Phoenix Equity Partners is backing the acquisition of cosmetic surgery operator Transform by Covenant Healthcare for an estimated £20m.... [more]

Lee Longlands is to acquire Vineys, the Abingdon-based furniture retailer, for £2m.... [more]

Amey, the construction group, is being urged to sell or break up by its shareholder Meditor Capital Management due to a loss of confidence in the company and its management.... [more]

Presswork Partnerships of Wolverhampton has been acquired by the Pressings & Fabrications division of Congleton-based UPF Group for undisclosed terms, saving 130 jobs.... [more]

Madisons Coffee the coffee bar chain has suggested that it may be open to talks on a merger or sale of the company due to overcrowding of the UK market.... [more]

Taylor Ward Taylor, the Exeter-based manufacturer of gifts and home accessories, has acquired R&C Imports, the Manchester-based giftware import and distribution company.... [more]

WR Refrigeration, the Leicester-based air-conditioning and refrigeration company with 500 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Sport Entertainment & Media is to acquire the boxing and events promotion business of Golden Gloves for £2.5m.... [more]

Corus is to sell its downstream aluminium operations to Pechiney of France for £540m, including sites in China, Germany, Canada and Belgium.... [more]

Watson Dallas, the Perth-based door manufacturer, has been bought out of receivership by IG Doors of Cwmbran.... [more]

Inmarsat the satellite communications group has put itself up for sale. The company could fetch an estimated £1bn. A number of private equity groups are thought to be interested.... [more]

Hiscox is to acquire Eldon Capital, the fund manager that focuses on investment in the financial sector.... [more]

Dunlopillo, the manufacturer of pillows and beds, is to sell its consumer products business to Hilding Anders of Sweden for £12m, and up to 80 jobs will be transferred from Harrogate to Oldham.... [more]

Ryland has sold its Fiat-Alfa Romeo dealerships in Oldbury and Stourbridge to Arnold Clark Automobiles for £1.3m.... [more]

Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, the french retail group, are to sell their consumer credit arm Finaref in a piecemeal sale. The first disposal will be the consumer credit and store card operations. The dis... [more]

Howell Communications is to merge with the Petersen Partnership to create a new South Wales-based public relations and marketing company with 28 staff called Howell Petersen.... [more]

Man Group has acquired GNI, the London-based futures broker with 500 staff, from Old Mutual for £100m.... [more]

TXU is to sell its UK power operations to Eon, the German owner of PowerGen, for £1.62bn, which will involve the transfer of three coal-fired power stations and a London-based combined heat and power ... [more]

BPB has acquired control of Gyproc Benelux, the supplier of plasterboard to the Dutch and Belgian markets, in a £52m deal, and will sell Gyproc's German and Polish operations to Lafarge for £33m.... [more]

BOC has acquired Environmental Management Corporation, the US water services company, for £32m.... [more]