Acquisition Resources

Mutual society Equitable Life has been put on the market by chief executive Charles Thomson, who raised the prospect of a sale as he unveiled figures for the half year to June 30 showing that there ha... [more]

The UK wine and spirits retailer, Unwins, announced in May that its board was considering a sale of the business. The closing date for applications is looming. Unwins chairman, Michael Lunn, is unders... [more]

South African banking union Sasbo said it welcomed talks to sell a stake in Absa Bank to a UK bank. Deputy general secretary Ben Venter said: "Generally, UK-based banks tend to have a social conscienc... [more]

Roger de Haan, owner of the Saga group, is considering shelving plans for a £1.2bn flotation of the business after receiving strong interest from private equity groups. If the listing went ahead it wo... [more]

Oil giant Shell looks likely to spin off InterGen, its underperforming joint venture with Bechtel, in an effort to bring in some much-needed cash to fund vital upstream capital expenditure over the ne... [more]

SSL International is to sell Silipos, its US-based prosthetic products business, to Langer for £9m.... [more]

Armour Group has acquired Hi-End, the London-based developer of home automation systems, for £18m.... [more]

Alphamosaic, the Cambridge-based semiconductor company, has been acquired by Broadcom of the US in a £67m deal.... [more]

Canisp has acquired the fixed line customer base and the non-geographic number services of International Telecom Brokers for £25m, in order to expand its Airtime division.... [more]

Bill Goff Golf Tours has acquired Longshot Golf from First Choice Holidays, as part of a strategy to expand its golf tour operations in continental Europe.... [more]

Dairy Crest has announced a £4m deal to buy out its partners in the English Butter Marketing Company.... [more]

Local Radio Company has acquired Dune FM, the west Lancashire radio station, from Forward Media for £12m.... [more]

Pfizer is to acquire Meridica, the Cambridge-based drug delivery company, from PA Consulting for £70m.... [more]

Cumbrian Industrials, the Penrith-based construction company with 196 staff, has been acquired by Hanson Aggregates.... [more]

Scipher is to sell CRL Opto, the manufacturer of optoelectronic products, to a new company called CRLO Displays for £22m.... [more]

Baxters Food Group has acquired SoupExperts, the Canadian supplier of condensed soup with 100 staff.... [more]

Golden Prospect has acquired Ambrian Partners, the London-based investment banking and brokerage firm focused on the mining and metals sector, for £22m.... [more]

Headlam Group has acquired Kingsmead Carpets, the carpet supplier, for £0.4m.... [more]

Wealth Management Software has acquired the property management software business of GVA Grimley for £0.9m, which will involve the relocation of 14 staff to the WMS office in London.... [more]

Flowtech, the Skelmersdale-based pneumatic and hydraulics company, has undergone a £42m management buy-out backed by venture capital firm Gresham.... [more]