Redstone has acquired Tolerant Group, the Stoke-on-Trent-based network security solutions company with 36 staff, for £3.7m. The Tolerant Group consists of Tolerant Systems Ltd, Net-Adept Limited, Net... [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]

MMP Group of Newton Aycliffe has sold its plastering and dry lining division out of administration to a management team operating under the name of Plaslines, securing the future of 41 jobs.... [more]

GAP Group has acquired J&S Plant of Lincoln for £1.3m, taking its plant hire network to 56 sites. Gap will pay £550k for equity, £350k for goodwill and will assume £450k of debt. J&S Plant is the plan... [more]

Cramer Systems, the supplier of operations support systems software with offices in Bath and London, is to be acquired by Amdocs of the US for a cash consideration of £205m. Cramer produces network re... [more]

Ashtead is to acquire NationsRent, the US construction equipment rental company, for £548m.... [more]

Photo-Me International, the UK-listed photo kiosk operator, is near to finalizing its strategic review which could result in a sale, It has been reported. Photo-Me's market capitalisation stands at ... [more]

Intec Telecom Systems is to acquire EUR Systems, the US outsourced telecoms billing company, for about £7m.... [more]

Rok has acquired Kingfisher Building Company, the West Midlands-based social housing company with about 50 staff, for £4.5m. The deal comprises a £3.4m cash consideration, of which £1.1m is subject to... [more]

Lloydspharmacy has acquired RF Foskett & Son, the Derbyshire-based chain of three pharmacies with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Inspicio is to acquire Eclipse Scientific, the Cambridgeshire-based provider of chemical and microbiological testing services, from Clearbrook Capital Partners for £47m. Mark Silver, Chief Executive o... [more]

Sondex has acquired Bluestar Tools, the Canadian manufacturer of drilling instrumentation, for up to £11m.... [more]

Misys is to sell Apollo, its French asset management business, to Atos Euronext Market Solutions for £1.6m.... [more]

Hanson has acquired Formpave, the Gloucestershire-based concrete block paving manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Unilever, the UK-listed consumer retail group, may find itself pressurised to dispose of its food division according to reports. A Citigroup note advised clients that sustained under-performing result... [more]

Delcam has acquired International Manufacturing Computer Services, the US-based CAM software developer, for £1.7m.... [more]

Waitrose is to acquire six stores in Eastbourne, Formby, Hexham, Lymington, Poole and Southampton, as well as a non-operational distribution site at Aylesford in Kent, from Morrisons for more than £80... [more]

Trinity Mirror is to sell its Inside Communications magazines and exhibitions business to Ocean Media for £41m.... [more]

Terra Firma is to sell the waste disposal business of Waste Recycling Group to FCC of Spain for £1.4bn. The acquisition is the largest ever made by FCC ( Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas) and wil... [more]

Tesco has acquired Leader Price, the Polish chain of 220 convenience stores, for £72m.... [more]