Park & Paterson, the Cheshire-based metal recycling company, has announced a merger with a division of Bernhard Metals in Derby, creating an enlarged group with 46 staff.... [more]

BT Group is to acquire Transcomm, the provider of wireless communications services, for £16m.... [more]

Pendragon is to acquire CD Bramall, the operator of 107 car dealerships, for £230m.... [more]

Fresh & Wild, the London-based chain of seven organic food stores, is to be acquired by Whole Foods Market of the US for £21m.... [more]

JON Moulton, the mercurial venture capitalist, has contradicted the boss of the country's largest nursing home chain declaring "it is clearly for sale." Speaking in Manchester, Mr Moulton managing pa... [more]

Royal Doulton has put its historic Beswick brand up for sale as it emerged the company is to produce a replacement range of wares in the Far East. The firm has placed Beswick, long associated with ani... [more]

Sunderland chairman Bob Murray has admitted he is looking to sell the club after 17 years in charge. The Black Cats reported pre-tax losses of £20.6m last year in the wake of their relegation from th... [more]

3i, the UK's biggest venture capital company, has put the Early Learning Centre and Allsports up for sale in order to scale back its investments in the retail sector. Early Learning Centre is expected... [more]

Tribal Group has acquired Succession Planning Associates, the executive search company, for up to £3.1m... [more]

Spaldings, the Lincoln-based wholesaler of agricultural machinery parts with 140 staff, has undergone a £10m management buy-out from Dutch company Netagco, backed by 3i... [more]

Tesco has acquired Adminstore, the operator of 45 Cullens, Europa and Harts grocery stores in London, for £54m, and the sites will be rebranded as Tesco Express... [more]

Wookey Hole Caves, the 100-acre tourist attraction in the Mendips, has been acquired by a former director of Cottle's Circus for undisclosed terms... [more]

Up to 50 jobs are under threat after a Black Country plastics moulding company collapsed into administration.Administrators have been appointed to Hemo Engineering Plastics, a 75-year-old company whi... [more]

Golf's governing body has hived off its commercial activities into a new company structure in the biggest shake-up in 250 years.But the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews played down any suggest... [more]

European Golf Brands, the Kent-based supplier of electric golf trolleys, is to undergo a £26m management buy-out... [more]

Burrows & Close, the Nottingham-based chain of 15 retail pharmacies with more than 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out... [more]

Bulwell Precision Engineering, the Pinxton-based manufacturer of automotive components, has been acquired by the newly-formed Nasmyth Group, and the workforce is expected to grow by more than 10% this... [more]

Rentokil has sold its industrial and commercial roofing business, which includes seven offices, to a management buy-out and the business will be renamed Four Seasons Roofing... [more]

Watermark has acquired Air Fayre, the supplier of meals to airlines at Heathrow and Birmingham, for £17m... [more]

Skandia's new chief executive has ruled out the sale of any more of the Swedish financial services group's international units, and said he would like to secure a strong strategic investor. Mr Anderss... [more]