Yorkshire Chemicals has gone into receivership through PricewaterhouseCoopers with the loss of 100 manufacturing jobs in Leeds, while the sales and distribution business has been sold to management... [more]

JSC, the Harrogate-based chemical industry consultancy with 20 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms from US parent company Shaw Group... [more]

BBA Group is to acquire Airport Group International, the US airport services company, from TBI for £13m, as well as Executive Aircraft Services from Group4Securicor for £4.5m... [more]

Quadsect, the London-based printer, has gone into administration through Begbies Traynor with the loss of about 30 jobs... [more]

Warner Chilcott, the Craigavon-based pharmaceuticals company, has accepted a £1.6bn takeover offer from a private equity consortium of DLJ Merchant Banking and JP Morgan... [more]

Alurite, the Cardiff-based manufacturer of aluminium windows and doors with 22 staff, has undergone a £0.4m management buy-out... [more]

Independent Access Supplies, the plant machinery rental company with 75 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management buy-in... [more]

LEDA Recruitment, the Leeds-based recruitment company, has undergone a £2.7m management buy-out backed by Northern Venture Managers... [more]

South Staffordshire, the West Midlands water company, is to be acquired by First Islamic Investment Bank for £143m... [more]

Frank Galliers, the Shropshire-based contractor with 100 staff, has been acquired by Pan Atlanta Developments for undisclosed terms... [more]

Whitbread Plc, which operates the Pizza Hut restaurant chain, plans to raise at least £800m by selling half its Marriott hotels and other assets so it can return money to shareholders. The company has... [more]

Friends Provident is to acquire Lombard International, the Luxembourg-based life assurance company, for up to £414m... [more]

Standard Chartered is to acquire the London-based project finance business of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group... [more]

Clarion Events, the exhibitions business, is to undergo a management buy-out from Earls Court & Olympia, in a £50m deal backed by Hg Capital... [more]

Kleeneze has acquired I Want One of Those, the online retailer of gifts and lifestyle accessories, for £6m... [more]

One Way Circuits has acquired Circast Electronics, the Warwickshire-based electronics manufacturer with 100 staff... [more]

JT Morgan, the Swansea-based speciality warehouse store, has undergone a £1m management buy-out, securing the future of 150 jobs... [more]

Multipart Universal, the Sheffield-based truck parts specialist with 56 staff, has undergone a management buy-in backed by Enterprise Finance Europe, and will be renamed Universal Components UK... [more]

Hampson Industries has acquired Texstars, the US manufacturer of aircraft parts with 250 staff, for £22m... [more]

Meggitt has acquired Schreiner, the Canadian manufacturer of military vehicles, for £2.9m... [more]