Gunn Bros the Cumbrian chain of builders merchants has been acquired by Builder Center... [more]

Unilever is acquiring two US food companies for a total £1.63bn - dietary supplement manufacturer SlimFast Foods and ice cream producer Ben & Jerry's Homemade... [more]

Robert Fleming the investment bank is to be acquired by Chase Manhattan of the US for £4.8bn and job losses are expected to be minimal... [more]

Clarity the internet consultancy has been acquired by Proxicom of the US for £46m which will increase its technical capacity and provide access to overseas markets... [more]

AFA Systems has acquired Data Analysis Risk Technology the derivatives software house in a £26m deal... [more]

Capita is to acquire IRG the share registration service for £100m in order to expand its back-office administration services into the private sector... [more]

Amec is to acquire the windfarm developer Border Wind in response to the government's recently-announced commitment to both onshore and offshore wind-energy projects... [more]

Clansman Monarch the Edinburgh-based travel operator has acquired Scottish Farmhouse Holidays for undisclosed terms... [more]

ARM Holdings has acquired Infinite Designs the Sheffield-based microchip designer for £0.3m... [more]

Balfour Beatty is to acquire US rail track companies Marta Track Constructors based near Pittsburgh and Metroplex for about £40m... [more]

Barkbury has acquired Crosbee & Atkins of Warwick for undisclosed terms to create a combined construction group with 300 employees... [more]

Lafarge of France has won European Commission approval for its £3.4bn bid for Blue Circle but the UK cement maker is still trying to resist the deal... [more]

Cable & Wireless has acquired Jaguar Communications the St Albans-based network integration company... [more]

Incepta is acquiring Smarts Advertising & Design the Scottish advertising agency for £2.5m... [more]

Brewin Dolphin is to acquire Broadbridge the Yorkshire-based stockbroker for up to £10m... [more]

HP Bulmer is to acquire Dawes Group the drinks wholesaler that trades as The Beer Seller for £32m in order to introduce its cider into more pubs... [more]

Stagecoach has acquired JW Coaches & Taxis of Banchory Deeside in order to expand its public transport business in the north-east of Scotland... [more]

Sage is acquiring CSM the Birmingham-based developer of tax software from Freecom.net for £9m... [more]

IS Solutions the software and computer services group is acquiring AXL and AXL Performance Solutions for £2.3m... [more]

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]