Jordison, the Redcar-based printing company with 14 staff, has been acquired by one of its former employees for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Radstone Technology is to acquire Interactive Circuits & Systems, the Canadian developer of military radio systems, for £21m.... [more]

Molins is to acquire Sasib, the Italian manufacturer of cigarette packing machinery, for £11m.... [more]

Northgate Information Solutions has acquired Hays Consulting & Solutions for £5.5m, and will close the Hays office in Milton Keynes with the loss of an unspecified number of jobs.... [more]

Vodafone is to acquire Singlepoint, the mobile phone services subsidiary of Caudwell, for £405m.... [more]

Swedish private equity group EQT is believed to be in discussions with a number of interested parties regarding a sale of the group's European frozen food brand Findus for around €700m (US$789.9m)... [more]

Planned Storage Systems, the Swindon-based provider of storage solutions, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms... [more]

Bodycote International has acquired five laboratories in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from Carillion for £1.3m, in order to expand its materials testing division... [more]

Lydney, the manufacturer of steel security units with 80 staff at a factory on Merseyside and 140 in Gloucestershire, has undergone a management buy-out from Peterhouse for undisclosed terms... [more]

Alcan Packaging has decided to find a buyer for its UK packaging company Fibrenyle. The decision is part of a plan by Alcan to sell its non-core businesses. Fibrenyle's customers include household na... [more]

Amec has acquired Wrights Engineering, the Ellesmere Port-based provider of repair services for bulk storage tanks with 130 staff, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Eckoh Technologies is to acquire Intelliplus, the provider of telecoms services, for £8.9m... [more]

Bethell Building Services has undergone a management buy-out, creating a new group with 325 staff called White Building Services... [more]

Ambrosia, the company famed for its tinned rice pudding and custard, is to be sold off by its owners - because it is too English. The food giant Unilever has decided that Ambrosia does not fit into it... [more]

WH Ireland has acquired Carr Sheppards Crosthwaite's private client investment management and stockbroking business in Cardiff... [more]

Clarity Commerce Solutions has acquired Pacer CATS, the supplier of software solutions to the cinema market, from Ticketmaster for about £2m... [more]

Vodafone is to acquire Project Telecom, the Newark-based provider of mobile phone services, for £155m... [more]

Standard Chartered has bought 20twenty, the South African online bank, out of liquidation... [more]

National Grid Transco (NGT) is seeking to dispose of its eight gas pipeline netorks in a bid to raise up to £5 billion. NGT has appointed Morgan Stanley and Rothschild to sound out likely bidders for ... [more]

The board of ANS, the care homes group, has asked NM Rothschild to explore a number of options for the business including a sale of part or all of the company which could be worth up to £200m.... [more]