Shed Productions has acquired Screentime Partners, the global TV distribution company, for an initial £2m.... [more]

Careforce Group has acquired Keycare Services, the provider of domiciliary care services with 130 staff in Workington and Carlisle, for up to £1.3m. An initial payment of £1m will be made in cash and ... [more]

Huntsman is to sell its Teesside-based European base chemicals and polymers division to Saudi Basic Industries Corporation by the end of the year, with the transfer of about 840 jobs.... [more]

There are rumours of a potential disposal by Invensys of its rail signaling division. Analysts following Invensys have said the rail systems division is doing very well and Invensys could profit from ... [more]

Chieftain Group has acquired Bringover, the Stockton-on-Tees-based machinery maintenance company with ten staff, and the business will relocate to a larger site in Middlesbrough.... [more]

Empresaria has acquired a 51% stake in EU Resource, the Nottingham-based recruitment company specialising in temporary labour for the manufacturing sector, for an initial £0.2m.... [more]

Rok is to acquire Tulloch Construction Group, the building and related services business with 875 staff in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Elgin, Fort William, Inverness, Tain, Nairn and Thurso, for £31m. Tulloch... [more]

Dairy Crest is to sell most of its own-brand cheese business to First Milk for £62m, including 750 staff at creameries in Wrexham, Haverfordwest and Aspatria in Cumbria.... [more]

Rainford EMC, the St Helens-based supplier of electromagnetic equipment, has undergone a £2.5m management buy-out backed by the Merseyside Special Investment Fund.... [more]

Duke Street Capital is to acquire a 58% stake in 2e2, the Newbury-based IT services company valued at £132m.... [more]

Statpro is to acquire FRI, the Canadian investment management company, for £25m.... [more]

Allied London, the London-based property developer, has undergone a £500m management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland and Delancey. Allied London specialises in city-centre development and reg... [more]

Sinclair Pharma is to acquire Ashbourne Pharmaceuticals, the Northampton-based pharmaceuticals marketing company. The deal comprises an initial cash payment of £1.05m, plus the repayment of intra-grou... [more]

Dutch publisher Wolters Kluwer is tipped to sell off its education business, Wolters Kluwer Education, after appointing Lehman Brothers to look at strategic alternatives for the division as part of a ... [more]

Vantis has acquired the non-audit business of Sharles Group of London for up to £2.5m, in order to expand its accounting and tax advisory business.... [more]

Cello Group has acquired SMT Consulting, the Oxford-based strategy and research consultancy with 35 staff, for up to £8.8m. SMT's clients include approximately 20% of the FTSE 100 and a number Fortune... [more]

AWS Electronics has acquired Jantec Electronic Services, the Bedfordshire-based electronics manufacturer with 23 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Aggreko has acquired General Electric's energy rentals division for £112m, in order to expand its portable power generators business into new markets around the world.... [more]

Severn Trent is to sell Severn Trent Laboratories, its US analytical environmental testing business, to TestAmerica Holdings for £85m.... [more]

SMC Group has acquired four Scottish architectural firms for a total £11m, including Parr Architects, Jenkins & Marr, Davis Duncan and Hugh Martin, as well as Hickton Madeley of the Midlands for an in... [more]