Highbury House Communications has sold Highbury Local Publications, the publisher of local magazines in London and Essex, to Archant for £6.1m... [more]

Bcwgroup is to acquire credit management firm Apex for about £5m, and plans to create about 100 new jobs at the Apex base in Stratford-upon-Avon... [more]

United Utilities has acquired Marlborough Stirling, the financial software company, for £95m, in order to expand its Vertex Data Science division... [more]

Aviva is to acquire RAC, the motoring services group that offers roadside recovery, driving schools and insurance services, for £1.1bn, which will result in the loss of 1,700 jobs and the transfer of ... [more]

Geest, the manufacturer of convenience foods, is to be acquired by Bakkavor of Iceland for £485m... [more]

Multi Group is to acquire Berry Recruitment Holdings, the staffing and recruitment company with 50 staff at ten offices, for £0.5m... [more]

Express Electrical Distributors, the Wigan-based electrical wholesaler with 120 staff at 15 depots, has undergone a £2.3m management buy-out... [more]

Unwins, the off-licence chain with 388 stores, has been acquired by DM Private Equity for about £32m, and DM plans to sell the wholesale business and close 10% of the stores... [more]

BAE Systems is to acquire United Defense Industries, the US combat vehicle manufacturer, for £2.1bn... [more]

The Board of Chloride Group PLC ('Chloride') announces that, as part of an ongoing strategic review, it has decided to concentrate on its core UPS business where its Total Solutions Approach has signi... [more]

Lehman Brothers is in the process of sole negotiations with IHG over a purchase of the company's UK hotels for as much as £1bn. It is expected that Lehman would allow Hilton to retain management of th... [more]

Amec has acquired Environmental Advice Centre, the ecological surveys company with 25 staff in Mold, Flintshire and Richmond, Yorkshire, for £1.4m... [more]

Hanson has acquired Thermalite, the manufacturer of aerated concrete blocks with 390 staff at production sites in Newbury, West Thurrock and Sutton Coldfield, for £120m... [more]

Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Interscience Informacao, the Brazilian market research company, for undisclosed terms... [more]

Kayfoam, the Paisley-based foam manufacturer with 56 staff, has undergone a £1.2m management buy-out from Kay-Metzler... [more]

Smith Melzack Pepper Angliss, the London-based property services firm with 32 staff, has been acquired by Mercury Group for up to £2m... [more]

Lloyd Maunder is to acquire the Dewhurst chain of 109 butcher shops, which will involve the transfer of 500 staff... [more]

Biocompatibles has acquired CellMed, the German medical technology group with 15 staff, for an initial £2m... [more]

Incepta is to undergo a £200m merger with Huntsworth, creating a combined public relations business with 3,000 staff in 125 countries... [more]

Spirit Group, which is one of Britain's largest pub companies, is considering plans to sell off a large portion of its high street outlets. The group is understood to be preparing to divest pubs and b... [more]