Smith Anderson has sold Eagle Envelopes, the manufacturer of envelopes at sites in Bathgate and Walsall, to Mayer-Kuvert of Germany for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Provalis is to sell most of its Provalis Healthcare division to the Kogen affiliate of Galen for about £10m, in order to focus on medical diagnostics.... [more]

Arora International Hotels is to acquire the Airport Hotels Unit Trust, which owns nine airport hotels in the UK, for £300m, and the properties will continue to be managed by BAA Lynton Management.... [more]

Thus is to acquire Your Communications from United Utilities for at least £59m, and most of Your's network is expected to be closed down with the loss of 300 jobs.... [more]

Misys is to acquire Payerpath, the US-based online processor of health claims, for £27m.... [more]

Choices Gift Vouchers, the Gateshead, UK shopping-voucher group, has entered administration with debts of £55m. The business will carry on trading as it looks for a buyer. Choices provides gift vouche... [more]

Volution, a UK-based manufacturer of ventilation system, has been put up for sale for an estimate value of £200m.Montagu private equity, which is the current owner of Volution has already appointed K... [more]

InterContinental Hotels has today placed a further portfolio of seven hotels on the market for disposal. These hotels are located in Continental Europe and all operate under the InterContinental brand... [more]

Caledonian Brewing Company has acquired the Harviestoun Brewery near Stirling for undisclosed terms, and plans to expand production at the site.... [more]

Sytner has agreed to acquire the William Jacks chain of car dealerships in the south-east for £10m.... [more]

Northgate has acquired Arriva Vehicle Rental, the commercial vehicle and car rental company with 655 staff at 33 branches, from Arriva for £129m.... [more]

Synexus Clinical Research has acquired Skandynawskie Centrum Medyczne, the Polish pharmaceutical clinical trials company, for up to £2.3m.... [more]

BAe Systems has sold its aerostructures business, which is based in Prestwick and employs 830 people, to Spirit AeroSystems of the US for £80m.... [more]