Red Funnel, the Isle of Wight ferry operator with 400 staff, has undergone a £60m management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland... [more]

Martin International, the lingerie manufacturer, is to be acquired by Crystal International of Hong Kong for £17m... [more]

Cable & Wireless is to acquire Bulldog Communications, the provider of broadband services, for £19m... [more]

Dixons Group is to acquire WHSU, formerly known as Micro Warehouse, in order to expand the business-to-business operation of its PC World subsidiary... [more]

Systems Union Group is to acquire Lasata, the Australian supplier of business intelligence software, for about £10m... [more]

Associated British Foods is to acquire The Billington Food Group, the Ipswich-based importer of unrefined raw cane sugars with net assets of £7.7m... [more]

Metflex, the Blackburn-based manufacturer of precision rubber components with 89 staff, has undergone a management buy-in... [more]

USC, the operator of 40 branded clothing and footwear stores, has been acquired by West Coast Capital for undisclosed terms... [more]

Tyne & Wear Development Company is to assist NewLogic in setting up a £3m business outsourcing operation at the Boldon Business Park on Tyneside over the next two years, with the creation of at least ... [more]

Brahm has acquired Teamwork Marketing, the York-based foodservice marketing company, for undisclosed terms, and about 30 staff are expected to relocate to Headingley... [more]

The finance arm of Welcome Break, the motorway service station operator, has been placed into administrative recceivership after a three month struggle between bondholders and Investec, the company's ... [more]

Crusader Holidays, the Clacton-based holiday firm with about 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Collins Stewart is to acquire Prebon Group for undisclosed terms, creating a combined broking business with 3,000 staff in 26 cities worldwide... [more]

Group 4 Falck has agreed to sell Global Solutions, its UK-based prison management business, to Electra Partners Europe and Englefield Capital for £207m... [more]

White Young Green has acquired IMC Consulting and IMC Europe of Nottinghamshire for £10m, in order to expand its project management operations... [more]

Business Serve has acquired Designer Servers, the Manchester-based provider of internet hosting services, for £1.9m... [more]

GKN is to sell its 50% stake in the AgustaWestland helicopter business to Finmeccanica of Italy for £1.06bn, and the proceeds will be used to expand its automotive and aerospace component operations... [more]

Sondex is to acquire Geolink International, the Aberdeen-based manufacturer of oil well equipment, for £31m... [more]

GUS has announced a two year strategic review of all its operations which could result in some major acquisitions as well as disposals. Already on the planning board is the demerger of its South Afric... [more]

Ten Alps has acquired Blakeway Productions, the London-based TV documentary company, for up to £1m... [more]