NWF Fuels has acquired T Splitt, the Burnley-based fuel distributor with turnover of about £10m, taking its network to 13 outlets.... [more]

Kingfisher has agreed to sell ProMarkt, the German electrical retailer, back to its founders for a nominal sum.... [more]

Abbot Group has sold its OIS International inspection business to Oceaneering International Services for £17m.... [more]

IMI has acquired Fluid Kinetics, the US supplier of industrial silencers, for £5m.... [more]

Bridgepoint is to support a £21m management buy-out at Euronet Services (UK), the operator of 700 cash machines, and the business will be expanded under the new name of Bank Machine.... [more]

Vivendi Universal, the French media group, is selling its games division. The business could fetch an estimated 1-1.5bn Euros and potential bidders could include Activision, Sega and Sony. It has esti... [more]

Pinault-Printemps-Redoute is to sell its business-to-business arm by the end of 2004. The businesses have sales of 12bn Euros, could raise 4bn Euros and are being sold so the company can focus on reta... [more]

CD Bramall has acquired Perrys Distribution Services of Borehamwood for £5m, in order to expand its Quickco automotive parts distribution network.... [more]

Cellar 5's receivers have sold 59 Right Choice stores to a new company called A&S Stores for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 160 jobs.... [more]

Blyth & Blyth, the Edinburgh-based consulting engineer, has been bought out of receivership by a management team for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 95 jobs.... [more]

Morley's of Bicester has acquired Bristol-based Duncan Roberts, creating a combined furniture supply business with turnover of £10m.... [more]

Icap is to acquire BrokerTec, the US electronic trading system, for up to £181m.... [more]

Pearson has acquired S&P ComStock from McGraw-Hill for £74m, in order to expand its 60%-owned market data services subsidiary Interactive Data Corporation.... [more]

Rage, the computer games publisher, has been put into receivership following financial difficulties. Ernst and Young are now seeking buyers for the 4 development studios.... [more]

Teather & Greenwood is planning to sell part of its investment management division to Prudential-Bache for up to £3.6m.... [more]

Dare Valley Poultry, the Merthyr Tydfil-based poultry company with 105 staff, has been acquired by Cargill Integra of the US.... [more]

BiB has acquired DMC Insurance Services, creating a combined Darlington-based financial services business with 72 staff.... [more]

Isoclad Group, the Tyneside-based composite panel manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Candover is to sell Airtechnology Holdings, the supplier of motors, fans and environmental control systems, to Ametek of the US.... [more]

NCS Integrated Solutions is planning to sell its PPD printing business to a management team.... [more]