Murray Financial has acquired The Front Room, the chain of seven bars in London and the south, out of receivership for £1.5m.... [more]

Elektron has acquired Arcolectric, the Surrey-based manufacturer of electromechanical components with 170 staff, out of receivership.... [more]

Celsius First, the cold storage company with sites in Coleshill and Stratford, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Oregon Capital Partners.... [more]

BemroseBooth, the ticket printer with 850 staff at sites in Derby, Hull and Teesside, has been acquired by Appleton of the US for £34m.... [more]

Emap has acquired Print D'Or, the French jewellery trade fair, for £1m.... [more]

Parmalat will soon have protection from its creditors, but that may not be enough to keep the global milk and cookie empire from crumbling. With £8 billion in reported debt, a black hole in off-balanc... [more]

Whitbread is to acquire Cannons Health & Fitness BV, the operator of five fitness clubs in the Netherlands, for £22m, in order to expand its David Lloyd Leisure business.... [more]

Milk Link, the farmer-owned dairy co-operative, has acquired Newlands Farm, the Liskeard-based producer of the Cornish Dairy brand, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Lubrizol is to acquire Avecia Additives, the Manchester-based manufacturer of colour additives with 110 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Sage is to acquire ACCPAC, the US supplier of accounting and customer relationship management software, for £62m.... [more]

Cyberes is to acquire Corporate Travel Holdings, the business travel agency, for £2m.... [more]

Bombardier has bought Chapman Transport Seating, which employs about 150 people in Derby, Surrey and South Wales, out of administration.... [more]

Kewill Systems is to acquire TradePoint Systems, the supplier of trade facilitation software with 83 staff in the US and 15 in the UK, for an initial £7m.... [more]

Seymour Pierce is to withdraw from fund management with the termination of a contract between its Pavillion division and MGM Assurance.... [more]

Blick, the Swindon-based supplier of security systems, has accepted a £95m takeover offer from The Stanley Works.... [more]

City Centre is to acquire Ask Central, the operator of 150 pi,a and pasta restaurants, for £168m, and £13m is being raised in a share placing to fund the expansion of the combined group.... [more]

Clapham House has acquired The Real Greek Food Company, the operator of three London restaurants, for up to £9m, and the business is expected to be expanded to 16 sites over the next three years.... [more]

Wilkin & Sons of Tiptree has acquired Passionately Cakes, the Essex-based cake manufacturer.... [more]

Associated British Foods has acquired G Costa, the speciality food company and owner of the Blue Dragon brand, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

United Business Media has acquired Eurisko, the Italian market research company, for £23m.... [more]