Edotech has acquired Cominformatic, the Swiss printing and data management company with 110 staff, for £6.5m.... [more]

Lookers has acquired three Renault dealerships and a car rental business from Jackson & Edwards, in order to expand its operations in south Manchester and central Cheshire.... [more]

Reg Vardy has acquired one Jaguar and two Land Rover dealerships in the east of Scotland from Arriva for £7.2m, and is looking to expand its network from 67 to 80 by the end of April.... [more]

AEA Technology has acquired Lexware International, the East Kilbride-based provider of environment management services with 30 staff.... [more]

ASW's assets in Wales are being bought out of receivership by Celsa of Spain, saving up to 600 jobs, and steel production in Cardiff will be restarted.... [more]

Unilever is planning to sell its Frigedoc frozen foods business in France to Toupargel for £52m.... [more]

Waste Recycling Group, Britain's biggest waste disposal company, has disclosed that it is in talks that could lead to a bid. Deutsche Bank and Marshall Securities are advising the group, which operate... [more]

Longhirst Group, the Northumberland-based training and conference group, has undergone a £7.6m management buy-out backed by Northern Venture Managers, and plans to create more than 50 jobs over the ne... [more]

Rexam has acquired Luner Glas, the German glass container manufacturer, for £33m, and has raised £86m in a share placing to fund further acquisitions.... [more]

SectorGuard has acquired Gainsborough Events & Security Services of Essex for an initial £0.1m.... [more]

Cobham is spending £50m on three acquisitions, including the Blackburn-based land platforms communications division of BAe Systems, SAAB's Applied Composites Division and Drager Aerospace of Germany.... [more]

Hacas Group is to acquire Stratford Development Partnership, the provider of regeneration consultancy services to London local authorities, which will involve the transfer of 58 staff.... [more]

BP is to sell Sericol, the speciality printing chemicals business with 1,200 staff worldwide and a factory in Broadstairs, to US investment firm Saratoga Partners for £75m.... [more]

Viasystems has sold its Ballynahinch electronics factory in County Down to a management buy-out, securing the future of 65 jobs.... [more]

McConechy's Tyre Service has acquired 33 Hi-Q and Motorway Tyres outlets, in a multi-million pound deal that almost doubles the size of its Scottish truck tyre supply business.... [more]

Playford Ros, the Thirsk-based wine merchant with £4m turnover and 25 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

SIFAM Fibre Optics has undergone a £2.5m management buy-out backed by HSBC Bank and JDS Uniphase, securing the future of 43 jobs in South Devon.... [more]

Extec, the manufacturer of crushing equipment, has undergone a £56m management buy-out backed by 3i.... [more]

Peterhouse has sold its Propencity division, which includes Jackson, Totty and Dean & Bowes, to a management team backed by Bank of Scotland for £23m.... [more]

Sage has acquired Concept Group, the French financial software company, for up to £6.5m.... [more]