The Competition Commission has formally concluded that the acquisition by Emap, the UK media group, of ABI Building Data Limited, completed last year, can be expected to result in a substantial lessen... [more]

Aegis Group has acquired De-construct, the London-based digital creative agency, for an initial £1.2m.... [more]

Dinkie Heel has acquired Friedman's, the Manchester-based distributor of lycra-based materials with annual turnover of £2.6m.... [more]

Future Network has acquired A&S Publishing, the motoring magazines and events company, for £6m.... [more]

Etam Developpement [sic], the French fashion retail group, is considering divesting its UK operations. The company said that since Etam UK has not shown any signs of a turnaround to date, it has decid... [more]

The BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is poised to approve a radical restructuring plan involving the sale of at least five businesses and a 10 per cent cut in overheads. Worldwide's 10-member boar... [more]

Corus Hotels has sold its Elmville joint venture, which includes five hotels in London, Derby, Exeter and Keswick, to a new vehicle called Leverguide for about £50m.... [more]

Computacenter is to sell its Austrian IT infrastructure services business, which includes 220 staff, to S&T System Integration & Technology Distribution.... [more]

Jordan Grand Prix, the Formula One motor racing team, is to be acquired by Midland Group for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Ashworth's Foods, the Preston-based pie manufacturer with 75 staff, has been bought out of administration by a local consortium called Unipex.... [more]

Mill House Inns,the family pub chain owned by Phoenix Equity Partners, has been put up for sale with an estimated price tag of between £80 million and £90 million. The company, which has 62 large food... [more]

Nichols is to acquire the Panda soft drink brand from Dorset-based brewer Hall & Woodhouse for £5.5m.... [more]

Amec is to acquire Paragon Engineering Services, the US-based oil and gas engineering services company, with the £20m purchase price coming from a £90m share placing.... [more]

Eagle Rock Entertainment, the UK-based music publisher, could be put on the market by its owner HgCapital, according to reports. The UK-based buyout group has been selecting advisers to conduct a stra... [more]

Past Times, the UK retail group, has taken on Argyll Partners to conduct a strategic review after an offer for the group came in. The owner Retail Variations does not single out units within the grou... [more]

It has been reported that Luminar, the UK nightclubs operator, has indicated that it is to dispose of more than 50 branded dance sites. The company has not yet decided whether it also might put its Ju... [more]

Harvey Lipsith, the former chief executive of Allders, has launched a last-ditch attempt to rescue the troubled department-store group from administration. Lipsith is working on a bid that could table... [more]

Barclays Bank is planning to acquire the French wealth business of ING Securities Bank, including ING Ferri and ING Private Banking, creating a combined group with more than 50 branches.... [more]

Torex Retail has acquired Flexiline Forecourt Services, the Hertfordshire-based supplier of equipment to petrol filling stations, for £2.1m.... [more]

Techtran Group, the University of Leeds' research commercialisation partner, has been acquired by IP2IPO in a deal that values Techtran at £20m.... [more]