Record company Sanctuary was is reported to be in talks regarding a potential takeover. Sanctuary's shares are currently not doing well at 38.5p, after a profit warning earlier in the year, and the co... [more]

Avebury Taverns has asked pub-deals specialist PC Hansen & Co to examine the possibilities of a future sale, the Sunday Times reported. A sale is likely to be attractive to companies such as Enterpris... [more]

The Entertainer is planning to buy the Gadget Shop name out of administration and open between five and ten pilot stores.... [more]

International Greetings is to acquire Anker International for up to £35m, in order to expand its giftwrap and stationery business.... [more]

Infast, the component services company, is to be acquired by Anixter for £39m.... [more]

Hydro International has acquired Vexamus Water, the Ely-based supplier of water treatment equipment, for under £0.2m.... [more]

Huntsworth is to acquire Neisser Communications, the Austrian communications company, for up to £0.8m.... [more]

Go-Ahead is to acquire Southern Vectis, the operator of 150 buses on the Isle of Wight and in Hampshire, for £14m.... [more]

David Powell Bakeries of Hampshire is to be acquired by the Kidderminster-based subsidiary of Rich Products Corporation of the US.... [more]

Chameleon Skaife has acquired Concorde Tape Solutions of Bradford for £1m, creating a combined spool winding contractor with 37 staff.... [more]

Avebury, the UK pubs group, is thought to be in the frame for a possible buyer, according to rumours. The group recently sold about 250 pubs for £70m. The business could now prove of interest to Punch... [more]

Several private equity firms are sounding out the possibility of launching a bid for Whitbread, the UK listed leisure group. The investment firms would then break up the companies and sell the differ... [more]

Kingfisher, the listed UK DIY retailing group, resisted calls for a break-up of the company and strongly denied that its B&Q DIY retail chain is up for sale.... [more]

Invensys, the listed UK automation business, saw its shares rise 0.25p to 12.25p on Wednesday on the back of rumours of a potential disposal. Invensys has a market capitalisation of £640m.... [more]

Disperse Group is to acquire The Woods of Windsor Group, the distributor and retailer of personal care and fragranced products with 14 shops and 80 concessions, for £4.6m.... [more]

Freshwater has acquired Quantum PR, the Birmingham-based public relations company, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Arrow Therapeutics, the privately-owned UK biotech, could be sold as it negotiates with potential licensees for its phase II treatment for RSV, according to chief executive Ken Powell. "It is not some... [more]

Wavegen, the Inverness-based developer of wave power stations, has been acquired by Voith Siemens Hydro of Germany.... [more]

Met Surveys has acquired JSM Designs, the Leeds-based civil and structural engineering and transport consultancy, creating a combined group with 70 staff.... [more]

The Print Factory has acquired the McCorquodales printing business in Milton Keynes, and one option being considered is the closure of the site with the loss of 90 jobs and the transfer of production ... [more]