Ultra Electronics is to acquire the airline and airport IT systems business of Videcom International, which has 20 staff at an office in Henley-on-Thames, for £1.5m... [more]

Magal Engineering has acquired Portland Pressing, the Birmingham-based manufacturer of grilles and other metal pressings for the motor industry, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Aquascot, the Alness-based salmon and trout processing company with 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland... [more]

T Mat Engineering has sold its vehicle products division to a management team for undisclosed terms, and Airflow's administrators are now seeking a buyer for the industrial division... [more]

Longhirst Group has acquired WTI Training Group, the Derby-based provider of technical and skills training to public sector workers, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Public Recruitment Group, the provider of doctors and teachers, is to acquire Academy Supply Agency, which has offices in Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester, for £4.7m... [more]

Highway Insurance has acquired A Quote Insurance Services, the Andover-based personal lines broker, for £4.6m... [more]

Rutland Fund has acquired Uskmouth Power Company, the operator of the Fifoots coal-fired power station at Newport in South Wales, and will restart the site with a workforce of about 100... [more]

Four Seasons, the nursing homes operator, has been sold by Alchemy to Allianz Capital Partners for £775m... [more]

Drinks giant Interbrew have put Northern Ireland’s only major brewery on the market, warning that it will close if a buyer is not found, following three months of unsuccessful intensive searching thr... [more]

Hobbs, the upmarket womenswear chain, could be heading for a £100m sale or flotation after appointing Hawkpoint, a corporate-finance house, to examine its options for the future. Following Barclays Pr... [more]

Symphonix, the Huntingdon-based manufacturer of loudspeakers, is to be acquired by Fundamental-e Investments for £0.4m... [more]

Fitzpatrick Doorframes has merged with FW Watkins to create a combined Birmingham-based industrial doors and shutters business with annual sales of £2.5m... [more]

PD Ports, the owner of deep-water ports including Tees and Hartlepool, is expected to be acquired by Collins Stewart for up to £500m... [more]

Risk Capital Partners has acquired Mayfair Bingo, the operator of six Riva bingo clubs, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Heywood Williams is to sell Bristolpipe, the US manufacturer of PVC pipes, to Westlake Chemical for £18m... [more]

ARC International has sold its Peripheral Connectivity division to TransDimension of the US for £3.6m... [more]

Nightfreight, the overnight freight operator, has been sold by Barclays Private Equity to a management team for £89m... [more]

Skipton Building Society is to acquire MLP Insurance Services, the Shipley-based private health insurance broker, for £2.8m... [more]

Chesnara has sold Key Retirement Solutions, its equity release and retirement planning IFA company with 70 staff, to management for £2.8m... [more]