Punch Taverns is to acquire Inn Business for £69m as part of a strategy to become a leading pub operator... [more]

Anglian Water is acquiring the Czech water company Severomoravske Vodovody for £50m and is expected to follow this up with similar deals in other eastern European countries... [more]

Adare Printing is acquiring Kall Kwik the franchised printing company for £10m... [more]

Electra Investment Trust has sold the publishing division of the Stationery Office to Meadowpoint a vehicle created by Apax Partners for £82m... [more]

Ferguson International has sold its Hindson print services division to Elanders Graphics for £6.8m and the BPC graphic design division to Brian Reed for £1.8m... [more]

Computer Cab is acquiring Datacab for an initial £1.3m in order to create a combined radio taxi group with more than 3100 drivers... [more]

Alpha Airports has sold DynAir its US ground handling division toSwissair for £100m in order to focus on the expansion of its airport catering and retailing operations... [more]

Orbis is acquiring Sitex the property protection company from Mercury Private Equity for £18m... [more]

Forward Industries the Swindon-based manufacturer of equipment for the nuclear power and hydraulics industries has been sold to management in a deal funded by NatWest Development Capital... [more]

Charles Crookes & Jones has merged with Phoenix Walters to create a Cardiff-based legal practice with 46 staff... [more]

Wassall has sold DAP the adhesives and sealants manufacturer to RPM of the US for £180m and is now looking to spend up to £350m on engineering acquisitions in the US and Europe... [more]

Shell's Montell subsidiary has sold a stake in its Don & Low polypropylene textile business to Thrace Plastics of Greece as part of a strategy to focus on polyolefins... [more]

Xenova is to sell MetaXen its US-based drugs software business to Exelixis Pharmaceuticals for £0.2m... [more]

Secure Trust Banking Group is acquiring Weinel & Partners the London fund manager for up to £3m... [more]

Royal & Sun Alliance is to acquire Orion Capital Corporation for £900m in order to double the size of its US insurance business... [more]

BOC has agreed a £7.2bn joint takeover bid from Air Liquide of France and Air Products of the US which will result in the group being broken up along geographical lines... [more]

Cookson is to sell TAM its ceramic powders manufacturing business to Ferro Corporation of the US for £50m... [more]

Clifford Chance has agreed to merge with Rogers & Wells of the US and Punder Volhard Weber & Axster of Poland in order to create a combined law firm with more than 2700 lawyers... [more]

Johnson Matthey is selling its electronic materials business to AlliedSignal of the US for £420m and may use the proceeds to acquire the precious metals and catalysts operations being sold by Degussa-... [more]

Electra Investment Trust has sold its PHS hygiene services business to rival venture capitalist Charterhouse Development for £215m... [more]