnsley-based window manufacturing business.
29-Sep-2014
Emkado is to acquire York Medical Technologies, the York-based supplier of medical equipment, with funding of £0.4m from Santander Corporate & Commercial.
29-Sep-2014
Thermotraffic Holland has acquired Strowmar of Hornchurch, in order to expand its seaport logistics operations in the UK.
29-Sep-2014
Blue Rainbow Apartments, the Manchester-based operator of serviced apartments, has been bought out of administration by City Space Hotels, saving 39 jobs.
29-Sep-2014
Glacier Energy Services has acquired MSL Heat Transfer, the Aberdeen-based maintenance firm with 12 staff.
29-Sep-2014
De Marco Solicitors is to merge with Askews Legal to create a combined Coventry-based law firm with 20 staff.
29-Sep-2014
Darwin Holiday & Leisure Resorts has acquired the ten-acre Thanet Well holiday park in Cumbria from Bridge Leisure for undisclosed terms.
29-Sep-2014
Utopian Leisure has been bought out of administration by two new companies, securing the future of 200 jobs at its Tyneside-based chain of bars and restaurants.
29-Sep-2014
York Mailing Group has acquired Go Direct Marketing, the Otley-based mail order and retail marketing firm with ten staff.
25-Sep-2014
Arrow Global is to acquire Capquest, the consumer debt firm with 385 staff in Farnborough and Glasgow, for £158m.
25-Sep-2014
Chime Communications has acquired ABC Sports Management, the London-based athlete management firm, for an initial £0.8m.
25-Sep-2014
Teddington Engineered Solutions, the Llanelli-based components manufacturer with about 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
25-Sep-2014
Clark Eriksson, the Falkirk-based engineering consultancy, has been acquired by Engenda for undisclosed terms.
25-Sep-2014
Park Circus, the Glasgow-based film distributor, has been acquired by Arts Alliance for undisclosed terms.
25-Sep-2014
Formal Affair has been bought out of administration by its managing director, securing 74 jobs at its West Midlands-based chain of 11 wedding hire shops.
25-Sep-2014
Jark Group has bought the Leeds-based Network Employment Consultancy from the administrators of MC2 Technical Recruitment, securing the future of 216 jobs.
24-Sep-2014
Greene King has made a £700m takeover approach for Spirit Pub Company, the nationwide chain of more than 1,200 pubs.
24-Sep-2014
EE is to buy 58 Phones4u stores out of administration, saving 350 jobs.
23-Sep-2014
Bristol Airport is to be acquired by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in a deal estimated at £250m.
23-Sep-2014
Adler & Allan, the Harrogate-based environmental services firm with 450 staff at 24 depots, has undergone a management buy-out backed by LDC.
23-Sep-2014
Charles Taylor is to acquire Nordea Life & Pensions, the Isle of Man-based life insurance firm, for an initial £2m.
23-Sep-2014
Noonan has acquired Resource Group, the Belfast-based outsourcing firm with 6,000 staff, for undisclosed terms.
23-Sep-2014
Edinburgh Woollen Mill is reported to have acquired the intellectual property of Internacionale, the discount fashion chain in administration.
23-Sep-2014
McNeill Maguire & McCreath is to merge with Edinburgh-based surveying firm Allied Surveyors.
23-Sep-2014
Vodafone is to acquire 140 Phones4u stores out of administration, securing the future of 887 jobs.
22-Sep-2014
Mott MacDonald has acquired JN Bentley, the Skipton-based water infrastructure firm with 700 staff at eight sites.
22-Sep-2014
BCA has acquired Tradeouts, the Daventry-based online vehicle trading firm.
22-Sep-2014
Biotec Services, the Bridgend-based provider of clinical trial services, has been acquired by US-based PCI for undisclosed terms.
22-Sep-2014
Allegion has sold its Walsall-based door manufacturing business to a new company called High Performance Doors.
22-Sep-2014
Expo Management, the events and publishing firm with 32 staff in Leamington Spa and Peterborough, has been acquired by Diversified Business Communications for undisclosed terms.
22-Sep-2014
Waldeck has acquired VA Consulting, the Warrington-based architecture and design firm, for undisclosed terms.
22-Sep-2014
Leavitt Walmsley Associates has acquired Warrington-based Moore Hill Accountants.
22-Sep-2014
Crawford Healthcare has expanded its Cheshire-based woundcare business with the acquisition of US-based Touchless Care Concepts for undisclosed terms.
18-Sep-2014
Burgess Marine has acquired Meercat Workboats, the Portchester-based boatbuilder, for undisclosed terms.
18-Sep-2014
Sanderson Weatherall has acquired Hunter Cowie, the Darlington-based chartered surveyor, for undisclosed terms.
18-Sep-2014
Nationwide Accident Repair Services has acquired Gladwins, the Cambridgeshire-based chain of eight bodyshops, for £9.5m.
18-Sep-2014
Hurleypalmerflatt has acquired Andrew Reid & Partners, the London-based building consultancy with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms.
17-Sep-2014
Admiral Taverns is to acquire 111 pubs from the Star Pubs & Bars division of Heineken UK for undisclosed terms.
17-Sep-2014
Armin & Butler, the Manchester-based printing firm with 20 staff, has been bought out of administration by Boss Direct.
17-Sep-2014
The Book People, the Surrey-based book supplier with 450 staff, has undergone a £15m management buy-out backed by Endless.
17-Sep-2014
United House is to merge with Bullock Construction to create a combined housing contractor called United Living Group, with offices in Walsall and Kent.
17-Sep-2014
Micro Focus is to acquire Attachmate, the US-based software group with an office in Bracknell, for £740m.
16-Sep-2014
WPP has acquired Neoworks, the London-based e-commerce firm with 35 staff, in order to expand its Salmon division.
15-Sep-2014
Family Investments is planning to merge with Engage Mutual, the Harrogate-based assurance and savings organisation with 200 staff.
15-Sep-2014
AFH Financial has acquired the assets of Northampton-based Hindsight Financial Services for £0.3m.
15-Sep-2014
Liberata has acquired Trustmarque Solutions, the York-based software firm with 190 staff, for undisclosed terms.
15-Sep-2014
Cygnet Health Care, the operator of 17 psychiatric hospitals, is expected to be acquired by US-based Universal Health Services for £200m.
15-Sep-2014
Wellman has been bought out of administration by a management team, saving 52 jobs at its Oldbury-based boiler manufacturing business.
15-Sep-2014
Roadchef, the operator of roadside service areas, is to be sold by Delek Group to Antin Infrastructure Partners for about £153m.
15-Sep-2014
Par-Pak Europe has acquired Holfeld Plastics, the Irish packaging manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
11-Sep-2014
ERS Medical has acquired Medical Services North East, the Durham-based NHS patient transport provider, for undisclosed terms.
11-Sep-2014
WYG has acquired Alliance Environment & Planning, the planning consultancy with offices in Guildford, London, Birmingham and Bedfordshire, for £3.2m.
11-Sep-2014
Cineflix UK has undergone a management buy-out from Cineflix Productions, creating a new TV production group called Curve Media.
11-Sep-2014
European Oat Millers, the Bedford-based cereals supplier, has been acquired by the founders of Jordans Cereals for undisclosed terms.
10-Sep-2014
Kensington Group, the Skipton-based mortgage firm with 140 staff, has been sold by Investec to private equity firms Blackstone and TPG for £180m.
10-Sep-2014
Mills CNC, the Warwickshire-based machine tools supplier, has undergone a management buy-out.
10-Sep-2014
Keepmoat, the Doncaster-based housebuilder with 3,000 staff at 22 offices, is to be acquired by private equity firms Sun Capital and TDR Capital for about £400m.
10-Sep-2014
Ferguson Group, the Aberdeenshire-based container transport firm with about 200 staff, is to be acquired by Brambles of Australia for £320m.
10-Sep-2014
Blackadders is to expand its law firm by merging with Perth-based Condies and Edinburgh-based Colin Blaikie & Co.
10-Sep-2014
MK Test Group, the Taunton-based aircraft systems manufacturer, has been acquired by Synova Capital for £20m.
09-Sep-2014
William Grant & Sons has acquired Drambuie Liqueur Company, the owner of the Drambuie whisky liqueur brand, for undisclosed terms.
09-Sep-2014
EC Harris has acquired Christal Management, the project management consultancy with 32 staff in Manchester and Paisley.
09-Sep-2014
The Parts Alliance has acquired a further three former Unipart Automotive branches in Chard, Frome and Plymouth, saving 24 jobs.
09-Sep-2014
Macfarlane Group has acquired Network Packaging, the Wolverhampton-based packaging distributor, for up to £7.5m.
09-Sep-2014
Original Bowling Company, the chain of 43 bowling centres with 1,400 staff, has undergone a £91m management buy-out backed by Electra Private Equity.
09-Sep-2014
Cambian Group has acquired Ansel, the Nottingham-based clinic specialising in personality disorders.
09-Sep-2014
Woodall Nicholson has acquired Auto Electrical Services, the Manchester-based supplier of communication systems for specialist vehicles.
09-Sep-2014
W&J Knox has sold its Ayrshire-based fibre and carpet yarn business to Aquafil of Italy for undisclosed terms, securing 71 jobs.
09-Sep-2014
Ramsdens Financial, the Stockton-based chain of 120 pawnbrokers with 450 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by NorthEdge Capital.
08-Sep-2014
Capita has acquired Eclipse Legal Systems, the Bradford-based legal software supplier with 150 staff.
08-Sep-2014
BDi Group has been bought out of administration by Select Security, securing 270 jobs at its Northwich-based facilities management business.
08-Sep-2014
Sellers Engineers, the Huddersfield-based manufacturer of carpet machinery with 62 staff, has been bought out of administration by CTS Group and local investors.
08-Sep-2014
Breedon Aggregates has acquired a 50% stake in HV Bowen & Sons, the owner of the Tan-y-Foel stone quarry near Welshpool.
04-Sep-2014
Marine & Towage Services, the Cornwall-based operator of tug boats, has been acquired by Bhagwan Marine of Australia for undisclosed terms.
04-Sep-2014
Kew Green has acquired 19 Holiday Inn hotels across the country from LRG Holdings for more than £70m.
04-Sep-2014
Outset Group has acquired UKHSE, the Chatham-based health and safety consultancy with 11 staff, for undisclosed terms.
04-Sep-2014
Tricorn Group of Malvern has sold the trade and assets of RMDG Aerospace to Hinckley-based Sigma Precision Components UK.
04-Sep-2014
Response, the Glasgow-based call centre firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
04-Sep-2014
Co-operative Group has sold Sunwin Services, the Bradford-based cash machine firm with 1,500 staff and 14 regional depots, to US-based Cardtronics for £41m.
03-Sep-2014
Lomond Capital has acquired John Shepherd Lettings, the Birmingham-based property firm with four branches, for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2014
Trochilics, the Romford-based engineering firm, has undergone a management buy-out through a new company called Kilofrequency.
03-Sep-2014
Gradus, the Macclesfield-based commercial interiors firm with 300 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2014
Bodyflight has bought the Flowhouse surfing centre in Bedford out of administration, but the Castleford site has closed.
03-Sep-2014
Way to Blue has acquired Abundant, the London-based digital creative and PR agency.
03-Sep-2014
Perform, the Feltham-based sports media group with 200 staff in Leeds, is to be acquired by US-based Access Industries in a deal worth £702m.
03-Sep-2014
Hargreaves Services has sold its Imperial Tankers chemical transport division to Suttons Group for £27m.
02-Sep-2014
SSE has sold its SSE Pipelines gas transport business to Environmental Capital Fund for £53m.
02-Sep-2014
Grafton Group has acquired Direct Builders Merchants, the Kent-based chain with three branches, for undisclosed terms.
02-Sep-2014
Evac+Chair, the Birmingham-based manufacturer of emergency escape chairs, has undergone a £0.75m management buy-out.
02-Sep-2014
Castleton Technology is to sell the trade and assets of its Maxima Information software business to PDMS UK for £0.75m.
02-Sep-2014
Brickability of Bridgend has acquired Leeds-based Brick-Link, creating a combined brick merchant with more than 45 staff.
02-Sep-2014
Bellpenny has acquired Reid, Scott & Ross, the Glasgow-based independent financial adviser with 12 staff.
02-Sep-2014
DCD Media is in negotiations to sell Matchlight, the Glasgow-based TV production firm, to a management team.
02-Sep-2014
Moneycorp, the London-based foreign exchange company, has been acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint for £212m.
01-Sep-2014
Unisurf Engineering has been bought out of administration by WM Hardill, securing the future of 12 jobs at its Bradford-based component manufacturing business.
01-Sep-2014
SPS Technologies has acquired KG Coating, the Wrexham-based aluminium and polymer coatings manufacturer, for £2.3m.
01-Sep-2014
Ashwoods Automotive of Exeter has sold its Ashwoods Energy battery electronics subsidiary to Vayon Group for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2014
Craneware has acquired Kestros Health, the Edinburgh-based developer of medical apps.
01-Sep-2014
Baker Tilly has acquired Simpson Forsyth, the Aberdeen-based accountancy with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2014
TaxAssist has undergone a management buy-out and its accountancy franchisees now own 32% of the business.
01-Sep-2014
Enterprise Foods, the East Kilbride-based bakery products supplier with 40 staff, has undergone a £30m management buy-out backed by Hattington Capital.
28-Aug-2014
ClearSky has acquired the East Midlands-based accountancy business of Bridgewood Financial Solutions for undisclosed terms.
28-Aug-2014
Rigby Group has acquired Capital Air Charter, the Exeter-based air ambulance and private flight operator with 35 staff.
28-Aug-2014
Independent News & Media has acquired RecruitNI, the Belfast-based online recruitment firm.
28-Aug-2014
Tecmark has acquired Sportbox Media, the Warrington-based digital sports content provider, for undisclosed terms.
28-Aug-2014
SurgiChem, the Stockport-based supplier of medication adherence packaging solutions, has been acquired by US-based Omnicell for undisclosed terms.
27-Aug-2014
Grenfell James has merged with Accountax Services to create a combined Warwickshire-based accountancy called Grenfell James Associates.
27-Aug-2014
Bunzl has announced four acquisitions, including Droitwich-based 365 Healthcare, Cheltenham-based Premiere Products, Bilston-based Lee Brothers and Leicester-based Guardsman.
27-Aug-2014
HCB Solicitors has merged with Salford-based law firm Ross Legal for undisclosed terms.
27-Aug-2014
Bowker Motor Group has acquired Southport Superbikes, taking its Lancashire-based chain of automotive dealerships to ten.
27-Aug-2014
Accor has acquired 13 Ibis hotels from Tritax for £71m, in order to expand its HotelInvest division.
27-Aug-2014
Maxim Facilities Management is to acquire Glasgow-based Ross Cleaning Services, as part of a strategy to create a nationwide facilities management group.
26-Aug-2014
Clifford Thames, the Essex-based automotive data company, has undergone a £50m management buy-out backed by LDC.
26-Aug-2014
Learoyd Packaging, the Burnley-based packaging firm with 180 staff, has been acquired by US-based Coveris for undisclosed terms.
26-Aug-2014
Elland Metal Spinning & Pressing, the West Yorkshire-based engineering company, has been acquired by a private investment firm for undisclosed terms.
26-Aug-2014
DFS has acquired Dwell, the chain of five furniture stores in London, Manchester and Glasgow, for undisclosed terms.
21-Aug-2014
HR Owen has acquired the Bentley Hadley Green car dealership in London from Lookers for undisclosed terms.
21-Aug-2014
Badgemaster has acquired Akorn Badge Company of Cumbernauld for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with 90 staff.
21-Aug-2014
Office2office, the Norwich-based office products supplier with 900 staff, is to be acquired by Endless for £19m and merged with Sheffield-based Vasanta.
21-Aug-2014
Open International, the software company that owns Worcester-based Open GI and PowerPlace, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Montagu Private Equity.
