Athlone Extrusions, the plastics manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out from Quinn Group of Fermanagh for an estimated £36m... [more]

Tellings Golden Miller is to acquire Arriva's bus operations in Colchester, which will involve the transfer of almost 100 staff... [more]

European Motor Holdings has sold its Mill Audi car dealership in Sunderland to Colebrook & Burgess for £2.1m... [more]

AWJ Glass is to set up a new £2.1m glass processing factory in Scarborough, with the creation of 15 jobs... [more]

Huntsworth is to acquire Avenue Healthcare Knowledge Management, the London-based PR and medical education company, from Blackwell Science for an initial £1.4m... [more]

Gaming International, the greyhound stadium operator, is to undergo a £14m management buy-out... [more]

Millfield is planning to merge with Inter-Alliance, creating a combined independent financial advisory group with 1,850 advisers... [more]

Grafton is planning to acquire Heiton, the Irish building materials group, for £226m... [more]

Georgica is to sell its 32 Burger King restaurants to Cairnserve Northwest for £4.7m, in order to focus on cue sports and bowling centres... [more]

BASF and Shell will put their Basell petrochemicals joint venture up for sale in what is likely to be one of the biggest chemicals auctions ever. Basell, which makes polyolefins - the building blocks ... [more]

Swiss Life has announced that its UK-based group protection business is up for sale again. The insurer has reportedly asked investment bank JP Morgan to find a buyer for the unit - expected to sell fo... [more]

Barratt Developments is to sell its US housebuilding operations to Barratt Investments for £91m, and the proceeds will be invested in urban renewal projects in the UK... [more]

UBC Media is to acquire Smooth Operations, the independent regional radio producer with offices in Cambridge and Manchester, for an initial £1.8m... [more]

PSD Group has acquired Portfolio International, the executive recruitment consultancy, from Prime People for £1.9m... [more]

Wilco Motor Spares has acquired Motosave, the automotive shop chain with 190 staff at 24 workshops and 23 shops in northern England, for undisclosed terms... [more]

AskAlix, the Teesside-based internet business directory with 70 staff, has been acquired by a new company called Enable Media for undisclosed terms... [more]

Manor Farm Ducklings, the Norfolk-based poultry firm with annual turnover of £17m, has been bought out of administration by MFD Foods... [more]

Farago, the knitwear firm, and Apex Dyers & Finishers have been bought out of administration by a new company called Farago Group... [more]

Groupe Pathfinder, the Merseyside-based microwave radio technology company, has been acquired by SIAE Microelectronica of Italy for £1m, and the 25-strong workforce is expected to double over the next... [more]

Vibro, the Preston-based civil engineer, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms... [more]