Intertek has acquired Lintec Testing Services for £3m and Lubricant Quality Scan for £0.4m, in order to expand its marine fuel and lubricant testing business.... [more]

Aspen Clean Fuels is to merge with Shield Capital in a £14m deal, creating a new group called Aspen Clean Energy.... [more]

Cavendish Grant is to merge with Chartwell to create a combined Bath-based financial services group with 60 staff.... [more]

Captain Birdseye and Findus are being eyed by Blackstone, one of the world's largest private-equity houses. Blackstone is aiming to build a £2bn frozen-food empire, and it has lodged its interest in b... [more]

Dassett Process Engineering is to merge with BottleTech Solutions, the Cheltenham-based manufacturer of bagging and automation equipment.... [more]

BT has acquired CARA Group, the network services company with 134 staff in Ireland and Northern Ireland, in order to expand its BT Ireland subsidiary.... [more]

Pentagon has acquired two Vauxhall car dealerships in Sheffield, increasing its total number of outlets to 13.... [more]