20-Aug-2014
David Narro Associates, the civil engineering firm with 30 staff in Edinburgh and Glasgow, has been acquired by an Employee Ownership Trust.
20-Aug-2014
Youngman Group, the Essex-based scaffolding manufacturer with annual turnover of £50m, is to be acquired by Werner Access Products.
19-Aug-2014
Pork Farms has bought the chilled savoury pastry operations of Kerry Foods for undisclosed terms, including assets in Dorset and Lincolnshire.
19-Aug-2014
Hill & Smith has sold West Bromwich-based Bromford Iron & Steel to Offshore Sourcing and JA Envirotanks to Offshore ETKS for £1.5m.
19-Aug-2014
Karmarama has acquired Nice Agency, the London-based mobile app developer with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.
18-Aug-2014
Patron Capital Partners has sold Gracewell Healthcare to Health Care REIT for £153m, including 11 housing communities for the elderly.
18-Aug-2014
Eastlands Homes is to merge with City South to create a combined Manchester-based housing association with 12,400 homes and more than 500 staff.
18-Aug-2014
Hexagon Leasing has bought Westram out of administration for £1.2m, saving 72 jobs at its Scunthorpe-based haulage business.
14-Aug-2014
Saga has acquired Destinology, the Bolton-based online tour operator with 110 staff, for an initial £20m.
14-Aug-2014
Shire has acquired the trading assets of SCM Pharma, securing the future of 80 jobs at its Northumberland-based pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
14-Aug-2014
Provident Financial is to acquire Moneybarn, the Hampshire-based vehicle finance firm, for £120m.
14-Aug-2014
Daily Internet has acquired Evohosting, the Maidenhead-based IT hosting firm, for £0.4m.
14-Aug-2014
Olympus Engineering, the Stoke-based precision engineering firm with 160 staff, has been acquired by CorpAcq for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2014
Hays Travel has acquired the business and staff of Newcastle-based Jesmond Travel for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2014
Harper Macleod has merged with Glasgow-based Bird Semple, creating a combined law firm with turnover of £23m.
12-Aug-2014
RPS has acquired CgMs Holdings, the planning and development consultancy with 112 staff in London, Cheltenham, Newark, Manchester and Edinburgh, for up to £13m.
12-Aug-2014
Fairpoint Group has acquired Debt Line Topco, the Bournemouth-based debt solutions provider, for £3m.
12-Aug-2014
Peckforton, the Crewe-based pharmaceuticals manufacturer, has been acquired by Abbey Pharma in a deal supported by a £2m investment from Business Growth Fund.
12-Aug-2014
Mattioli Woods has acquired a pensions administration business from the UK Wealth Management subsidiary of Ashcourt Rowan for up to £3.5m.
12-Aug-2014
Marshall Motor Group has acquired Astle BMW and Mini car dealerships in Scunthorpe and Grimsby.
12-Aug-2014
Maritime Group has acquired Roadways Container Logistics, including 374 staff in Hainault, Felixstowe, Leeds, Manchester, Southampton and Tamworth, for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2014
Premier Marinas has expanded its chain of eight marinas with the acquisition of Endeavour Quay in Gosport from Marina Projects for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2014
BTS has acquired TMS, the Maidstone-based traffic management firm with 20 staff.
12-Aug-2014
Drakes Plumbing Supplies has expanded its Kent-based network to eight sites with the acquisition of A&C Plumbing Supplies in Whitstable.
12-Aug-2014
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has acquired Burnt Tree, the commercial vehicle rental firm with 20 branches and 400 staff, for undisclosed terms.
11-Aug-2014
SPIE UK has acquired Scotshield Fire & Security, the Airdrie-based supplier of fire detection and security systems with annual sales of £23m.
11-Aug-2014
Bridle Vehicle Leasing has acquired Industrial Vehicle Leasing, the Hampshire-based fleet of 800 cars and 200 vans.
11-Aug-2014
Jerroms has merged with Harrison Priddey, the Bromsgrove-based accountancy with 14 staff.
11-Aug-2014
Succession Group has acquired Halifax-based LRH Wealth Management for £3m and Hertford-based Doe & Davies for £4.9m.
11-Aug-2014
Pochin has acquired Jack Hobbs, the Redditch-based supplier of heating and plumbing equipment.
11-Aug-2014
Murphy is expected to sell its 450 Murco petrol stations to Motor Fuel for about £200m.
11-Aug-2014
Alliance Boots, the Nottingham-based chain of 2,500 stores with 108,000 staff, is to be acquired by US-based Walgreens in a £9bn deal for the remaining 55%.
07-Aug-2014
Kent Crisps and Kentish Oils have undergone a management buy-out from Quex Park Estates.
07-Aug-2014
North Wolds Printers, the North Yorkshire-based printing firm, has been acquired by a former director of Communisis.
07-Aug-2014
ITC Luxury Travel, the tour operator with about 100 staff in Chester, Harrogate, Preston and Barbados, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
07-Aug-2014
Ocean Outdoor has acquired Signature Outdoor, the Birmingham-based outdoor advertising firm, for undisclosed terms.
07-Aug-2014
Avingtrans has acquired RMDG Aerospace, the Swadlincote-based components manufacturer with 29 staff, for £1.1m.
07-Aug-2014
Voyage Care, the Staffordshire-based chain of 290 care homes with 8,500 staff, has been acquired by Duke Street, Partners Group and Tikehau for £375m.
07-Aug-2014
Pitbull Studio, the Sunderland-based games developer with 45 staff, is to become the UK division of Epic Games.
07-Aug-2014
Access Hire Nationwide and Welfare Hire Nationwide, the equipment hire firms based in Normanton and Monmouth, have been acquired by Elysian Capital.
07-Aug-2014
McGrath Rainey Laird, the Leeds-based marketing agency with 13 staff, has been acquired by Home for undisclosed terms.
07-Aug-2014
Node4 has acquired LETN Solutions, the Reading-based IT services firm.
07-Aug-2014
Kennett Equipment Leasing, the Coleshill-based equipment finance broker, has been acquired by Star Capital Partners.
07-Aug-2014
Flowtech Fluidpower has acquired Primary Fluid Holdings, the Merseyside-based hydraulics firm, for £10m.
06-Aug-2014
Skipton Building Society is to sell Torquil Clark, the Wolverhampton-based financial advice firm with 66 staff, to Bellpenny Capital Professional for undisclosed terms.
06-Aug-2014
Nuffield Health has acquired nine Virgin Active health clubs, in order to develop a nationwide network of fitness centres.
06-Aug-2014
Renew Holdings is to acquire Forefront Group, the Leigh-on-Sea-based gas engineering services firm with 350 staff, for £15m.
05-Aug-2014
Proactis Holdings has acquired Intelligent Capture, the Telford-based document scanning firm, for £1.5m.
05-Aug-2014
Co-operative Group is to sell its farming business to the Wellcome Trust for £249m, including 16,000 hectares and 15 farms.
05-Aug-2014
Mission Marketing has acquired Proof Communication, the London-based technology PR agency, in order to expand its April-Six division.
05-Aug-2014
Electra Partners is expected to acquire Eastern Parks, the operator of holiday parks in Skegness and Hunstanton, from Bluebird for £50m.
05-Aug-2014
BFP Wholesale, the Kent-based bakery wholesaler, has been acquired by private equity firm Zimt Holding for undisclosed terms.
05-Aug-2014
Tyson Lighting, the Blackburn-based lighting supplier with turnover of £3m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
05-Aug-2014
Chase Templeton has expanded its medical insurance business with the acquisition of Bedfordshire-based Howill Group, Chelmsford-based Simply Assured and Stenhousemuir-based Heath Assured.
05-Aug-2014
Tandem Group has acquired Pro Rider Mobility, the owner of mobility product showrooms in Leicester and Northampton, for an initial £2.5m.
05-Aug-2014
Arnold Clark has acquired the Calterdon BMW and Mini car dealership in Inverness for undisclosed terms.
05-Aug-2014
Freedom Finance, the Manchester-based loan broker, has been acquired by the SOF Annex Fund for undisclosed terms.
05-Aug-2014
Adler Financial Planning has bought Chapel Court Wealth Planning of Leamington Spa for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2014
Martin Currie, the Edinburgh-based international equity firm, is to be acquired by US-based Legg Mason for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2014
Heatsense has been bought out of administration by Kemsley Investments, saving ten jobs at its Burnley-based cable manufacturing business.
04-Aug-2014
OfficeTeam, the London-based supplier of office products and services, has been acquired by Better Capital for £80m.
04-Aug-2014
Corteco has acquired Auto Suppliers, the Kidderminster-based supplier of components for classic vehicles.
04-Aug-2014
Flamingo Marketing has acquired the Buccaneer Bay visitor attraction in Newquay.
04-Aug-2014
APC Technology is to acquire Green Compliance, the Worcester-based water treatment firm, for £4m.
04-Aug-2014
Securus Group has acquired Swansea-based Security Centres, expanding the workforce at its Nottingham-based security systems business to more than 200.
04-Aug-2014
CitySprint has acquired Letchworth Couriers, in order to expand its chain of 37 service centres with two new sites in Letchworth and Peterborough.
04-Aug-2014
Lincoln Welding Supplies, the Sheffield-based supplier of welding products, has undergone a management buy-out.
04-Aug-2014
SSE has acquired Energy Solutions Group, the Altrincham-based energy management firm with 340 staff, for up to £72m.
04-Aug-2014
Hunters Property Group of York is to merge with Hunters Group of the West Midlands, and plans to expand its chain of 112 estate agency branches to 500 over the next five years.
04-Aug-2014
Benenden Health has acquired Keegan & Pennykid, the Edinburgh-based insurance broker.
04-Aug-2014
Black Velvet Travel, the Hampshire-based bus company, has been sold out of administration by Chantrey Vellacott.
04-Aug-2014
Searcys, the London-based catering company, is to be acquired by Westbury Street Holdings for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2014
Outreach has acquired Tech Safe Systems, the Great Yarmouth-based supplier of ROV support services with 22 staff, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2014
Ryder has acquired Bullwell Trailer Solutions, the Lichfield-based trailer repair and maintenance firm.
04-Aug-2014
Dunns Food & Drinks has acquired Dameck Drinks Scotland, the Bathgate-based craft and world beer firm, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2014
Aspire-i has acquired Igen, in order to create an enlarged Bradford-based employability and training group with about 300 staff.
04-Aug-2014
Connells Group has acquired the Peter Alan chain of 26 estate agency branches in Wales from Principality Building Society for £16m.
04-Aug-2014
Potts Print UK has acquired Bakershaw Print, the North Tyneside-based commercial printing firm, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2014
Wimbledon Studios, the London-based TV production facility, is expected to be acquired by Marjan Television Network, casting doubt on the future of up to 50 companies based in the Media Village.
04-Aug-2014
Balfour Beatty has sold its TP&E rail plant rental operations to Vp for £5.5m.
04-Aug-2014
Skipton Building Society has sold its Homeloan Management mortgage servicing business to Computershare for an initial £47m.
24-Jul-2014
Nasstar has acquired Kamanchi, the IT outsourcing and hosted desktop provider with 31 staff in Northampton and London, for £2.5m.
24-Jul-2014
Point Eight, the Netherton-based shopfitting firm with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
23-Jul-2014
Thornley Groves has acquired the Manchester city centre lettings business of Vital Space.
23-Jul-2014
City Motor Holdings has acquired a Peugeot car dealership in Newbury from Marshall Roebuck, taking its network to 12 sites with 310 staff.
23-Jul-2014
Independent Vetcare, the Bath-based chain of veterinary practices, has been sold by August Equity to Summit Partners for undisclosed terms.
23-Jul-2014
Max Property, the property investment firm, has been acquired by Blackstone Real Estate Partners for £448m.
23-Jul-2014
Tharstern, the Lancashire-based print management software firm with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
23-Jul-2014
90 Degrees Marketing, the Manchester-based commercial property marketing firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by NatWest.
22-Jul-2014
Corndell Furniture has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company, saving 84 jobs at its Oxfordshire-based manufacturing business.
22-Jul-2014
Sky has acquired a majority stake in Love Productions, the independent TV production company with offices in Bristol, London and the US.
22-Jul-2014
ARC Specialist Engineering has acquired TBF International, the Walsall-based tube manufacturer with 19 staff, for undisclosed terms.
22-Jul-2014
DP&L Group, the Dundee-based travel, recruitment and industrial supplies firm with 50 staff, has been acquired by the founder of Bissets Accountancy for undisclosed terms.
22-Jul-2014
Incorporate Travel Management has acquired SAT Business Travel Management of Bolton.
22-Jul-2014
Citrus Training has acquired Altitude Safety, the Northamptonshire-based supplier of safety equipment.
22-Jul-2014
EY is to merge with Parthenon Group, the strategy consultancy with 300 staff at offices in London and worldwide.
22-Jul-2014
KBC Advanced Technologies has acquired FEESA, the Farnborough-based supplier of software to the oil industry, for £11m.
22-Jul-2014
Co-operative Group is to sell its pharmacy business to Bestway Group for £620m, including 770 branches and more than 7,000 staff.
21-Jul-2014
Atlas Products International, the Wigan-based software supplier, has been acquired by US-based HighJump Software.
21-Jul-2014
Homebuy Group, the Walsall-based credit provider, has undergone a £10m management buy-out backed by investment house Seneca.
21-Jul-2014
EMIS Group has acquired Indigo 4 Systems, the Sheffield-based supplier of clinical and administrative messaging systems with 32 staff, for an initial £3.2m.
21-Jul-2014
Alkane Energy is to acquire Darent Power, Leven Power and Rhymney Power from Carron Energy and Dragon Generation for £12m, including 49MW of generating capacity in Kent, Redditch and Cardiff.
21-Jul-2014
Colomer Munmany has acquired Zivana Skins, the Thirsk-based leather processing firm with annual turnover of £2.2m.
21-Jul-2014
Topland has acquired Hallmark Hotels, the nationwide chain of eight four-star properties with 600 staff, for about £75m.
17-Jul-2014
Anglia Maltings has acquired Micronized Food Products, the North Yorkshire-based ingredients manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
17-Jul-2014
Allseas Global Logistics has undergone a management buy-out, and will now relocate its head office from Nottingham to Rochdale.
17-Jul-2014
Solway Foods is to sell its food processing plant in Corby to a new company called Food Utopia, securing the future of up to 341 jobs.
16-Jul-2014
PD&MS Energy, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas engineering group with more than 200 staff, has undergone a secondary buy-out backed by Inflexion.
16-Jul-2014
Kernow Sausage Company has acquired Vealls, the Newquay-based food wholesaler with 13 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Jul-2014
Woodall Nicholson has acquired the Scarborough-based bus manufacturing operations of Bluebird Vehicles.
16-Jul-2014
TT Electronics has acquired Roxspur Measurement & Control, the Sheffield-based supplier of temperature and pressure sensors, for an initial £7.5m.
15-Jul-2014
Progility has acquired Starkstrom Group, the medical equipment manufacturer with 123 staff in London and Leicester, for £10m.
15-Jul-2014
Shire, the Basingstoke-based pharmaceuticals company, is to be acquired by US-based AbbVie for £31bn.
15-Jul-2014
SITA UK has acquired Nordic Recycling, the Essex-based waste recycling firm with sites in Tilbury and Chatham.
15-Jul-2014
Maxim Facilities Management has acquired the South Shields-based contract cleaning business of New Life Cleaning Systems, taking its total workforce to more than 500.
15-Jul-2014
Morrisons has sold its Peterborough-based chain of 11 Kiddicare stores to private equity firm Endless for £2m.
15-Jul-2014
PizzaExpress, the chain of 436 UK restaurants with more than 9,000 staff, has been acquired by Hony Capital of China for about £900m.
14-Jul-2014
H Peel & Sons, the Dewsbury-based commercial interiors firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Seneca Partners.
14-Jul-2014
Galliford Try has acquired Miller Construction, the Edinburgh-based infrastructure firm, for £16m.
