Tech Assemblies has been bought out of administration by a new company called Cu Tech, securing the future of 43 jobs at its automotive components business in Port Talbot... [more]

Hodgson & Hodgson has acquired Salex Acoustic Materials, the Braintree-based supplier of acoustic components with 50 staff, from Wellman Engineering for undisclosed terms... [more]

Caledonian Petroleum Services, the oil industry fabrication group with 50 staff, has been acquired by Sovereign Oilfield Services for undisclosed terms... [more]

Thompson Plastics Group has bought Polymer Engineering, the Crewe-based manufacturer of vehicle mouldings with 50 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms... [more]

Travelex, the foreign exchange group with 670 branches worldwide, is to be sold to Apax Partners for £690m... [more]

Goadsby & Harding has acquired Palmer Fry, the Southampton-based property agent, for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with 55 staff... [more]

Bartercard, the trade exchange, has been acquired by Universal Direct for £65m... [more]

Baltic Pine, the timber conservatory manufacturer, has been acquired by West Country Investments, and more than 150 new jobs will be created by setting up a telesales call centre in west Cornwall... [more]

Tenon has acquired Convyclark, the Kirkcaldy-based accounting firm, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Quintessential Hotels has acquired Midmint, the owner of the Hanover International Hotel in Warrington, for £23m, and plans to make further acquisitions this year... [more]

Huntsworth is to acquire Sinclair Mason, the Leeds-based public relations company, for an initial £1.1m... [more]

Micap has acquired Rendel & Scherer, the German developer of microencapsulation solutions, for up to £0.7m... [more]

Pete & Johnny, the Nottinghamshire-based supplier of PJ Smoothie soft drinks with 80 staff, has been acquired by PepsiCo UK for an estimated £20m... [more]

Alliance UniChem has acquired Farmaceutica Central, the Spanish pharmaceuticals wholesaler, for £33m... [more]

Amec has acquired FAST Maintenance Informatique, the French IT management company with 480 staff... [more]

Nutrinnovator is planning to acquire Provexis, the developer of functional foods, and the enlarged group will look to raise up to £10m of funds... [more]

Hardys & Hansons is to acquire five pubs in Lancashire and Yorkshire from Shadeweir Inns for £11m... [more]

Enteraction TV has acquired Red Fig, the interactive TV specialist, and Red Fig's 25 London-based staff will relocate to Enteraction's site in Vauxhall... [more]

Deutsche Bank has put its UK fund management business up for sale, according to insiders at the bank. The sale is designed to help Deutsche achieve chief executive Josef Ackermann’s goal of a 25% retu... [more]

Fulham Football Club, the UK-based football club, has been subject of takeover speculation following a reported meeting between members of the Mittal family and Fulham owner Mohammed Fayed. A Fayed sp... [more]