Acquisition Resources

InterX is to sell its Ideal Hardware distribution business to Bell Microproducts of the US for up to £18m in order to focus on its internet business... [more]

Cable & Wireless has bought five more small internet companies for £67m including Eaisa of Spain Pictime of France Point of Presence of Germany and Widex and Impact of the Netherlands... [more]

National Express has announced a £162m takeover bid for Prism Rail which will give the group seven out of the 25 train operating franchises and a 20% share of the rail market... [more]

Scottish Power has sold its Hamilton-based electrical contractingbusiness to Alstom for undisclosed terms... [more]

RP Hodson has bought a 76% stake in John Wimble Insurance Brokers the London City brokerage for about £1.8m... [more]

Hepworth has sold Hepworth Minerals & Chemicals to Watts Blake Bearne a subsidiary of Belgium's SCR-Sibelco for £86m... [more]

Diageo has confirmed plans to merge its Pillsbury food division with General Mills of the US and to combine its UDV spirits business with its Guinness brewing division in order to focus the group on a... [more]

Enterprise Oil has acquired R&B Falcon's exploration interests in the Gulf of Mexico for £84m... [more]

United News & Media is to sell Miller Freeman USA to VNU for £433m but is still looking for a buyer for Miller Freeman's European business titles... [more]

Kewill Systems has sold its logistics software business to Swisslog of Switzerland for £17m... [more]

BBA has sold its automotive brake pads business to HSBC Private Equity for £389m as part of a strategy to focus on aviation services and materials technology... [more]

Perry Group has acquired four motor accident repair businesses from Pendragon for £3.4m and will integrate them into its Nationwide Crash Repair Centres subsidiary... [more]

Homestyle is to acquire Harveys Furnishings for £136m and the Harveys' high street stores will be converted to the Rosebys and Knightingales formats... [more]

Adare Printing the stationery and printing company has agreed a £104m management buy-out... [more]

Pland Stainless the Leeds-based manufacturer of steel fittings has undergone a management buy-out securing 37 jobs... [more]

Brake Bros is to acquire Cearns & Brown the Cheshire-based foodservice wholesaler for £24m... [more]

SmartStream the banking software and services company has beenacquired by 3i from Geac of Canada for £71m... [more]

Low & Bonar has sold its polymers business to Ineco Acrylics the former ICI subsidiary for £11m... [more]

Carlton Communications has sold its Quantel image processing equipment business to management for £51m... [more]

BAE Systems has reached agreement to acquire Lockheed Martin's aerospace electronics business for £1.1bn and the deal is expected to be completed later this year... [more]