ITE Group has acquired a 75% stake in Extension 21 the organiser of the Harrogate Womenswear Fashion events for an initial £1.7m... [more]

Avec Aerotool has acquired the ground-support equipment interests of C&F Millier which will lead to the creation of up to 40 jobs over the next three years... [more]

BP has acquired Cairns of Malaysia for £76m in order to increase its stake in the Tangguh gas project in Indonesia to 50%... [more]

WJ Watkins has acquired in Kent which will create the country's third largest egg company... [more]

Rexam is to sell two beverage can plants in Runcorn and France to Schmalbach-Lubeca of Germany for £52m in order to win approval forthe acquisition of American National Can... [more]

ECsoft has bought S17 the Swedish IT services company with 63 staff from Framfab in order to strengthen its back-office systems and project management operations in Sweden... [more]

Scipher is to acquire Probot Communications for £0.7m in order to expand its Wavelength Digital wireless communications business... [more]

Profile Media has acquired Hazleton Publishing the sports book publisher for an initial £2.5m... [more]

United Business Media has acquired a 50% stake in the Dutch national news agency's press release distribution division ANPPS for £3.9m... [more]

CPP Holdings has acquired Homecare Holdings the mobile phone insurance subsidiary of Miller Fisher for undisclosed terms... [more]

Bunzl is to acquire the carrier bag supply business of British Polythene for up to £8.5m... [more]

WH Smith is to sell its distribution business to former managers backed by ABN Amro Private Equity for £215m... [more]

Weir has sold its computer division to Maxima of Cheltenham for undisclosed terms while three units are being closed with the loss of 335 jobs - Tooling Products in Hampshire G Perry in Leicester and ... [more]

Taylor Woodrow is to sell its Australian housebuilding business to Stockland for £31m in order to focus on the UK and North America. ... [more]

Turbo Genset has acquired Intelligent Power Systems the Gateshead-based designer and manufacturer of power systems for £1.5m... [more]

Allen & Heath the Penryn-based manufacturer of audio mixing consoles has undergone a £9m management buy-out from Harman International Industries... [more]

Britax the manufacturer of child safety seats and other vehicle and aircraft components is to undergo a £441m management buy-out backed by Royal Bank Private Equity... [more]

Reed Elsevier is planning to sell the Official Airlines Guide to a management buy-out for a nominal sum... [more]

Marconi is planning to shed a further 4000 jobs from its worldwide workforce including 570 at a plant in Poole and has also announced the sale of its medical systems division to Philips for £780m... [more]

Kingfisher Leisure the bar and nightclub operator has accepted a £13m takeover offer from Springwood... [more]