Marconi Corporation, the UK-listed telecoms engineering group, could be forced to put itself up for sale after unexpectedly losing on a contract to upgrade BT's UK telecoms network, according to senio... [more]

Aegis is to acquire Medyaturk, the Turkish media planning & buying agency, for up to £8m... [more]

Rok Property Solutions has acquired Durose & Gourlay, the provider of maintenance services to local authorities and housing associations in the North West with 150 staff, for £11m... [more]

Pipex Communications has acquired Donhost, the dedicated and shared hosting and domain name company, for £5.9m... [more]

ITV has acquired SDN, the digital TV multiplex operator that carries ten Freeview channels, for £134m... [more]

Wolverhampton & Dudley has reached agreement to acquire Jennings, the Cumbria-based brewery and chain of 128 pubs, for £46m... [more]

Saville Tractors has acquired Tana UK, the supplier of waste compactors, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Rock Asphalte, the Hammersmith-based roofing specialist, has been bought out of receivership by Elliott-Thomas, securing the future of more than 50 jobs... [more]

Aegis is to acquire Molecular Inc, US internet technology consulting firm, for up to £16m... [more]

Koppers UK has acquired Lambson Speciality Chemicals of Yorkshire for undisclosed terms, which will involve the transfer of Lambson's glycerine and ammonium sulphate production facilities to Teesside... [more]

Alexandra has acquired Prima Corporate Wear, the London-based corporate clothing company, for £4m... [more]

Broxap has acquired CEL Products, the Tyneside-based manufacturer of cloak room furniture, for £1m... [more]

PJH, the Bolton-based kitchen and bathroom distributor with 700 staff, has been acquired by Lloyds TSB Development Capital for £33m... [more]

Merebrook has acquired Barkonsult, the Cardiff-based civil and structural engineering consultant with about 20 staff, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Quadnetics is to acquire Alphapoint, the US provider of digital surveillance technology, for up to £1.7m... [more]

Centrica has acquired REDNET, the internet service provider, for £5m, in order to expand its Onetel division... [more]

Eurofins Laboratories has acquired Direct Laboratory Services, the Wolverhampton-based testing and research facility with 100 staff, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Dudley Inkwell has acquired TBS International Office Supplies of Washington, and has transferred the business to its site in Gateshead... [more]

Speedy Hire has acquired The Cabin Company, the owner of 950 portable units for construction sites, from Birse for £6.3m... [more]

Strix, the manufacturer of kettle components with 1,000 staff in Chester, the Isle of Man and China, is to be acquired by ABN Amro Capital for an estimated £300m... [more]