Morse is acquiring the remaining 66% of Partner System the French reseller of computer technology for £3.5m... [more]

Hepworth is selling its bricks business to Ibstock Building Products for about £10m... [more]

Glynwed International has acquired Ipex the plastic pipes company from Canada's Ivaco and Sceptor Holdings for £220m... [more]

Alvis has sold Barracuda Technologies its camouflage equipment subsidiary to Saab of Sweden for up to £5.6m... [more]

Garban is to merge with Intercapital in order to create the world's largest wholesale money broker and jobs are expected to be lost in London and New York... [more]

Berisford is to acquire Scotsman Industries the US manufacturer of refrigeration products for £448m and may now decide to sell its Magnet kitchens business... [more]

Amey is acquiring Comax the support services business spun off from the government's defence research agency for £86m as part of a strategy to move away from its traditional construction activities... [more]

GEC is to acquire RDC Communications the Israeli supplier of wireless equipment for £24m as part of a strategy to focus on telecoms and IT networking... [more]

British Telecom's Syntegra division is to acquire Control Data Systems the US systems integrator for £217m... [more]

Avon Rubber has acquired Industrial Flexo and Proflex through its Spanish subsidiary for £17m... [more]

Burmah Castrol has sold its Protim Solignum timber treatment division to Osmose of the US for £9.5m... [more]

Emap has acquired Wagadon the fashion magazine publisher that has an annual turnover of about £10m... [more]

Guardian iT is acquiring Sogeris the French computer disaster recovery business for £29m as part of a strategy to expand into continental Europe... [more]

P&O is acquiring International Terminal Operating the US port services and stevedores business for £50m and will use it as a platform for further expansion in North America... [more]

Newcastle Building Society is planning to merge with Nottingham Imperial one of the smaller building societies with 12000 customers... [more]

Coats Viyella has launched an agreed £68m takeover bid for Hicking Pentecost the industrial threads manufacturer trumping a rival offer from Ruddick of the US... [more]

Pearson is selling Macmillan General Reference USA to IDG Books Worldwide for £52m as part of a strategy to sell a number of reference professional and business operations... [more]

Bridport the aerospace and medical products manufacturer is to be acquired by Marmon of the US for £30m... [more]

Prudential is to acquire Hung Fu Life Insurance Company of Taiwan for £30m as part of a strategy to expand in northern Asia... [more]

Airtours is acquiring Trivselresor the Swedish holidays company for £7.5m... [more]