Blackpool Automotive, the company that manufactures TVR sports cars, is to be put up for sale after the administrators were called in during the run-up to Christmas. ... [more]

Ubiquity Software, the SIP communications software company based in the UK, could be up for sale according to reports. The company is thought to be involved in discussions with a third party over a po... [more]

Emap Communications, the B2B division of UK media group Emap, announced today that it has acquired Trades Exhibitions Limited (TEL) for £19m. The acquisition includes £3m of cash from within the compa... [more]

Silverdell is to acquire Redhill Analysts, the Dorking-based asbestos and environmental consultancy with four offices, for up to £10m.... [more]

Wolseley has announced six new acquisitions for a total £27m, including Hudson Plumbing Supplies of Canada, Onda-Lay Pipe & Rental of the US, Page's Appliances of the US, Tonto Verde Construction of t... [more]

Onyx Group has acquired Teesside-based Business Continuity Centres for undisclosed terms, as part of a strategy to set up disaster recovery centres on Tyneside and Teesside in 2007.... [more]

Barclays is to acquire Nile Bank, the Ugandan commercial bank with 18 branches and 228 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

William Jackson & Son has acquired Parripak, the Bedfordshire-based vegetable processing company with 230 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Dennis Eagle, the Warwick-based refuse truck manufacturer with 580 staff at eight sites, has been acquired by Ros Roca of Spain for an estimated £102m.... [more]

Bond International Software has acquired Gowi Group, the HR software developer with 120 staff in London, Portsmouth, Crawley, Lingfield and Wootton Bassett, for £8.9m.... [more]

Quantum Microponents has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 70 jobs at its computer parts factory in Skelmersdale, but 28 jobs have been lost with the closu... [more]

Rosewood Packaging has acquired Alexander Box Company, the Cumbernauld-based supplier of printed corrugated packaging with 39 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

It was previously reported that Lowdham Leisureworld, the family-owned motor home dealership based in Nottingham, Huddersfield and Reading, was thought to be considering a sale of the business. The ow... [more]

Kingston Communications has acquired JAM IP, the Maidenhead-based IP contact centre solutions company, for an initial £2.6m.... [more]

Guardian Media Group has acquired the radio operations of Saga Group for undisclosed terms, including services in the West Midlands, East Midlands and Glasgow.... [more]

Rentokil Initial has acquired the Campbell Brothers pest control business in Australia for £19m.... [more]

Paperpak, the manufacturer and distributor of adult incontinence products, is reportedly up for sale with a price tag of £80m. The sale of the European division will be handled by Deloitte, while the ... [more]

SigmaKalon, the European paint supplier, is expected to be put up for sale in 2007 for around £1.3m. Owners Bain Capital bought the business in 2002 for £505m and according to insiders the business' p... [more]

Japan Tobacco is to acquire the UK-listed tobacco giant Gallaher Group for £7.5bn, in what will be the country's largest ever foreign takeover. ... [more]

Wraith Plc, the AIM-listed provider of portable accommodation units, is to be acquired by private equity firm TDR Capital for £30.3m.... [more]