Smiths Industries is to acquire TI Group for £1.77bn which will expand its aerospace division and give it a new sealing solutions division... [more]

Incepta is to acquire Su Yeang Design Orange Design and Ebrand Communications of Singapore for up to £13m... [more]

HL Engineering has bought Engineering Diamonds and MA Engineering of Coventry to create a combined group employing 50 staff in the supply of components to the automotive and defence industries... [more]

Upton & Southern the Middlesbrough-based department store group is being sold to a consortium under the name of Hilco UK for a nominal sum. ... [more]

Kingsbridge is to acquire John Murray the Glasgow-based financial adviser for £3.5m... [more]

Halma has acquired Wessex Electronics the manufacturer of equipment to reduce leakage in the water industry for £2m... [more]

Integriti Solutions has acquired InterCorr International the US corrosion testing and research company for undisclosed terms... [more]

Cavell Management Services has acquired Peter Blem Adjusters the London market claims adjusting specialist for undisclosed terms... [more]

electricity and gas business out of receivership for £10m while Independent's network of 12 small power stations and three inland gasfields will be sold off separately... [more]

Baltimore Technologies has acquired Content Technologies the developer of e-mail security software in a £692m deal... [more]

Tempus has acquired Fusion 5 the US marketing consultancy for about £4m and an 80% stake in Interactive Creative Marketing of Japan for £2.3m... [more]

Ash & Lacy the metals engineer has accepted a £69m takeover bid from Hill & Smith but a higher offer is expected from Metnor... [more]

IFG Group is planning to acquire Berkeley Jacobs Financial Services the pensions adviser for up to £12m... [more]

Eurodis Electron is to buy the electronic components distribution business of Ericsson Microelectronics for £29m in order to expand its presence in the Nordic region... [more]

David Henley Systems the developer of products for car fleets has been sold to CFS Group in a £7m deal. ... [more]

Elan has acquired Dura Pharmaceuticals of the US for £1.25bn in order to strengthen its sales force and product portfolio in North America... [more]

Dawsongroup the distribution company is to quit the stock market having received a £60m takeover offer from the founding family... [more]

Powderject Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire the UK vaccines business of Celltech for £55m... [more]

Speyside Distillers the Scottish whisky company with 90 staff has been sold by Swiss company Scowis to a group of private investors for undisclosed terms... [more]

Gordon & Innes the Moray-based potato company is being bought out of receivership by Doncaster-based Higgins Group saving 40 jobs... [more]