The Accident Group, the personal injury claims firm, is to shed 2,500 jobs after its parent company, Amulet Group, announced it was going into administration. The Amulet Group said its subsidiary had ... [more]

Securicor is to sell Securicor Cash Machine, the operator of 1,232 ATMs, to Cardpoint for up to £10m.... [more]

Carillion has sold The Expanded Piling Company, the Grimsby-based piling contractor, to Laing O'Rourke for £6.3m.... [more]

New Look is to acquire the remaining 49% stake in NewMim, the French fashion retailer with 171 stores, for up to £30m.... [more]

Profile Wrappers, the contract profile laminating company with turnover of £3m, has undergone a management buy-in.... [more]

It is rumoured that Lloyds TSB may be selling its National Bank of New Zealand subsidiary for as much as £2.4bn to Australia's ANZ bank. The speculation has been fuelled by reports that ANZ is looking... [more]

Northern Foods looks likely to sell Fox's biscuit arm, following poor performance by the division. Fox's confecionery, including Glacier Mints, is likely to go under the hammer as part of a series of ... [more]

Hydrex has acquired Hughes Rail, the Fareham-based rail plant hirer, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Aegon UK has acquired Elliott Bayley, the Surrey-based independent financial adviser with 43 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

EQ Group has sold TV Innovations, its US-based healthcare communications division, to management, in order to focus on its UK marketing services business.... [more]

Media Square has acquired Le Fevre Communications, the regional public relations company with offices in London and Oxford.... [more]

Cobham has reached agreement with Northrop Grumman of the US to acquire Litton Life Support, the Iowa-based manufacturer of air separation systems, for about £50m.... [more]

Amey has sold its Amey Vectra technical and environmental consulting business to Volvere for £2m.... [more]

GUS is to sell its home shopping operations in the UK, Ireland and Sweden, as well as its Reality logistics and customer care business, to March UK for £590m.... [more]

Wood Group has acquired Korndorffer Contracting International, the Dutch provider of design engineering services to the oil and gas industry with 45 staff.... [more]

Mining Journal, the London-based mining industry publisher with 34 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity.... [more]

Tindale & Stanton, the Durham-based wholesale bakery chain with more than 300 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

P&O is to sell its routes and vessels at the ports of Liverpool, Fleetwood and Dublin to Stena Line, and its recently-opened terminal at the port of Mostyn will close with the loss of 26 jobs.... [more]

Crediton Poultry Company has sold its cooking division out of receivership to the Crediton Chicken Company, saving 57 jobs.... [more]

Fashion retailer Gap is to dispose of one in ten of its stores in Britain, as part of plan to rein in costs. Retail agent Dalgleish and Churston Heard have been appointed to handle the sales.... [more]