Exchange Holdings is acquiring Aspect Online the German internet financial services business for £31m and has also announced plans to change its name to Moneyextra... [more]

Express Dairies has sold Kirkwall Creamery to a local consortium in order to secure 100 jobs and the future of Orkney Island Cheddar. ... [more]

Hunting Gate has sold its construction division to a management buy-out and the business has been renamed HG Construction... [more]

William Wilson the Aberdeen-based builders merchant has acquired GL Headley the Lancashire-based chain of six electrical wholesalebranches for undisclosed terms... [more]

Spring Ram is selling three Scunthorpe-based kitchen divisions to Design Academy securing the future of about 70 jobs... [more]

J&J Dyson is acquiring the ceramic fibres business of Wade Ceramics for £1.5m and will relocate the business from Stoke-on-Trent to Burton- on-Trent... [more]

Adams Healthcare of Leeds is to be acquired by Medical Solutions in a £13m reverse takeover financed by a £20m share placing... [more]

Deltron Electronics of Newmarket has acquired RAB Distribution and OEM Connectique for £1.7m in order to expand its French telecoms equipment business... [more]

Geo Interactive Media has acquired Orca Computers the Israeli supplier of broadband data solutions for £20m... [more]

Wolseley is to acquire Anderson Lumber Company of the US for £108m in order to expand its building materials business into seven new states... [more]

Rexam has sold its printing division to John Mansfield for £318m and John Mansfield has also announced plans to sell the recently-acquired Waddington's food service and pharmaceutical packaging operat... [more]

Lloyds Equipment Hire the specialist lifting company has acquired Lloyds British Testing in a £5m deal creating a combined group with 26 outlets and 300 staff... [more]

Britax International is to acquire Bellingham the US aircraft interiors business from Hexcel for £73m... [more]

Cedar Group the software services company has announced acquisitions worth a total of £21m including SBA UK and Ansaback for £17m and a majority stake in Sword Business Services for £4m... [more]

CMG is to acquire Admiral the computer services group for £1.15bn in order to expand its range of products and double its business in the UK France and Belgium... [more]

Stagecoach has announced a conditional agreement to sell its Porterbrook train leasing business to Abbey National for £773m and will use the proceeds to reduce debt... [more]

Johnston Press has sold S&E Distributors to JA Magson the York-based stationery wholesaler... [more]

In4tek the Altrincham-based developer of software for health and social services staff has undergone a £3m management but-out from Systems Team... [more]

Rexam is to acquire American National Can the US drinks cans maker for £1.3bn as part of a strategy to build up a global consumer packaging business... [more]

Richmond Foods has acquired Associated British Foods' ice-cream division for £19m consolidating its position as the country's largest independent ice-cream manufacturer... [more]