Sutton and East Surrey Water may soon be on the market, according to an unsourced report. Owner East Surrey Holdings is currently tying up a deal with private equity firm Terra Firma. Terra Firma woul... [more]

Royal & Sun Alliance, rumoured to be on the hit list of Corvus Capital, may be sold on quickly if such a deal goes ahead according to analysts. It is thought that head Andrew Regan was not a serious ... [more]

Benfield, the London-based reinsurance broker, is the subject of rumours that it may be for sale. This may be due to the fact that US hedge fund Vicuna Capital, known to invest in undervalued companie... [more]

Zi Medical is to acquire Oxford NewTech, the pharmaceutical devices and diagnostics company, for £5m.... [more]

ECI Partners has acquired Taylor Continental Holdings, the Kidderminster-based manufacturer of trade waste containers with 200 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

European Motor Holdings is to acquire SKF Holdings, the chain of 18 car franchises in the north, for £30m.... [more]

Tunstall, the supplier of equipment that enables the elderly to communicate with hospitals from home, has been acquired by Bridgepoint for £225m.... [more]

Newell & Budge, the Edinburgh-based IT company with more than 600 staff, has been acquired by Sopra Group of France for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Leader Communications, the Henley in Arden-based public relations agency, has merged with The Immediate Consultancy of Solihull.... [more]

Harlands, the Hull-based label printing company, has been acquired by Clondalkin Group in a £8.5m deal.... [more]

Land Securities has acquired LXB Properties, the owner of two retail parks and ten supermarket sites, from Baugur for £360m.... [more]

Luminar has sold 49 nightclubs and bars to a management buy-out, operating under the name of Candu Entertainment and backed by Close Brothers Private Equity, for £27m, and £10m will be spent on refurb... [more]

Kier has acquired Ashwood Homes, the housebuilder operating in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, for £24m.... [more]

Nectar Taverns, an estate of 29 pubs in the North of England, has been put up for sale by Beringea, its private equity owner. NM Rothschild will handle the sale, which is likely to fetch at least £30m... [more]

Although Sanctuary is apparently in preliminary talks with a buyer, investors seem unconvinced. EMI and Warner Music have shown little interest in the music group, which manages artists including Beyo... [more]

CVC, the UK private equity concern, is still looking for a buyer for Diolen Industrial Fibers, said Diolen general manager Ian Michiels. Diolen, which produces high tenacity polyester yarns for the au... [more]

Torex Retail has acquired XN Checkout, the supplier of electronic point-of-sale terminals, in a £72m deal.... [more]

Autocue International has been acquired by Root Capital for an estimated £2m.... [more]

United Drug has acquired TD Packaging, the Swindon-based packaging supplier with more than 200 staff, for £7.4m.... [more]

Scott Timber Group has acquired Brennan, the Wirral-based pallet manufacturer, and the Brennan site will close with the transfer of 15 staff to sites in Widnes and Wigan.... [more]