LA Fitness, the last stock market-listed chain of health and fitness clubs, has been quietly sounding out buyers and could fetch up to £160m. Chief executive and foudner Fred Turok is said to have bec... [more]

Johnson Service has acquired S Yaffy, the Scottish manufacturer of outdoor clothing, for £3.5m... [more]

Sirius Financial Solutions has acquired Datasure Management Systems of New Zealand for almost £1m, and is now looking to supply its insurance software in Australia... [more]

Careforce has acquired Independent Home Care of Northamptonshire for £0.3m... [more]

SectorGuard has acquired Choice Security Services, the Stourbridge-based manned security company, for an initial £0.1m... [more]

Spark Response has acquired Woodgate Fulfilment, the East Sussex-based supplier of call centre services to magazine publishers with 160 staff, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Gabriel-Chemie has acquired the stock and goodwill of Addcolour Plastics, the Wigan-based masterbatch company, out of administration... [more]

Inter Link Foods has acquired Cukiernia Mistrza Jana, the Polish cake manufacturer, for up to £1.2m... [more]

Faith Shoes, the chain of 67 shoe shops and 120 concessions, has been acquired by Bridgepoint Capital for £64m... [more]

Berkeley Morgan is to be acquired by Personal Group for £12m, creating one of the country's largest providers of personal insurance and employee benefits... [more]

InterContinental Hotels Group have put hotels with a total value of £512m up for sale in the latest stage of an asset disposal programme that will see significant funds returned to shareholders. The g... [more]

Novar, the mini-conglomerate facing a hostile takeover may sell its fire safety division, Intelligent Building Systems, if a purchase of all Novar cannot be negotiated.... [more]

Property developer Minerva is considering breaking itself up after it has failed to attract high enough bids, through a five-month auction, for the company as a whole. Minerva's property portfolio is ... [more]

The Kingston site of self-storage provider Lok'n Store is to be sold for housing. Kingston Borough Council has given planning permission to build 124 flats in two blocks on the site, which Lok'n Store... [more]

Chime Communications has acquired Traffic Werbeagentur, the German marketing communications consultancy, for an initial £0.4m... [more]

TI Solutions, the Belfast-based IT services company, has been sold by Fred Olsen Energy to Stirk Lamont & Associates for £0.3m... [more]

Keelys has acquired Simon Murray, the London-based law firm with 15 staff at offices in Covent Garden and Islington... [more]

Purcell Miller Tritton, the Norwich-based conservation architect firm with 120 staff, has acquired Martin Stancliffe Architects of York... [more]

Minerva is placing Allders, the department store chain it bought in February last year, up for auction. Analysts are sceptical about loss-making Allders' chances of attracting a good price. Minerva ha... [more]

BBA Group is to acquire Boker Aeroclean, the Heathrow-based aircraft cleaning company, for £12m, as well as an 85% stake in FBO Shannon of Shannon Airport for £1.8m... [more]