CJ Lang & Son of Dundee has sold its Penrith-based cash-and-carry and food service operations to Peter Lowrie & Co of Newcastle for undisclosed terms... [more]

Nicholl Food Packaging has acquired Watson & Watson, the Glasgow-based aluminium foil tray manufacturer, for undisclosed terms... [more]

KC Engineering has acquired Hoyt Engineering of Surrey, as part of a £1.4m expansion programme that will involve the transfer of Hoyt's business to Consett... [more]

Dairy Crest has acquired Coombe Farm Dairies of Sussex, and the milk bottling and processing plant will close with distribution moved to Dairy Crest sites in Eastbourne, Brighton and Worthing... [more]

Cosalt has sold its Knox Fibres carpet yarns business to management for £3.3m, as part of a strategy to focus on workwear, safety equipment and holiday homes... [more]

Esteem Systems, the Wetherby-based IT services company with more than 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Primary Capital... [more]

UA Group, the Scottish livestock auctioneering company with 90 staff, has accepted a £52m takeover offer from Elphinstone of Glasgow... [more]

ICI is to sell its National Starch & Chemical polymer operations in North America and Europe to Celanese of the US for £112m... [more]

CJ Pearce, the Telford-based contractor with 55 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Meade Corporation... [more]

Stephen Marks, founder and chairman of French Connection, is considering selling his stake in the company after informing investors of an 18% plunge in sales in the past three months.... [more]

Upmarket shoe chain LK Bennett is seeking outside investment. BDO Stoy Hayward is undertaking a strategic review for the company, which has 50 outlets and is valued at £75m.... [more]

The Welsh Development Agency is releasing seven plots on Swansea's SA1 waterfront development site, which have the capacity to accommodate 1,000 new homes, which would have an end value of more than £... [more]

Dipford is to acquire full operating control of the Redwoods network of company brokerage regional offices for £1.8m... [more]

Aegis Group is to acquire Velocity Sports & Entertainment, the US sponsorship and event marketing agency, for an initial £5m... [more]

Carmichael International, the Worcester-based manufacturer of fire rescue vehicles with about 100 staff, has been acquired by the Amdac subsidiary of Pesaka Astana of Malaysia... [more]

Telecom Service Centres has acquired the T-Mobile customer service call centre in Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire, securing the future of 380 jobs... [more]

ING Group is selling Baring Asset Management's fund management business to MassMutual Financial for undisclosed terms, while BAM's custody and fund administration business is being sold to Northern Tr... [more]

Anglia Co-op has acquired seven Sunwin department stores from United Co-op for undisclosed terms, and the sites will be converted to Anglia's Westgate format... [more]

Allianz will only sell its investment banking subsidiary - Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein - to a partner that can provide a strategic advantage. Germany's biggest insurer has rejected at least three a... [more]

The global property solutions company, Hunter and Hunter, has launched retail shops for sale in Dubai. The UK investor market is expressing a keen interest in the shops in Jumeirah Lake Towers and Int... [more]