HL Engineering has bought Engineering Diamonds and MA Engineering of Coventry to create a combined group employing 50 staff in the supply of components to the automotive and defence industries... [more]

Upton & Southern the Middlesbrough-based department store group is being sold to a consortium under the name of Hilco UK for a nominal sum. ... [more]

Kingsbridge is to acquire John Murray the Glasgow-based financial adviser for £3.5m... [more]

James Gilbert the manufacturer of rugby balls has been sold to a management buy-in team for £11m... [more]

Communisis has sold its Jaycare pharmaceutical packaging business to a company backed by 3i for £29m while its envelopes business is being sold to Bong Ljungdahl of Sweden for £7.5m... [more]

Halma has acquired Wessex Electronics the manufacturer of equipment to reduce leakage in the water industry for £2m... [more]

Integriti Solutions has acquired InterCorr International the US corrosion testing and research company for undisclosed terms... [more]

Cavell Management Services has acquired Peter Blem Adjusters the London market claims adjusting specialist for undisclosed terms... [more]

electricity and gas business out of receivership for £10m while Independent's network of 12 small power stations and three inland gasfields will be sold off separately... [more]

Baltimore Technologies has acquired Content Technologies the developer of e-mail security software in a £692m deal... [more]

Sirdar has acquired Ryalux the carpet manufacturer for £25m and has also announced the sale of its lossmaking Eversure Textiles division... [more]

Hi-Tec Sports the footwear manufacturer is to undergo a £16m management buy-out... [more]

Baynflax the food machinery company has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms and plans to develop into a £30m business through acquisitions and strategic alliances... [more]

Tempus has acquired Fusion 5 the US marketing consultancy for about £4m and an 80% stake in Interactive Creative Marketing of Japan for £2.3m... [more]

Ash & Lacy the metals engineer has accepted a £69m takeover bid from Hill & Smith but a higher offer is expected from Metnor... [more]

IFG Group is planning to acquire Berkeley Jacobs Financial Services the pensions adviser for up to £12m... [more]

Amey is raising £42m in a share placing in order to fund the acquisition of a 50% stake in BCN Data Systems the developer of technology to monitor security systems and cash machines for £14m. ... [more]

Eurodis Electron is to buy the electronic components distribution business of Ericsson Microelectronics for £29m in order to expand its presence in the Nordic region... [more]

Hanson has bought 14 UK operations from Tarmac for £33m including limestone sand and gravel quarries a concrete plant and an asphalt plant... [more]

Bonhams is to merge with Brooks to create a combined auction house called Bonhams & Brooks and the London-based business will employ 200 staff... [more]