Henlys, the London-listed maker of Blue Bird school buses in the US, is in the middle of discussion with bankers regarding the terms of its refinanced (£184m) banking facility. In March the group iss... [more]

Earlier this week Coalite was placed into administrative receivership after forecasts of severe losses (approx £2.5m) and withdrawal of financial support by Anglo United, it's parent company. PKF, Co... [more]

It is reported that Whitbread, the hotel and leisure operator, is expected to put its 11 Courtyard by Marriott hotels up for sale as part of a review of the capital structure of it's struggling Marrio... [more]

Glenshee Chairlift Company put it's Glenshee and Glencoe ski centres on the market earlier this year after a £1m loss in two years. The two centres went up for sale in February. It is reported that ... [more]

Virtue Broadcasting has acquired Foroso Communications, the German web conferencing company, for up to £1.3m... [more]

Huveaux is to acquire Parliamentary Communications, the publisher of political journals, for £16m... [more]

Huntsworth is to acquire Strategy Communications, the Bristol-based public relations company, for an initial £0.5m... [more]

First Technology is to acquire BW Technologies, the Canadian supplier of portable gas detection instruments, for £106m and has also announced the acquisition of ATMI's life safety systems division for... [more]

Stanelco is to acquire Aquasol, the developer of water-soluble packaging products, for up to £3.1m... [more]

Servicetoken, the Northumberland-based supplier of matchpot and aerosol paints, has undergone a management buy-out, and now plans to double its 18-strong workforce... [more]

Emap has acquired ABI Building Data from ICW Publications for £14m... [more]

Northern Foods' Cavaghan & Gray subsidiary has sold Emile Tissot, the Telford-based frozen ready meals supplier with about 100 staff, to Dawn Fresh Foods for £3.5m... [more]

Dickinsons has acquired Decorflair, the chain of eight interior decorating stores in the north-east, for undisclosed terms... [more]

MacQueen Air Conditioning, which has 50 staff at sites in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Maidstone, has been acquired by Daikin of Japan for about £3.5m... [more]

Homestyle is to sell its Rosebys chain of textiles stores to a management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB for £50m... [more]

Centrica has acquired Quintana Minerals Canada Investments, the Canadian natural gas producer, for £21m, in order to expand its Direct Energy division... [more]

Headlam has acquired National Carpets, the Rochdale-based carpet supplier, for an initial £3.4m... [more]

Tullow Oil has raised £123m in a share issue to help fund the £320m acquisition of Energy Africa, which has oil interests in nine African countries... [more]

Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Chapter One, the US bank, for £5.8bn, in order to expand its US-based Citizens subsidiary... [more]

Minit group, the company behind the Mr Minit shoe-repair brand has been in talks with advisors as a prelude to a sale. UBS, the company's ultimate owner, has been selling its private-equity interests... [more]