JBS Computer Services of West Bromwich is to be acquired by Computer Software Group for £1.9m... [more]

Economatics has acquired Durham Filtration Engineers, the Tyne & Wear-based supplier of filtration products to a wide range of industries... [more]

BP has effectively put up for sale or merger the bulk of its chemicals division over the next two years after it ring-fenced $6 billion (£3.3 billion) of petrochemical assets. The new strategy, revea... [more]

Mutual assurer Equitable Life has moved to extinguish fears of crippling compensation claims and mooted the possibility of selling the business or expanding it as part of a strategic review. Equitable... [more]

David Lloyd, the former tennis star who sold his eponymous leisure club chain to Whitbread in 1995 for £200m, could be in line for a second windfall amid suggestions that he is gearing up to float or ... [more]

Business Serve has acquired Domain Names GB for £0.4m and RealTouch Internet for less than £0.1m, as part of a strategy to expand its ISP operations... [more]

YooMedia has acquired Fancy a Flutter, the interactive gaming TV channel, from NDS... [more]

Tellings Golden Miller has acquired Wings Buses of Hayes for £0.5m and the coach hire and day excursion business of Greys-based Frank Harris Coaches... [more]

WH Promation, the County Durham-based supplier of equipment to the food and pharmaceutical industries with 35 staff, has been bought out of administration by Ian Shott Enterprises... [more]

Hornby is to acquire Electrotren, the Spanish toy company, for £5.3m, and is also in negotiations to acquire Lima of Italy out of administration... [more]