Mutual society Equitable Life has been put on the market by chief executive Charles Thomson, who raised the prospect of a sale as he unveiled figures for the half year to June 30 showing that there ha... [more]

The UK wine and spirits retailer, Unwins, announced in May that its board was considering a sale of the business. The closing date for applications is looming. Unwins chairman, Michael Lunn, is unders... [more]

Roger de Haan, owner of the Saga group, is considering shelving plans for a £1.2bn flotation of the business after receiving strong interest from private equity groups. If the listing went ahead it wo... [more]

Armour Group has acquired Hi-End, the London-based developer of home automation systems, for £18m.... [more]

Alphamosaic, the Cambridge-based semiconductor company, has been acquired by Broadcom of the US in a £67m deal.... [more]

Cumbrian Industrials, the Penrith-based construction company with 196 staff, has been acquired by Hanson Aggregates.... [more]

Baxters Food Group has acquired SoupExperts, the Canadian supplier of condensed soup with 100 staff.... [more]

Golden Prospect has acquired Ambrian Partners, the London-based investment banking and brokerage firm focused on the mining and metals sector, for £22m.... [more]

Headlam Group has acquired Kingsmead Carpets, the carpet supplier, for £0.4m.... [more]

Browne Group, the Leicester-based chemical instruments company with 65 staff, has been acquired by Steris Corporation of the US for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Eldridge Pope is to return to private ownership in a £42m deal that will involve a £14m investment in its chain of 151 pubs.... [more]

BT is to acquire BIC Systems for £17m, in order to expand its IT and networking services in Northern Ireland.... [more]

Geest is to acquire Anglia Crown, the supplier of meals to hospitals with sites in Colchester and Manchester, for £14m.... [more]

Avingtrans has acquired Stainless Metalcraft, the Cambridgeshire-based supplier of fabricated and machined products for diagnostic imagery, from Ferraris Group for £81m.... [more]

T Clarke has acquired Anglia Electrical Services, the Kings Lynn-based electrical contractor with 35 staff, for £21m.... [more]

Experian has acquired Ireland Direct Communications, the direct marketing company, and the business will operate as Experian's marketing services division in Ireland.... [more]

Oxford Instruments is to acquire Metorex International, the Finland-based instrumentation company, for an initial £33m.... [more]

St Ives has acquired SP Group, the printing company with almost 400 staff at sites in Redditch and Birmingham, for £33m.... [more]

Air Music & Media has acquired Redworth, the supplier of CDs, cassettes, videos, DVDs and software to retailers, for an initial £27m.... [more]

Entertainment Rights has acquired Tell-Tale Productions, the producer of children's TV programmes, for £31m.... [more]