Stream Group was the subject of speculation that it is beingeyed by a potential suitor, according to a market report in The Independent. The unsourced report cited rumours that the UK-listed mobile p... [more]

SR Pharma is planning to acquire Atugen, the German biotechnology company with 30 staff, in a reverse takeover.... [more]

Brady is to acquire Tradesoft, the Dutch supplier of software solutions to commodity traders.... [more]

XN Checkout has acquired EpoS Computing Services, the Milton Keynes-based provider of electronic point of sale systems, for about £4m.... [more]

Jarrold is to acquire Aldiss, the chain of furniture stores with 250 staff in Fakenham and Norwich, for an estimated £50m.... [more]

Avon Rubber has acquired International Safety Instruments, the US breathing apparatus manufacturer, for £13m.... [more]

Emap is to acquire the remaining 73% of Scottish Radio Holdings, and SRH's regional newspaper business will be sold to Johnston Press for £155m.... [more]

All3Media has agreed to acquire Mersey Television, the Liverpool-based TV production company, in a deal estimated at more than £40m.... [more]

Amec is to acquire NNC Holdings, the nuclear services group with about 1,000 staff, from British Nuclear Fuels and 3i for £25m.... [more]

WPP has acquired Dynamic Logic, the online market research company with 65 staff in the US and London, in order to expand its Millward Brown business.... [more]

RAB Capital is to acquire Cross Asset Management, the London-based investment management company, for £9.5m.... [more]

Imagesound has acquired Ideal Music, the supplier of music and radio services to retailers with offices in Newbury and London, for an initial £0.6m.... [more]

Delling Group is to acquire Full Bredde, the Norwegian subcontractor for delivering printed marketing material, for £0.3m.... [more]

Heinz is to acquire the HP, Lea & Perrins and Amoy sauce brands from Danone, prompting speculation that up to 400 jobs could be cut at factories in Birmingham and Worcester and an office on London.... [more]

Cobham has acquired Vector Fields, the Oxfordshire-based supplier of software for the design of equipment which involves electromagnetic fields, for £1.2m.... [more]

Wightlink, the Isle of Wight ferry service, is to be acquired by Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund.... [more]

Autotype International, the specialist film coating company with annual turnover of £48m, has been acquired by MacDermid of the US.... [more]

Psion has acquired Symagery Microsystems, the Canadian provider of image processing services, for £2m.... [more]

Roxboro is to sell its Mobrey process measurement and control equipment business to Emerson of the US for £26m.... [more]

HBOS is to acquire the life assurance business of MLP of Germany for up to £216m, in order to expand its Clerical Medical division.... [more]