Deals - Europe

Highlights   Alkane Energy plc, the independent gas to power company, has conditionally agreed to acquire certain of the coal mine methane assets of Maltby Colliery (the "Maltby CMM Asset") from Maltby Colliery Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hargreaves Services plc ("Hargreaves").   The ini ... read more

SSE plc has reached agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Group (RES) to acquire the Dunmaglass wind farm project, located near Loch Mhor, 25km south of Inverness.   The 33 turbine Dunmaglass project received planning consent in December 2010 and off-site pre-construction works have already begun. SSE expects to begin full construction of the wind farm in late ... read more

Lookers plc, ("Lookers" or "the group"), one of the leading UK motor retail and aftersales service groups, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Shields Automotive.   Shields Automotive operates a significant Land Rover dealership in South Glasgow and Lookers has acquired the entire issued share capital of Shields Automotiv ... read more

Volvere plc ("Volvere"), the growth and turnaround investment company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of certain of the assets of JMP Consultants Limited ("JMP") with a view to carrying on the trade of that business as a going concern ("the Transaction").  The assets will be held in a wholly owned subsidiary of Volvere which wi ... read more

ITV plc today announced that it is acquiring a controlling stake in High Noon Entertainment a leading supplier of reality and entertainment shows for US cable networks.   ITV will pay $25.65m upfront for a 60% stake in High Noon Entertainment with a top-up payment in 2015 based on the performance of the Company.  There is a put and call option to buy the ... read more

Recapital Group disposed of its entire holding of 24,203,452 ordinary shares in Bumi plc, with Avenue Luxembourg S.A.R.L. acquiring 13,667,250 shares and the remainder being split between Flaming Luck Investments Limited (3,000,000 shares) and Argyle Street Management Limited (7,536,202 shares).   Bumi plc is a leading FTSE listed thermal coal group with interest ... read more

Justin King, Chief Executive said, "This is an exciting transaction for Sainsbury's which has the potential to deliver significant benefits to our shareholders, customers and colleagues. We have 23 million transactions each week by customers who know and trust the Sainsbury's brand. We see a great opportunity to increase the number of Bank customers by offering accessible, ... read more

Hammerson has acquired an additional 16.7% stake in Bullring, taking its ownership to 50%. The acquisition underlines Hammerson's commitment to prime retail destinations and generating income growth through investment in winning sectors of the retail property market.   In a 50:50 Joint Venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPPIB& ... read more

RWS Holdings plc ("RWS", "the Group"), Europe's leading provider of intellectual property su ... read more

Better Capital PCC Limited (the "Company") is pleased to report that BECAP12 Fund LP (the "2012 Fund") has acquired the entire issued share capital of City Link Limited ("City Link") on a debt free basis for a consideration of £1. The Company has today been informed of the acquisition, which has been effecte ... read more

MD Medical Group Investments Plc ("MD Medical Group", "MDMG" or the "Company" - LSE: MDMG), Russia's leading provider of private women's and children's healthcare, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the IDK Medical Company, a network of women's and children's health clinics lo ... read more

Group (LSE: HMSG), the leading pump and compressor manufacturer and provider of flow control solutions and related services in Russia and the CIS, announces today that, in a series of transactions, it has acquired 26.14% of the share capital (23.19% of the voting shares) of the leading Russian project and design institute ZAO “NIITurbokompressor named after V.B.Shnepp” (Turboko ... read more

Mattioli Woods plc (AIM: MTW.L), the specialist pensions consultancy and wealth management business, is pleased to announce its subsidiary City Pensions Limited has acquired the pension administration business of Ashcourt Rowan plc ("Ashcourt Rowan") for a total cash consideration of up to £1.325 million, comprising an initial consideration of £700,000 (subjec ... read more

Restore plc ("Restore" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the acquisition of Atix Limited ("Atix"), which was completed on 19 April 2013. Founded in 1997 and based in Kent, Atix is a records management business with a broad range of customers, predominantly in London and the South East of England. A ... read more

Highlights   Acquisition of ILS, a leading homecare company operating solely in Scotland, for a total consideration of £22.5 million on a debt-free, cash-free basis Over 40 per cent. of ILS's work is in higher acuity services ... read more

The Weir Group PLC ("Weir") is expanding its market leading presence in mining and minerals markets through a number of agreements which significantly enhance its platform for growth in the comminution segment of minerals processing, a c.£3bn global market for crushing, grinding and screening equipment and services.   Exclusive agreem ... read more

Smiths News PLC ("the Group"), the largest UK newspaper and magazine wholesaler, a leading UK book supplier and a leading distributor of consumable products to the education market, is pleased to announce its wholly owned book business Bertram Books ('Bertrams'), has agreed to acquire certain European and African academic library services contracts from Blackwell ... read more

SEGRO is pleased to announce the acquisition of Zeran Park II in Warsaw for €43.2 million (£36.9 million) from AREA Property Partners and Apollo-Rida Poland.   Zeran Park II, developed between 2005 and 2011, comprises modern warehouses used for urban distribution and a small office totalling 49,900 sq m of lettable space, located next to the Tr ... read more

The Innovation Group plc (LSE: TIG.L), a global provider of business process services and software solutions to the insurance, fleet, automotive and property industries, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Gemini Vehicle Solutions Ltd ("GVS") for a total cash consideration of £4.5m. Of the total consideration, £1.5m will be deferred for ... read more

A fund advised by pan-European investment manager Tristan Capital Partners, has acquired two prime logistics warehouses in southern France from Groupe Carnivor for €56 mln. The assets are located on a four-building logistics park at St. Martin de Crau, northwest of Marseille.  Curzon Capital Partners III, a core-plus fund, wil ... read more

