Mitie Powered Access has undergone a GBP 1.9m management buy-out, and its five branches are being rebranded as The Platform Company... [more]

Greenwoods Communications has acquired Telecom Protection Technologies, the manufacturer of hardware and software to protect against electrical surges in telecom equipment with annual turnover of GBP ... [more]

Midas Metal Finishes has bought the assets of CR Plating, the recently-closed Coventry-based plating company, for undisclosed terms, saving some of the 20 jobs... [more]

Cobbetts, the Manchester law firm, is to merge with Read Hind Stewart of Leeds in May, creating a combined group with 67 partners... [more]

Sytner, the Leicester-based prestige car dealership, is to be acquired by United Auto Group of the US for GBP 95m... [more]

EPL Access, the chain of eight powered access hire branches, has undergone a management buy-out from John Laing... [more]

Johnson Matthey has acquired Avocado Research Chemicals, the Heysham-based manufacturer of organic compounds for research laboratories with 70 staff, for an initial GBP 25m... [more]

Headlam has acquired the trading assets of the UK floor covering distribution business of Rikett AS of Norway for an initial GBP 0.3m... [more]

Scottish Radio Holdings is to acquire the Longford Leader Group, the publisher of regional newspapers in Ireland, for GBP 5.6m... [more]

Tribal Group has acquired FD Learning, the Sheffield-based provider of IT services to the education sector, for GBP 7.4m, and Hipkins, the property services company, for GBP 0.7m... [more]

DCC is to acquire TechnoPharm, the Irish pharmaceuticals distributor, for up to GBP 10m, in order to expand its hospital supplies business... [more]

Service Corporation International of the US has sold UK-based Dignity Caring Funeral Services to a management team backed by HSBC Private Equity for GBP 220m... [more]

KBC Advanced Technologies has acquired Petroleum Economics, the energy economics consultancy, for GBP 2m... [more]

Northern Electric has sold its wind power business to London Electricity for GBP 3.5m, including turbines in Northumberland and County Durham and the right to build a GBP 60m offshore windfarm near Ha... [more]

Microgen has acquired OST, the IT services company, for up to GBP 20m, partly funded by a GBP 4.3m share placing... [more]

BT's stake in French discount telephone provider Cegetel is up for sale, potentially worth billions, and the group has another £0.5bn of non-fixed assets to sell, according to chairman Sir Christopher... [more]

Some shareholders have suggested to Allied Irish Banks that it should consider putting itself up for sale following £517m of losses from an alleged rogue trader. The bank has said that the first issue... [more]

Affinitas has acquired the Armed Forces Financial Advisory Service from insurance broker Willis, and is now seeking similar acquisitions... [more]

Smart & Cook has acquired Lanarkshire-based Lewis Wotherspoon in order to expand its Scottish insurance brokerage... [more]

London Scottish Bank has acquired Sterling Direct Finance, the Southend-based secured lending broker, for an initial GBP 5.8m... [more]