14-Jul-2014
ALH Systems, the Wiltshire-based adhesives manufacturer with 37 staff, has been acquired by Indutrade of Sweden.
14-Jul-2014
Unilever has sold the Slim-Fast portfolio of diet milkshakes and snack bars to private equity firm Kainos Capital for undisclosed terms.
14-Jul-2014
Penman Engineering, the Dumfries-based armoured vehicle manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
14-Jul-2014
Lexicraft, the Wirral-based labels and signs manufacturer with 52 staff, has been acquired by Raventa for undisclosed terms.
14-Jul-2014
ProStrakan has acquired Archimedes Pharma, the Reading-based pharmaceuticals supplier, for £230m.
14-Jul-2014
Premier Nutrition has acquired Roses Nutrition, the Staffordshire-based animal feeds supplier.
14-Jul-2014
Friends Life has sold its Lombard tax advisory business to private equity firm Blackstone for £317m.
14-Jul-2014
Helios Underwriting is to acquire Dumasco, the limited liability member of Lloyd's, for £2.5m.
10-Jul-2014
Cohort is to acquire a majority stake in Marlborough Communications, the Surrey-based surveillance technology firm with 26 staff, for up to £8m.
10-Jul-2014
Lend Lease has sold its UK facilities management operations to the Cofely subsidiary of GDF Suez UK.
10-Jul-2014
Avana Bakeries has sold its food processing plant in Newport to a new company called Food Utopia, securing the future of up to 552 jobs.
10-Jul-2014
UPG has acquired Acceptcards, the Elland-based payment processing firm with 16 staff, for undisclosed terms.
10-Jul-2014
OEG Offshore, the Aberdeen-based supplier of oil and gas equipment, has been acquired by private equity firm KKR for undisclosed terms.
10-Jul-2014
Cold Service Group, the Hampshire-based supplier of refrigeration and air conditioning systems, has been acquired by Epta of Italy for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2014
UDG Healthcare has acquired Galliard and Nyxeon, the London-based healthcare and scientific PR firms with 33 staff, for £6.5m.
09-Jul-2014
Rightster is to acquire Base79, the London-based media rights management firm with 60 staff, for up to £50m, as well as Viral Spiral, the London-based firm with 13 staff, for £4m.
09-Jul-2014
Lookers has sold a Jaguar and Land Rover car dealership in Barnet to Cambria Automobiles for £10m.
09-Jul-2014
Quintessential Brands has acquired Marblehead, the Glasgow-based drinks branding and distribution firm.
09-Jul-2014
Capita has acquired Projen, the Cheshire-based project management firm with 100 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2014
Armstrong Packaging, the Arbroath-based rigid box manufacturer with 80 staff, has been acquired by Multi Packaging Solutions for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2014
Conergy Group has acquired a portfolio of solar energy projects with proposed capacity of 166MW from Lumicity, in order to expand its Wirsol Solar UK subsidiary.
09-Jul-2014
HML Holdings has acquired Chilton Estates Management, the Bath-based property management firm, for £0.5m.
08-Jul-2014
Concept Life Sciences is creating a new Manchester-based analytical testing group with 550 staff, following the acquisition of Peakdale Molecular, Resource & Environmental Consultants and Scientific Analysis Laboratories.
08-Jul-2014
ITS Technology Group has acquired a 70% stake in CityServe, the Manchester-based broadband provider.
08-Jul-2014
SPTS Technology, the Newport-based electronics manufacturer with 500 staff, has been acquired by Orbotech of Israel for £216m.
08-Jul-2014
Clyde Blowers Capital has acquired Preformed Windings, the Sheffield-based engineering firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jul-2014
Fishawack has acquired Facilitate, the Brighton-based medical communications firm, taking its global team to more than 240 staff.
07-Jul-2014
In Time, the Southport-based watch and jewellery repair firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
07-Jul-2014
Marshall Motor Group has acquired the Halesworth Land Rover car dealership in Suffolk from Hammonds Group for undisclosed terms.
07-Jul-2014
Alifabs, the Malton-based manufacturer of telecoms cabinets with 45 staff, has been acquired by US-based CommScope.
07-Jul-2014
Salterbaxter, the London-based sustainability consultancy with 70 staff, has been acquired by Publicis of France for undisclosed terms.
07-Jul-2014
Xchanging has acquired Agencyport Europe, the insurance software company with 160 staff in London, Leeds and Cwmbran, for £64m.
07-Jul-2014
Gregory Distribution has acquired M&D Transport, the Devon-based refrigerated transport firm with 33 staff.
07-Jul-2014
Monsal, the Mansfield-based waste-to-power technology firm with 40 staff, has been acquired by General Electric for undisclosed terms.
03-Jul-2014
JD7, the Derby-based developer of leak detection technology, has been acquired by US-based Aquam.
03-Jul-2014
Hamptons International has acquired the lettings and property management business of Humberts, taking its nationwide chain of offices to 800.
03-Jul-2014
Rotork has acquired Xylem Flow Control, the Wolverhampton-based manufacturer of solenoid valves, for £18m.
03-Jul-2014
Hook 2 Sisters is planning to acquire the farming and bird haulage operations of broiler supplier 2 Agriculture.
03-Jul-2014
PKF International has acquired FPM, the accountancy with 70 staff in Newry, Belfast, Dungannon and Dundalk.
03-Jul-2014
DS Smith has sold its Pollokshaws-based plastics print solutions business to a management team operating under the name of MBM Print & Supply Chain Solutions.
03-Jul-2014
Mr Tyre has acquired North Staffs Tyre & Battery Group, the Staffordshire-based chain of three vehicle repair sites.
03-Jul-2014
Grafton Merchanting GB has acquired Beaumont Forest Products, the timber merchant with three sites in Ascot, High Wycombe and Hoddesdon.
03-Jul-2014
Xchanging is to acquire Total Objects, the London-based insurance software firm, for up to £21m.
03-Jul-2014
Bathstore, the chain of 170 bathroom stores, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
02-Jul-2014
Quayside Distribution, the Grimsby-based seafood transport firm with 260 staff, has been acquired by DFDS Logistics.
02-Jul-2014
Sound Financial Management has acquired Plymouth-based Westward Asset Management, taking its funds under management to £210m.
02-Jul-2014
Ludgate Finance, the business loans company with offices in Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, has undergone a management buy-out from Poppleton & Appleby.
02-Jul-2014
Staffline Group has acquired Softmist, the Leicester-based training procurement consultancy.
02-Jul-2014
Coral Products is to acquire Tatra Plastics Manufacturing, the Halifax-based injection moulding firm, for £2.5m.
02-Jul-2014
Underwood Meat Company has acquired Butlers, the St Albans-based wholesale butcher, for undisclosed terms.
02-Jul-2014
Fairpoint Group is to acquire Foster & Partners, the Bristol-based law firm, for £0.4m.
02-Jul-2014
Marshall Motor Group has acquired a Volvo car dealership in Bishops Stortford from Regent Automotive for undisclosed terms.
02-Jul-2014
Metronet, the Manchester-based internet services firm with 80 staff, has undergone a £45m management buy-out backed by ISIS Equity Partners.
01-Jul-2014
BMB, the Wirral-based weatherproof canopies manufacturer with 38 staff, has been acquired by Raventa for undisclosed terms.
01-Jul-2014
Falck Group has acquired the Teesside-based asset protection and emergency response business of Sembcorp Utilities UK, with the transfer of 109 staff.
01-Jul-2014
JacTravel, the London-based travel wholesaler with 22 staff, has been acquired by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners for about £80m.
30-Jun-2014
Monitise has acquired the business and assets of Markco Media, the London-based mobile commerce firm, for an initial £24m.
30-Jun-2014
Enigma Telematics, the Essex-based vehicle telematics firm, has merged with Viasat Group of Italy.
30-Jun-2014
Nicocigs, the Birmingham-based supplier of Nicolites electronic cigarettes with 40 staff, has been acquired by US-based Philip Morris for undisclosed terms.
30-Jun-2014
Firth Rixson, the Sheffield-based metal processing firm with 2,400 staff, is to be acquired by US-based Alcoa for £1.7bn.
30-Jun-2014
TUI Travel is to merge with TUI of Germany, in order to make cost savings of £36m a year.
30-Jun-2014
Maplin, the chain of more than 200 electronics stores, has been sold by Montague Private Equity to Rutland Partners for £85m.
30-Jun-2014
HML Holdings has acquired PG Ashton Property Management Company, the Essex-based property management firm, for £0.5m.
30-Jun-2014
Ruthin Castle Hotel has been sold out of administration to a management team backed by Kepler Capital, saving up to 100 jobs.
30-Jun-2014
Murphy Oil has agreed to sell the Murco oil refinery in Milford Haven to Switzerland-based Klesch Group, saving hundreds of jobs.
30-Jun-2014
Murray Motor Group has sold its Rolls Royce and Aston Martin luxury car dealership business in Edinburgh to a buy-out team for about £3m.
30-Jun-2014
Ideagen has acquired EIBS, the Nottingham-based software company, for £1.2m.
26-Jun-2014
Langmead Group has acquired Scotherbs, the Perth & Kinross-based supplier of herbs with 105 staff, for undisclosed terms.
26-Jun-2014
European Wealth has acquired Compass Financial Benefits, and will relocate the financial advice business from Surrey to London.
26-Jun-2014
Bedfords Group has acquired RPL Transport, the Milton Keynes-based haulage firm with turnover of £4.5m, for undisclosed terms.
26-Jun-2014
Comms-care has acquired Platform Consultancy Services, the Runcorn-based IT services firm, for undisclosed terms.
25-Jun-2014
Mayo Wynne Baxter is to merge with Stuckey Carr & Co, which expands its Sussex-based network of law offices to eight.
25-Jun-2014
OEG Offshore has acquired OSCA Environmental Services, the Inverurie-based supplier of equipment to the energy sector, for about £10m.
25-Jun-2014
GBM Scotland has acquired Eclipse, the Glasgow-based contract cleaning firm with about 400 staff.
24-Jun-2014
Dunlop Heywood has acquired Longden & Cook, the Manchester-based surveying firm, for undisclosed terms.
24-Jun-2014
Ithaca Energy is investing £100m in the acquisition of additional interests in three North Sea oilfields from Sumitomo Corp of Japan.
24-Jun-2014
The Parts Alliance has acquired Bromsgrove Motor Factors, the automotive parts distributor with 65 staff in Bromsgrove, Redditch and Worcester.
24-Jun-2014
Home has expanded its Leeds-based communications agency with the acquisition of Rectangle Group and PLM Healthcare.
23-Jun-2014
Urquhart Partnership has expanded its Aberdeen-based recruitment business with the acquisition of design agency Hampton Associates.
23-Jun-2014
James Fisher has acquired Testconsult, the Warrington-based structural testing firm, for £8m.
23-Jun-2014
Doric Group has acquired Food Innovations, the Leicestershire-based supplier of baking products.
23-Jun-2014
Simbec Research is to merge with Orion Clinical Services to create an enlarged clinical research group with 250 staff.
23-Jun-2014
NYSE Technologies, the owner of the Wombat financial technology firm in Belfast with 400 staff, has been acquired by US-based SR Labs for undisclosed terms.
23-Jun-2014
Just Trays, the Leeds-based manufacturer of shower trays, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Maven Capital Partners.
23-Jun-2014
Rame Energy has acquired Beco, the Plymouth-based supplier of solar energy systems, for less than £0.2m.
19-Jun-2014
Mason Clark Associates has acquired Dossor Group, the York-based engineering consultancy with ten staff.
19-Jun-2014
Pulsant, the Reading-based operator of ten data centres, is to be sold by Bridgepoint to US-based Oak Hill Capital Partners for undisclosed terms.
18-Jun-2014
DTZ, the London-based property agency, is to be sold by UGL to a consortium led by TPG Capital Management for £650m.
18-Jun-2014
Millward Brown has acquired EffectiveBrands, the Dutch marketing agency with 65 staff and an office in London.
18-Jun-2014
Thornton & Ross of Huddersfield has acquired the Flexitol skin treatment brand from LaCorium Health for undisclosed terms.
18-Jun-2014
Oasys, the West Midlands-based supplier of automated playout software technology, has been acquired by US-based BroadStream Solutions for undisclosed terms.
17-Jun-2014
Ultra Electronics has acquired Lab Impex Systems, the supplier of radiation measurement solutions with 58 staff in Poole, Sellafield and the US, for £3.2m.
17-Jun-2014
Begbies Traynor has acquired the trade and assets of Ian Franses Associates, the London-based corporate insolvency firm, for an initial £0.6m.
17-Jun-2014
Ballast Nedam is to sell Ballast Phoenix, the Bourne-based materials recycling firm, to H2 Equity Partners for £30m.
17-Jun-2014
Colliers International has acquired H2SO, the London-based property consultancy with about 15 staff.
17-Jun-2014
Whale Pumps, the Co Down-based manufacturer of marine pumping systems with 149 staff, has been acquired by US-based Brunswick Corporation for undisclosed terms.
17-Jun-2014
MandM Direct, the Herefordshire-based online clothing firm, is to be acquired by Denmark-based Bestseller for £140m.
17-Jun-2014
Ainscough has acquired Seward Wyon, the Bath-based engineering and design consultancy with 40 staff.
17-Jun-2014
French Duncan has acquired Abercrombie Gemmell, the Glasgow-based accountancy with 12 staff.
17-Jun-2014
Apollo Aerospace, the Cradley Heath-based aerospace components supplier, has been acquired by US-based Park-Ohio for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2014
Pochin's the Cheshire-based construction group, is to return to private ownership in a £9.4m deal with a new company called Middlewich.
16-Jun-2014
Zandera, the Bromsgrove-based supplier of E-Lites electronic cigarettes with 70 staff, has been acquired by Japan Tobacco International for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2014
Cavalier Marketing, the Keighley-based bathroom manufacturer with about 100 staff, has been acquired Malta-based HLD Group.
16-Jun-2014
Hughes Insurance, the Newtownards-based insurance broker with about 300 staff, has been acquired by US-based Liberty Mutual for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2014
Coveris has acquired St Neots Packaging, the Cambridgeshire-based cartonboard manufacturer with about 200 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2014
Chess Group has acquired the Hertfordshire-based airtime division of Avenir Telecom Group, including 55 staff.
16-Jun-2014
UP Global Sourcing, the Manchester-based supplier of products to retailers, has undergone a management buy-out from private equity investor LDC.
16-Jun-2014
Assura Group has acquired 28 medical centres from the founders of MP Realty Holdings for £107m, taking its portfolio to 230 sites.
16-Jun-2014
Premaitha Health, the Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm, is to undergo a £10m reverse takeover by ViaLogy.
16-Jun-2014
TDR Capital has acquired IMO, the High Wycombe-based car wash company with 280 sites in the UK, for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2014
Adris has acquired MicroCAD, the Autodesk CAD solutions provider with offices in Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Durham and Nottingham.
12-Jun-2014
Focus NDT, the equipment testing firm with sites in Rotherham and Aberdeen, has been acquired by US-based MISTRAS Group for undisclosed terms.
12-Jun-2014
HG Rewinds, the Stoke-based industrial electric motors firm with 21 staff, has been acquired by a consortium of investors for undisclosed terms.
12-Jun-2014
Norwich International Airport has been sold by Omniport to Rigby Group, the owner of Coventry and Exeter airports, for undisclosed terms.
12-Jun-2014
Lambert Smith Hampton has acquired the commercial division of Belfast-based property agency BTWShiells, with the transfer of 75 staff.
12-Jun-2014
Roofclad Systems, the County Durham-based roofing firm with 44 staff, has been acquired by the former owner of DW Tilley.
12-Jun-2014
Seafield Logistics of Worksop has sold its bulk powder transport division out of administration to Abbey Logistics, while the warehousing division has been acquired by Lomas Distribution.
12-Jun-2014
Top Ten Holdings is expected to sell nine bingo clubs to Majestic Bingo.
12-Jun-2014
Communisis has acquired The Communications Agency, the London-based brand response agency with 42 staff, for £8m.
