TotalFinaElf, the French oil and chemicals group, is putting its paints business, SigmaKalon, up for sale for £1.2bn. This effectively means that Leyland and Johnstone's, two of Britain's oldest paint... [more]

NRG, the Minneapolis-based energy company, is selling off its British assets, following heavy losses in the wake of the Enron collapse. NRG now wants to focus primarily on its domestic operations. Ass... [more]

Parity has acquired the IT training division of Sx3 for up to £0.2m, in order to expand its presence in Northern Ireland... [more]

Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Elrick & Lavidge, the US marketing research company with annual turnover of $23m... [more]

Birchin International is to acquire Park Row financial advisers in a £13m reverse takeover, and the new group will raise £3m in a share placing... [more]

Enterprise Inns is to acquire 1,860 pubs from Laurel for £875m, in order to expand its estate in the south of England... [more]

Capita Group has acquired City Financial Group, the provider of unit trust administration services, for up to £4.6m... [more]

Compass is to acquire Gruppo Events, the provider of catering services at Somerset House in London, for up to £6.6m.... [more]

At least 2 companies are believed to be interested in acquiring Brake Bros, the food service company that put itself up for sale last month. Ahold, the Dutch supermarket company, and Sysco, the North ... [more]

Sportsworld Media, the television production and distribution company, has gone into receivership having failed to find a buyer. PricewaterhouseCoopers have been appointed as administrative receivers.... [more]

Thomas Potts is to acquire Fairway Logistics, the Slough-based print management company with 78 staff... [more]

Richard Burbidge has acquired Atkinson Marketing, the Ormskirk-based timber company with 70 staff and annual turnover of £9m, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Rotax International, the Sheffield-based scalpel and surgical blade manufacturer, has undergone a £1m management buy-out from Maersk Medical of Denmark, securing 90 jobs... [more]

Deloitte & Touche has reached agreement to acquire the UK arm of Andersen, which will involve the transfer of 383 partners and 5,000 staff... [more]

IFG Group is to expand its financial services business through the acquisition of IPS Pensions, the Bristol-based provider of actuarial and pension services, for up to £15m... [more]

Moss Bros' major shareholders have said that they would consider bid approaches for the menswear retailer. But they stressed that any approaches would have to stay private. Shami Ahmed, the Joe Bloggs... [more]

Vivendi Universal has declined to comment on claims that it is preparing to give up majority control of Vivendi Environnement in the next two years. Rumours emerged after a report,in business daily Le... [more]

Pennon has acquired Richardson, the St Helens-based glass reclamation company with a nationwide network of depots, for £12m, in order to expand its Viridor Waste subsidiary... [more]

Capcon Holdings has acquired Vincent Sherman, the insurance fraud investigation business with 43 staff, for up to £0.5m... [more]

PHS Group has acquired Teacrate, the crate rental company with 106 staff at depots in London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham and Edinburgh, for £15m... [more]