Alcontrol, the environmental and food testing company with 1,500 staff at 26 laboratories in ten countries, has been acquired by private equity firm Candover... [more]

Sage has acquired Federal Liaison Services for £9.7m, in order to expand its payroll outsourcing service in the US... [more]

Azure Solutions has acquired Anite Calculus, the telecoms software company that supplies interconnect, wholesale and partner event billing, rating and settlement applications, for undisclosed terms... [more]

West Bromwich Albion is to return to private ownership following a £10m offer from a bid vehicle created by the club... [more]

Gowrings, the chain of 41 Burger King restaurants, is to be acquired by Caspian for £9.6m... [more]

Meggitt is to acquire Wilcoxon Research, the US manufacturer of sensors, for £8m... [more]

Matrix Communications has acquired Network Partners, the provider of telecoms services, for £12m... [more]

Futuremedia has acquired Open Training, the Swedish provider of online training services, for about £1m... [more]

Rocc Computers has acquired Tal Computer Services of Egham for undisclosed terms... [more]

LK Bennett, the chain of 50 fashion stores valued at about £75m, has appointed BDO Stoy Hayward to find outside investors to take control of the business.... [more]

Jeroboams Group has acquired La Reserve, the London-based drinks retailer and wholesaler with four stores... [more]

Countryside Properties, the Essex-based housebuilder, has accepted a £218m takeover offer from Copthorn Holdings... [more]

Wealth Management Software has acquired Genisys Technology, the supplier of document management and business process management software, for £0.2m... [more]

Sims Group has acquired MIREC, the waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling company with sites in the Benelux countries, Sweden and the UK... [more]

Flybe, the budget airline, is expected soon to announce plans to float on the stock market or put itself up for sale. The airline - owned by the family trusts of Jack Walker, the late steel magnate wh... [more]

Touchstone is to acquire Tate Bramald, the London-based business solutions company with 33 staff, for an initial £1.2m... [more]

Swinton has acquired Waveney Insurance Brokers, the household insurance business with six branches in East Anglia... [more]

BMS Biometrics has acquired ISL Biometrics, the developer of biometric security software, for undisclosed terms... [more]

HBCL Coldstores has acquired Panelform, the Bradford-based manufacturer of panels for cold rooms, for undisclosed terms... [more]

ITrain is to acquire Applied Interactive, the Milton Keynes-based supplier of training software, for up to £1.2m... [more]