11-Jun-2014
Kantar Media has acquired a majority stake in Precise Media Group Holdings, the London-based provider of monitoring and evaluation services with 430 staff.
11-Jun-2014
EPI Group, the Surrey-based seismic consultancy firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Palatine Private Equity.
11-Jun-2014
Bradbury Hamilton has acquired SBB Consulting, the Leeds-based financial adviser with funds under management of £15m.
11-Jun-2014
Supacat has acquired MDS Marine, the Hampshire-based marine engineering firm.
11-Jun-2014
VEKA Recycling has acquired Trafford Services Midlands, the Bilston-based plastics recycling firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Jun-2014
Fuller Smith & Turner has acquired a 51% stake in The Stable chain of six cider and pizza restaurants in the South West for £7m.
11-Jun-2014
Symetri, the Newcastle-based software firm with 24 staff, has been acquired by Addnode Group of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
11-Jun-2014
Incisive Media is to sell its mortgage titles and events division to a management team.
10-Jun-2014
UNI Packaging has acquired Arteb Printing, the Merseyside-based flexible packaging manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
10-Jun-2014
BSW Timber is to acquire RF Giddings, and will expand the 30-strong workforce at the Southampton-based mill with ten new jobs.
10-Jun-2014
Clearwater Corporate Finance has merged its London-based advisory business with Advizer of Denmark and IMAP Lynx of Spain, and the new group will be called Clearwater International.
10-Jun-2014
A-Belco Group has acquired Opsol, the Northumberland-based electronics manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
10-Jun-2014
Chigwell Construction has acquired CLC Utility Services, the Essex-based utilities reinstatement firm.
10-Jun-2014
Steven Eagell has acquired Hills of Letchworth, the Toyota car dealership, for undisclosed terms.
10-Jun-2014
Murray Donald is to merge with Thorntons and Steel Eldridge Stewart, creating a combined law firm with 400 staff in Angus, Edinburgh, Fife and Tayside.
10-Jun-2014
Arnlea Systems, the Inverurie-based oil services firm, has undergone a £5m management buy-out backed by NVM Private Equity.
10-Jun-2014
Associated British Foods is to acquire Dorset Cereals, the Dorchester-based cereal manufacturer, for £50m.
09-Jun-2014
Rapp has acquired Haygarth, the Wimbledon-based retail marketing agency with about 100 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Jun-2014
Cambian Group has acquired Lufton College, the Yeovil-based educational centre for young people with learning disabilities.
09-Jun-2014
Pinder Cox of Dorset is to merge with Somerset-based accountancy Aspen Waite.
09-Jun-2014
Hawthorn Leisure has acquired 88 pubs from R&L Properties for an estimated £25m.
05-Jun-2014
Succession Group has expanded its Plymouth-based wealth management business with the £3m acquisition of Cornerstone Lifestyle Financial Planning and Hopkinson Associates.
05-Jun-2014
Spear & Jackson, the Sheffield-based tool manufacturer with 460 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
05-Jun-2014
PuriCore is to sell its PuriCore International endoscopy business in Stafford to Medivator for £16m.
05-Jun-2014
Halfords has acquired Boardman Bikes and Boardman International, the cycling brands, for undisclosed terms.
05-Jun-2014
Asda has acquired five stores in Cheshire, East Lothian, Manchester, Nottinghamshire and Wales from Co-operative Group, with the transfer of 250 staff.
05-Jun-2014
Spear Travels has acquired Neil Rankin Travel of Skipton for undisclosed terms, taking its network of agencies to nine.
05-Jun-2014
Fresh Group, the Cheadle-based events agency with 85 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by NVM Private Equity.
05-Jun-2014
Busy Bees has acquired 12 childcare nurseries in Surrey from Rosevale Holdings for undisclosed terms.
04-Jun-2014
Tectura UK, the London-based cloud computing firm with about 100 staff, has been acquired by QuantiQ Acquisitions.
04-Jun-2014
Eurocamp, the Cheshire-based camping holidays firm, has been acquired by Homair Vacances of France for about £90m.
04-Jun-2014
Gaeia has acquired Barchester Green, the Salisbury-based ethical and environmental advisory firm, for undisclosed terms.
04-Jun-2014
BGlobal is to sell Utiligroup, its Blackburn-based energy management software division, to a management team backed by private equity firm NorthEdge Capital for £16m.
03-Jun-2014
Breedon Aggregates has acquired Huntsman's Quarries, the Cotswolds-based aggregates firm with about 60 staff at two sites, for £15m.
03-Jun-2014
Harrison Clark Rickerbys has merged with Edgbaston-based law firm K&M Family Law.
03-Jun-2014
Shearings Group, the Wigan-based tour operator with a fleet of 240 coaches, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Lloyds Bank for undisclosed terms.
03-Jun-2014
Ten Motives, the Sandbach-based electronic cigarette firm, is to be acquired by US-based Victory for £62m.
03-Jun-2014
Withy King is to merge with Lemon & Co, the Swindon-based law firm with 40 staff.
03-Jun-2014
Fastflow Group has acquired DW Contractors, the Oxford-based property maintenance firm, for undisclosed terms.
03-Jun-2014
Lockton has acquired MIS Motorsport, the Leeds-based specialist insurance broker with ten staff.
03-Jun-2014
DCC Healthcare has acquired Williams Medical, the South Wales-based supplier of pharmaceuticals with 165 staff, for £45m.
03-Jun-2014
AB Agri is in negotiations to acquire four feed mills in Midlothian, Wrexham, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire from 2 Agriculture.
02-Jun-2014
DC Storm, the Brighton-based marketing analytics firm, has been acquired by Rakuten Marketing for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2014
SEH, the Suffolk-based construction group with about 500 staff, has undergone a management buy-out and been renamed One Group Construction.
02-Jun-2014
Shipman Financial Planning has acquired Oculus Investment Managers of Guernsey.
02-Jun-2014
Wright Industries has acquired Castle Microwave, the Newbury-based microwave technologies firm with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2014
Centriforce Products, the Liverpool-based recycled plastics manufacturer with 115 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2014
Anite has sold Anite Travel, the Slough-based travel software firm with 160 staff, to a management team backed by private equity firm LDC for £45m.
02-Jun-2014
Parseq has bought 2Touch, the Sunderland-based call centre operator with about 1,000 staff, from Acxiom for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2014
Tungsten Corporation has acquired FIBI (UK), the London-based bank with 25 staff, for £30m, and will rename it Tungsten Bank.
02-Jun-2014
Amber Taverns, the Lancashire-based chain of 95 community pubs, has undergone a £80m management buy-out backed by BlueBay Asset Management.
02-Jun-2014
Aimia Foods, the Merseyside-based food supplier with 240 staff, has been acquired by Cott Corporation of Canada for about £77m.
02-Jun-2014
Alcuin Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Neville Johnson, the Manchester-based furniture manufacturer with 270 staff.
02-Jun-2014
Oddbins has acquired 20 Nicolas stores from Spirited Wines, and now has long-term plans to expand its chain of 54 off-licences to 300.
02-Jun-2014
James Tobias, the Bridgwater-based storage systems manufacturer with about 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
02-Jun-2014
Spaceright has secured £1.3m from the Scottish Loan Fund to expand its Cumbernauld-based educational supplies business through the acquisition of Edtech.
02-Jun-2014
Creative Graphics International, the Bedford-based supplier of transport graphics and labels with 40 staff, has undergone a £11m management buy-out.
02-Jun-2014
Vista Retail Support, the Cardiff-based technology firm with 170 staff, has undergone a £12m management buy-out backed by WestBridge Capital.
29-May-2014
Euprotec, the Manchester-based biotechnology firm, has been acquired by Evotec of Germany for undisclosed terms.
29-May-2014
Vesty UK, the Burnley-based motorcycle parts supplier with 24 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
29-May-2014
Matthews & Goodman has acquired Chapman Bates, the London-based property agency, and the staff will relocate to Matthew & Goodman offices.
29-May-2014
Berkeley Leisure Group has expanded its chain of 46 residential park home estates with the acquisition of four sites in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
29-May-2014
GE Aviation is to sell its hydraulic actuation business to US-based Triumph Group for about £42m, casting doubt on the future of 70 jobs at Bishop's Cleeve.
29-May-2014
Haycock & Hague, the pipework systems fabricator with sites in Scunthorpe and Selby, has been acquired by Hephaestus Holdings.
29-May-2014
Mitchells & Butlers is expected to acquire up to 180 pubs from Orchid for more than £250m.
29-May-2014
HML Holdings has acquired the block property management business of Guildford-based Alan Foster & Associates for £0.4m.
29-May-2014
Murray Metals has acquired Alphastrut, the Bellshill-based manufacturer of aluminium support structures, for undisclosed terms.
28-May-2014
Clamonta, the Nuneaton-based aerospace components manufacturer, has been acquired by HLD Corporation of Canada for £0.8m.
28-May-2014
Stroma, the Castleford-based software company with 200 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by LDC.
28-May-2014
Impero, the Loughborough-based software company with 80 staff, has undergone a £10m management buy-out backed by Connection Capital.
28-May-2014
Nuclear Engineering Services, the Wolverhampton-based supplier of power station equipment with 420 staff, has been acquired by Ansaldo Energia of Italy for £30m.
28-May-2014
Scotts & Co has bought the Rowlands Clothing fashion catalogue out of administration for undisclosed terms, and will relaunch the business as Rowlands of Bath.
28-May-2014
Thomas Cook Group is to sell Altrincham-based Co-operative Travel Management to Mawasem Travel & Tourism for £13m, with the transfer of about 200 staff.
28-May-2014
Hobson & Bates Shoes, the Doncaster-based chain of three footwear stores, has been sold out of administration by SFP.
28-May-2014
Squire Sanders is to merge with Patton Boggs to create a combined law firm with 1,600 lawyers at 45 offices in 21 countries.
28-May-2014
Restore is to acquire Cannon Confidential, the Crawley-based shredding and recycling firm, from OCS Group UK for £1m.
27-May-2014
Parity Group has bought the assets of London-based Golden Square Post Production out of administration for £0.5m.
27-May-2014
Daily Mail & General Trust is to sell its Jobsite online recruitment business to StepStone.
27-May-2014
Brakes is to sell the Creative Foods ready meals factory in Flintshire to David Wood Baking, securing the future of up to 142 jobs.
27-May-2014
Ask4, the Sheffield-based telecoms services firm with about 100 staff, has undergone a £21m management buy-out backed by Darwin Private Equity.
27-May-2014
Delfont Mackintosh has acquired the Victoria Palace and Ambassadors theatres in London, taking its chain to nine.
27-May-2014
GJS Dillon has merged with JWL Fellows, the Stourport-based chartered surveying firm, for undisclosed terms.
22-May-2014
Solution IP has acquired the client portfolio and infrastructure of Versacom, to create an enlarged business telecoms provider with offices in Bristol and Reading.
22-May-2014
Chosen Communications has merged with Sutton Coldfield-based advertising agency WAA Group.
22-May-2014
Mustang Marine has sold its Pembroke Dock-based boat building and marine services business out of administration to a management consortium, securing 30 jobs.
22-May-2014
Tavistock Investments is to be acquired by Derbyshire-based wealth management firm Sterling McCall, in a £7.3m reverse takeover.
21-May-2014
Burton Roofing Merchants has acquired Stockport-based Tom Blackshaw Roofing for undisclosed terms.
21-May-2014
Drive Medical has acquired Days Healthcare Products from Patterson Medical, including a manufacturing and distribution facility in Bridgend.
21-May-2014
Dale Farm has acquired the speciality cheese brands of Fivemiletown Creamery, securing the future of 20 jobs in County Tyrone.
21-May-2014
Havas has acquired Work Club, the London-based advertising agency with annual revenue of £6m.
21-May-2014
Oasis Healthcare has acquired Apex Dental Care, the nationwide chain of 31 dental practices, for undisclosed terms.
20-May-2014
Tracsis has acquired Datasys, the Manchester-based rail management software company with 17 staff, for £4.5m.
20-May-2014
DHP Croft, the York-based estate agency, has been acquired by one of its founding partners and will now be renamed Croft Residential.
20-May-2014
Punch Taverns has sold four pubs in central London to Morgana for £6.7m.
20-May-2014
Centaur Media is to sell Perfect Information, the London-based provider of corporate finance and capital markets documents with 30 staff, to Mergermarket for £26m.
20-May-2014
Harry Hotspur Holdings has acquired a majority stake in Lindisfarne Winery, creating a combined group of Northumberland-based drinks companies that includes Alnwick Rum and Alnwick Brewery.
20-May-2014
M247 has acquired UK Web Solutions Direct, the web hosting firm with sites in Stockton and London, for undisclosed terms.
20-May-2014
Bertram Nursery Group has acquired Oranges & Lemons, the Dundee-based chain of four nurseries, taking its total portfolio to 36.
20-May-2014
UBC Media is to acquire 7digital Group, the London-based online music firm, in a £16m reverse takeover.
20-May-2014
Sepura has acquired Fylde Micro, the Blackpool-based supplier of radio trunking systems, for an initial £2.7m.
20-May-2014
Braemar Shipping is to merge with ACM Group, the London-based ship broker with 140 staff.
20-May-2014
Cooke Aquaculture of Canada has acquired Meridian Salmon Farms, the Scottish salmon farming company.
19-May-2014
Scottish Provincial Press has acquired J&M Publishing, the Banffshire-based publisher of three local newspapers with 23 staff.
19-May-2014
Norking Aluminium has sold its Doncaster-based APCO signage business, FOGA display systems and Mettech Fabrications out of administration to separate management teams.
19-May-2014
Charles Taylor is to acquire Knowles Loss Adjusters, the Cheshire-based insurance services firm with ten offices, for £3.3m.
19-May-2014
Staffline is to acquire Avanta Enterprise, the skills training firm with 600 staff at 43 sites, for £65m.
19-May-2014
Halma has acquired Advanced Electronics, the Newcastle-based fire detection systems manufacturer, for an initial £14m.
19-May-2014
Acal is to sell its UK-based IT spares and support services business to a management team for £6m.
19-May-2014
X-Cel Superturn has acquired Colson Industries, the Elland-based valve manufacturer, for £1.7m, and plans to create 25 new jobs over the next two years.
19-May-2014
First Choice Catering Spares has expanded its Cannock-based catering equipment business with the acquisition of Combico UK for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2014
Produce Investments has acquired The Jersey Royal Company, the potato grower with sites in Jersey and Kent, for £15m.
19-May-2014
NW Brown Group has sold its Cambridge-based insurance division to One Broker for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2014
Carphone Warehouse has confirmed plans to merge with Dixons Retail, the chain of more than 500 Currys and PC World electronics stores.
15-May-2014
Development Securities is to acquire Cathedral Group, the London-based regeneration developer with about 25 staff, for an initial £21m.
15-May-2014
Corrosion Resistant Products, the Rochdale-based manufacturer of anti-corrosion equipment with about 56 staff, has been acquired by Indutrade of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
15-May-2014
Ecotricity has bought Evance, the Loughborough-based wind turbine manufacturer, out of administration.
15-May-2014
Micro-Metalsmiths, the North Yorkshire-based precision engineering firm with 111 staff, has been bought out of administration by Sylatech.
15-May-2014
Crawshaw Group has expanded its chain of 21 butchers with the acquisition of Pocklington-based East Yorkshire Beef.
14-May-2014
GVA, the London-based commercial property firm with offices across the country, is to be acquired by Bilfinger Real Estate of Germany for an estimated £150m.
14-May-2014
Playnation has acquired Fun House Leisure, the Birmingham-based operator of amusement machines, for undisclosed terms.
14-May-2014
Crusader Hire UK has been bought out of administration by a management team, saving 17 jobs at its Lincoln-based traffic management business.
14-May-2014
Beacon Rail, the London-based train leasing firm, has been acquired by Pamplona Capital Management for £266m.
13-May-2014
Restore has acquired Filebase, the Washington-based records management and shredding firm, for £0.4m.
