M&H Plastics, the Suffolk-based manufacturer of plastic packaging with 600 staff, is to be acquired by JP Morgan Chase's private equity arm for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Churchill Insurance, one of Britains biggest direct car and home insurers, has been put up for sale with for £1.5bn by its owner Credit Suisse. Last year, Churchill reported its gross written premium... [more]

Mytravel, Britains second largest holiday company is struggling to find a buyer for Cresta, the short-breaks brand that it put up for sale before Christmas. Recent suitors have withdrawn over price. ... [more]

Cellar 5, the chain of 360 off-licences, has been bought out of receivership by Manchester-based property company Maryland Securities for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Sterling Publishing has acquired Analysis & Networking, the organiser of pharmaceutical industry conferences, for an initial £0.4m.... [more]

Holland & Barrett has acquired Health & Diet Group from Royal Numico of the Netherlands for £7.5m, gaining 49 GNC health food stores in the UK.... [more]

Solanum is to merge with RB Organics, Rustler Produce and Isleham to create a new vegetable supply group called Produce World.... [more]

Brit Insurance Holdings has sold PI Direct, the London-based professional indemnity underwriting company, to management... [more]

Netstore has acquired NetConnect, the internet security company withoffices in London and Cambridge, for an initial £0.8m.... [more]

Netstore, 3 The Arena, Downshire Way, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1PUMiza Pharmaceuticals has been bought out of administration by amanagement-led consortium operating under the name of Inyx Pharma,sec... [more]

Miza Pharmaceuticals, 6 Seymour Crt, Manor Pk, Runcorn, WA7 1SYCellular Operations, the Swindon-based provider of mobile airtimeservices, has been acquired by Vodafone for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Cellular Operations, Century Road, Hillmead, Swindon, SN5 5DRQuasar Microwave Technology has sold its military, medical and aerospaceproduct range to a management team operating under the name of Wave... [more]

Brit Insurance Holdings has sold PI Direct, the indemnity underwriting company, to management.... [more]

Netstore has acquired NetConnect, the internet security company with offices in London and Cambridge, for an initial £0.8m.... [more]

Miza Pharmaceuticals has been bought out of administration by a management-led consortium operating under the name of Inyx Pharma.... [more]

Cellular Operations, the Swindon-based provider of mobile airtime services, has been acquired by Vodafone for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Quasar Microwave Technology has sold its military, medical and aerospace product range to a management team operating under the name of Waveguide Solution, securing the future of 12 jobs in Newton Abb... [more]

Six Continents shareholders have voted to split the hotels business from its pub operations, thwarting a takeover bid from Hugh Osmond. This decision enables the board to push ahead with its plan to s... [more]

Warner Village, the second biggest UK cinema chain, is up for sale and has entered negotiations with Spean Bridge, a privately owned Scottish start up chain. Warner Village has 354 screens. The sal... [more]

Leeds Group has sold Nemesis, its Italian textile manufacturingsubsidiary, to a management buy-out for a nominal sum.... [more]