Zest Group is to sell Greensleeves Group, the Isleworth-based reggae music publisher, to VP Records for £3.1m.... [more]

System C Healthcare has acquired Care Records, the clinical systems supplier, from Huntleigh Healthcare for an initial £0.9m.... [more]

Metalrax has acquired Post Glover LifeLink, the US manufacturer of isolated electrical power systems with 24 staff, from Halma for £3m.... [more]

Derby County Football Club has been acquired by General Sports & Entertainment of the US for an estimated £50m.... [more]

Metals UK Group, the Blackburn-based metal processing firm with annual sales of £35m, has been acquired by AM Castle & Co of the US.... [more]

Kingfisher's new CEO, Ian Cheshire, suggested that the retailer might sell poorly-performing or non-core businesses. Kingfisher has businesses in 9 countries.Kingfisher's market capitalisation current... [more]

West Sussex-based pasta, sauces, gravies, stocks and soups manufacturer, Pasta Reale, has appointed Grant Thornton to explore trade sale options. Pasta Reale was founded in 1979 by Salvatore Lopalco, ... [more]

Glanbia, which employs about 400 people at its Roscrea factories in Ireland, confirmed recently that it has entered into negotiations that may lead to a sale of the meats business. The sale is no surp... [more]

Reports have come in that the founders of Organix Brands, Mike Thrasher and his wife Lizzie Vannand, are exploring the possibility of a trade sale. The company, which makes organic baby food, posted ... [more]

Farrow System Limited, a Norfolk company which developed a special method of cleaning boats and buildings has been put into administration.The directors of Loddon-based Farrow System Limited have hire... [more]

The UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has finally agreed to be bought up by Carlsberg and Heineken for £7.8bn ($15.3bn). The company will be be split between Carlsberg and Heineken when the takeove... [more]

AG Barr has acquired Taut International, the sports drinks supplier with annual retail sales of £1m, for a nominal sum.... [more]

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Deutsche Bank to advise on the sale of its Condor Ferries businessRBS is asking approximately £300m for Condor, which operates ferries from the UK mainland and F... [more]

Jaycare, a leading North-East packaging company went into administration recently.... [more]

United Business Media has acquired Think Service, the US-based IT services and call centre training firm with 38 staff, for an initial £12m, in order to expand its CMP Technology business.... [more]

Vyke is to acquire Callserve Communications, the London-based telecoms service provider, for up to £2.9m.... [more]

Dsi CMM has acquired K2 Group, the Manchester-based marketing and communications firm with 300 staff.... [more]

Esh Group has acquired David Wilkinson, the building contractor with 50 staff in Blyth and Ripon, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Baris has bought the trade and assets of Steeltech Interiors, the Rotherham-based structural steel firm with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Travelscope is to be bought of administration by a management team under the name of Phoenix Holidays, securing the future of 20 of the 270 Gloucester-based jobs.... [more]