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]

Hanson is to acquire Birchwood Concrete Products from YJL for £8.5m and YJL is expected to use the proceeds to fund future acquisitions... [more]

Oxford Molecular is selling Cambridge Discovery Chemistry to Millennium Pharmaceuticals for £35m in order to reduce debt... [more]

Hickson International is to be acquired by Arch Chemicals of the US for £97m enabling Arch to expand its international operations and increase its presence in the biocides and performance urethanes ma... [more]

Pearson has acquired The Forum Corporation the US management training company for £60m in order to expand its FT Knowledge subsidiary and develop a global education business... [more]

Centrica is to acquire Direct Energy the Canadian natural gas retailer for £406m and will use it as a platform for further North American growth... [more]

Access Plus the marketing services company is to acquire Software Stationery Holdings the supplier of printed products and print management services for up to £11m... [more]

Mersey Docks & Harbour is acquiring Imari the Irish logistics and port services group for £16m... [more]

Asprey & Garrard the upmarket jeweller has been acquired by the co-chairmen of US fashion group Tommy Hilfiger for undisclosed terms and they plan to open more stores... [more]

Orange has acquired Ananova the Press Association's new media division for £95m leaving PA to focus on the wholesale supply of news and information... [more]

Cordiant Communications is acquiring Lighthouse Global Network of the US for £259m in order to expand its marketing services business... [more]

Chelford is to undergo a £12m reverse takeover of SSI the developer of e-business fulfilment software... [more]

Eskmuir Properties is to go private in a £135m deal that will return ownership to the Laing family... [more]