Irish Nationwide building society has started the process of demutualisation, and is expected to be on the market in the next couple of months. The society, which is viewing a trade sale to another in... [more]

RPS has acquired Geocon, the Axminster-based provider of consultancy services to the oil and gas industry, for up to £6.3m.... [more]

Revenue Assurance Services has acquired Utility Management Services (Hull), the Warrington-based supplier of meter point services to the utility industry, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Proactis is to acquire Alito UK, the Bridgend-based e-procurement software solutions company, for an initial £1.5m.... [more]

Spanish airline Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA has reportedly hired investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to advise on a possible sale. Although no bids have been made as yet, it is est... [more]

Clayton Holdings, the US-listed financial services company, has announced that it is to acquire Bristol-based credit risk consultancy Euro Risk Management Limited. The terms of the deal have not been ... [more]

La Tasca, the Bolton-based chain of 71 tapas bars, has accepted a £96m takeover offer from Tragus.... [more]

Kanyon is to acquire Solar Labs, a start-up company planning the commercial development of solar energy solutions, for £4.3m.... [more]

SCi Entertainment is to acquire Bluefish Media, the distributor of video games, for up to £2m.... [more]

K3 Business Technology is to acquire McGuffie Brunton, the provider of manufacturing software solutions with offices in Manchester, Bagshot, Dereham and Market Bosworth, for £12m.... [more]

BBI has acquired Theratase, the enzyme manufacturer with sites in Blaenavon, London and South Africa, for £24m.... [more]

StyleMark has acquired Polaroid Eyewear International's 200,000 sq ft lens factory in the Vale of Leven, securing the future of 100 jobs.... [more]

Oxeco is to acquire Oxray, the Oxford-based start-up company involved in molecular structure determination services, for £2m.... [more]

Mavinwood is to acquire DCS, the Peterborough-based provider of scanning and indexing services, for an initial £1.3m.... [more]

Yorkshire Linen Co has acquired seven Linen Warehouse stores in the North West from Morris Textiles for about £1m.... [more]

Tragus, the British mid-market restaurant chain, has agreed to buy UK Spanish-themed restaurant chain La Tasca for around £96m in cash, at 185 pence per share.... [more]

United Business Media has acquired EU Consulting, the Finnish paper and packaging consultancy, for £0.3m.... [more]

Clockwork Group has acquired Edwards, the London-based storage group, for £1.6m.... [more]

Smart & Cook, the insurance broker, could be put up for sale after its management team reportedly provided private equity stakeholder 3i with a list of approved potential buyers for the business. The... [more]

Economic Lifestyle Property Investment Company Ltd, the property investment company, set up by Economic Lifestyle, for the over 65's, could be put up for sale following a strategic review. The compan... [more]