Marks and Spencer has denied a report by the Mail on Sunday that it is planning to sell up to half of small-scale Simply Food convenience stores. "We are not planning to close any of our stores. We a... [more]

Glisten is to acquire Halo Foods, the manufacturer of cereal, energy and diet bars with 450 staff at three sites in Wales, for £5.6m... [more]

Charles Stanley has acquired Sutherlands Group, the independent stockbroker with offices in Edinburgh and London, for £2.4m... [more]

MGMS International, the Brighouse-based executive recruitment firm with 60 staff, has been acquired by BNB Resources for undisclosed terms... [more]

Wace, the Wiltshire-based printing company with 90 staff, has been acquired by Ringdark after briefly going into administration... [more]

Bank Bottom Engineering Services of West Yorkshire has been bought out of administration by Hystat Systems of Slaithwaite, securing the future of 21 staff... [more]

Olan Mills, the chain of 73 photographic studios, has been acquired by Piper Private Equity and Graphite Capital for up to £10m... [more]

Wilson Storey Halliday has merged with Baxter Smith, creating a combined contract catering business known as Baxter Storey with annual sales of more than £100m... [more]

QXL Ricardo, the online auction company, is to undergo a £12m management buy-out... [more]

YooMedia has acquired Digital Interactive Television Group, the TV gambling company, for £33m... [more]

Spice Holdings has acquired the water meter installation business of Atlantic Utility Services out of receivership for £0.6m... [more]

Morley Electric Motors, the Yorkshire-based manufacturer of electric motors with 125 staff, has been acquired by ATB Austria Antriebstechnik for undisclosed terms... [more]

Little Chef, the roadside restaurant chain that recently withdrew plans to slim down its cartoon logo after a public outcry, is to be put up for sale early next year for up to £50m. Permira, the priva... [more]

Anglian Water is expected to make a decision on whether to demerge Morrison, its reorganised construction and utilities outsourcing business, in the next 18 months. Profits from Morrison are currently... [more]

The underperforming housebuilder, Countryside Properties, has reported weak full-year results. A management buy-out offer from the family of chairman Alan Cherry, looks likely to succeed, as no third-... [more]

Bunzl has acquired Joseph Weil & Sons of the US and Beltex of Hungary, two distributors of cleaning and safety products... [more]

Kidde has acquired Harden, the French supplier of fire protection equipment and services with 143 staff, for £7m... [more]

TBI, the owner of Cardiff, Luton, Belfast and other airports, has accepted a £551m takeover bid from Abertis of Spain... [more]

FM Workshop, the Pontypool-based software company, has undergone a £0.5m management buy-out... [more]

Vizor Tempered Glass of Port Talbot and sister company Glass Systems of Swansea have undergone a management buy-out... [more]