Acquisition Resources

Bridgend Group is to undergo a reverse takeover by Hemscott.net the online financial information company that is also raising £16m in a share placing... [more]

Associated British Foods has bought the polyols business of Lonza for undisclosed terms in order to expand its US-based SPI Polyols division.... [more]

Dial Direct is to buy 0700 2 Insure the Redditch-based insurance intermediary that collapsed last week and expects to re-employ up to130 staff... [more]

Psion has acquired Teklogix the Canadian network integration company for £243m as part of a strategy to shift its emphasis from consumer products towards the business market... [more]

Reflec the inks and coatings company has raised £7.2m to fund three acquisitions -Corrosion Control International a 75% stake in Reflective TV and the global rights to the Kevlar anti-corrosion tradem... [more]

Regal Hotel Group is to be acquired by a takeover vehicle set up by affiliates of Malaysian United Industries in a £88m deal... [more]

Jellyworks the internet investment vehicle is to be acquired by Shore Capital in a £64m deal that is conditional on Shore joining Aim... [more]

Unilever is to sell European Bakery Supplies Business to CSM of the Netherlands for £440m and is now said be looking to sell the recently-acquired Bestfoods consumer bakery division... [more]

Fourth Estate the independent publishing house has been acquired by HarperCollins for undisclosed terms and its 36 London-based staff will move to new offices... [more]

Nycomed Amersham has sold its Nycomed Amersham Medical Systems subsidiary to a management buy-out team for £10m... [more]

Waterman Partnership the consulting engineer has bought Moylan Engineering and its John Moylan & Associates division for £1.3m in order to expand into Ireland... [more]

Ultrasis is to acquire Calm Corporation the developer of diagnostic healthcare software for £4.1m... [more]

Britvic has acquired Orchid Drinks the Hartlepool-based producer of herb-based drinks for about £20m... [more]

Wade Furniture Group has sold its consumer division to JDP Furniture for undisclosed terms which will involve the transfer of 850 staff. ... [more]

P&O has sold Quantum Publishing to a management buy-out for £20m and the business will be renamed Quantum Business Group... [more]

ASW is selling its 86% stake in SAM its French wire rods subsidiary for £82m in order to focus on its UK plants in Cardiff and Sheerness... [more]

Propertyfinder the online estate agency has been acquired by a consortium of Arts Alliance and Hamptons International in a £5.5m deal... [more]

Courtaulds Textiles has sold Christy the Cheshire-based towels business to management for £15m... [more]

Premier Direct has acquired Books UK for £2.4m in order to expand its book distribution network... [more]

Albert Fisher has sold Van Soest its Dutch cold storage and frozen vegetables subsidiary to management for £6.1m... [more]