13-May-2014
Capita has acquired Stirling Park, the Kilmarnock-based debt collection firm with 130 staff, for undisclosed terms.
13-May-2014
Cyrus-RW Group has bought Bradford Cylinders out of administration, saving 13 jobs at its West Yorkshire-based engineering business.
13-May-2014
Cello Group has acquired iS Healthcare Dynamics, the Surrey-based healthcare communications agency with 50 staff, for an initial £2.5m.
13-May-2014
Learning Technologies is to acquire Preloaded, the London-based games studio with 20 staff, for an initial £2.2m.
13-May-2014
Oriel Securities, the London-based stockbroker with 100 staff, is to be acquired by US-based Stifel Financial for about £35m.
12-May-2014
Printpack has sold its UK packaging division to a management team, securing the future of 330 jobs in Bury and Saffron Walden.
12-May-2014
Manuplas, the Plymouth-based polymer products supplier with 50 staff, has been acquired by AIS of Gloucester.
12-May-2014
Brightside Group, the Bristol-based insurance broker with 1,100 staff, is to be acquired by AnaCap Financial Partners for £127m.
12-May-2014
All3Media, the London-based TV production firm, is to be acquired by US-based Discovery Communications and Liberty Global for about £550m.
12-May-2014
Deminos has acquired OSL South East, the Ashford-based health and safety consultancy.
12-May-2014
IGas has acquired Dart Energy, the producer of gas from coal seams in Scotland, for £117m.
12-May-2014
Storopack UK has acquired the Northamptonshire-based loose fill packaging division of FP International.
12-May-2014
Whyte & Mackay, the Glasgow-based whisky distiller, has been sold by United Spirits to Philippines-based Emperador for £430m.
12-May-2014
Education Personnel, the education support firm with 67 branches, has undergone a management buy-out.
12-May-2014
Intelligent Office UK, the Alloa-based support services firm with 685 staff, has undergone a £10m management buy-out backed by YFM Equity Partners.
12-May-2014
Acheson & Glover is to be sold out of administration by BDO to a newly-formed company, saving about 200 jobs at its Tyrone-based concrete manufacturing business.
12-May-2014
Rolls-Royce is to sell its Energy gas turbine and compressor business to Siemens for £785m, with the transfer of up to 2,400 staff.
08-May-2014
ITV is to acquire an 80% stake in Leftfield Entertainment, the US-based TV production company, for £212m.
08-May-2014
Trendsetter Home Furnishings of Manchester has acquired the duvet and pillow business of Delbanco Meyer & Co.
08-May-2014
OLCI, the construction training firm with 77 staff and 13 centres, has been bought out of administration by Wolverhampton-based Engineering Real Results.
08-May-2014
Conviviality Retail has acquired 26 Rhythm & Booze stores in Yorkshire and the North East for £1.7m, and will convert them to its Bargain Booze, Select Convenience and Wine Rack formats.
07-May-2014
Straight, the Leeds-based plastics manufacturing firm, is to be acquired by One51 Group of Ireland for £11m.
07-May-2014
Vertu Motors has acquired Hillendale Group, the operator of a Land Rover dealership in Nelson and a Jaguar dealership in Bolton, for £8.2m.
07-May-2014
WPP has acquired a majority stake in Quirk, the London-based marketing consultancy, for undisclosed terms.
07-May-2014
Alphadex has been bought out of administration by a new company called iRack for undisclosed terms, saving 21 jobs at IT hosting facilities in Salford, London and Bradford.
07-May-2014
Christeyns UK has acquired Cole & Wilson, the Huddersfield-based dry cleaning chemicals manufacturer.
07-May-2014
Fat Media of Lancaster has been acquired by Kendal-based Motive Technology for undisclosed terms, creating a combined digital agency with 90 staff.
07-May-2014
Macfarlane Group has acquired Lane Packaging, the Reading-based packaging distributor, for an initial £0.7m.
07-May-2014
Viacom is to acquire Channel 5, the London-based TV broadcaster, from Northern & Shell for £450m.
06-May-2014
Oval Insurance Broking has acquired the insurance business of Trotter & Reid for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of staff from two offices in Belfast and Ballymena.
06-May-2014
Quantum Print & Packaging, the Wednesbury-based carton packaging manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out.
06-May-2014
M&C Saatchi has acquired Lean Mean Fighting Machine, the London-based advertising agency with about 40 staff, for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2014
Greene King has sold 275 pubs to Hawthorn Leisure for £76m.
06-May-2014
St Ives has acquired The Health Hive Group, the London-based healthcare consultancy with 70 staff, for £21m.
06-May-2014
Cohort is to sell its Bristol-based SEA space research division to Thales Alenia Space UK for an initial £5m.
06-May-2014
IM Group, the information management firm with offices in Manchester and London, has been acquired by Hitachi Consulting of Japan.
06-May-2014
Randox has bought the assets of Trimega Laboratories out of administration, including a 6,500 sq ft forensic toxicology laboratory in Manchester.
06-May-2014
IPS Contracting, the food packing firm with 500 staff in Featherstone and York, has been acquired by Culina Group for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2014
Arthur J Gallagher has acquired Shilling, the Hampshire-based employee benefits consultancy.
06-May-2014
Paragon Group UK has acquired the assets of Service Point UK, the printing firm with offices in Middlesbrough and Gateshead.
06-May-2014
ChassisCab has acquired the Marshall DAF Truck commercial vehicle franchise in Cambridge, with the transfer of 35 staff.
06-May-2014
Surelift UK and Surelift NDT, the Peterhead-based suppliers of lifting equipment, have been acquired by GCSS.
06-May-2014
Google has acquired Rangespan, the London-based retail technology start-up, for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2014
Milestone Group has acquired Disorder UK, the youth magazine and training operation, for a nominal sum.
01-May-2014
Heritage Oil, the Jersey-based oil production company with assets in Nigeria, Russia and elsewhere, is to be acquired by Al Mirqab of Qatar for £924m.
01-May-2014
Feedback is to acquire Cambridge Computed Imaging and Radstock-based TexRAD, the medical imaging software companies, for £0.5m.
01-May-2014
Paul Simon's administrators have sold four stores in Croydon, Orpington, Peterborough and Portsmouth to Oak Furniture Land, while Steinhoff will take a further four.
01-May-2014
Richard Thacker, the Manchester-based insurance firm with ten staff, has been acquired by US-based Integro for undisclosed terms.
30-Apr-2014
Towry is to acquire the assets of Baker Tilly's private client financial advice and investment management business for undisclosed terms, including the London-based Link2wealth service.
30-Apr-2014
Strand Group has acquired Clean-A-Way, the Isle of Man-based waste collection firm.
30-Apr-2014
Cirrus Logic has acquired Wolfson Microelectronics, the Edinburgh-based supplier of semiconductor devices, for £291m.
29-Apr-2014
Hampshire Trust, the Fareham-based bank, is to be acquired by private equity firm Alchemy Partners for about £10m.
29-Apr-2014
Gordon Dadds is to acquire London-based law firm Davenport Lyons out of administration, securing the future of 80 staff and 30 partners.
29-Apr-2014
Communisis has acquired Jacaranda Productions, the London-based video production firm, for £1.5m, as well as London-based Public Creative for £0.3m.
29-Apr-2014
Innovia Films, the Cumbria-based manufacturer of packaging films with 1,600 staff, has been acquired by Arle Capital for £410m.
29-Apr-2014
Terrace Hill is to acquire Urban & Civic, the London-based residential land developer with sites in Huntingdon and Rugby, for £95m.
29-Apr-2014
Phoenix Inspection Systems, the Warrington-based nuclear engineering firm, has been acquired by US-based Nova Instruments for undisclosed terms.
29-Apr-2014
Brownhills Glass has acquired Tufwell Glass, the Crawley-based glass processing firm, for £2.4m.
29-Apr-2014
JC Payne has acquired Aire Body Care, the truck repair firm with 25 staff in Birmingham and Shipley, for undisclosed terms.
29-Apr-2014
Orchard Valley Foods has acquired Food Ingredients International of Daventry, taking its annual sales to more than £20m.
29-Apr-2014
Renew Holdings has acquired Clarke Telecom, the Oldham-based wireless telecoms firm with about 200 staff, for £17m.
29-Apr-2014
Alliance in Partnership, the Oldbury-based school caterer with more than 800 staff, has undergone a £11m management buy-out backed by Key Capital Partners.
28-Apr-2014
Help-Link UK of Leeds has acquired the Miller Pattison home insulation and contracting business from SIG for a nominal sum, including 11 branches and 300 staff.
28-Apr-2014
Institute of the Motor Industry has acquired Automotive Technician Training, the e-learning service, for undisclosed terms.
28-Apr-2014
Cello Group has acquired Line Digital, the Edinburgh-based digital marketing firm with 13 staff, for undisclosed terms.
28-Apr-2014
IRIS Software Group has acquired Cascade HR, the Pudsey-based provider of HR solutions, for undisclosed terms.
28-Apr-2014
Porta Communications has acquired an initial 51% stake in Redleaf Polhill, the London-based communications agency, for £1.8m.
24-Apr-2014
NFT Distribution Operations, the Derbyshire-based chilled foods distributor with 2,000 staff at seven sites, has been acquired by private equity firm EmergeVest for £60m.
24-Apr-2014
Dale Power Solutions has expanded its Scarborough-based generator engineering service with the acquisition of certain assets from Swan Generators for undisclosed terms.
23-Apr-2014
Restore has acquired Magnum Secure, the Goole-based document management firm, for £4.6m.
23-Apr-2014
GlaxoSmithKline is to sell its oncology products business to Novartis for £8.6bn, and will acquire Novartis' vaccines business for £4.2bn.
23-Apr-2014
Energy Assets Group is to acquire BGlobal Metering, the Blackburn-based electricity metering technology firm, from Bglobal for £2.3m.
23-Apr-2014
VIP Electronic Cigarette of Manchester has been acquired by US-based Victory Electronic Cigarettes for £30m.
23-Apr-2014
Lakehouse has acquired Everwarm, the energy services firm with 250 staff in Bathgate and Bedford.
23-Apr-2014
CEENorm has acquired CableCaddy, the Kent-based distributor of portable power products, for undisclosed terms.
23-Apr-2014
Investec Asset Finance has acquired Mann Island Finance, the vehicle finance firm with 140 staff in Liverpool, Stirling, Edinburgh and Stevenage.
22-Apr-2014
R Swain & Sons has bought the assets of Hallett Silbermann, the Hatfield-based heavy plant haulier, for undisclosed terms.
22-Apr-2014
Hambledon Vineyard has acquired Meonhill's 46-acre wine estate at Winchester Hill in Hampshire for undisclosed terms.
17-Apr-2014
LoneStar Fasteners Europe has acquired Hydrobolt, the Wolverhampton-based fasteners manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
17-Apr-2014
Alexander Forbes Trustee Services of Nottingham has been acquired by 2020 Trustees of Manchester for undisclosed terms.
17-Apr-2014
News UK has acquired The Handpicked Collection, the London-based online gifts supplier, for undisclosed terms.
17-Apr-2014
Sandland Packaging has expanded its West Midlands-based cardboard box manufacturing business with the acquisition of the assets of Conyers Packaging.
17-Apr-2014
Capita is to acquire AMT-SYBEX Group, the software firm with 250 staff in Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and Letchworth, for an initial £82m.
16-Apr-2014
Connect Communications, the London-based supplier of call centre software with 55 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by LDC.
16-Apr-2014
Elite Telecom has acquired Qualitel Voice & Data, the Stoke-based telecoms firm with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Apr-2014
Bart Ingredients has expanded its Bristol-based herbs and spices business by acquiring the assets of OTP Foods.
16-Apr-2014
Albemarle & Bond has been bought out of administration by Promethean Investments, saving 628 jobs at 128 pawnbroking branches.
16-Apr-2014
UK Inks, the St Helens-based printing ink manufacturer with 11 staff, has been sold out of administration by SFP.
16-Apr-2014
Astracast, the Bradford-based bath and sink manufacturer with about 300 staff, has been bought out of administration by HLD Group.
15-Apr-2014
AmberFin, the Basingstoke-based supplier of TV broadcast software, has been acquired by Dalet Digital Media Systems of France for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2014
Simard, the Stockport-based owner of the Gourmet Society restaurant discount business with 40 staff, has been acquired by DIDIX of the Netherlands.
15-Apr-2014
Versarien is to acquire a majority stake in 2-DTech, the Manchester-based graphene research firm, for £0.4m.
15-Apr-2014
Brooks Macdonald has acquired DPZ Capital, the Jersey-based wealth management firm, for an initial £5.7m.
15-Apr-2014
Prism Medical, the mobility equipment manufacturer with 300 staff at sites in Wigan, Wakefield, Rhyl, Leicestershire and Hampshire, has undergone a £30m management buy-out backed by LDC.
15-Apr-2014
Smart Metering Systems has acquired UPL, the Cardiff-based manager of electricity meters, for £14m.
15-Apr-2014
EDM Group has acquired Xit2, the Wolverhampton-based online property data network, for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2014
Ogilvie Group has acquired Longdin & Browning, the Swansea-based surveying firm, for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2014
Fabulous Bakin Boys, the Oxfordshire-based cake manufacturer with 100 staff, has been acquired by Daelmans Group of the Netherlands.
15-Apr-2014
Healds Solicitors has merged with Alker & Ball to create a combined Wigan-based law firm with seven partners and 50 staff.
14-Apr-2014
Simarco has acquired IFB, the Stoke-based logistics firm with 60 staff, for undisclosed terms.
14-Apr-2014
Chase Templeton has acquired Chartered Life, the Glasgow-based insurance intermediary.
14-Apr-2014
West Cornwall Pasty Company has been sold out of administration to the Enact small business fund, but 30 of the 65 stores will close with the loss of 92 jobs.
14-Apr-2014
Fairpoint Group is to acquire Simpson Millar, the Leeds-based law firm with 250 staff at 13 offices, for up to £15m.
10-Apr-2014
Carr's Milling Industries is to acquire Chirton Engineering, the North Shields-based precision engineering firm with 52 staff, for up to £5m.
10-Apr-2014
Bond International Software is to acquire Eurowage, the London-based payroll solutions firm trading as FMP Europe, for an initial £8.5m.
10-Apr-2014
Valeo Foods of Ireland has acquired Rowse, the Oxfordshire-based honey supplier with 380 staff, from Wellness Foods.
10-Apr-2014
Rural Retreats, the Gloucestershire-based holiday rental firm with 85 staff, has been acquired by HPB for undisclosed terms.
10-Apr-2014
Florida Group, the Norwich-based shoe manufacturer, is to undergo a management buy-out.
10-Apr-2014
RPS has acquired Clear Environmental Consultants, the water industry consultancy with 90 staff in Derby, Sheffield and Glasgow, for up to £8.3m.
10-Apr-2014
EC Harris has acquired Corporate Property Advisers, the London-based property advisory firm with 20 staff.
09-Apr-2014
Arc-UK has bought the assets of Reproworld, the Bradford-based graphic design and print marketing firm, out of administration.
09-Apr-2014
Kingmoor Technical Services, the Carlisle-based food testing firm with 70 staff, has been acquired by ALS Global for undisclosed terms.
09-Apr-2014
Winterhill Largo has acquired Audit ID, the Knutsford-based invoice discounting and research firm.
09-Apr-2014
Environmental Resource Group has acquired Hazchem Waste Disposal and The Lamp Recycling Company, the Guildford-based waste recycling firms.
09-Apr-2014
Oasis Healthcare is to acquire Smiles Dental, the chain of 77 dental practices across Ireland and the UK, for £30m.
09-Apr-2014
RMEC, the Forfar-based oil services firm with 22 staff, has undergone a £14m management buy-in backed by Maven Capital Partners.
09-Apr-2014
Warranty Group, the Gloucestershire-based provider of extended warranties with 220 staff, has been acquired by US-based TPG Capital in a deal worth £1bn.
