HSBC is to acquire Republic National Bank New York for $7.6bn and is offering a further $2.6bn for the remaining 51% stake in Safra Republic Holdings which includes a number of private banks in Europe... [more]

Action Computer Supplies has agreed to a £92m takeover offer from Insight Enterprises of the US and Insight will use it as a base for expanding further into the European computer products market... [more]

National Express has acquired National Bus Company the Australian operator of bus services in Melbourne Brisbane and Sydney for £13m.... [more]

Hillsdown is acquiring Boin the French jam manufacturer for undisclosed terms... [more]

Sanctuary Group is acquiring ASV the classical music record company for £1.3m... [more]

Volex is acquiring the power cord division of Belden for up to £18m.... [more]

CRH has acquired two Finnish cement and aggregates businesses from Scancem of Sweden for £273m and is now looking to expand into the Baltic states and eastern Europe... [more]

BWI the packaging equipment company has accepted a £48m takeover offer from IWKA of Germany... [more]

Tarsus Group is to acquire Edit Expo the French organiser of trade exhibitions for about £5m... [more]

Scientifics the Derby-based research company has acquired the Glasgow-based bridge monitoring division of Stanger Science which is owned by Tarmac... [more]

Diagonal has acquired MFT the Leeds-based software solutions company for £5m and MFT's 40 staff will relocate to Diagonal's northern headquarters in Kirkstall Road... [more]

European Colour the Manchester-based pigments and coatings company has acquired RFS Corporation its US partner in a £5.6m deal... [more]

Aga of Sweden has withdrawn from the UK industrial gases market by selling AGA Gas to Air Products & Chemicals of the US as well as its 50% stake in Air Gas Production to Messer of Germany... [more]

VDC the veterinary and healthcare products company has announced a reverse takeover deal with the Lawrence chemicals group in order to fight off a hostile takeover bid from Genus... [more]

Metnor is acquiring two engineering services companies for a maximum of £6.5m - Norstead the air conditioning supplier and MGY the supplier of hoses and gauges... [more]

NFC has acquired Xpress Group the provider of wheel assembly services for £4m in order to expand its automotive logistics business. ... [more]

Wolseley the building materials company is to acquire British Fittings for £40m in order to expand its distribution business... [more]

Sports Internet is acquiring Planetfootball.com the developer of web sites for football clubs for £24m in order to build up an online sports betting business... [more]

Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire the commercial banking operations of State Street of the US for $350m through its Citizens Financial Group subsidiary... [more]

Burmah Castrol is planning to acquire Remet Corporation the US supplier of casting products to the engineering industry for $33m... [more]