Stortext, the Edinburgh-based information management company, has sold its paper storage business to Britannia Data Management for GBP 10m.... [more]

Scottish & Newcastle has agreed to acquire Greenalls' pubs, budget hotels and restaurants for GBP 1.1bn, leaving Greenalls to focus on fitness clubs and the two remaining hotel divisions. ... [more]

NFC is to sell its Allied Pickfords removals business to US private equity group Clayton Dublier & Rice for GBP 281m, as part of a strategy to focus on logistics and project management. ... [more]

Simon Group is selling its Australian engineering joint venture with Siemens for GBP 3.4m, and is looking to acquire port services companies in France, Spain and Germany. ... [more]

Hill Hire, the truck rental company, is to be acquired by the Bank of Scotland in a GBP 74m deal. ... [more]

Synstar is to acquire Lancare, the Bristol-based computer network supplier, in a GBP 12.5m deal. ... [more]

Poole Car Centre, the Dorset-based Mitsubishi dealership, has been acquired by the Winchester Motor Group. ... [more]

Photobition has acquired Meteor, the Detroit-based graphics company, for GBP 2.5m, and is now looking to build up a national network in the US.... [more]

CGU is acquiring Gan Canada from Groupama of France for GBP 56m, in order to expand its Canadian insurance business. ... [more]

Ocean is acquiring Parkhill Reclamation for GBP 41m in order to expand its waste management business. ... [more]

Dalehead Foods is to merge with Roach Foods in a GBP 150m deal that will create a combined meat processing business called Flagship Foods.... [more]

Highland Distillers is set to go private in a GBP 700m acquisition by two private Scottish companies - Edrington and William Grant. ... [more]

Rolls-Royce is to acquire National Airmotive, the US engine repair company, for GBP 45m, as part of a strategy to expand its engine repair and overhaul business. ... [more]

BP Amoco has acquired APEX, the French solar electric company, and will combine the business with its BP Solarex division. ... [more]

Church & Co, the manufacturer of traditional shoes, has agreed a GBP 106m takeover bid from Prada of Italy. ... [more]

United Biscuits is acquiring Stollwercke, the Hungarian biscuit company, for GBP 18m. ... [more]

Vickers is to acquire Reumech, the South African-owned manufacturer of military vehicles, for up to GBP 12m, and is also forming joint ventures with Mowag, Singapore Technologies, and Krauss Maffei We... [more]

Hewden Stuart has acquired Elmore Plant Services, the Mitcham-based subsidiary of Wates Construction, for GBP 7.4m. ... [more]

Internet Technology Group is set to be acquired by Concentric Network of the US for GBP 146m. ... [more]

GEC has sold its NNC nuclear consulting division to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, and British Nuclear Fuels is acquiring a small stake. ... [more]