Smiths Group has acquired Lorch Microwave, the US microwave filter technology company with 155 staff, for £14m.... [more]

White Young Green has acquired JC Warnock Consulting Engineers, the Londonderry-based civil and structural consulting company, for £0.7m.... [more]

EBTM, the online retailer of music merchandise, has been acquired by E-retail in a £1.5m reverse takeover.... [more]

ANC Group, the nationwide parcel delivery company, has undergone a £37m management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital.... [more]

V&A Marketing, the South Wales-based manufacturer of baby feeding products, has been bought out of administration by Amadeus Associates International, securing the future of most of the 45-strong work... [more]

RMS Europe Group has acquired Freshney, the cargo services company with 34 staff in Grimsby and Immingham.... [more]

Croma Group has acquired Vigilant Security, the Scottish security company, for up to £3m.... [more]

British Nuclear Fuels has sold BNG America, its US-based nuclear decommissioning business, to EnergySolutions for about £50m.... [more]

Britain's car dealers are currently engaged in a bid battle for Reg Vardy. Pendragon has been obliged by the Takeove Panel to clarify it has made "no decision" on its current offer for rival Reg Vardy... [more]

Vodafone's seventh-largest shareholder, Standard Life Investments, has called on the telecoms group to sell its US business. The request follows hard on the heels of other shareholders questioning the... [more]

Gas-hungry Centrica, which owns British Gas, has been seen as a potential takeover target for more than a year now, and this summer's planned departure of Sir Roy Gardner, chief executive, has heighte... [more]

Crewe Alexandra chairman John Bowler has confirmed that the Championship's bottom club is up for sale. Two of the major shareholders at Gresty Road are looking to sell their stakes and Bowler believes... [more]

Heinz has sales pending of its European Seafood business, for which it is currently in exclusive negotiations with Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking, and Tegel poultry. It is also seeking buyers for it... [more]

UK operator THUS has put its Dutch Internet service provider Demon up for sale in an effort to focus more on its UK activities.... [more]

Cable & Wireless Chief Executive Francesco Caio has restructured himself out of a job by splitting the company in two. The split is thought to signify a 'for sale' sign over the company, as the ailing... [more]

Outdoor advertiser Maiden Group has received several takeover approaches. The company was put up for auction in December after creaching its banking covenants. Maiden's management team own more than 5... [more]

Statoil has announced it may sell its Irish operations which includes petrol stations, terminals and oil distribution businesses. It has interests in 236 petrol stations - 70 of which are fully owned ... [more]

Bodycote International has acquired Norwest Soil Research of Canada and West Coast Analytical Services of the US, in order to expand its environmental and pharmaceutical testing services business.... [more]

Aga Foodservice has acquired Eloma, the German oven manufacturer with 150 staff, for £7m.... [more]

Horizon Technology has acquired Equip Technology, the Basingstoke-based enterprise security and IP networking company, for £10m.... [more]