Leeds Building Society has won approval to merge with Mercantile, the Wallsend-based building society with 12 branches.... [more]

One Advice Group, the Sale-based consumer debt company with 212 staff, is planning to raise up to £27m in a share placing, and has also announced the £3m acquisition of Sale-based Abacus Financial Con... [more]

Danwood Group has acquired Swan Office Systems, the Newcastle-based office equipment supplier, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Daily Mail & General Trust has acquired three online media companies for a total £17m, including Auto Exposure, Interbase and The Appointment.... [more]

Park Group is to sell its unsecured home collected loan portfolio to CL Finance for £8m.... [more]

Premier Foods has agreed to acquire the UK and Irish operations of Campbell Soup for £460m, including brands such as Oxo, Batchelors, Homepride and Fray Bentos.... [more]

First Choice Holidays has acquired YMT Vacations, the US-based tour operator, for up to £27m.... [more]

Audus Noble has sold its PVC jars and cap moulds operation out of administration to Northumbria Blow Mouldings.... [more]

GUS, the UK-based retail group, yesterday downplayed the prospect of the group selling its Experian credit rating business or its Argos electricals retailer. GUS, finance director David Tyler, said th... [more]

Giles Insurance Brokers, the Glasgow-based insurance company with 17 branches and 300 staff, has undergone a £45m management buy-out backed by private equity firm Gresham. Giles has made 23 acquisitio... [more]

Abbey National has sold part of its James Hay pensions administration business to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Bobst has sold Apollo, its Bedfordshire-based packaging machinery business with 15 staff, to a new company called Apollo Sheeters.... [more]

Smith & Nephew has acquired OsteoBiologics, the US supplier of bone graft substitutes, for £39m.... [more]

Genesis APS, the North Yorkshire-based manufacturer of equipment for the flooring industry with 31 staff, has undergone a £4.5m management buy-out.... [more]

Vodafone has acquired Yes Telecom, the Manchester-based telecoms company with 110 staff, for an estimated £30m.... [more]

John Grose Group has acquired the assets of former MG Rover franchisee RC Edmondson out of administration for undisclosed terms, including sites in Ipswich and Woodbridge.... [more]

Tangent Communications has acquired C360UK, the marketing technology company, for £4.5m.... [more]

James Bros, the Poole-based fabricated steel company with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.... [more]

Deans Foods is to merge with Stonegate to create a combined egg supply group called Noble Foods.... [more]

CBG Group has acquired ET Knagg Group Ltd, the general insurance broker with offices in Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool, for £1.3m. ET Knagg Group is the holding company of ET Knagg & Co Ltd. The consi... [more]