Kofax has acquired OptiInvoice Digital Technology, the Swedish supplier of document processing software, for £1.6m.... [more]

WS Atkins has acquired MG Bennett & Associates, the Rotherham-based engineering design company with 30 staff, for £2.5m.... [more]

Proventec has acquired a 60% stake in CryoJet Industrial Services, the Dutch supplier of cryogenic cleaning equipment with annual turnover of £1.5m.... [more]

Aegis Group has acquired Clownfish, the London-based marketing services firm with gross assets of £0.5m.... [more]

Applied4 Technology, the Leeds-based software firm, has been acquired RiskMetrics Group of the US for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Next has acquired Lipsy, the fashion brand with annual turnover of £20m, for an initial £17m.... [more]

PHSC has acquired Inspection Services UK, the provider of equipment testing services, for £0.2m.... [more]

Senergy has acquired Econnect, the Hexham-based renewable energy company with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Camvac, the Thetford-based plastic packaging company with 114 staff, has been acquired by GIL Investments for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Carrier, the Cheadle Royal-based luxury tour operator with 84 staff, has been acquired by Kuoni of Switzerland for more than £30m.... [more]

Edmund Bell, the Bradford-based supplier of fabrics to hospitals and universities, has been acquired by Redwood Distribution of Skelmersdale, creating a combined group with 125 staff.... [more]

Flint Group is to acquire Russell-Webb, the Hertford-based printing consumables manufacturer, in order to expand its Day International division.... [more]

Stadium Group has acquired Fox Industries, the Leicester-based distributor of power supplies and electronic equipment, for £0.1m.... [more]

Euro Car Parts has acquired Pinco 1555, the Sheffield-based chain of 53 vehicle parts branches trading as LSUK, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Melorio has acquired HB Group, the construction industry training provider, for £2.7m.... [more]

Spectris is to acquire LDS Test & Measurement, the Royston-based manufacturer of instruments and controls with 277 staff, from SPX for £58m.... [more]

Volvere is to acquire certain assets of Interactive Prospect Targeting, the London-based marketing company with about 80 staff, for £1.3m.... [more]

BWA Water Additives, the Stretford-based water additives supplier, is to be acquired by Bahrain-based United International Bank for £100m.... [more]

Redhall is to acquire Chieftain, the Tyneside-based oil industry support services firm, for about £19m.... [more]

Intertek has acquired HP White, the US protective equipment testing firm with 40 staff, for an initial £20m.... [more]