Linpac Plastics has acquired Infia, the Italian manufacturer of plastic packaging with 300 staff, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Aneda, the biotechnology company spun out from Edinburgh University, has been acquired by QbioCom of Surrey for £1m... [more]

JP Morgan is to acquire IMO Car Wash Group, the operator of 800 car wash sites across Europe, for £350m, and plans to open more than 40 new sites this year... [more]

Network Health & Beauty has acquired a number of additional brands for £7.2m, including Harmony hairspray, Bodymist, Amplex and Goldspot... [more]

Jardine Lloyd Thompson has acquired HCC Employee Benefits, the Texas-based insurance broker, for £35m, in order to expand its Capital Risk division in the US... [more]

MCS is to acquire the music publishing administration operations of Palan for £2.2m, and is now looking to raise at least £8m in a flotation on Aim.... [more]

Earls Court and Olympia, famous for hosting exhibitions such as The Motor Show and The Ideal Home Show, is in talks that could bring in a new venture capital partner. Candover, the private equity firm... [more]

QUEENS Moat Houses, the struggling hotel operator, is understood to have put its three divisions up for sale in a process that is expected to value the company at £700 million. The firm has appointed ... [more]

Jelf Group has acquired Pontin & Stein, the Cardiff-based specialist private medical insurance intermediary, for undisclosed terms.... [more]