Augean has acquired Proactive Waste Solutions, the Cannock-based hazardous waste treatment operator, for £8m.... [more]

Formation Group has acquired Imagealert, the Preston-based outdoor sports advertising company that trades as Richard Carpenter Associates, for up to £1m.... [more]

Wade Smith, the Liverpool-based fashion retailer with 35 staff, has been sold by administrators back to its founder.... [more]

Pegler Holdings, the Doncaster-based plumbing products manufacturer with 500 staff, has been acquired by Dutch group Aalberts Industries for an estimated £40m.... [more]

Inyx is to acquire Celltech Manufacturing Services, the Manchester-based pharmaceuticals development company with 300 staff, from UCB for £19m, and will change its name from CMSL to Ashton Pharmaceuti... [more]

Pan Fish of Norway has acquired two Scottish fish farming companies - Corrie Mhor Salmon of Wester Ross for £4.7m and Murray Seafoods of Loch Fyne for £5.5m.... [more]

Stream Group has acquired Mobileworkflow for up to £7.5m, in order to expand its mobile applications business.... [more]

Quantica has acquired RK Group, the Cheshire-based recruitment specialist with more than 100 staff at ten offices, for £12m.... [more]

Daily Mail & General Trust has acquired Zambeasy and Office Recruit for a combined £4.1m, in order to expand its Associated New Ventures division.... [more]

Wolverhampton & Dudley is to acquire English Country Inns, the chain of 14 pubs, for £14m.... [more]

VI Group has acquired SMIRTware, the US supplier of die design software for the automotive industry, for £0.6m.... [more]

Manchester-based Blemain which offers mortgages and loans to people with poor credit rating looks set to be put up for sale. The company employs more than 200 people and is said to be worth abotu £15... [more]

Swissport, the worlds second largest airport baggage handling firm has been put up for sale after some unsolicitated approaches. The firms Heathrow operations collapsed with a loss of 750 jobs. Swis... [more]

Tea and coffee merchant Whittard of Chelsea has admitted that sales have been hit by the recent terrorist attacks. It has also confirmed that it is in 'early stage' talks with companies looking to ac... [more]

NWF Agriculture has acquired Nutrition Express, the Salford Quays-based animal feed distributor, for £0.5m.... [more]

Ferrovial of Spain has acquired Swissport International, the ground handling company with more than 1,500 UK staff at airports in Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Gatwick and Stansted, for £438m.... [more]

Monstermob is to acquire ATOP Century, the Chinese developer of mobile phone games and services, for £55m.... [more]

Greene King is to acquire Belhaven, the East Lothian-based brewery and chain of 270 pubs, for £254m.... [more]

Marshall Wooldridge has acquired Kay Hardman Insurance Brokers of Leeds for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Telephone Maintenance Group is to acquire Cassydora, the facilities management company, for £1.5m.... [more]