08-Apr-2014
QualitySolicitors Lockings has expanded its Hull-based law firm with the acquisition of Hessle-based Welton Harrison Solicitors.
08-Apr-2014
The Parts Alliance, the Solihull-based automotive parts supplier, has been acquired by HgCapital for undisclosed terms.
08-Apr-2014
Chase Templeton has acquired SJS Healthcare Associates, the London-based medical insurance firm with £2m in annual premium income.
08-Apr-2014
Halliwell Jones has acquired the Blue Bell Wilmslow and Blue Bell Bodyshop car sites in Cheshire for undisclosed terms.
08-Apr-2014
Moore & Smalley has acquired Hollows Davies Crane, the Southport-based accountancy with nine staff, taking its network to six offices.
08-Apr-2014
Zenith IT Solutions has acquired Avec IT, the provider of support services to the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland.
08-Apr-2014
Novauris Technologies, the Cheltenham-based speech-recognition firm, is to be acquired by US-based Apple for undisclosed terms.
08-Apr-2014
Learning Technologies Group is to acquire LINE, the provider of learning solutions with offices in London, Sheffield and Zurich, for £9m.
08-Apr-2014
Edgerley Simpson Howe has acquired TG Estate Management, creating a combined Surrey-based property management group with 17 staff.
07-Apr-2014
Seneca Investment Managers has acquired Miton Capital Partners, the Merseyside-based investment management firm.
07-Apr-2014
Daily Mail & General Trust has sold its London-based Broadbean job distribution software business to CareerBuilder and its Jobrapido job search engine to Symphony Technology.
07-Apr-2014
National Renewable Energy Centre of Blyth is to merge with Glasgow-based Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult to create a combined offshore energy research group.
07-Apr-2014
Ve Interactive has acquired adGENIE, the London-based dynamic advertising technology company, in a multi-million pound deal.
07-Apr-2014
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland is to acquire the milk supply operations of Fivemiletown Creamery in County Tyrone, with the possible loss of 50 jobs.
07-Apr-2014
Amber Chemicals, the Somerset-based silicones manufacturer, has been acquired by US-based ICM Products.
07-Apr-2014
Bestway has acquired Sher Bros, the Glasgow-based wholesaler, for undisclosed terms.
07-Apr-2014
Lattimer, the Southport-based precision engineering firm with 150 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Apr-2014
Advanced Computer Software Group has acquired ConsultCRM, the Surrey-based Microsoft Dynamics CRM firm.
03-Apr-2014
Telestack, the Omagh-based manufacturer of material-handling products, has been acquired by US-based Astec Industries for £22m.
03-Apr-2014
PSE International, the Leeds-based manufacturer of vehicle lighting and warning systems, has been acquired by ECCO Group for undisclosed terms.
03-Apr-2014
Boots has acquired Burrows & Close, the Nottingham-based chain of 17 pharmacies with 140 staff, for undisclosed terms.
03-Apr-2014
HSS Hire has acquired Apex Generators, the Glasgow-based generator hire company, from Nevis Capital.
03-Apr-2014
Apostrophe, the London-based chain of 18 cafes, has been acquired by CH&Co.
02-Apr-2014
GKN has bought Williams Hybrid Power, the manufacturer of flywheel-based energy storage systems, from Oxfordshire-based Williams Grand Prix Engineering for £8m.
02-Apr-2014
Inspired Thinking Group, the Birmingham-based marketing firm, has been acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital for £28m.
02-Apr-2014
Capita has acquired Updata Infrastructure, the Reigate-based IT network services firm with 160 staff, for £80m.
02-Apr-2014
Wolseley UK has bought Fusion Provida and Utility Power Systems, the Chesterfield-based suppliers of infrastructure products with 11 depots and 200 staff.
02-Apr-2014
Streamline Press has acquired John Baxter & Sons, the Hinckley-based printing firm with about 30 staff.
02-Apr-2014
TEG Group has acquired Glendale Recycling, the Exeter-based composting firm, for a nominal sum.
02-Apr-2014
Avison Young of the US has acquired Haywards, the London-based property agency with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Apr-2014
ENI is to acquire the Point of Ayr gas terminal from BHP Billiton, securing the future of 300 jobs.
02-Apr-2014
Twitter is to acquire SecondSync, the London-based TV analytics firm, for undisclosed terms.
02-Apr-2014
Johnston Press is to sell Formpress Publishing to Iconic Newspapers for £7.2m, but will retain The Newsletter and Derry Journal in Northern Ireland.
02-Apr-2014
Esh Group has acquired Border Holdings and Border Construction, with the transfer of up to 143 staff in Cumbria and the Scottish Borders.
02-Apr-2014
LiteBulb is to acquire Go Entertainment Group, the London-based supplier of consumer products for media companies, for an initial £0.5m.
02-Apr-2014
Endemol has acquired Artists Studio, the TV production firm with offices in South Wales and London.
01-Apr-2014
Carcraft, the chain of 11 car supermarkets, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Apollo Ventures.
01-Apr-2014
Country Leisure GRP and Loyal Grove Leisure have been bought out of administration by Country Leisure Fibreglass, securing 19 of the 39 jobs in Staffordshire and Wiltshire.
01-Apr-2014
CitySprint has acquired Network Logistics UK, the Birmingham-based logistics firm, taking its nationwide network to 2,500 couriers and 37 service centres.
01-Apr-2014
Spire Healthcare is to expand its network of 37 private hospitals with the acquisition of St Anthony's Hospital in North Cheam.
01-Apr-2014
Servosteel has acquired Steelstrip Services, the Dudley-based firm with 75 staff that was previously called Essar Steel Processing & Distribution UK.
01-Apr-2014
MM Eyecare has acquired McGraths, the Edinburgh-based optician, for undisclosed terms.
01-Apr-2014
Kirkby Steel Tubes has acquired Hilmar Tubes, the Eccles-based steel stockholding company.
01-Apr-2014
Arthur J Gallagher has acquired the assets and goodwill of Oval, the Wakefield-based insurance company with 24 offices and 1,200 staff, for more than £210m.
01-Apr-2014
Jupiter Fund Management of Chelmsford is to sell its Private Client & Charities business to Rathbone Investment Management for £43m.
01-Apr-2014
House of Fraser, the chain of 61 department stores with 7,300 staff, is in negotiations to be acquired by Sanpower of China for more than £450m.
31-Mar-2014
Babcock International has acquired Avincis, the parent company of Aberdeen-based helicopter operator Bond Aviation, for £920m.
31-Mar-2014
Creative Medical Research, the Ipswich-based medical device market research consultancy, has undergone a management buy-out.
31-Mar-2014
The Hut Group of Cheshire has acquired Moo, the owner of the Preloved online advertising portal.
31-Mar-2014
Facebook has acquired Ascenta, the Somerset-based developer of solar-powered unmanned aircraft, for £12m.
31-Mar-2014
Marine Harvest has sold fish farms in Orkney and Shetland to Cooke Aquaculture for £122m, with the transfer of 194 staff.
31-Mar-2014
Manroy, the weapons manufacturer with sites in Sandhurst and Beckley, is to be acquired by Herstal of Belgium for £16m.
31-Mar-2014
MSS Clean Technology has been bought out of administration by Environmental Engineering, saving 12 jobs at its York-based laboratory design business.
27-Mar-2014
Centrica is to acquire Bord Gais Energy of Ireland for £920m, with iCON Infrastructure Partners acquiring the Firmus energy supply division in Northern Ireland.
26-Mar-2014
Hachette UK is to acquire Quercus, the London-based publishing firm with 81 staff, for £13m, in order to expand its Hodder & Stoughton business.
26-Mar-2014
IBEX, the Preston-based document storage firm, has been acquired by US-based Recall Holdings.
26-Mar-2014
Jupiter Hotels is to manage five former Akkeron Hotels in East Anglia, securing the future of 133 jobs.
26-Mar-2014
Calrec Audio, the Hebden Bridge-based audio console manufacturer with 150 staff, has been acquired by Electra Private Equity for £14m.
26-Mar-2014
Cala Group has acquired Banner Homes, the Buckinghamshire-based luxury housebuilder, for an estimated £200m.
25-Mar-2014
Entanet International, the Telford-based communications technology firm, has undergone a £14m management buy-out backed by Mobeus Equity Partners.
25-Mar-2014
Capita IT Services has acquired Network Technology Solutions, the IT security reseller with 46 staff in Shipley and London.
25-Mar-2014
Equiniti has acquired Pancredit Systems, the Leeds-based provider of loan administration services, for undisclosed terms.
25-Mar-2014
Augean has sold its Hinckley-based waste management business to Greenway Environmental for £0.4m, and its Rochdale and Worcester-based operations to Cleansing Service Group for £0.8m.
25-Mar-2014
Standard Life is in talks to acquire Ignis Asset Management, the Glasgow-based fund management firm with 230 staff, for about £400m.
25-Mar-2014
Cognifide, the London-based digital marketing agency with 200 staff, has sold a majority stake to WPP for undisclosed terms.
25-Mar-2014
CPP Group has sold its 49% stake in Home3, the Chesterfield-based emergency assistance firm, to joint venture partner Mapfre Abraxas Software for £0.3m.
25-Mar-2014
Spencer Group has acquired a majority stake in Chase Meadow, the Warwickshire-based rail industry signalling consultancy.
25-Mar-2014
Laing O'Rourke has acquired Glass Reinforced Concrete UK, the Dinnington-based concrete products supplier with 38 staff.
24-Mar-2014
Blake Lapthorn is to merge with Cardiff-based Morgan Cole to create a combined law firm with 900 staff.
24-Mar-2014
Eagle Eye Solutions has acquired 2ergo, the Salford-based mobile commerce firm, for £4.5m.
24-Mar-2014
TagMan, the London-based tag management and marketing data firm, has been acquired by US-based Ensighten.
20-Mar-2014
Dine Contract Catering has acquired Quartet Catering, the Nottinghamshire-based contract catering firm with 60 staff.
20-Mar-2014
Red Hot Sunglasses has sold the assets of its Newcastle-based online sunglasses business out of administration to a subsidiary of Surrey-based Fabris Lane.
20-Mar-2014
Synergy Health has acquired Genon Laboratories, the West Yorkshire-based food testing firm.
20-Mar-2014
C&C Group has bought the remaining 50% stake in Wallaces Express, the Ayrshire-based wines and spirits wholesaler with 296 staff.
19-Mar-2014
Vislink has acquired Pebble Beach Systems, the Weybridge-based software company with about 60 staff, for £15m.
19-Mar-2014
Bellpenny has acquired Essex-based Personal & Corporate Financial Solutions, including £21m of funds under management.
18-Mar-2014
Minoan Group is to acquire Martin Singer Travel, the Aberdeen-based travel firm, for an initial £0.3m, in order to expand its Stewart Travel division.
18-Mar-2014
Scenestock, the Leyland-based packaging supplier trading as Leyprint with 54 staff, has been sold out of administration to a new company called Affinity Packaging.
18-Mar-2014
Berrymans Lace Mawer is to merge with Scottish law firm HBM Sayers, creating a combined group with 1,550 staff at 12 offices.
18-Mar-2014
Everbridge has acquired Vocal, the Colchester-based business communications firm, for undisclosed terms.
18-Mar-2014
Expert Group has acquired Tracoinsa Systems UK, the Widnes-based manufacturer of conveyor systems, for undisclosed terms.
18-Mar-2014
Jaywing has acquired Epiphany Solutions, the search marketing agency with offices in Leeds and London, for an initial £11m.
18-Mar-2014
Inspired Energy has acquired Simply Business Energy and KWH Consulting for about £0.3m, in order to expand its Lancashire-based energy consultancy.
18-Mar-2014
Chargemaster has acquired Charging Solutions, the Powys-based supplier of electric vehicle charging products.
17-Mar-2014
Seneca Partners has acquired the Manchester-based corporate finance business of Acceleris.
17-Mar-2014
Home Decor GB has acquired Portico, the wardrobe manufacturer with sites in Walsall and Hemel Hempstead.
17-Mar-2014
Manheim has acquired Shotts Motor Auctions, the Lanarkshire-based vehicle remarketing firm, for undisclosed terms.
17-Mar-2014
Skillsoft, the Camberley-based online training firm, has been acquired by Charterhouse Capital Partners for undisclosed terms.
17-Mar-2014
Opal Group, the group of eight student property companies with sites in Leeds and Birmingham, has been bought out of administration by Campus Living Villages for £245m.
17-Mar-2014
Blakemore Wholesale has acquired BA Cash & Carry, the wholesaler with 150 staff at sites in Cardiff and Swansea, for undisclosed terms.
17-Mar-2014
Manchester Science Parks has acquired the 400-acre Alderley Park life sciences research site in Cheshire from AstraZeneca, securing the future of about 700 jobs.
13-Mar-2014
WYG has acquired Delta Partnership Solutions, the Salisbury-based international development consultancy.
13-Mar-2014
AE Aerospace, the Birmingham-based precision engineering firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-Mar-2014
Lunn Healthcare Properties, the Leeds-based chain of nine medical centres, has been acquired by Investor MedicX Fund for £25m.
13-Mar-2014
Ascot Lloyd is to acquire the Cambridge-based IFG Financial Services division of IFG Group for an initial £3.5m.
13-Mar-2014
Hancocks Group has acquired JTS International, the Smethwick-based confectionery wholesaler with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms.
13-Mar-2014
Aquasentry has acquired the Huddersfield-based pollution control division of Total Environment Services for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of ten staff.
13-Mar-2014
DCC Health & Beauty Solutions has acquired Lancashire-based UPL to create a combined contract packing group with 500 staff.
12-Mar-2014
K&G Bodyshop has been bought out of administration by MPD Trading, saving 17 jobs at its Staffordshire-based car repair business.
12-Mar-2014
Forestdale Hotels has sold 14 hotels out of administration to St James's Hotel Group, including properties in Bath, Bristol, Cambridge and Winchester.
12-Mar-2014
Barrowcliffes has bought Ready Steady Veg, the Scunthorpe-based vegetable supplier, out of administration.
12-Mar-2014
De Vere Group is to sell its 30 De Vere Venues conference and training centres to Starwood Capital for £232m.
12-Mar-2014
Avantia, the London-based insurance services firm, has undergone a £57m management buy-out backed by private equity firm ECI Partners.
11-Mar-2014
Risktec Solutions, the Warrington-based risk management firm with 230 staff, has been acquired by TUV Rheinland of Germany for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2014
Personal Group has acquired Lets Connect IT Solutions, the Bromsgrove-based employee benefits firm, for up to £12m.
11-Mar-2014
Chase Templeton has acquired Health Assist, the Kenilworth-based private medical insurance firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2014
Fyffes is to merge with US-based Chiquita to create a combined banana company with 32,000 staff at sites in Portsmouth, Livingston, Wakefield and across the world.
11-Mar-2014
Shopacheck Financial Services of Leeds has been acquired by Rcapital, and the business will be merged with MCL to create a combined loans business with 500 staff and 2,100 agents.
11-Mar-2014
Optionis has acquired Wheatley Pearce, the Dorset-based accountancy firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2014
Lookers has acquired Colborne, the Surrey-based chain of car dealerships, for £34m.
11-Mar-2014
Cape has acquired Motherwell Bridge, the Lanarkshire-based supplier of storage tanks and gasholders with 300 staff, for £38m.
11-Mar-2014
Modine Manufacturing has acquired Barkell, the County Durham-based manufacturer of air handling units, in order to expand its Airedale International division.
10-Mar-2014
REACT Energy has acquired GG Eco Solutions, the Cambridge-based developer of biomass heat generation projects, for an initial £2.3m.
10-Mar-2014
Stobart Group has announced a £280m deal to demerge its logistics division to a new company called Eddie Stobart Logistics, including 5,000 staff and 2,300 vehicles.
10-Mar-2014
AMG Group, the Renfrewshire-based outdoor equipment firm with 89 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
10-Mar-2014
LA Fitness is to sell 33 of its 80 gyms, as part of a restructuring arrangement through Deloitte.
