Marshall Wooldridge has acquired Kay Hardman Insurance Brokers of Leeds for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Telephone Maintenance Group is to acquire Cassydora, the facilities management company, for £1.5m.... [more]

INCAT, the design services company with 650 staff and offices in Luton and Bristol, is to be acquired by Tata Motors of India for £53m.... [more]

BDO Stoy Hayward has sold The Sofa Company out of administration to Klaussner Beteiligungs, and at least 34 of the 80 stores are expected to re-open.... [more]

Latitude, the search marketing firm, could be willing to sell itself if the right valuation was made for the company.The privately owned, UK-based company has seen a lot of interest from private equi... [more]

Alumasc, the high specification building and engineering products company, has announced that Alumasc Precision Limited (APL), its engineering subsidiary, is in discussions which could lead to the sal... [more]

Elite Model Management which says it is the world's largest and most renowned modeling agency could soon seek a buyer according to reports.... [more]

Innocent, the London-based smoothie company, has received around 30 approaches for the business, according to founder Richard Reed. However, he said the firm is not for sale and fully intends to keep ... [more]

The Caudwell Group, the UK independent telecommunications operator, has denied it is up for sale following reports.Caudwell operates Phones 4 U, the UK chain, and Caudwell Communications, a fixed-lin... [more]

Brighthouse, the UK-based budget furniture company, has reportedly been put on the market by owner Terra Firma although the company denies this. The low-budget sector is attractive at present, and int... [more]

Unilever has appointed Goldman Sachs to conduct a strategic review of its frozen food business. Unilever is believed to have appointed the US-based investment bank to conduct a review, which could lea... [more]

Roger Bullivant has acquired Taranto De Pol of Armagh, in order to secure a manufacturing base for its piling and house foundation products.... [more]

XKO is to acquire UBM, the provider of billing validation and debt management services with 45 staff, for up to £47m.... [more]

Hunting has acquired Cromar, the Aberdeen-based provider of well services to oil and gas companies with 66 staff, for £10m.... [more]

United Business Media has acquired three US-based online and events companies for a total £30m, including Light Reading, Informex and TechOnLine.... [more]

Back Group, the Birmingham-based construction and property consultancy with 70 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, and will change its name to DBK Back.... [more]

CamAxys, the Cambridgeshire-based risk management software company with 15 staff, has been acquired by management for less than £0.2m.... [more]

Nightspeed Services, the Tipton-based parcels carrier with 900 staff and 23 depots, has been bought out of administration by Amtrak Express Parcels.... [more]

British Benzol, the Aylesbury-based oil distributor with 15 depots, has been acquired by the Total Butler division of Total UK.... [more]

Torex Retail has acquired Retail Petroleum Systems, the Irish supplier of forecourt equipment and computer systems, for up to £6m.... [more]