McNicholas, the London-based utility contractor with 1,300 staff, is to be acquired by Skanska of Sweden for about £50m.... [more]

Scott Wilson has acquired DGP, the Manchester-based consultancy with 180 staff, for up to £14.6m, as well as Cameron Taylor, the London-based consulting engineer with 330 staff at ten offices, for up ... [more]

Scott Wilson has acquired Cameron Taylor, the London-based consulting engineer with 330 staff at ten offices, for up to £15.5m, as well as DGP, the Manchester-based consultancy with 180 staff, for up ... [more]

In a bolt-on acquisition valued at some £11million, professional support services provider Mouchel Parkman has strengthened its position in the water utilities sector.The acquisition of Ewan Group p... [more]

Bodycote International, the British heat treatment and coatings company, has acquired six businesses in the UK, Ireland, Turkey and Brazil for a total consideration of £25m, as part of its strategy to... [more]

Minova, the Chipping Norton-based speciality chemicals company with 17 sites in ten countries, is to be acquired by Orica of Australia for £357m, consisting of a sale price of £353m plus £5m acquisiti... [more]

Avingtrans is to acquire B&D Patterns, the Hinckley-based manufacturer of jet engine components with 155 staff, for up to £10m. Payment will be made in cash and shares, with a deferred consideration o... [more]

CTC Marine Projects, the Darlington-based marine trenching contractor, is to be acquired by DeepOcean ASA of Norway for £76m. The purchase price (excluding debt) consists of an initial consideration o... [more]

ABRO, the engineering, repair and re-manufacturing company for the British Army, could be sold after a rationalisation process has been carried out. The government-owned company will announce the resu... [more]

RPS has acquired Burks Green, the Newark-based architectural firm with about 200 staff, as well as associated companies Basicshare and Martindale Holdings, for up to £21m. The deal comprises of a £9.9... [more]

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) could allow BAA to split off its non-aviation assets. BAA has said it may look into this. This move has not been seen as part of its defensive strategy against a h... [more]

Keller Group is to acquire Phi Group, the excavation contractor with offices in Dunfermline, Harrogate and Cheltenham, for an initial £5m. Phi is a specialist contractor offering slope and excavation ... [more]