Alstom has bought Norweb Contracting from United Utilities for £25m as part of a strategy to develop a one-stop shop for electrical services... [more]

Marconi has acquired MSI the London-based wireless network consultancy for £391m as part of a strategy to position itself against the big telecoms companies... [more]

Confetti Network has acquired Braut.de the German online wedding business for undisclosed terms as part of a strategy to expand across Europe... [more]

Jardine Lloyd Thompson is to acquire Burke Ford Group for an initial £5m to create a combined retail insurance business operating within the JLT Corporate Risks & Services division... [more]

Smith-Woolley is to merge with Smiths Gore to create a combined chartered surveying business with 370 staff and 25 offices... [more]

Timtec International the Somercotes-based interior contractor has been bought by EuroTelecom Communications of Mexborough Yorkshire for £0.6m... [more]

WR Group the Leicester-based refrigeration company has bought NRC's supermarket services and maintenance business in Wellingborough from Stratagem Group for undisclosed terms... [more]

Alstom is to acquire Sunvic of Germany in order to expand its electrical contracting business into the petrochemical and chemical industries... [more]

Rentokil is to sell its US plant hire business to Ashtead for £320m and the proceeds will be used to fund a share buy-back programme... [more]

Johnstone Douglas the financial planning consultancy has been acquired by Alexander Forbes of South Africa for £42m... [more]

Just2Clicks has acquired Granite Rocks the supplier of geophysical services to oil companies for £0.7m in order to start online trading in the energy sector... [more]

Gala has acquired Riva Clubs the chain of 27 bingo clubs for £90m taking its chain to 174 outlets... [more]

HLM Architects and Osprey Communications are planning to merge to create a combined architectural and communications group called RockArchimedia... [more]

Pure Asphalt of Bolton has bought the mastic asphalt division of TotalFina in order to increase its UK market share to 25%... [more]

Dobbies Garden Centres has acquired Lancashire-based Clifton Garden Centre for £1.7m... [more]

Tactica Solutions the Norwich-based document management company has undergone a £60m management buy-out and the 365-strong workforce will be expanded... [more]

Marlow Ropes has acquired Whitely Products the Daventry-based cord manufacturer and will transfer production to Mossley near Manchester with the loss of 34 jobs... [more]

Lynx is to acquire Bankhall Investment Management the supplier of support services to independent financial advisers for up to £114m in order to develop an internet trading platform for the IFA market... [more]

Hyder the water and electricity supplier has agreed to a £402m takeover offer from Nomura International and Nomura has pledged to keep the group headquarters in Cardiff... [more]

John Collins the Nottingham-based printing company has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms... [more]