Norbrit Fish Sales of Grimsby has been bought out of receivership by Superior Seafoods, which could lead to the creation of 30 new jobs... [more]

Centrica has acquired BASE Controls, the Canadian automation and controls company, for £6.3m... [more]

Exel has acquired Waste Hire Services, the provider of waste management collection services with 37 staff in Telford and Bury, in order to expand its Cory Environmental subsidiary... [more]

N Brown has acquired House of Bath, the gift catalogue, for £1.1m, in order to expand its home shopping business... [more]

Ant Marketing is creating 200 telemarketing jobs at its call centres in Sheffield, Rotherham and Chesterfield... [more]

Manor Kingdom, the Dunfermline-based luxury housebuilder, has been acquired by the owner of Bett Homes for undisclosed terms... [more]

Sage has acquired IntelligentApps, the London-based software company with turnover of £1m, as well as George Stamford, the holding company of Advanced Paypoint Solutions... [more]

DTW, the PR and marketing agency with 30 staff in Guisborough, Canterbury and London, has been acquired by PPS for £2m... [more]

Brandon Hire has acquired AM Plant & Tool Hire of Luton for £0.2m, taking the total number of branches to 130... [more]

Charteris has acquired Cedalion, the Edinburgh-based IT consultancy, for £3m... [more]

Colliers CRE has acquired Fletcher King Manchester, the Manchester-based firm of chartered surveyors, for £0.4m... [more]

Deltron Electronics has acquired Quiller Electronics, the distributor of electromechanical components to the manufacturing industry, for £3.1m... [more]

Highway Insurance has acquired Direct Motorline, the Ipswich-based insurance broker, for £3.4m, and the business will relocate to Highway's Ipswich office in early 2005... [more]

Cobham has acquired Spectronic, the Danish manufacturer of audio surveillance products with 60 staff, for £21m... [more]

Carr's Milling Industries is to acquire Meneba UK, the operator of flour mills in Kirkcaldy and Maldon, for £4.7m... [more]

Clarity Commerce Solutions is to acquire Baron LRMS, the supplier of software to the leisure sector, for up to £0.6m... [more]

Midlands Co-op has acquired Metro Discount Stores, the Burton-based chain of eight food stores, taking its estate to 162... [more]

Cromwells Madhouse, the discount fashion retailer, is expected to be bought out of administration by Sports Soccer... [more]

Zeal Television has acquired The Chatterbox Partnership, the TV production company, for about £1m... [more]

Sportingbet is to acquire Paradise Poker, the US online gaming company, for an initial £169m... [more]