Greatfleet, the London-based financial recruitment company trading as Fleet Search, has been acquired by Longbridge International in a reverse takeover.... [more]

Diploma has acquired HKX, the US supplier of hydraulic system kits with 27 staff, for up to £7m.... [more]

PD Ports, the operator of Teesport and the port of Hartlepool, has accepted a £246m takeover offer from Endeavour Ports of Australia.... [more]

Smoke & Mirrors has acquired Red-Post Production, the London-based visual effects company with 20 staff, for about £1m.... [more]

General Electric has confirmed it is looking for buyers for its remaining insurance operations. The diversified technology, media and financial services company announced last week that it had sold o... [more]

FKI, the UK listed engineering and machinery group, is expected to make further disposals according to rumours The company was further reshaping its portfolio, and would therefore sell more non-core ... [more]

Trinity Mirror has acquired Paldonsay, the parent company of online recruitment business High Street Direct, for an initial £3.3m.... [more]

PlusNet has acquired Parbin, the Harrow-based internet service provider that trades as Metronet, for £1.7m.... [more]

Vp has acquired Dudley Vale, the supplier of piling equipment with sites in Croydon and Oldham, from GE Equipment Services for £3.5m.... [more]

Spirit Group has sold ten large London pubs to Capital Pub Company for £31m.... [more]

Detica has acquired Evolution Consulting, the IT services company with 105 staff, for £8.5m.... [more]

Hat Pin is to acquire a 70% stake in Saxton Bampfylde Hever, the executive recruitment company, in a £4.9m reverse takeover.... [more]

P&O, the container ports and ferries group, has accepted a £3.3bn takeover offer from DP World of Dubai.... [more]

Plans to sell the Adare Printing Group, the UK printing company owned by the Irish private equity firm Allen McGuire & Partners, are not going well, according to sources tracking the process. One sour... [more]

Urban Dining is considering putting itself on the market, according to market reports in the Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph. The AIM-listed restaurant business has called off attempts to buy ... [more]

RSL Steeper, the UK footwear and artificial limbs group, could be up for sale, according to a short unsourced item in the Independent. The report noted a GBP 18m (EUR 26.3m) price tag for the group an... [more]

Avery Weigh-Tronix, the UK weighing-scale manufacturer, is for sale with a £100m price tag. Baird, the US investment bank has been hired as adviser on the deal, which could be clinched early in the ne... [more]

Morethanhotels has acquired Foremost Hotels, the operator of three Express by Holiday Inn hotels, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Syndicate Asset Management is to acquire Investment Management Holdings for about £7.6m.... [more]

Shed Productions is to acquire Ricochet, the Brighton-based TV production company, for £30m.... [more]