Shoe retailer, Dolcis Fell into administration this week. Brian Green, Alan Graham and Howard Smith, joint administrators from KPMG’s restructuring practice are looking at the business and will endeav... [more]

Getty Images, the market-leading online photography platform, is up for sale. Goldman Sachs has been appointed to consider their strategic options.... [more]

Claimar Care Group has acquired Ravenscroft One, the Preston-based domiciliary care provider with 370 care workers, for up to £2.9m.... [more]

NCC Group has acquired Escrow Europe Holdings, the Dutch escrow solutions company with ten staff, for up to £7.8m.... [more]

VTR has acquired Machine Effects, the London-based visual effects company, for £2m.... [more]

Origin Enterprises is to acquire Masstock Group, the provider of specialist agronomy services to farm enterprises with sites in Cheltenham and Ireland, for an initial £26m.... [more]

Jones Lang LaSalle has acquired Creevy, the Glasgow-based hotels, leisure and lettings consultancy with five staff.... [more]

Cambria Automobiles has acquired the four remaining Fiat car dealerships of Caledonia Motor Group for undisclosed terms, including sites in Preston, Blackburn, Warrington and Oldham.... [more]

Malvern Instruments has acquired Viscotek, the US supplier of chromatography systems for the characterisation of polymers and proteins, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Gee Graphite, the Dewsbury-based supplier of graphite seals and gaskets with 36 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Scottish & Newcastle is to sell its Stassen cider business in Belgium back to the founding family for undisclosed terms.... [more]

News International has decided to put its 'Fortress Wapping' headquarters site in London on the market, before a decision on the new home for its newspaper titles.... [more]

WIN has acquired Pocket Group, the London-based provider of mobile entertainment services, for up to £4.5m.... [more]

Peratech has bought Eleksen, the developer of electronic sensor technology with total assets of £3.1m, out of administration.... [more]

RSK Group has acquired Building Sciences, the Oxfordshire-based building envelope design and testing consultancy.... [more]

Birkby's Plastics, the West Yorkshire-based plastic components manufacturer with 500 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Verve Industries.... [more]

Lloyd Maunder, the Devon-based poultry firm with 800 staff, has been acquired by 2 Sisters Food Group.... [more]

Laing Rail, the operator of the Chiltern Trains franchise, is to be acquired by Deutsche Bahn of Germany for an undisclosed sum thought to be about £130m.... [more]

Premier Farnell is to acquire Hynetic Electronics Private, the Indian electronics distributor, for about £0.5m.... [more]

WA Turner, the Kent-based meat products supplier, has been acquired by Anglo Beef Processors Group for undisclosed terms.... [more]