Appeal Blinds the Bristol-based manufacturer of blinds for conservatories has undergone a management buyout... [more]

Sytner Group the Leicester-based prestige car retailer has acquired Cooper in the City the City of London BMW dealer for an initial £0.7m... [more]

Emap has acquired Automotive Group the US publisher of auto-sport magazines from General Media for £21m... [more]

13m deal taking its total estate to nearly 700 pubs... [more]

Golden Vale has acquired Dairyborn Foods the manufacturer of cheese-based products for an initial £8.5m... [more]

Powerscreen International is selling a US subsidiary Powerscreen USB to Svedala Industries of Sweden for £5.5m... [more]

Chesterfelt the Chesterfield-based roofing felt company has been sold to a management buy-in team assembled by venture capital group 3i for undisclosed terms... [more]

Danisco Pack has acquired March Packaging Group the corrugated sheet manufacturer with sites in Hastings Andover Redditch and Northfleet for undisclosed terms... [more]

SCA has acquired Danapak Papemballage the Danish corrugated board producer for £50m... [more]

HE Services of Kent has bought the BCP Plant Hire business from Finning for undisclosed terms... [more]

Southern Electric Contracting has acquired Connect South West the Exeter-based street lighting contractor... [more]

Rexam is acquiring Sussex Plastics the US cosmetics packaging companyfor £19m and is now seeking similar purchases... [more]

Fishers International is to acquire Pycraft & Arnold the loss-adjuster for large insurers for about £11m... [more]

Ennstone has acquired Cooper Sand & Gravel the US quarry business for £1.6m... [more]

Calderburn is selling its Dauphin office furniture manufacturing business to Daco for £1.7m... [more]

Ferguson International is selling its food beverage and personal care labelling divisions to SE Labels of Norway for £13m... [more]

Independent Car Auctions has acquired SEA of France for undisclosed terms which will give it new sites in Bordeaux Marseilles andToulouse... [more]

Alison Associates the Reading-based supplier of car sales data has been acquired by Bell & Howell of the US for undisclosed terms... [more]

SmithKline Beecham is selling Diversified Pharmaceutical Services the pharmacy benefit business to Express Scripts of the US for £427m and its US clinical labs to Quest Diagnostics for £625m... [more]

Scottish Media is acquiring Primesight the outdoor advertising agency for £35m... [more]