M&S Motorcycles has expanded its Newcastle-based motorcycle dealership with the £1.7m acquisition of Ken's Motorcycles, creating a chain of three sites with 65 staff.... [more]

Hogg Robinson is to acquire the business travel business of Kuoni of Switzerland for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Comeleon is to acquire Tanfield Holdings, the Durham-based provider of manufacturing solutions with 178 staff, for £4.7m.... [more]

Hawtin is to sell Spaform, the Portsmouth-based manufacturer of spa baths with 142 staff, to GW 745 for £4m.... [more]

Comeleon is to acquire Tanfield Holdings, the Durham-based provider of manufacturing solutions with 178 staff, for £4.7m.... [more]

Center Parcs, the holiday village operator with 4,000 staff, has been sold by private equity firm MidOcean to a newly-created company called Arbor for £285m, and the business will be floated on Aim.... [more]

Lastminute.com has acquired Med Hotels, the Woking-based hotel consolidator and package holiday reseller with 117 staff, for £16m.... [more]

Informa is to acquire PJB Publications, the Surrey-based news publisher with 240 staff, for £120m.... [more]

Nobia of Sweden has acquired Gower Group, the Yorkshire-based supplier of self-assembly kitchens with 475 staff, for about £68m.... [more]

Informa is to acquire PJB Publications, the Surrey-based news publisher with 240 staff, for £120m.... [more]

Nobia of Sweden has acquired Gower Group, the Yorkshire-based supplier of self-assembly kitchens with 475 staff, for about £68m.... [more]

Compass has acquired Millies Cookies, the Bury-based operator of 100 cookie outlets, for £24m.... [more]

Wolseley has acquired Tobler Management Holding, the Swiss supplier of heating and ventilation products with 600 staff and 21 branches, for £52m.... [more]

The company behind The Number, the directory enquiries business famed for its 1970s-style joggers sporting 118 118 running vests, is planning a £700m flotation. One operator, Thus, has pulled out of ... [more]

Electric Word has acquired Primary File Publishing, the educational publisher, for £1.1m.... [more]

Electric Word has acquired Primary File Publishing, the educational publisher, for £1.1m.... [more]

Virtue Broadcasting is to acquire Kamera Holdings, the Swedish provider of webcasting and content distribution services, for about £2.5m.... [more]

Mercury Recycling is to acquire Simister Engineering Services,the recycler of fluorescent tubes and street lighting, for £0.9m.... [more]

The Government is expected to put the Tote bookmaking business up for sale following record half-year results. ... [more]

The Government is this week expected to put the sale of the Tote bookmaking business under starter's orders on the back of record half-year results.It is planning to table legislation permitting the ... [more]