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]

Lighthouse Group is to sell two subsidiaries - Lighthouse Independent Financial Advisers (City) and Lighthouse Independent Financial Advisers (Kent) - to a former executive.... [more]

Media Square has expanded its marketing services business with the acquisition of FI Direct, FI System, e-principals and Fourninety, gaining 61 additional staff in Leeds and Manchester.... [more]

Enact Pharma has acquired De Montfort Biopharma of Leicestershire for an initial £0.5m.... [more]

First National, the consumer credit arm of Abbey National, is to be sold off piecemeal. The bank has failed to find a buyer for the whole business and is now trying to sell the 3 divisions separately.... [more]

Whitbread is to sell up to 60 Beefeater restaurants and is considering shedding the Beefeater name. The restaurants are the poorest performing in its portfolio and could fetch an estimated £50m.... [more]

Ferraris has acquired Del Mar Medical, the US supplier of heart monitors, for £6.2m.... [more]