10-Mar-2014
Impellam has acquired Career Teachers, the London-based education recruitment firm, for £22m.
10-Mar-2014
Countrywide has acquired Curtis & Bains, the Manchester-based estate agency with 14 staff, in order to expand its Bridgfords division.
10-Mar-2014
Pressure Technologies is to acquire Roota Engineering, the Rotherham-based manufacturer of engineered products with 35 staff, for up to £13m.
06-Mar-2014
Green Compliance is to sell Pyramid Fire Protection of Sheffield to FCF for £0.4m.
06-Mar-2014
Complete Office Solutions has acquired Leeds-based Dales Office Supplies & Equipment, creating a 48-strong sales team.
06-Mar-2014
Kitwave Wholesale Group has acquired Eden Farm, the Durham-based network of five frozen food depots, for undisclosed terms.
06-Mar-2014
Press Ahead, the Sunderland-based marketing communications firm with 12 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
06-Mar-2014
Halls Commercial has merged with Jarvie Bedhall, creating a combined property consultancy with offices across the West Midlands.
05-Mar-2014
TIP Trailer Services UK has acquired a rental fleet of 420 vehicles from Stockport Truck Centre for undisclosed terms.
05-Mar-2014
Retroscreen Virology has acquired Activiomics, the London-based proteomics company, for up to £4m.
05-Mar-2014
HLD Group has acquired DF Services, the Kent-based logistics firm with 50 vehicles.
05-Mar-2014
Just Eat has acquired Meal2Go, the Birmingham-based online takeaway restaurant ordering service, for undisclosed terms.
05-Mar-2014
Dent Company has been bought out of administration by a new company called Dent Logistics, saving 72 jobs at its Cumbria-based haulage business.
05-Mar-2014
Patisserie Valerie has acquired Philpotts, the Chester-based chain of 23 sandwich and salad stores, taking its total estate to 137.
05-Mar-2014
Oneagency.co has acquired CBA-Design, the Cambridge-based marketing agency.
05-Mar-2014
Glacier Energy Services has acquired Professional Testing Services, the Fife-based oil inspection services firm, for an estimated £5m.
05-Mar-2014
Travel Weekly Group has acquired Kingley Event Management, the London-based hospitality events and publishing firm.
04-Mar-2014
Johnson Service Group is to acquire Bourne Services, the Lincolnshire-based hotel linens specialist, for £26m.
04-Mar-2014
St Ives has acquired Realise Holdings, the digital marketing agency with 96 staff in Edinburgh and London.
04-Mar-2014
Sanderson Precision Engineering, the Huddersfield-based components manufacturer with 17 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
04-Mar-2014
Plastribution has acquired Armstrong Bradley, the Cheshire-based plastics supplier, for undisclosed terms.
04-Mar-2014
Ascent has acquired HL Interactive, the Manchester-based debt collection firm with 62 staff, for undisclosed terms.
04-Mar-2014
Access Technology Group has acquired the Nantwich-based applications division of Atlas Business Systems, with the transfer of 12 staff.
04-Mar-2014
Loch Lomond Distillery Company has been acquired by Exponent Private Equity, including sites in Alexandria, Campbeltown and Mauchline.
04-Mar-2014
Discovery Communications has acquired Raw, the London-based TV production company, for undisclosed terms.
04-Mar-2014
AEI Cables has been bought out of administration by UAE-based Ducab, securing the future of 200 jobs at its County Durham-based cable manufacturing business.
04-Mar-2014
Emerald Automotive, the manufacturer of hybrid electric vans with sites in Coventry, Essex and the US, has been acquired by Geely of China for undisclosed terms.
03-Mar-2014
Rentokil Initial is to sell its facilities services business to Interserve for £250m, with the transfer of up to 25,000 staff.
03-Mar-2014
Mogers is to merge with Dyne Drewett, the law firm with offices in Dorset and Somerset.
03-Mar-2014
Democon has been sold out of administration to a new company called Democon UK, saving 19 jobs at its Birmingham-based demolition and groundworks business.
03-Mar-2014
HVR International, the Jarrow-based electrical components manufacturer with 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Mar-2014
UKinsurancenet, the Darlington-based property insurance firm with 75 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Mar-2014
Bare Earth has been bought out of administration by Mariani Foods Europe, saving 13 jobs at its York-based dried meat snacks business.
03-Mar-2014
Whitecroft Essentials has undergone a management buy-out, saving 47 jobs at its Gloucestershire-based stationery manufacturing business.
03-Mar-2014
Old Mutual Wealth has acquired Intrinsic, the network of 3,000 financial advisers, for undisclosed terms.
03-Mar-2014
Americana International, the Manchester-based owner of the Bench fashion brand with 300 staff, has been acquired by Emeram Capital of Germany for undisclosed terms.
03-Mar-2014
Venn Life Sciences is to acquire the Wetherby-based skin research business of Evocutis for £0.2m.
27-Feb-2014
Celtic Sheepskin has been bought out of administration by its original founders, securing 45 jobs at its Newquay-based clothing business.
27-Feb-2014
UDG Healthcare is to acquire the healthcare communications business of KnowledgePoint360 for £86m, including 600 staff in Macclesfield and across the world.
27-Feb-2014
Helphire is to acquire New Law Legal, the Cardiff-based law firm, for an initial £24m.
27-Feb-2014
Elucigene Diagnostics has bought the Manchester-based genetic testing kits division of Gen-Probe for undisclosed terms.
26-Feb-2014
Google has acquired Spider.io, the London-based advertising technology firm with seven staff.
25-Feb-2014
Carphone Warehouse is in merger discussions with Dixons, the chain of more than 500 electronics stores.
25-Feb-2014
Masonite International has acquired Door-Stop International, the Nottinghamshire-based composite door manufacturer.
25-Feb-2014
Blue Logic Digital has bought the assets of Coolpink, the Leeds-based digital marketing agency with 12 staff, out of administration.
25-Feb-2014
Lightsource Renewable Energy has acquired Renewable Resources, the commercial solar rooftop supplier with 36 staff, for undisclosed terms.
25-Feb-2014
Hull Forgings has been bought out of administration by Darlington-based Henry Williams, saving 26 jobs at its Hull-based manufacturing business.
24-Feb-2014
Andrew Industries is to sell its Lancashire-based filtration division to US-based Lydall for £50m, with the transfer of 450 staff in the UK, USA and China.
24-Feb-2014
Grenade has sold a majority stake in its Coventry-based sports nutrition business to Grovepoint Capital, valuing it at £35m.
24-Feb-2014
Dunbia has acquired Lynch Quality Meats, the Ayrshire-based meat supplier, for undisclosed terms.
24-Feb-2014
Rototek has acquired the rotational moulding business of Worksop-based Imagenta, with the transfer of 21 staff.
20-Feb-2014
Mawdsleys BER has acquired Somerset Pumps, the Chard-based engineering firm.
20-Feb-2014
Impreglon UK has acquired Optical Coating Technologies, the Tamworth-based manufacturer of industrial coatings, for undisclosed terms.
20-Feb-2014
Cap Automotive has acquired Derwent Management Services, the Ludlow-based provider of performance monitoring systems to the automotive sector, for undisclosed terms.
20-Feb-2014
Benson Group, the packaging manufacturer with 900 staff in Leicester, Newcastle, Gateshead and Crewe, has been acquired by US-based Graphic Packaging International for about £100m.
20-Feb-2014
LN-CC, the London-based online fashion retailer with annual sales of about £5.5m, has been bought out of administration by The Level Group.
20-Feb-2014
Universal Products, the Lancashire-based beauty products manufacturer with 250 staff, has been acquired by DCC of Ireland for £13m.
20-Feb-2014
Automatic Alarms, the Bolton-based security firm with 26 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
19-Feb-2014
Johnson Fellows has acquired Salway Bradbury, the Solihull-based commercial property firm, for undisclosed terms.
19-Feb-2014
Keywords Studios has acquired Babel Media, the provider of outsourced video games services with offices in London, Canada and India, from Quatrro Global Services for £5.4m.
19-Feb-2014
Rigby Group has acquired M2 Digital, the Manchester-based print services firm with 180 staff, from ECI for undisclosed terms.
19-Feb-2014
Inscapes has acquired JG Plant, the Bridgend-based tractor sales and servicing company.
19-Feb-2014
Vivat Direct, the London-based Reader's Digest publisher, has been sold by Better Capital to the venture capitalist owner of Simply Media TV and Screen One for undisclosed terms.
18-Feb-2014
Next Fifteen Communications has acquired Continuous Insight and a majority stake in London-based digital marketing consultancy Agent3.
18-Feb-2014
Nationwide Accident Repair Services has acquired Howard Basford, the Wirral-based chain of eight crash repair depots, for an initial £4.1m.
18-Feb-2014
Innovation Group has acquired LAS Claims Management, the Birmingham-based insurance services firm, from Gresham Private Equity for £35m.
18-Feb-2014
Callcredit, the Leeds-based credit reference firm, has been acquired by US-based private equity firm GTCR for undisclosed terms.
18-Feb-2014
PwC has acquired Mokum, the accounting software consultancy with 160 staff in London and Manchester, for undisclosed terms.
18-Feb-2014
Headen & Quarmby, the Manchester-based lingerie manufacturer with 12 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team.
18-Feb-2014
Scrivens has acquired 19 outlets from Rayner Opticians for undisclosed terms, including 75 staff in the North East, North West, North Wales and Yorkshire.
17-Feb-2014
Pollock (Scotrans) has acquired Gilbraith TS, the Blackburn-based transport and storage firm with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.
17-Feb-2014
S&U has bought the Greenock-based home credit business of Ambassador Financial Services for £0.5m.
17-Feb-2014
Thorpe Whyman & Briggs has merged with Studio KMA to create a combined Oldham-based firm of architects called Two Cubed.
17-Feb-2014
Houstons of Cupar, the Fife-based subsea engineering firm with 25 staff, has been acquired by the owner of PressureFab.
17-Feb-2014
Cash's UK has been bought out of administration by a new company called Cash's Apparel Solutions, saving 11 jobs at its Coventry-based woven labels business.
17-Feb-2014
Digital Next has acquired Adlington-based Just Search, increasing the workforce at its Manchester-based e-commerce business from 20 to 40.
17-Feb-2014
Greater Manchester Commissioning Support Unit has merged with a similar group covering Cheshire and Merseyside, creating a combined NHS support service with 1,000 staff.
17-Feb-2014
Scientific Digital Imaging has acquired Opus Instruments, the Cambridge-based manufacturer of the Osiris camera, for up to £1.3m.
17-Feb-2014
Taylor & Lodge, the Huddersfield-based textiles manufacturer with 45 staff, has been acquired by Shandong Ruyi of China.
17-Feb-2014
UDG Healthcare is to sell its Northumberland-based Specials Laboratory, as well as Craig & Hayward and Arjun Products, to Professional Compounding Centers of America for £23m.
13-Feb-2014
Woods Group, the Chippenham-based provider of fundraising services, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-Feb-2014
UPS has acquired Polar Speed, the Bedfordshire-based provider of pharmaceutical supply chain services with 118 vehicles.
13-Feb-2014
Mobile Fun of Birmingham has acquired Playfect, the Chinese manufacturer of mobile accessories.
12-Feb-2014
Brokerbility has acquired Fehnert, the Market Harborough-based insurance broker with 23 staff.
12-Feb-2014
Proserv has acquired KRG Industries, the precision engineering firm with 170 staff in Lanarkshire and Stockton.
12-Feb-2014
Thomas Cook is to sell Gold Medal, the Preston-based flights, hotels and car hire firm with 470 staff, to Dnata of Dubai for £45m.
11-Feb-2014
Pure Gym is to merge with The Gym Group to create a nationwide chain of 103 fitness centres.
11-Feb-2014
Wrekin Shell Mouldings has bought William Eagles out of receivership, saving 16 jobs at its Salford-based fire fighting equipment manufacturing business.
11-Feb-2014
Blue Rubicon has acquired Open Road, the London-based PR agency, in order to expand into public affairs and healthcare communications.
11-Feb-2014
Riverside Automation, the Sheffield-based engineering firm with 25 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
11-Feb-2014
Antrim Energy is to sell Antrim Resources NI, its UK oil and gas subsidiary, to First Oil Expro for £32m.
11-Feb-2014
ES Group has acquired the machinery and business assets team of Jones Lang LaSalle, including staff in Manchester and Nottingham.
11-Feb-2014
Bupa has acquired Barbican Dental Care, the London-based chain of nine dental centres.
11-Feb-2014
Thornley Groves has acquired Allison & Co, the Manchester-based property rental firm.
11-Feb-2014
Samworth Brothers is to acquire Soreen, the Manchester-based malt loaf supplier with 125 staff, from McCambridge Group for undisclosed terms.
11-Feb-2014
Coupe Foundry has been bought out of administration by a new company called Coupe Castings, securing the future of 80 jobs in Preston.
11-Feb-2014
SPS, the Blackpool-based promotional goods supplier, has undergone a £7.2m management buy-out from 4imprint Group.
11-Feb-2014
Cabot Credit Management is to acquire Marlin Financial, the debt recovery firm with offices in London and West Sussex, from Duke Street.
11-Feb-2014
Communicorp is to acquire eight local radio stations from Global Radio for an estimated £35m, including some Smooth and Capital stations.
10-Feb-2014
Allen Gears, the Pershore-based gear manufacturer, has been acquired by the Power Transmission division of GE Oil & Gas.
10-Feb-2014
Greenwich Leisure has bought the 95,800 sq ft Sportshouse indoor sports centre in Dagenham out of administration.
10-Feb-2014
Dawn Meats has acquired Jaspers, the Cornwall-based meat supplier with 150 staff, for undisclosed terms.
10-Feb-2014
Reader Offers, the Colchester-based cruise holiday sales firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
10-Feb-2014
Collcap Packaging, the Staffordshire-based supplier of cosmetics packaging, has undergone a management buy-out.
10-Feb-2014
Thomas Cook Group has sold Elegant Resorts, the Chester-based luxury holidays firm with 100 staff, to Al Tayyar of Saudi Arabia for £14m.
10-Feb-2014
Aromatherapy Associates, the London-based cosmetics supplier with 60 staff, has been acquired by B&B Investment Partners for an estimated £20m.
10-Feb-2014
Brockton Capital is to merge with Grantham Associates to create a combined London-based property group with 29 staff.
10-Feb-2014
Kolak Snack Foods has acquired Berkshire Foods and NC Snacks for undisclosed terms, including sites in Reading and Gosport.
10-Feb-2014
Coms is to acquire certain subsidiaries of Actimax, the Basildon-based IT firm trading as Cloudxl with 62 staff, for an initial £2.4m.
10-Feb-2014
Flaretec Alloys & Equipment has been bought out of administration by Hephaestus Holdings for undisclosed terms, saving 21 jobs at its Chesterfield-based pipework and pressure vessels factory.
10-Feb-2014
Marquis Motorhomes has acquired a 13-acre motorhome sales site at Dinnington near Sheffield, securing the future of 16 jobs.
06-Feb-2014
Mangar International, the Presteigne-based supplier of disability aids with 56 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
06-Feb-2014
Lysanda has expanded its Essex-based vehicle telematics business with the acquisition of the Tracker Network from Direct Line Insurance Group.
06-Feb-2014
Alkane Energy is to acquire the Wheldale-based 10MW power response facilities in West Yorkshire from SSE for £1.5m.
06-Feb-2014
Allcooper has acquired Meridian Surveillance Systems, the Cambridge-based security installation firm.
06-Feb-2014
Moto Hospitality has acquired the Leeming Bar motorway service station in North Yorkshire for undisclosed terms.
06-Feb-2014
Elite Telecom has acquired Modern Communications, the London-based business telecoms firm with nine staff, for undisclosed terms.
05-Feb-2014
Oaktree Capital Management has acquired Millgate Developments, the Berkshire-based housebuilder, and will merge it with Countryside Properties.
05-Feb-2014
Dale Farm has acquired Ash Manor, the Wrexham-based cheese packing firm, for undisclosed terms.
