Chloride has acquired Continuous Power International, the Bedford-based supplier of power protection equipment, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Inver House Distillers, the Airdrie-based whisky company with five distilleries and 130 staff, has been acquired by Pacific Spirits of Thailand for £56m... [more]

John Menzies is to acquire the Sheffield and Guildford news wholesaling operations of Turners News for a reported £15m... [more]

Highbury House Communications has acquired Property Mart Magazine, the publisher of magazines in the East London and West Essex areas, for up to £5m... [more]

Oxford Instruments has acquired CMI International, the US manufacturer of equipment to measure thin metallic coatings, for about £1.3m. ... [more]

Scapa has acquired Cable Components, the Blackburn-based supplier of cable wrapping tapes, for undisclosed terms... [more]

BD Kendle Engineering, the Yarmouth-based supplier of equipment to the oil and gas industry, has been acquired by Weatherford International of the US in a deal estimated at £10m... [more]

Liffe, the London International Financial Futures & Options Exchange, is to be acquired by Paris-based Euronext for £555m... [more]

HIT Entertainment is to expand its children's media rights business with the acquisition of the Pingu animated penguin for £16m... [more]

Berry Birch & Noble is planning a reverse takeover of the Berkeley independent financial advisory business, in a deal that values Berkeley at £70m... [more]

Wyevale Garden Centres has bought Fosters Nurseries, the operator of garden centres near Lichfield and Stafford, for £7.6m... [more]

One of the best surfing beaches in Britain, Croyde Bay in Devon, is on the market for around £30m. The holiday park and camping area on the site attracts 140,000 visitors a year and turns over nearly ... [more]

United Co-op has acquired the Willis chain of convenience stores, which includes 12 sites mainly in South Yorkshire... [more]

Birmingham City football club has been put up for sale by David Sullivan, its chairman and largest shareholder, who also owns Sport Newspapers. ... [more]

Computacenter is to acquire GE Capital IT Solutions' UK and French operations for £2m, while GECITS will acquire Computacenter's German business for £0.2m, as part of a new international alliance... [more]

Biggart Baillie has acquired Steedman Ramage, the law firm with 44 employees and offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh... [more]

Global Group is to acquire Paul Layzell Foods, the manufacturer of dumplings and pastry products, for £0.5m... [more]

Jentique, the furniture manufacturer, has been bought out of receivership by Deeside Furniture for undisclosed terms, saving more than 200 jobs... [more]

MBNA, the American credit card giant is believed to be the favourite to buy First National Retail Finance, the point-of-sale credit finance arm of Abbey National, worth around £250m. ... [more]

Malibu rum is expected to go up for sale after US regulators recently blocked Diageo and Pernod Ricard's acquisition of Seagram's drinks business. Offering to sell the label would allay the US Federal... [more]