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]

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]

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

Britannic, the insurer, has confirmed it is in currently talks with Paragon regarding the sale of its Britannic Money specialised mortgage lending subsidiary, worth around £60m. The unit, which specia... [more]

GVA Grimley is to acquire Saxon Law, the London-based property company, which will involve the relocation of 35 staff from Bruton Street to GVA's base in Stratton Street.... [more]

Velo, the Marlow-based fleet car management company, has been acquired by West Private Equity for about £10m.... [more]

Baltimore Technologies, the internet security provider, has put itself up for sale and given a deadline of June 30 for potential buyers to submit firm offers. The company is believed to be valued at ... [more]

Nord Anglia Education has acquired the Leeds-based skills training provider Yorkshire Post Training, in order to expand its Lifetime Careers subsidiary.... [more]

Graham's Dairies has bought Stevenson Dairy Farm at Cumnock in Ayrshire, increasing its headcount from 165 to 190.... [more]

Redbridge Holdings has acquired H Goodall, the Wolverhampton-based fresh produce wholesaler with 15 staff.... [more]

ISA International has been bought out of administration by a London-based consortium, securing the future of 290 jobs at its computer supplies business in Bradford.... [more]

Cardfair has acquired Card Warehouse in a £45m deal, creating a new company called Greeting Card Group with more than 400 shops.... [more]

Powderject, the vaccine maker, is to be acquired by Chiron of the US for more than £540m.... [more]

John S Burns has acquired three printing businesses in Glasgow for just under £1m, including Dave Barr Print, Vibracolour and Clydeway Print.... [more]

Powderject Pharmaceuticals, the vaccines company, is poised to accept a £500m takeover bid by Chiron Corporation of the US.... [more]

Beckett Group has acquired Hose Somers, the Thetford-based insurance broker, and is now in discussions with four other regionally-based brokers.... [more]

Omnico has acquired PL Plastics, the supplier of plastic building products with branches in Preston and Wigan, for undisclosed terms.... [more]