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]

Go-Ahead has acquired Docklands Minibuses for £3m, in order to expand its London General bus subsidiary.... [more]

Nationwide is to acquire the Bournemouth-based Portman Building Society in a £1.2bn merger, creating a combined group with 827 branches.The merger will be the largest building society merger ever to t... [more]

Jourdan has acquired Clinipak of Buckinghamshire for £2.2m, in order to expand its Westfield Medical sterilisation packaging material business. Bourne End-based Clinipak is owned by husband and wife t... [more]

Cushman & Wakefield has acquired Andrew Mayer Tyser for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its property investment team in the City of London.... [more]

Ultimate Leisure has acquired The Attic bar in Newcastle city centre from Absolute Leisure for £2.6m, taking its total chain to 36.... [more]

Armstrong Watson is to merge with Manson & Partners, the Dumfries-based firm of chartered accountants with 35 staff.... [more]

Holmes Place, the chain of 46 gyms, is to be acquired by Virgin Active for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group of 174 sites.... [more]

Easco has expanded its metals recycling business with the acquisition of Essex-based SB Wheeler & Sons for £15m and Norwich-based Peruzzi's Metals for undisclosed terms.... [more]