IMI has acquired 80% of Display Technologies the US point of purchase manufacturer for £26m... [more]

United Business Media has acquired Allison-Fisher International the US automotive information provider for £32m and will merge the business with its World market research division... [more]

Cordiant Communications is planning to merge its Scholz & Friends advertising business in Germany with United Visions Entertainment in order to produce TV programmes that include commercial messages... [more]

Charteris has acquired The Mandelbrot Set the supplier of e-business solutions for up to £5m... [more]

French the Manchester-based textiles company has sold its Rufflette curtain tape business to Bandex Narrow Textiles of Austria for £7m... [more]

Wolff Olins the brand consultant has been acquired by Omnicom the US-owned advertising agency... [more]

Solitaire Group is to acquire Moss Kaye & Roy Frank the London property management company for £1m... [more]

Intec Telecom Systems will buy Dataphone the provider of telecoms software solutions for £1.1m... [more]

Jarvis Porter, the lossmaking labels and packaging group is to close its creative packaging business in Leicestershire, with the loss of 250 jobs. Negotiations for the sale of the business are underst... [more]

Kingfisher, the retail giant, is attempting to raise £600m from a sale-and-leaseback of its high street Woolworths stores. The disposal is part of the break-up of the £6bn company. Credit Suisse First... [more]

The London Astoria has been put up for sale by Delancey, the property company run by Jamie Ritblat. Delancey is seeking offers in excess of £11m for the venue which is let to Mean Fiddler, the rock pr... [more]

Alliance & Leicester, the former building society, has said that they would be willing to consider offers from other institutions particularly to create shareholder value. National Australia Bank, own... [more]

Steven Cain, the former Carlton chief executive, is preparing a £400m bid for Halfords, the bicycle and car accessories chain. Other bidders include Charterhouse Development Capital, Duke Street Capit... [more]

Burford, the property company which recently took itself private, is to sell its single biggest asset and recoup around £300m for Lehman Brothers, the investment bank which backed the privatisation de... [more]

Chrysalis has dipped back into the red on losses in the new media, reporting pre-tax losses of £5.6m in the last 6 months to February 28. The company, however, said that its TV division would meet its... [more]

DMS Management, the independent financial adviser network, is considering breaking itself up in a move that could value the group at around £75m. It is believed to have held talks with Lynx Group and ... [more]

GE Capital, the financial arm of US conglomerate General Electric, and the UK arm of Aegon, the Netherlands-based insurer, have both expressed interest in buying the British life assurance business of... [more]

CVC Capital Partners and Bridgepoint Capital are preparing to sell the Parisa cafe and off-licence chain they jointly own for up to £100m. It is believed that Close Brothers, the investment bank, have... [more]

The Money Channel, the business broadcaster, has gone into administration with the loss of 100 jobs. PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrator, is seeking a buyer or investor for the business. Several... [more]

Heywood Williams, the maker of plastic windows and doors, has received early approaches from individuals keen to take the struggling business private in a deal which could be worth up to £200m. Ventur... [more]