Wagon is to acquire Oxford Automotive, the automotive metal components supplier with 3,300 staff in France, Germany and Turkey, for £128m.... [more]

Robert Wiseman Dairies has acquired the fresh liquid milk business of Definitely Devon, which is jointly owned by Torridge Vale and the Co-operative Group, for £0.8m.... [more]

Healthcare Locums has acquired BBL Europe, the Ilford-based healthcare recruitment company, for £10m.... [more]

Brecon Pharmaceuticals, the pharmaceutical services company with 280 staff, has been acquired by AmerisourceBergen of the US for £28m.... [more]

Wrights Pies has acquired Flaky Pastry, the Cannock-based pork pie manufacturer, for less than £0.2m.... [more]

Glatfelter of the US has bought the JR Crompton paper mill in Lydney, Gloucestershire, out of administration for £37m, securing the future of up to 240 jobs.... [more]

Sinclair Pharmaceuticals is to acquire Group CS Dermatologie, the French skincare company, for £37m.... [more]

Computer Software Group is to acquire Care Business Solutions of Godalming for up to £3.6m.... [more]

Shares in 600 Group remain steady amid rumours in the City of a takeover. The UK-listed engineering group may be under consideration by London-listed Charter Group. 600 Group has a market capitalisati... [more]

Glass's Guide, the UK motoring journal, has entered into its second round of auction with four private equity firms still in the running. Glass's Guide is being auctioned for £300m by UK equity firm L... [more]

Bradford & Bingley, the UK-listed retail bank, could be a target for French peer Credit Agricole, according to several market reports in the UK press. B&B's rival, Alliance & Leicester, was considered... [more]

Marks & Spencer shares were up once again on bid speculation. There are hopes of a 650p per share offer. There is talk of a potential private equity bid for the UK-listed department store chain. Analy... [more]

Lonmin, the London-listed metal-mining group, could receive an offer from competitor Polyus Gold of Russia. A bid could come in at £30 per share. The Independent's market report also said that Russian... [more]

Johnson Service Group, the UK-listed cleaning and services group, is in discussions regarding a potential sale of its dry-cleaning business. The unit includes brands such as Sketchley, Johnsons and Je... [more]

DA Group, the UK-listed software developer, saw shares rise amid talks that MonsterMob Group could be considering a takeover. MonsterMob supplies content for mobile phones. DA has a market value of £1... [more]

Rentokil Initial has sold its Canadian manned guarding business to Garda World Security Corporation for £30m.... [more]

RPS Group has acquired Ecos Consulting, the Australian provider of environmental consultancy services to the energy and minerals industries with 15 staff, for £0.5m.... [more]

WPP has acquired the outstanding 81% stake in MediaCom North, the Manchester-based media investment management network with 45 staff.... [more]

Biotrace International has acquired the remaining 61% stake in Target Diagnostica, the Italian supplier of microbiology products, for about £0.3m.... [more]

North Sea Ventilation, the Hull-based heating and ventilation equipment company with 80 staff, has been acquired by Hastie Group of Australia for £0.9m.... [more]