Johnson Radley, the Leeds-based foundry, has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 30 jobs.... [more]

Teco Information Systems, the Manchester-based computer and telecoms hardware supplier, has undergone a £17m management buy-out from Taiwanese parent Teco International.... [more]

Marcmoor Computer Systems has been acquired by ROCC Computers of Brighton for undisclosed terms, and the business will be relocated to a new site in Market Harborough.... [more]

Ultra Electronics is to acquire CMC Electronics Military Communications of Canada for £22m.... [more]

Invensys has sold its industrial sensors division to Honeywell for £267m, as part of an ongoing strategy to reduce debt.... [more]

White Young Green has acquired Cuthbert Associates, the Irish mechanical and electrical consultancy, for up to £2.6m.... [more]

Carillion is to acquire the management services business of Citex Professional Services for £12m, which will involve the transfer of about 200 staff.... [more]

Four Seasons Health Care has announced plans to acquire Omega Worldwide, the operator of 127 care homes, and Principal Healthcare Finance, the owner of 231 care homes.... [more]

Scottish Media Group's television stations, Grampian and Scottish TV have been put up for sale. Granada and Carlton have expressed interest in the £350m sale.... [more]

Brightview, Britain's 5th-biggest internet service provider, has stated that it is prepared to consider offers. The company now has more than 500,000 active subscribers and EBITDA of £6m.... [more]

Newmark Technology is to acquire Grosvenor Technology, the developer of security systems, for up to £6.8m, and has also announced the acquisition of the remaining 49% of Vema of the Netherlands.... [more]

Counterline, the Knowsley-based manufacturer of food display units with turnover of £12m, has undergone a management buy-in.... [more]

AWG has acquired Power Services, the Bedfordshire-based electrical contractor with 30 staff, in order to expand its Morrison Utility Services division.... [more]

Vivendi Universal CEO Jean-Rene Fourtou has decided to put all of the troubled media giant's publishing assets -- worth some two billion euros (1.28 billion pounds) in total -- up for sale, according ... [more]

The UK division of Budget Rent-A-Car has been put into administration. The company has 7 sites and 103 franchises in the UK. Kroll Buchler Philips has been appointed to dispose of the business, which ... [more]

CeNes Pharmaceuticals has sold its ion channel technology development business to Xention Discovery, a new Cambridge-based company backed by venture capitalist MVM, for £0.8m.... [more]

Sirdar has acquired William Pownall & Sons, the Lancashire-based manufacturer and distributor of wool carpets, for £5m.... [more]

Ferraris Group has acquired Hertford Medical International, the Welwyn Garden City-based provider of cardio-diagnostic services to the clinical trials sector with 34 staff, for up to £2.2m.... [more]

The Range Cooker Company has been put up for sale. A number of potential bidders have shown interest. The company posted pre-tax profits of £4.4 million on a turnover of £15.4 million.... [more]

Acal has acquired ScanOptic, the German distributor of document imaging and management products, for an initial £1.5m.... [more]