Footwear retailer Stead & Simpson has been sold to rival chain Shoe Zone after a brief spell in administration.Rob Hunt, Bruce Cartwright and Stuart Maddison of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP who were app... [more]

Diageo is to acquire Rosenblum Cellars, the US wine producer, for £53m.... [more]

Shoe Zone has bought 309 Stead & Simpson footwear stores out of administration for undisclosed terms, but a further 37 outlets will close.... [more]

India Outsourcing Services is to acquire Mela Group, the London-based operator of three restaurants and a catering business, for £2m, and aims to create a nationwide chain of Indian restaurants under ... [more]

PZ Cussons has acquired The Sanctuary Spa Holdings, the supplier of personal care products, for £75m.... [more]

Jelf Group has acquired Manson Insurance Group of Manchester for £16m, as well as Devon-based Bartlett Davies Bicks and Carter & Co Risk Management for a total £2.9m.... [more]

Towergate has acquired McAra Associates, the Aberdeen-based insurance broker with 13 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

RSK Group has acquired Stats, the environmental and building materials consultancy with 130 staff and offices in St Albans, Coventry and Swansea.... [more]

Shore Recycling has bought M Baker, the St Helens-based operator of a recycling plant for waste electrical and electronic equipment, out of administration.... [more]

Ticketmaster has acquired Get Me In, the London-based online ticket marketing agency, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

London Southend Airport (LSACL) is up for sale, after receiving interest from potential buyers. LSACL, the London Southend and Biggin Hill airports is owned by Regional Airports (RAL). LSACL offers a ... [more]

Winning Pitch has acquired Creative Business Achievements, the Sheffield-based training and business development consultancy, for £0.1m.... [more]

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