Eagle Marketing the Tonbridge-based computer components distributor has undergone a £3m management buy-in... [more]

Rentokil Initial has acquired eight hygiene and security companies for a total of £37m including Adrett in Germany BTMF in France Alert Security Systems in the Netherlands Minion Manned Guarding in Ca... [more]

MMP International the Harrogate-based industrial coatings company has been acquired by Devcon Plexus of the US for undisclosed terms... [more]

British American Tobacco is to acquire Rothmans International for £5.28bn which is expected to lead to job losses in their UK and worldwide cigarette factories... [more]

The Post Office has acquired German Parcel for undisclosed terms as part of a strategy to become a leading player in the European postal market... [more]

Regal Hotel Group is linking up with the finance company Intermediate Capital Group to acquire County Hotels for £42m which will add 25 hotel properties to Regal's portfolio... [more]

Copyright Promotions Group the sports and entertainment licensing agency is to be acquired by ISMM of Switzerland for £20m... [more]

Inchcape has sold its Asia-Pacific marketing business to Li & Fung for £93m... [more]

Allied Domecq has sold Cantrell & Cochrane the Irish drinks distribution business to BC Partners for £519m and the proceeds will be used to reduce debt... [more]

Williams has acquired two French fire protection companies - Proteg Incendie and Proteg Extincteur - from Securitas of Sweden for £53m... [more]

Bowthorpe is acquiring Wireless Telecom the US wireless and satellite communications business for £11m... [more]

Wolseley is acquiring Brossette the French plumbing distributor and four US companies bringing its total spending on acquisitions to £178m in the first five months of the financial year... [more]

EBC has acquired NR Humphreys the Reading-based building maintenance company for undisclosed terms... [more]

Ainscough Group has acquired Peterhead Crane Hire for undisclosed terms and opened a new depot in Hertfordshire... [more]

Incepta is acquiring Alexander Demuth the German communications consultancy for £4.3m... [more]

Sondex the manufacturer of logging tools for the oil and gas sector has sold a majority stake in the company to NatWest Equity Partners in a £10m deal... [more]

Hays is acquiring France Partner the French courier company for an initial £16m which will increase its share of the French early- morning express delivery market to about 20%... [more]

Meyer International has sold Pont Meyer its Dutch building materials division to William Pont of the Netherlands for £56m... [more]

Hanson has acquired Tanah Raya Group the Malaysian aggregates company for £16m... [more]

Firth Rixson has acquired Spartan Sheffield the specialist engineering company for about £1.5m... [more]