Cello Group has acquired SMT Consulting, the Oxford-based strategy and research consultancy with 35 staff, for up to £8.8m. SMT's clients include approximately 20% of the FTSE 100 and a number Fortune... [more]

Cheapflights, the UK-based online travel comparison site, may be put up for sale next year according to its Chief Executive. David Soskin commented that the middle of 2007 would be a good point to sel... [more]

Johnson Service Group has announced it is to consider a number of offers for its high street dry cleaning division. Analysts believe that Johnson had initially hoped the division would fetch between £... [more]

Whitehead Mann, the executive recruitment firm, is to be acquired by Palladian Investments for £26m.Palladian is a specially-created vehicle for the takeover, lead by Whitehead Mann's managing partner... [more]

SHL, the recruitment services company, has been acquired by private equity firm HgCapital for £100m. SHL provides assessment tools including psychometric testing to clients in over 40 countries around... [more]

Ovum is to acquire Orbys Consulting, the London-based sourcing strategy and supplier selection consultancy, for up to £3.6m. The acquisition is Ovum's second since its IPO in March this year and will ... [more]

Hat Pin, the UK-listed human resources company, has acquired Alexander Mann Financial Markets, the financial services executive search company with 42 staff in London and Hong Kong, for £7m. Alexander... [more]

NES Group, the Altrincham-based engineering recruitment company with 275 staff, is to undergo a £80m management buy-out backed by Graphite Capital. NES recruits contract staff for blue chip companies ... [more]

United Utilities has received first round bids for its Vertex business service division, but maintains that a sale is just one of several options being considered. Private equity firm 3i and Quantras,... [more]

Hargreaves Services is to acquire Norec, the Barnsley-based provider of contract management services to the power generation, utilities and minerals industries, for £5.5m in cash. The amount is subjec... [more]

Shareholders in Cardpoint, the UK-listed cash machine installer and operator, are reportedly pressurising for a sale. The speculation has caused Cardpoint shares to rise by 9.1%, giving the company a ... [more]