05-Feb-2014
Impetus Waste Management, the waste processing firm with sites across Teesside and Tyneside, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm Agilitas.
05-Feb-2014
Ampair has acquired Westwind, the Belfast-based wind turbine manufacturer.
05-Feb-2014
Cerberus Capital Management has bought 32 pubs that are leased to Punch Taverns for about £30m, taking its total chain to 1,300 sites.
04-Feb-2014
SH Jones Wines has acquired the Oxford-based drinks wholesale and retail division of Stevens Garnier.
04-Feb-2014
Advanced Computer Software Group has acquired Compass Computer Consultants, the Chester-based education software supplier, for £14m.
04-Feb-2014
Vertu Motors has acquired the Harratts Nissan and Volvo car dealerships in Sheffield for £2.4m.
04-Feb-2014
Whitby Seafoods has acquired Galloway Seafoods, the Wigtownshire-based scampi supplier, from Sco-Fro for undisclosed terms.
04-Feb-2014
Rexam is to sell its pharmaceutical devices and prescription retail packaging divisions to Montagu Private Equity for £494m.
04-Feb-2014
Ogier is to sell its law services division to Electra Partners for about £180m, including offices in London, Jersey, Guernsey and the Cayman Islands.
04-Feb-2014
Edward Billington & Son has acquired TSC Foods, the Scunthorpe-based manufacturer of sauces and soups with 400 staff, from Kay Capital Partners.
04-Feb-2014
MIS Environmental and MIS Testing, the Consett-based companies with 127 staff and offices in Manchester and Livingston, have been acquired by SGS of Switzerland.
03-Feb-2014
KTS Wire, the Morley-based technical wire manufacturer with 47 staff, has been acquired by Suzuki Garphyttan of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
03-Feb-2014
Ultrasis has acquired an occupational health and travel clinic in London's Waterloo from Abermed for a nominal sum.
03-Feb-2014
Avonside Roofing has bought the business of Driffield-based Dodds Roofing Services out of administration, securing more than 15 jobs.
03-Feb-2014
Mount Street has acquired Morgan Stanley Mortgage Servicing, including staff in London and Germany.
03-Feb-2014
Powerteam, the Belfast-based overhead power cable firm, has been acquired by VINCI Energies of France for undisclosed terms.
03-Feb-2014
NaturalMotion, the Oxford-based mobile games developer, is to be acquired by Zynga for £320m.
03-Feb-2014
JPD Contracts, the Leicestershire-based kitchen installation firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Feb-2014
Dairy Crest is to sell its Nine Elms milk depot in London to a property developer for £18m, and 50 staff will transfer to other sites.
03-Feb-2014
MJM Marine Group has acquired the Mivan engineering plant in Antrim out of administration, and will create up to 40 jobs to work on a cruise ship fit-out contract.
03-Feb-2014
Stanley Gibbons has acquired Murray Payne, the Somerset-based stamp dealer, for £1m.
03-Feb-2014
DFDS Logistics has acquired STEF Transport's depots in Bellshill, Aberdeen and Newlyn, with the transfer of 32 staff.
03-Feb-2014
JW Filshill of Glasgow has acquired Lawrence McQueen Wine & Spirits Merchants for undisclosed terms.
03-Feb-2014
Microblade has bought Tempered Tools, the Sheffield-based rotary knife manufacturer with 28 staff.
30-Jan-2014
Redeem Holdings has bought Eazyfone, the Cheshire-based electronics recycling firm, for undisclosed terms.
30-Jan-2014
Drpgroup has acquired Grosvenor Television, the London-based video production firm, for undisclosed terms.
29-Jan-2014
James Fisher & Sons has acquired Subsea Vision, the Dorset-based operator of underwater vehicles, for £2.5m.
29-Jan-2014
Bevan Group has acquired Supertrucks, the St Helens-based commercial vehicle manufacturer with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
29-Jan-2014
Component Coatings & Repairs, the engineering firm with 100 staff in Alfreton and Glasgow, has been acquired by US-based Curtiss-Wright for £17m.
29-Jan-2014
Google has acquired DeepMind Technologies, the London-based artificial intelligence firm with about 75 staff, for undisclosed terms.
28-Jan-2014
Hamptons International has acquired Preston Bennett, the London-based residential property services firm.
28-Jan-2014
Daily Internet has acquired NameHog, the Northamptonshire-based internet hosting provider, for less than £0.2m.
28-Jan-2014
F&C Asset Management, the London-based investment firm, is expected to be acquired by BMO Financial Group of Canada for £700m.
28-Jan-2014
VIP Group has acquired Ergo Computing, the Nottingham-based computer supplier with annual turnover of £10m, for undisclosed terms.
28-Jan-2014
Epwin Group has sold its Newton Abbot-based Europlas windows business to Hi Sales.
28-Jan-2014
Prest Financial Services has acquired the independent financial advice team of Stockport-based Booth Ainsworth for undisclosed terms.
27-Jan-2014
IP Group is to acquire Fusion IP, the Sheffield-based university research investment firm, for £88m.
27-Jan-2014
Alternative Networks has acquired Control Circle, the London-based provider of IT hosting services, for £39m.
27-Jan-2014
HgCapital is to acquire Zenith Vehicle Contracts, the Leeds-based fleet management and vehicle outsourcing firm, in a deal valued at more than £200m.
27-Jan-2014
Miton Group is to sell its Liverpool-based Miton Capital Partners business to Seneca Investment Managers for up to £6.4m, with the transfer of 14 staff.
27-Jan-2014
Shoon, the Somerset-based chain of ten footwear stores, has been acquired by the former owners of Jones Bootmaker.
23-Jan-2014
Bell & Webster, the Grantham-based precast concrete firm with about 50 staff, has been bought out of administration by FP McCann.
23-Jan-2014
Aura Air, the Sidcup-based mechanical and electrical engineering firm, has been sold out of administration by SFP.
23-Jan-2014
Guardian Media Group is to sell its 50.1% stake in Trader Media Group, the Reading-based publisher of Auto Trader magazine, to Apax Partners.
22-Jan-2014
Barnetts has been sold out of administration to DC Law and SGI Legal, securing the future of 130 jobs at its Southport-based law firm.
22-Jan-2014
Callcredit Information Group has acquired Coactiva, the software consultancy with offices in London and Monmouthshire, for undisclosed terms.
22-Jan-2014
Electrum Services has bought the assets of Dudley-based building services contractor Indtherm out of administration, securing the future of 15 jobs.
22-Jan-2014
Lowe & Partners has acquired Profero, the digital marketing firm with an office in London, for undisclosed terms.
22-Jan-2014
Hotter Shoes, the Lancashire-based chain of 52 footwear stores with 1,000 staff, is to be acquired by private equity firm Electra for £200m.
21-Jan-2014
Plumbwares, the Stourbridge-based plumbing merchant with nine staff, has been acquired by Pochin for undisclosed terms.
21-Jan-2014
Thompson Metals and Thompson Waste Management have been bought out of administration by two directors, securing the future of 82 jobs in Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.
21-Jan-2014
Quindell has acquired ACH Group Management, the Manchester-based personal injury law firm trading as Accident Claims Helpline, for up to £30m.
21-Jan-2014
Vision Express has acquired 65 optical stores from Rayner Opticians for undisclosed terms, and 27 of the sites are expected to close.
20-Jan-2014
Kitchen Craft, the Birmingham-based kitchenware supplier with annual turnover of £43m, has been acquired by US-based Lifetime Brands for undisclosed terms.
20-Jan-2014
AFH Financial has acquired SR Wealth Management of Stoke-on-Trent for about £0.1m.
20-Jan-2014
Keywords Studios has acquired Liquid Violet, the London-based video games production firm, for up to £1.6m.
20-Jan-2014
OCS Group has acquired the decontamination and nuclear trading assets of Sheffield-based EDS from the administrators of Silverdell, securing the future of 500 jobs.
20-Jan-2014
Tinsley Special Products has bought Tanfield Engineering Systems out of administration, saving 68 jobs in County Durham.
20-Jan-2014
Equifax has acquired TDX Group, the debt placement services firm with more than 200 staff in Nottingham, from Investcorp for £200m.
20-Jan-2014
Four Pillars Hotels, the Oxfordshire-based chain of six hotels, has been acquired by US-based Starwood Capital for £90m.
20-Jan-2014
Terrafirma Roadways, the Abingdon-based provider of temporary roadways with annual turnover of £6m, has been acquired by US-based Newpark Mats.
20-Jan-2014
TSL Turton has been bought out of administration by Bond Precision Grinding, saving 36 jobs at its Sheffield-based springs factory.
20-Jan-2014
Rex Procter & Partners of Leeds has merged with a former sister company in Marlow, creating a combined construction consultancy with more than 100 staff.
20-Jan-2014
QC Supplies, the Halifax-based electronic office supplies firm with 158 staff, has been acquired by Westcoast.
20-Jan-2014
Environcom has bought Overton Recycling out of administration, securing the future of up to 50 jobs in Stourport.
20-Jan-2014
Westpoint Veterinary, the West Sussex-based farm veterinary group, has been acquired by August Equity for undisclosed terms.
20-Jan-2014
Monthind has secured the future of 45 Norfolk-based jobs by taking over the commercial cleaning contracts of Stulee Cleaning and Dereham General Cleaning.
20-Jan-2014
Intonation has expanded its Hampshire-based translation services business with the acquisition of UPS Translations for undisclosed terms.
16-Jan-2014
Sheffield Window Centre has acquired Central Glass, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of double glazing units.
16-Jan-2014
Penistone Reinforcements has been bought out of administration by Corporate Acquisition Partners for undisclosed terms, saving 60 jobs at its Sheffield-based wire manufacturing business.
16-Jan-2014
White Recycling has bought the assets of Burnley-based waste management firms Enviro Skips and SkipXpress.
16-Jan-2014
Mitie Group has acquired Complete Care Holdings, the Telford-based provider of complex care services with 650 assistants, from Housing 21 for £9m.
16-Jan-2014
Deans Computer Services, the Leeds-based IT services firm with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
16-Jan-2014
Euro Garages is to acquire 48 Esso petrol stations in the Midlands and East Anglia, taking its network to about 180 sites.
16-Jan-2014
Itac has acquired Delvemade, creating a combined Manchester-based adhesives group with 36 staff.
16-Jan-2014
Loch Fyne Oysters has acquired Hebridean Mussels, the Isle of Lewis-based mussel farming company.
15-Jan-2014
Medvance, the Selby-based clinical research company, has been acquired by US-based NAMSA.
15-Jan-2014
Hyperama has bought Sohal Foods, the Derby-based food and drink wholesaler with 30 staff, out of administration.
15-Jan-2014
AlphaGraphics North East has expanded its Stockton-based printing business with the acquisition of School Diaries for undisclosed terms.
15-Jan-2014
Amec has agreed to acquire Swiss engineering firm Foster Wheeler for £1.9bn, including 13,000 staff and sites in Reading and Aberdeen.
14-Jan-2014
Leengate Valves, the Derbyshire-based supplier of industrial valves with annual turnover of £7m, has undergone a management buy-out from Linde.
14-Jan-2014
Inoapps has acquired Crocus Consulting, the Leicester-based IT firm with 45 staff, for undisclosed terms.
14-Jan-2014
Lateral Design Concepts, the Keighley-based supplier of mobility vehicles with 20 staff, has been sold out of administration to one of its directors.
14-Jan-2014
Corrugated Box Supplies has acquired Connect Packaging, the Essex-based corrugated sheet manufacturer with 80 staff.
14-Jan-2014
Hain Celestial has bought the Tilda rice brand for an estimated £250m.
14-Jan-2014
Proactis Holdings is to acquire EGS Group, the London-based supplier of procurement software, for £2.9m.
14-Jan-2014
Burgis & Bullock has merged with Leicester-based accountancy Kemp Taylor.
13-Jan-2014
Bespoke Healthcare has acquired the Sandon House Clinic in Preston for undisclosed terms.
13-Jan-2014
Taylor & Emmet of Sheffield has merged with Cockertons, the Bakewell-based law firm with 17 staff.
13-Jan-2014
Spear Travels has acquired Roy Cox Travel of Wolverhampton, creating a combined chain of nine travel agencies with 45 staff.
13-Jan-2014
Simon Jersey, the Accrington-based corporate clothing supplier, has been acquired by the owner of Stockport-based Ballyclare for undisclosed terms.
13-Jan-2014
Concord Filing, the paper products manufacturer with 111 staff in Liverpool and London, has been bought out of administration by Pukka Filing Products.
09-Jan-2014
Finnamore, the health and social care consultancy with offices in London and Bristol, has been acquired by GE Healthcare for undisclosed terms.
09-Jan-2014
Access Technology has acquired Production Modelling, the Coventry-based supplier of planning and scheduling software.
09-Jan-2014
Alternative Networks has acquired Intercept IT, the London-based cloud computing firm with 48 staff, for £13m.
09-Jan-2014
Europa Support Services, the Manchester-based property services firm with 3,300 staff, has been acquired by Bilfinger of Germany for undisclosed terms.
08-Jan-2014
Xyratex, the Havant-based data storage firm, has been acquired by US-based Seagate for £228m.
08-Jan-2014
Watson Fuels, the Wiltshire-based fuel distributor with 670 staff and about 50 depots, has been acquired by US-based World Fuel Services for £117m.
08-Jan-2014
Optionis, the Warrington-based support services firm with 250 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by MML Capital Partners.
08-Jan-2014
Grafton GB has acquired MGM Timber of Oban, in order to expand its Buildbase division.
08-Jan-2014
Centerplate has acquired Heritage Portfolio, the Edinburgh-based event catering firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jan-2014
ABR Solicitors, the Leeds-based law firm with five offices, has undergone a management buy-out.
08-Jan-2014
Leeds Commercial has bought the assets of Shawhire, the Nottingham-based equipment rental firm.
08-Jan-2014
Sword Soft is to acquire Charteris, the London-based business change and IT firm.
07-Jan-2014
Allenby Capital has acquired the broking business of London-based First Columbus Investments.
07-Jan-2014
Spirax-Sarco Engineering has acquired Bio Pure Technology, the Portsmouth-based supplier of tubing connection systems, for £8.5m.
07-Jan-2014
Eden Springs has acquired Kafevend, the West Sussex-based supplier of vending systems with 100 staff.
07-Jan-2014
Central Insurance Services, the Aberdeen-based broker with 130 staff, has been acquired by Marsh for undisclosed terms.
07-Jan-2014
Sharda Glass, the Hayes-based glass supplier with 65 staff, has been sold out of administration to CCPE Architectural Glass.
07-Jan-2014
Stobbarts, the Workington-based construction firm with 300 staff, has been acquired by US-based Jacobs Engineering.
07-Jan-2014
Forest Garden Group has bought M&M Timber, the Worcestershire-based supplier of timber products.
07-Jan-2014
Exova has bought Catalyst Environmental, the Stockport-based emission testing firm with 58 staff at six sites, for undisclosed terms.
07-Jan-2014
Kew Green Hotels has acquired four Holiday Inn hotels in Brighton, East Kilbride, Leeds and Norwich from Stardon Capital Investments, and now plans to expand its chain from 30 to 60 properties.
07-Jan-2014
Associated Timber Services has bought the assets of North Yorkshire-based John Boddy Timber.
06-Jan-2014
Smiths Gore has merged with Sale & Partners, the Northumberland-based property services firm.
06-Jan-2014
Impatex, the Hampshire-based supplier of freight forwarding systems, has been acquired by Descartes Systems of Canada for £5.1m.
06-Jan-2014
Melrose Industries has sold Wiltshire-based Harris Waste Management to Avis Industrial Corporation for undisclosed terms.
06-Jan-2014
Reaseheath College in Nantwich has acquired DART Training, the Derbyshire-based industrial training firm.
06-Jan-2014
Osborne Stationers has sold two stores in Oadby and Newark out of administration to Paperweights for undisclosed terms.
02-Jan-2014