Petrofac has acquired PPS Group, the oil industry training company, for up to £2m, which will involve the transfer of 40 staff.... [more]

CareTech has acquired 14 residential care homes in Staffordshire from Delam Care for £8.1m, taking its total number of sites to 78.... [more]

Tulloch has acquired RPA, the Bathgate-based supplier of insulated wall panels with 20 staff.... [more]

Archant Life has acquired Advent Media, the Stafford-based regional magazine publisher, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Accident Exchange Group has acquired DCML, the provider of software solutions to the automotive industry, for up to £12m, and has also announced the development of a new headquarters and distribution ... [more]

Syndicate Asset Management has acquired LAinvest, the Bournemouth-based fund management and financial services company, for £1.4m. LAinvest has £70m under management. Syndicate (SAM) has attracted kee... [more]

Snugpak, the West Yorkshire-based insulated clothing supplier with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.... [more]

PJ Musgrave of Matlock has merged with Paul Adams of the West Midlands to create a combined electrical services contractor called PJM Adams with more than 70 staff.... [more]

Interserve has acquired MacLellan Group, the Redditch-based facilities management company with 14 offices nationwide, for £118m.... [more]

Torex Retail is to acquire TQIPS, the provider of project management services with offices in Bromsgrove and West Sussex, for £11m.... [more]

Computer Software Group is to acquire AIM Group, the Hull-based developer of software for legal and professional services firms, for £5.3m.... [more]

Ancestry.co.uk is considering a sale as an option for the future, despite turning down a number of approaches from large media companies, according to managing director Josh Hanna. The company, one of... [more]

Gascoyne & Beever, the Sheffield-based architectural metal worker, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Co-operative Bank.... [more]

Aviva has sold the vehicle solutions businesses of RAC to VT Group for £87m, including Lex Transfleet, Lex Defence, Lex Defence Management and RAC Software Solutions.... [more]

Northern Foods is planning to sell its NFT chilled distribution business to a management buy-out backed by Phoenix Equity Partners for up to £60m.... [more]

Bakkavor of Iceland has acquired Laurens Patisseries, the Newark-based chilled desserts company, for £130m, as well as New Primebake, the bread products supplier, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Networkers International, the telecoms recruitment company, is to be acquired by the Aim-traded cash shell Streetnames for £22m.... [more]

Hunter Rubber Company, the Dumfries-based boot maker, has been bought out of administration by a consortium that includes Pentland for about £3m, securing the future of 64 jobs.... [more]

BT Group has acquired Dabs.com, the Bolton-based online electrical products retailer, for an estimated £30m. BT is to flog computers, TVs, cameras and other digital gear after it announced on April 28... [more]

Yell has acquired TPI, the Spanish phone directories company, for £2.3bn, and the deal was partly funded by a £350m share placing.... [more]