Acquisition Resources

Serco, the UK-listed support-services group may sell a number of its PFI assets. Serco has confirmed that it has held discussions with potential investors regarding the possible sale of its investment... [more]

Cohort is to acquire MASS Consultants, the defence systems house with about 100 staff at sites in St Neots and Lincoln, for an initial net consideration of £12.5m. A further £0.5m will be paid subject... [more]

Simplyswitch.com is rumoured to have appointed LongAcre Partners to advise on a potential sale of the UK-based comparison website. Yahoo!, the internet portal, has been tipped as one potential trade s... [more]

Detica is to acquire Inforenz, the Surrey-based information forensics company, for up to £2m. The deal consists of an initial £1m to be paid in cash, followed by a further £1m subject to Inforenz' per... [more]

SimplySwitch, the private UK price comparison website, is for sale, according to rumours.uSwitch, sold for 30 times EBITDA and it is thought that SimplySwitch could sell for a similar multiple. Simply... [more]

Randox, the privately owned UK diagnostics company, could entertain a sale or an IPO in a bid to raise cash to commercialise its innovative biochip platform, according to Peter Fitzgerald founder and ... [more]

Martin Higginson, the ex-CEO and a major shareholder in Monstermob, the listed UK mobile content company, is open to a trade sale or MBO of all or part of the company. Higginson said, however, "I don'... [more]

Appian Technology has acquired Genesis UK, the developer of automatic number plate recognition systems (ANPR) and traffic management products and solutions, for an initial £1.398m. The deal is in the ... [more]

Redstone has acquired Tolerant Group, the Stoke-on-Trent-based network security solutions company with 36 staff, for £3.7m. The Tolerant Group consists of Tolerant Systems Ltd, Net-Adept Limited, Net... [more]

Cramer Systems, the supplier of operations support systems software with offices in Bath and London, is to be acquired by Amdocs of the US for a cash consideration of £205m. Cramer produces network re... [more]

Isoft, the UK-listed software firm, has hired Gleacher Shacklock, the niche investment bank, as an adviser. Gleacher's may approach potential bidders it has been said. BT, the UK-listed telecoms group... [more]

SurfControl is to acquire BlackSpider Technologies, the Reading-based provider of network security services, for up to £20m. Blackspider has 500,000 users and offers antivirus, antispam, encryption an... [more]

Misys, the listed UK-based computer software developer, will be broken up and sold in parts once taken over by new owners, sources close to Misys believe. Misys is made up of three business units: Mi... [more]

Torex Retail is to acquire Retail-J, the Hertford-based developer of electronic point-of-sale software with 20 staff, for £50m. The deal consists of £40m in cash and £10m in Torex shares. Retail-J was... [more]

Tiscali, saw its shares rise on rumours that it is about to sell off its UK operations, Tiscali's UK assets could go for as much as EUR 750m. The Value of Tiscalis UK assets have been pushed up by the... [more]

Bulldog, the UK ISP owned by listed Cable & Wireless, is said to be up for sale. NM Rothschild has been mandated to sell off Bulldog and has requested manifestations of interest from potential bidders... [more]

Atkins, the engineering consultancy and professional services group, has acquired programme management consultancy Mantix Group,for a cash consideration of £8.7m. Atkins' existing management consultan... [more]

Morse, the UK-listed IT group, may sell its hardware division due to a shift in focus towards software and services. US IT groups Ingram Micro and Tech Data have been named as potential bidders should... [more]

iSoft, the UK-listed company specialising in software for the healthcare sector, could reportedly dispose of some of its non-core assets. iSoft is currently in financial difficulty, with debt levels e... [more]

Maintel has acquired District Holdings, the established telecoms equipment supplier, for £1.025m. Maintel is a telecommunications and data services company whose headquarters is already based next doo... [more]