Computer Software Group has acquired Alveston Holdings, the Bristol-based company that trades as Systems Team, for £4.8m.... [more]

Hanson has acquired Marshalls Clay Products, the clay bricks division of Marshalls with sites in Yorkshire and Lancashire, for £65m.... [more]

Teknor Apex of the US has acquired the engineering thermoplastics compounding business of Chem Polymer, which includes 150 staff at plants in Oldbury, Cinderford and the US, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Among the Scottish business leaders, Andrew Flanagan at SMG, Bill Allan at Thus, Stuart Ross at Belhaven and David Goode at Scottish Radio Holdings will be under pressure to retain their companies’ in... [more]

American battery group Energizer is preparing a move for SSL International, prompting a likely bidding war for the Durex-to-Dr Scholl sandals group. Energizer is thought to have retained Goldman Sach... [more]

Menzies Hotels, the chain of 14 four-star hotels, has been acquired by Nikko Principal Investments for £120m.... [more]

Gymbox, the operator of a fitness and entertainment club in London, has undergone a £3m management buy-out.... [more]

Kinloch Damph, the supplier to the Scottish salmon farming industry with annual turnover of £7m, has been acquired by Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms.... [more]