Antal International, the fast growing recruitment consultancy, has gone into administration. Accountancy firm Numerica is handling the restructuring and the company will continue to trade as normal.... [more]

Scottish Power is to expand its US energy business with the £118m acquisition of Aquila's Katy gas storage facility and four other storage sites in Texas.... [more]

Laird has sold its Fullarton computer assembly operation, which includes sites across Scotland, to Simclar of Dunfermline for £30m.... [more]

Pland Stainless has acquired Santric, the washroom equipment firm, and the business is expected to be relocated from Havant to Leeds.... [more]

Lister Shearing, the Dursley-based manufacturer of sheep shearing equipment, has been acquired by Wahl of the US for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 45 jobs.... [more]

Aquila, the US energy group, are selling their 79.9% stake in Avon Energy Partners, the Midlands Electricity holding company. Only 3 months ago Aquila paid $264m and assumed $1.7bn of debt for the maj... [more]

Aurora, the company set up by PwC to deal with the outstanding claims of the failed Independent Insurance. A number of potential buyers have approached PwC. The proceeds will go to Independent's credi... [more]

Peterhouse has acquired Hemingford Park, the Huntingdon-based shopfitter with 118 staff, for £0.3m.... [more]

Nationwide Site Services, the Mold-based scaffolding company, has been bought out of receivership by a former manager for undisclosed terms. ... [more]

Wembley has sold its London-based property business to Quintain Estates for £48m, and the proceeds will be invested in its gambling operations.... [more]

Smith & Williamson, the accountancy and fund management company, is to merge with stockbroker NCL.... [more]

Hartford is to acquire Jamies Bars for £4.8m, creating a combined group with 26 restaurants and bars.... [more]

Tribal Group has acquired Yale Data Management Consultants, the provider of IT services, for £9.6m.... [more]

Aegis has acquired Sample Surveys, the London-based market research company, for £5.4m.... [more]

Global Crossing's UK business may be forced into administration after its auction collapsed. With one of the UK's most extensive fibre-optic networks, it was originally valued at £250m.... [more]

Old Mutual, the South African insurance and banking group, is again attempting to sell its stockbroking and small companies corporate finance arm. The business has a price tag of £20m, a substantial d... [more]

Enron Teeside Operations (ETOL) has been put up for sale. It is expected to fetch between £150m and £200m. Close Brothers Corporate Finance is seeking a buyer.... [more]

Hat Trick Productions, the TV production company has approached venture capital firms to raise money. It is reported that Patrick McKenna, a banker at the investment banking boutique Ingenius Media, h... [more]

Jet Aviation International SA, the world's leading business aviation services company, has been put up for sale by the family of late founder Carl W. Hirschmann for around $485 million. Goldman Sachs... [more]

Centrica has acquired Electricity Direct UK, the supplier of power to 97,000 commercial customers, for £63m.... [more]