The Co-operative Group, Britain's fifth largest supermarket chain, has finally agreed to buy rival Somerfield for £1.57bn, after the Co-op first expressed interest in April. The deal will reinforce th... [more]

Pulman, Durham-based, has purchased Mill Garages, the Sunderland-based VW car dealership, increasing its workforce to 120.... [more]

Building Design Partnership has acquired Khandekar, the Dutch architectural design firm with 30 emloyees.... [more]

Pulman of Durham has acquired Mill Garages, the Sunderland-based VW car dealership, increasing its workforce to 120.... [more]

Building Design Partnership has acquired Khandekar, the Dutch architectural design firm with 30 staff.... [more]

Cipriani, the famous Italian restaurant in London, could be put on the market soon.The owners, the Cipriani family, are thought to have appointed Goldman Sachs to advise on the potential sale.It has n... [more]

Mears Group has sold UFD, its Birmingham-based vehicle distribution division, to BCA in a deal worth £2.8m.... [more]

Sheffield United has sold the Thames Club, the Staines-based health and fitness club, to a company backed by the Downing Protected VCTs, in order to focus on its leisure operations in the South Yorksh... [more]

Newcastle Airport has bought Samson Aviation Services for £500k, and plans to expand the business aviation activities at the 50-acre site on the south side of the airport.... [more]

Greystone Financial Services has bought Roger Harris & Co, the Leicestershire-based wealth management firm, for £3m.... [more]

Sheppee International, the York-based supplier of glass handling equipment with 34 employees, has gone through a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Alliance & Leicester is to be purchased by Santander of Spain for £1.3bn. Alliance & Leicester has 7,300 staff and 254 branches. The business will be merged with Santander's chain of 705 Abbey branche... [more]

CB Richard Ellis has bought Irving Rice, the Liverpool-based commercial property agency.... [more]

Pepper Post is to be bought out of administration by Partner Capital and the Megginson group for an undisclosed amount. It is expected that there will be no job losses from its London-based TV and fil... [more]

Mears Group has sold UFD, its Birmingham-based vehicle distribution division, to BCA for £2.8m.... [more]

Sheffield United has sold the Thames Club, the Staines-based health and fitness club, to a company funded by the Downing Protected VCTs, in order to focus its leisure operations in the South Yorkshire... [more]

Newcastle Airport has acquired Samson Aviation Services for £0.5m, and plans to expand the business aviation activities at the 50-acre site on the south side of the airport.... [more]

Greystone Financial Services has acquired Roger Harris & Co, the Leicestershire-based wealth management firm, for an estimated £3m.... [more]

Sheppee International, the York-based supplier of glass handling equipment with 34 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Alliance & Leicester, the bank with 7,300 staff and 254 branches, is to be acquired by Santander of Spain for £1.3bn, and the business will be merged with Santander's chain of 705 Abbey branches.... [more]