Infast is to sell Infast Philidas, the Pontefract-based manufacturer of metal fasteners, for up to £0.7m.... [more]

Begbies Traynor has acquired A Segal & Co, the Essex-based insolvency practice, for £0.5m, and most of Segal's staff will relocate to Begbies Traynor's London office.... [more]

SectorGuard is planning to acquire SectorAlarm, the electronic security systems installation and maintenance company, for up to £1.2m.... [more]

Sage is to acquire Symfonia, the Polish supplier of business management software, for £10m.... [more]

Paul Holdings has undergone a £5.3m management buy-out, and is planning to relocate its Paul Fabrications business and up to 125 staff from Draycott to a purpose-built site this year.... [more]

Dextro Energy, the energy drinks and energy tablets producer, will be sold by its parent company Unilever, according to reports quoting Antony Burgmans, chairman at Unilever. Dextro Energy has a deal ... [more]

Pearson, the UK-listed publishing company, saw its share price rise recently on speculation of a potential break-up of the group, according to a market reports. No potential bidders were mentioned in ... [more]

Ridgmont, the UK-based nursing home group, has been put up for sale by its owner Graphite Capital. Deloitte & Touche is advising Graphite on the sale, which could value the company at up to £100m. Sou... [more]

Macro 4, the listed UK the software and document management systems company, would consider a trade sale if offered a 'justifiable' amount, financial director Graeme Gordon has been quoted. He emphasi... [more]

Telephone Maintenance Group is to acquire Clansey Communications, the Staffordshire-based supplier of telephone maintenance and support services, for £0.4m.... [more]

Northgate Information Solutions has acquired MVM, the software development company with 190 staff at nine offices, from Anglian Water Group for £13m.... [more]

Prestbury has acquired Blue Pearl, the mortgage and general insurance network with 50 appointed representative firms authorising 93 individual advisers, for £0.3m plus shares.... [more]

Avon Group Manufacturing has acquired Precision Cut Rubber of Corsham, Wiltshire, out of administration, as well as its sister company in the Czech Republic.... [more]

Future has acquired Highbury House, the consumer magazine publisher with more than 70 titles, for £96m.... [more]

Charles Stanley is set to acquire Rowan Dartington, the Bristol-based stockbroker with six offices, for an estimated £8m.... [more]

ITV has sold its Superhire props hire business to Space Holdings for £8.2m.... [more]

GrantRail Group has acquired Total Power Solutions, the York-based railway engineering company with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Ponden Mill, the home furnishings retailer with 132 stores, has been acquired by Marston Mills for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Care UK has acquired Fostering Support Group, the provider of fostering services to local authorities in Kent and London, for up to £3.6m.... [more]

Tikit Group has acquired ResSoft, the supplier of time and billing software with offices in London and Hampshire, for £2m.... [more]