James Fisher is to acquire Air Supply of Norway for £4.8m and WM Defence of the UK for £3.1m, in order to expand its marine support services business.... [more]

James Fisher is to acquire Air Supply of Norway for £4.8m and WM Defence of the UK for £3.1m, in order to expand its marine support services business.... [more]

Astex Technology has acquired MetaGen Pharmaceuticals, a spin-out from Schering, and about eight of MetaGen's 40 staff will transfer from Berlin to Cambridge.... [more]

HSBC has acquired Bank of Bermuda for £770m, as part of a strategy to expand its private banking and fund administration operations.... [more]

Intercare, the pharmaceuticals manufacturer, is to be acquired by Cardinal Health of the US for £306m.... [more]

UK domestic appliance moulder Imco Plastics has gone into administrative receivership. The Glastonbury-based company, which turns over £4.3m (E6.0m), is now in the hands of KPMG. The group was hopeful... [more]

HSBC has acquired Bank of Bermuda for £770m, as part of a strategy to expand its private banking and fund administration operations.... [more]

Intercare, the pharmaceuticals manufacturer, is to be acquired by Cardinal Health of the US for £306m.... [more]

Express & Star is to acquire Guiton, the Channel Islands-based newspaper publisher and chain of 41 shops, for about £76m.... [more]

Edward Pryor & Son has acquired Absolute Vision, the Warwickshire-based supplier of code-reading machines, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Express & Star is to acquire Guiton, the Channel Islands-based newspaper publisher and chain of 41 shops, for about £76m.... [more]

Edward Pryor & Son has acquired Absolute Vision, the Warwickshire-based supplier of code-reading machines, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

TripleArc is to acquire Access Plus, the print management company, for £40m.... [more]

Lloyds TSB is to sell its NBNZ Holdings banking and insurance subsidiary in New Zealand to Australia & New Zealand Banking Group for £2.3bn.... [more]

Media Square has acquired PrePrint Imaging, the Leeds-based retail marketing services company with 76 staff, out of receivership for up to £0.5m.... [more]

SP Holdings has acquired Provisor Global Search, the human resources consultancy, as part of a strategy to create a nationwide financial services operation.... [more]

Sage Group has acquired Grupo SP, the Spanish supplier of accounting software, for £49m.... [more]

Scottish Radio Holdings is to acquire Capital Radio Productions, the Irish operator of the FM104 radio station, for £18m.... [more]

Tullett Liberty has completed the acquisition of Starsupply Energy Limited, the London-based independent broker of crude and petroleum products, in a £4.9m deal.... [more]

Dutton Forshaw has sold the Dovercourt Audi and VW franchises in Bristol to Heritage Automotive of Weston for undisclosed terms.... [more]