Allied Glass Containers, a leading packaging group for the drinks and food industry could soon be up for sale. Close Brothers, the company's main backer, has appointed accountancy firm Ernst & Young t... [more]

Royal & Sun Alliance may decide to sell its US operations. Most of the operations were closed in 2003 as part of the insurer's restructuring, but it still has a large claims exposure. ... [more]

Cambridge Silicon Radio has acquired Clarity Technologies, the US-based developer of software for voice-based communications systems, for £9m... [more]

DTZ has acquired Hodnett Martin Smith, the London-based property advisory firm with 36 staff, for an initial £4.3m... [more]

Zenith Hygiene has acquired Quantum Hygiene, the Orpington-based supplier of cleaning, hygiene and ancillary products, for £1.8m... [more]

GK Group has acquired County Garage, the operator of CG Ford dealerships in Carlisle, Penrith and Workington with more than 200 staff... [more]

Aegis Group has acquired Columbus Quanti, the Belgian market research company with 40 staff, for an initial £3.8m... [more]

Intelek has sold Pascall Electronics, the manufacturer of power supplies and radio frequency components, to Xcel Corporation for £4.7m... [more]

Enterprise Inns is to sell 31 freehold and 10 leasehold pubs to Admiral Taverns for £10m... [more]

NEMC has acquired Parkdale Press, the Gateshead-based printing company, for about £0.5m... [more]

Rotork has acquired PC Intertechnik, the German fluid systems company, for £6.7m... [more]

Jurys Doyle Hotel Group, the Ireland-based leisure company, is still looking for a buyer for its 137-bedroom Jurys Glasgow Hotel unit, said the company's chief executive Pat McCann. The speaker added ... [more]

Jiskoot Autocontrol, the Kent-based supplier of measurement solutions, has undergone a management buy-out... [more]

Jiskoot Autocontrol, Goods Station Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 European Motor Holdings has acquired Michael Powles, the owner of Bentley car dealerships in Leicester and Norwich, for £5.2m... [more]

TTG Europe is planning to sell Anglia Telecom, the mobile distributor and fixed line reseller, for £10m by the end of March... [more]

Computer Software Group has acquired Prolog Systems, the Surrey-based provider of service management and mobile data solutions, for £0.8m... [more]

White Young Green has acquired Robert Long Consultancy, the environmental consultancy with 38 staff in Lyndhurst, St Ives and Huddersfield, and WynThomasGordonLewis, the Cardiff-based town planning co... [more]

Cytomyx Holdings is to sell Cytocell Technologies, the developer of DNA diagnostic products, to a management-led consortium for an initial £0.6m... [more]

Oxford Instruments has sold its medical operations to US-based Viasys Healthcare for £24m... [more]

Newell & Budge has acquired Momentum Technologies, the Indian software company with more than 120 staff, for about £2.5m... [more]