Caithness Glass, the famous Scottish maker of paperweights and coloured glass, has been plunged into receivership and hastily put up for sale. The 50-year old group was put into the hands of accountan... [more]

NPL Technologies, the Nuneaton-based tooling company with 105 staff, has been acquired by Arrk Product Development Group of Japan.... [more]

Kidde is to acquire Gloria KG, the German manufacturer of portable fire extinguishers, for £24m.... [more]

Compass is to acquire Creative Host Services, the US airport concessions company, for £22m.... [more]

Turton Springs has acquired West Bromwich Springs, the manufacturer of springs for the aerospace, agriculture and defence markets with 41 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Coventry Airport is to be acquired by tour operator TUI, in preparation for the launch of the new Thomsonfly low-cost airline.... [more]

Vis Entertainment, the Dundee-based computer games developer, is to be acquired by BAM Entertainment of the US for £4.5m.... [more]

Sainsbury has acquired Bells Stores, the operator of 54 convenience stores in the north-east, for about £21m.... [more]

Scott Goodman Harris, the London-based financial adviser with 25 staff, has been acquired by UBS Bank for undisclosed terms.... [more]

RGIT Montrose, the energy industry training and consultancy firm with 150 staff, has been acquired by Aberdeen-based Petrofac for £17m.... [more]

Exel is to acquire Fujitsu Logistics, the provider of a range of logistics services to Fujitsu group companies in Japan.... [more]

Capita Group has acquired Symonds Group, the provider of consultancy, project management and design services to the property market with 700 staff, for an initial £30m.... [more]

MSO Cleland has bought Galloways Packaging, the Stockport-based food packaging company with 24 staff, out of receivership.... [more]

BG Group is to acquire El Paso Oil & Gas of Canada for £183m, as part of a strategy to expand its North American gas acreage.... [more]

The Scottish skiing industry has suffered a severe setback following the announcement that two of its leading resorts – Glenshee and Glencoe – have been put up for sale. Glenshee, totalling 2,000 acre... [more]

NIKKO Principal Investments, a subsidiary of the Japanese broker, has appointed advisers to test the water for the £500m sale of PD Teesport, Britain's second biggest port by volume.The company has h... [more]

The Early Learning Centre, the educational toyshop for children under six, is today close to being acquired in an £80m deal, according to reports.Retail entrepreneur Tim Waterstone, who founded and s... [more]

Norwich Food Company, the supplier of meat, fruit and vegetables, has been acquired by Smithfield Foods of the US, and Smithfield has also acquired London-based meat company Ridpath Pek.... [more]

Aquator, the Trowbridge-based sewage filtration company with 55 staff, has been bought out of administration by Copa.... [more]

Jaycare, the pharmaceutical packaging company, has been acquired by Phoenix Equity Partners for undisclosed terms.... [more]