Viking Offshore, the Aberdeen-based rescue boat business is up for sale with a price tag of around £150m according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.... [more]

Ennstone Thistle has acquired seven ready mixed concrete plants in Aberdeenshire, Inverness, Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline from Cemex UK and Tarmac for £1.8m.... [more]

Datatec is to acquire NOXS Europe, the distributor of IT security products and services with offices in Thatcham, France, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands, for £35m.... [more]

Southern Cross Healthcare has acquired Life Style Care, the owner of leasehold interests in 23 London-based elderly care homes with 1,737 beds and gross assets of £12m.... [more]

Pan Fish Scotland has acquired Highland Fish Farmers, the owner of fish farms on Loch Torridon, Loch Carron, Loch Ness and Skye, for £4.1m.... [more]

Ferrari's Bakery, the operator of 60 South Wales bakeries, has been bought out of administration by Best Bakeries, but the Swansea-based Celtic Savouries division will close with the loss of 20 jobs.... [more]

UK Coal is to sell the Maltby colliery in South Yorkshire to Hargreaves Services for £21m, securing the future of 470 jobs.... [more]

Vertu Motors is to acquire Bristol Street for £40m, creating a nationwide chain of 35 car dealerships with 1,700 staff.... [more]

Hays has acquired James Harvard, the London-based recruitment company specialising in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, for an initial £24m.... [more]

Wimpy, the chain of 194 burger outlets, is to be acquired by Famous Brands of South Africa in a deal that values the business at £13m.... [more]

Instant Access Properties, the UK-based property investment company, could be put up for sale for the second time in two years, according to a report.... [more]

Oilily, the Dutch retailer of upmarket women's and children's clothing, is thought to be up for sale for up to €50m according to a report in the Financial Times.... [more]

Amcor, the Australian packaging giant, is to sell all or part of its European PET bottle operations following a strategic review. The business has a significant presence in the UK, and turns over arou... [more]

Tangent Communications has acquired Ravensworth Digital Services, the Newcastle upon Tyne-based printing company with 60 staff, for up to £5.8m.... [more]

PayPoint has acquired SECPay, the online payment services provider, for £12m.... [more]

Findel has acquired The Cotswold Company, the home furnishings and accessories supplier, for £0.1m.... [more]

McBride is to acquire Chemolux, the Luxembourg-based household products manufacturer with a site in Coventry and 120 UK-based staff, from Henkel for up to £39m.... [more]

Laird Group has acquired Cushcraft, the US manufacturer of communication antennae with 90 staff, for £46m, as well as M2sys, the South Korean custom products manufacturer with 80 staff, for £17m.... [more]

Morson has acquired Pentagon, the Havant-based provider of skilled engineering personnel with 14 staff, for up to £2.9m.... [more]

Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Cymfony, the US media analysis company with 56 staff.... [more]