Eicom has acquired Job Channel, the interactive job advertising channel, from Multimedia Television for an initial £0.1m.... [more]

Cardinal Packaging has secured a £6m investment to fund the expansion of its carrier bag manufacturing business in Ebbw Vale, with the creation of 66 new jobs.... [more]

International Power is to acquire the Saltend power station near Hull from Calpine, in a £500m deal with Mitsui.... [more]

Record company Sanctuary was is reported to be in talks regarding a potential takeover. Sanctuary's shares are currently not doing well at 38.5p, after a profit warning earlier in the year, and the co... [more]

Avebury Taverns has asked pub-deals specialist PC Hansen & Co to examine the possibilities of a future sale, the Sunday Times reported. A sale is likely to be attractive to companies such as Enterpris... [more]

Somerfield has sold its Mace wholesale operations in Scotland to Palmer & Harvey McLane, which is expected to lead to the closure of the Aberness Service Centre in Aberdeen with the loss of 75 jobs.... [more]

The Entertainer is planning to buy the Gadget Shop name out of administration and open between five and ten pilot stores.... [more]

Avebury Taverns has sold 253 pubs to Admiral Taverns for about £70m, and the remaining chain of 450 pubs is now expected to be put up for sale.... [more]

Friends Provident is to sell Isis Equity Partners to its 37-strong investment staff for up to £10m.... [more]

International Greetings is to acquire Anker International for up to £35m, in order to expand its giftwrap and stationery business.... [more]

Scottish & Newcastle is to sell the UK distribution rights for Beck's beer to InBev in a £67m deal, and the proceeds will be used to advertise its core brands.... [more]

Infast, the component services company, is to be acquired by Anixter for £39m.... [more]

Hydro International has acquired Vexamus Water, the Ely-based supplier of water treatment equipment, for under £0.2m.... [more]

Carclo is to sell its ECC Card Clothing business, including operations in the UK, France, Italy, Turkey, Canada, India, China and the US to NV Bekaert for up to £8.6m.... [more]

Huntsworth is to acquire Neisser Communications, the Austrian communications company, for up to £0.8m.... [more]

Go-Ahead is to acquire Southern Vectis, the operator of 150 buses on the Isle of Wight and in Hampshire, for £14m.... [more]

Formpro has merged with Mail Marketing International to create a combined commercial printing business with sites in Cheddar, Bristol and Weston-super-Mare.... [more]

David Powell Bakeries of Hampshire is to be acquired by the Kidderminster-based subsidiary of Rich Products Corporation of the US.... [more]

Chameleon Skaife has acquired Concorde Tape Solutions of Bradford for £1m, creating a combined spool winding contractor with 37 staff.... [more]

HJ Heinz, the listed US food giant, has announced its intentions to sell the HAK line of prepared vegetables in Northern Europe and has commenced a strategic review of its seafood and frozen businesse... [more]