Euromoney Publications is to acquire an 80% stake in Internet Securities the US provider of financial information on emerging markets via the internet for £26m... [more]

Anglo Irish Bank is to acquire Smurfit Paribas Bank the joint venture between Banque Paribas and Jefferson Smurfit for £27m... [more]

Kingspan has acquired Entec (Pollution Control) the manufacturer of mini waste treatment plants for £2.6m... [more]

Thomson Travel has acquired Callers-Pegasus Travel the chain of 34 travel shops in the north east for £17m... [more]

Partco has acquired the Plunkett motor parts factoring business from Dixon Motors for £3.2m... [more]

Yorkshire Water is to acquire York Waterworks the supplier of water in the York area for £34m... [more]

Sears has accepted a £549m takeover offer from Philip Green the retail entrepreneur... [more]

Division the software developer is to be acquired by Parametric Technology of the US for £28m... [more]

Brown Shipley is to acquire Henry Cooke the private client stockbroker for £20m in order to benefit from cross-selling opportunities... [more]

Industrial Contract Services has merged with Thomas Vale the design and build contractor to form ICS-Vale... [more]

The Lewis Harris Group has acquired Niwel the Manchester-based builder with annual sales of £12m... [more]

Field Group is to be acquired by Chesapeake of the US for £194m and Chesapeake will use Field as a base from which to expand into Europe and become a global supplier... [more]

Shell Chemicals has sold Dumo the Belgian manufacturer of polyurethane foam to management for undisclosed terms... [more]

Ford and Jardine Motors have confirmed the £28m acquisition of Dagenham Motors through their Polar Motors joint venture... [more]

United News & Media is to acquire Audit & Surveys Worldwide the US market research company for £26m as part of a strategy to offer a global market research service to large companies... [more]

Unigate is to acquire Fisher Quality Foods the supplier of sauces and dressings from Albert Fisher for £43m and will combine the business with its fresh foods division... [more]

British Aerospace is to acquire the Marconi defence division of GEC for £6.9bn to create the third largest defence and aerospace group in the world... [more]

Unilever is to acquire Mountain Cream the Chinese ice cream company for undisclosed terms as part of a long-term strategy to expand its Chinese food operations... [more]

EJA Engineering the safety-switch equipment manufacturer is to be acquired by Rockwell of the US for £50m... [more]

IMI has acquired Melrose Displays the US supplier of displays to retailers for undisclosed terms... [more]