The partners of Grant Thornton UK LLP and RSM Robson Rhodes LLP have announced their agreement to merge the two firms to create one of the strongest accounting and business advisory groups in the UK.... [more]

The manufacturing division of Alliance Boots could be sold if Kohlberg Kravis Roberts succeeds in its takeover of the group. According to reports, KKR intends to conduct a strategic review of the manu... [more]

UK computer-services company Northgate Information Solutions is rumoured to be seeking a buyer for its outsourcing division, according to several reports. Analysts have estimated the unit to be worth ... [more]

Ex-Bupa chairman Bryan Sanderson has named the plans to sell the group's Bristish hospitals as his reasons for leaving the private-healthcare business last year, asserting that "an entity such as Bupa... [more]

Telecoms group Cable & Wireless have been at the centre of rumours that they are considering a break up, after(C&W) is weighing up the idea of a break-up, after a report that several options are under... [more]

British accountancy-software company Iris has been put on the market with an estimated asking price of £250m, according to reports. The company, based in Datchet, is currently owned by private-equity ... [more]

Wirral-basedPhoenix Chemicals, the pharmaceutical intermediates and fine chemicals manufacturer, is rumoured to be considering exit options for its investors. The privately-owned company could be open... [more]

AstraZeneca, the UK-listed pharmaceuticals group, is considering selling the vaccines arm of MedImmune according to rumours. Apparently the group would make one final attempt at marketing MedImmune's ... [more]

National Express Group PLC has agreed to acquire Continental Auto SL, a leading operator of public transport services in Spain, from Grupo ACS for £449.7m. The transaction, which is expected to be ear... [more]

Northgate Information Solutions Plc, the UK software group which manufactures software for the public services and human resources sectors in addition to running customer IT systems, is considering a ... [more]

US energy firm Halliburton has agreed to acquire Scottish oil services company PSL Energy Services Limited for more than £100m.... [more]

BBA Aviation is to acquire Executive Beechcraft, the US aircraft management and maintenance services company with annual sales of about £30m.... [more]

Pixology, the Guildford-based provider of software for the digital photography industry with 34 staff, is to be acquired by Photochannel Networks of Canada for £8m.... [more]

Francis Clark of Exeter is to merge with Salisbury-based Martin & Company to create a combined accountancy group with 31 partners and more than 280 staff.... [more]

Heywood Metal Finishers of Huddersfield and Uxbridge-based LHT Anodisers have been acquired by Coil of Belgium for a total £3.7m.... [more]

Blu Shu, the Leicestershire-based shoe distributor with 17 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team operating under the name of Shuology.... [more]

Company Health Group has acquired Cheviot Artus, the Skipton-based occupational health consultancy, for an initial £0.7m.... [more]

Harris & Harris Construction, the Bridgwater-based civil engineering firm, has undergone a £1.3m management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland.... [more]

WA Hills, the Colchester-based construction company with 75 staff, has been acquired by S Walsh & Sons of Brentwood.... [more]

GCap Media has acquired the remaining 80% stake in the Classic Gold radio network from UBC Media for about £4m, enabling UBC to focus on its music downloading service.... [more]