AFA Systems has acquired Data Analysis Risk Technology the derivatives software house in a £26m deal... [more]

Capita is to acquire IRG the share registration service for £100m in order to expand its back-office administration services into the private sector... [more]

Amec is to acquire the windfarm developer Border Wind in response to the government's recently-announced commitment to both onshore and offshore wind-energy projects... [more]

Clansman Monarch the Edinburgh-based travel operator has acquired Scottish Farmhouse Holidays for undisclosed terms... [more]

ARM Holdings has acquired Infinite Designs the Sheffield-based microchip designer for £0.3m... [more]

Balfour Beatty is to acquire US rail track companies Marta Track Constructors based near Pittsburgh and Metroplex for about £40m... [more]

Barkbury has acquired Crosbee & Atkins of Warwick for undisclosed terms to create a combined construction group with 300 employees... [more]

Northern Leisure is in merger talks with Luminar to create a £600m group with 225 nightclubs... [more]

Lafarge of France has won European Commission approval for its £3.4bn bid for Blue Circle but the UK cement maker is still trying to resist the deal... [more]

Alvis is selling a division that manufacturers bomb disposal robots to Northrop Grumman of the US for £1.4m and job losses are expected among the 31 Coventry-based workers... [more]

Albert Fisher has sold its Greencell fresh produce division to management for £1.4m... [more]

Cable & Wireless has acquired Jaguar Communications the St Albans-based network integration company... [more]

Incepta is acquiring Smarts Advertising & Design the Scottish advertising agency for £2.5m... [more]

Brewin Dolphin is to acquire Broadbridge the Yorkshire-based stockbroker for up to £10m... [more]

Keystone Software has acquired the legal software division of US-based BISPoint Technologies for £5m partly funded by a £2.4m share placing... [more]

HP Bulmer is to acquire Dawes Group the drinks wholesaler that trades as The Beer Seller for £32m in order to introduce its cider into more pubs... [more]

Pattern Equipment Company the Leicester-based tooling business has undergone a management buy-out and is now looking to invest in new facilities... [more]

Stagecoach has acquired JW Coaches & Taxis of Banchory Deeside in order to expand its public transport business in the north-east of Scotland... [more]

Sage is acquiring CSM the Birmingham-based developer of tax software from Freecom.net for £9m... [more]

Morgan Crucible is selling its Laser Diode subsidiary which makes equipment for the fibre-optic communications industry to Tyco International for £16m... [more]