Standard Wool, the Bradford-based wool merchant and processor, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

John Grose Group has acquired the car sales operation of AG Potter in Framlingham, Suffolk.... [more]

Kingsland Wines & Spirits, the Manchester-based drinks firm with annual turnover of £120m, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Tenon Corporate Finance.... [more]

Richard Lawson Autologistics, the Dundee-based vehicle distribution firm with 650 staff at 23 sites nationwide, has been bought out of administration by a management team.... [more]

Carter & Carter is planning to acquire the AA's technical services operation for undisclosed terms, including 100 staff and a motor industry training facility in Leicestershire.... [more]

The Savoy hotel in London has been acquired by a consortium led by Fairmont of Canada for more than £200m.... [more]

Vimac Leisure has acquired Trenchers, the Whitby-based fish restaurant with 90 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Beal Group has acquired Bradford-based companies Bradford Cover & Tent and Garden Marquees, in order to expand its Dundee-based JT Inglis textile processing business.... [more]

Travelex, one of the world's biggest bureau-de-change operators, put itself up for sale in December after receiving a number of approaches from buyout firms. It appointed Deutsche Bank to evaluate bid... [more]

Scottish & Southern Energy has acquired Business Power & Systems, the electrical contracting operation with 200 staff in Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Peterborough and Bridgend, from Alfred McAlpine Ut... [more]

Metalrax has acquired Cooper Coated Coil, the West Bromwich-based metal coatings company, for an initial £3.8m.... [more]

Christie Group has acquired West London Estates, the Reading-based firm of chartered building surveyors with net assets of £0.3m, in order to expand its Pinders subsidiary.... [more]

James Fisher has acquired Harsh Environment Systems, the Cumbria-based supplier of monitoring solutions to the nuclear decommissioning industry, for £1.6m.... [more]

United Business Media is to acquire a number of medical trade press and other professional healthcare business information services in France from MediMedia for £25m.... [more]

Bestway has agreed to acquire Batleys, the Leeds-based chain of 18 cash and carry depots with 2,500 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Tragus Holdings, the chain of 157 Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia restaurants, has been acquired by Legal & General Ventures for about £92m, and plans to open at least 12 new sites a year.... [more]

Gaucho Grill, the chain of Argentine restaurants, has undergone a £23m management buy-out backed by Barclays Private Equity, and there are plans to double the eight-strong chain over the next four yea... [more]

Alumet Systems has acquired Avon Manufacturing, the building envelope supplier, taking its total turnover to £12m.... [more]

Ringway has acquired TE Beach, the Dartford-based road maintenance company, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

DCC has acquired Dyneley Holdings, the fuel card distributor, for £10m, while sister company DCC Healthcare has acquired 77% of Laleham Healthcare for £7.3m.... [more]