Telent, the telecom support services company with 2,000 staff at sites in Coventry, Chorley and Basildon, has accepted a £346m takeover offer from Fortress Investment Group of the US. Telent, which is... [more]

Mayborn, the supplier of baby products, is to be acquired by Jake Acquisitions, a 3i subsidiary, for £116m. Mayborn, whose brands include Tommee Tippee, is to pay 500p a share in cash. Shares in Maybo... [more]

Tristel is to acquire Vernagene, the Bolton-based supplier of water treatment and hygiene control products, for £1m. Vernagene, which is based in Bolton, focuses on water treatment and purification an... [more]

Charterhouse Development Capital has sold Avent, the Suffolk-based baby products company, to Philips of the Netherlands for £460m. Avent, whose products include breast pumps, baby bottles, steam steri... [more]

Robinson has acquired VR Plastics, the Nottinghamshire-based plastic injection moulding company with 85 staff, for £2.8m. The acquisition will be financed by bank debt. Robinson, which is listed on th... [more]