CALA Group Limited (“CALA” or “The Group”), the UK’s premium major home builder, has announced that it has reached an agreement with Patron Capital Partners (“Patron”), the private equity group, and Legal & General Group plc (“Legal & General”), the insurance, savings and investment management ... read more

Northcote, an onshore US oil and gas exploration and production company, is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement by the Company on 25 March 2013, the OKE Acquisition has now completed. As previously announced, the Company has 120 days from completion of the OKE Acquisition to issue the OKE Consideration Shares to the Seller. The Company will make a further announcement when the OK ... read more

MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc.  (“MOL”) and KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC (KMG EP) have  announced the conclusion of the Share Purchase Agreement with MOL  on the indirect acquisition by MOL of 49% of shares in Karpovskiy Severniy LLP.  Karpovskiy Severniy LLP  is a subsoil use right holder under the Contract for Exploration ... read more

Headlam Group plc ("Headlam"), Europe's leading floorcoverings distributor, announces that on Thursday 28 March, it completed the acquisition of the business and certain assets of Hall's Floorings Limited.   Hall's Floorings, a distributor of residential floorcovering based in Edmonton, north London, is a supplier to inde ... read more

Johnson Matthey announces that it has completed the purchase of Formox AB (Formox) for SEK 1.05 billion (£107 million) in cash from Perstorp Specialty Chemicals AB, a company owned by PAI Partners.    Formox is a leading global provider of catalysts, plant designs and licences for the manufacture of formaldehyde, an important chemical intermedi ... read more

In December 2012 BTA Bank JSC successfully completed the Restructuring Plan of $11.1 billion of the Bank’s financial indebtedness.  According to the plan, the Bank distributed more than 90% of entitlements to the claimants.   BTA Bank is a backbone bank of Kazakhstan, the major shareholder of which is the Government of the Republic of Kazakhsta ... read more

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ("Euromoney"), the international online information and events group, is expanding its insurance and reinsurance business with the acquisition of Insider Publishing Limited ("Insider Publishing").   Insider Publishing is a leading information source for the international insurance and reinsu ... read more

Global Lock, the provider of security solutions to retailers and other organisations in China, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the remaining 50% interest in Yuxi City Global Lock Security Engineering Co., Ltd ("Yuxi").   Yuxi was established in November 2010 as a joint venture with three individuals and provides security sol ... read more

Restore plc ("Restore" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire File & Data, the records management division of OfficeTeam Group Limited (the "Acquisition"). The Company also announces its intention to place up to 6,558,559 new ordinary shares a ... read more

CCH is a newly incorporated company established to acquire CCL in a share exchange arrangement with the current shareholders of Cambridge Cognition Limited ("CCL", and together, the "Group").   The Group develops and commercialises computerised neuropsychological tests for sale worldwide, principally in the United Kingdom (bein ... read more

MD Medical Group Investments Plc ("MD Medical Group", "MDMG" or the "Company" - LSE: MDMG), Russia's leading provider of private women's and children's healthcare, announces the proposed acquisition from unrelated third parties of 100% of Vitanostra Ltd, operator of t ... read more

Halma, the leading safety, health and environmental technology group, announces the acquisition of ASL Holdings Limited ('ASL') on 14 March 2013. ASL, based in Northampton, UK, designs and manufactures machine-to-machine (M2M) communication products which are incorporated into SMART meters for remote data monitoring and a range of other applications in the utility, tra ... read more

Advanced Computer Software Group plc, (AIM: ASW, "ACS", "the Group"), has acquired Computer Software Holdings ("CSH") from HgCapital LP ("Hg") for £110m in cash.   The transaction has been financed through ACS's existing cash resources, by a recent share placing that raised £44m (g ... read more

On 12 May 2012 The Rank Group Plc ("Rank") announced that it had conditionally agreed to acquire Gala Casinos Limited ("GCL") from Gala Coral Group Limited ("Gala Coral").  That conditional agreement (the "Original Agreement") envisaged Rank purchasing 23 casinos and three non-operating casino licences (the & ... read more

James Fisher and Sons plc today announces the purchase of Divex Limited (Divex) for an initial consideration of £20m in cash plus a further maximum additional consideration of £13m linked to future profitability targets.   Divex is a leading supplier of diving equipment to the offshore oil industry and other sectors. It designs, assembles and ... read more

Perform Group plc ("Perform"), the global market leader in the distribution and commercialisation of sports content across connected digital platforms, announces that it has acquired Voetbalzone.nl ("Voetbalzone"), the number one independent sports site in the Netherlands.   The acquisition will be for an initial consideration ... read more

Manroy Plc ("Manroy" or the "Group"), the AIM quoted UK defence contractor, today announces the acquisition of the trade and certain of the assets of Base and certain of the assets of RJL for a total aggregate cash consideration of £0.8m.   Highlights:   Acquisition of ... read more

Waterlogic Plc (AIM: WTL.L), a leading designer, manufacturer and global distributor of point-of-use ("POU") drinking water purification and dispensing systems, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Water Filters Ltd trading as Aqua Cure Scotland ("Aqua Cure Scotland"), a vendor of water filtration and water purification equipment based i ... read more

Borders & Southern (AIM: BOR), a London based independent oil and gas exploration company, provides an update on its activities in the South Falkland Basin.   The PGS vessel Ramform Challenger has commenced the Company's 3D seismic programme, located approximately 140 kilometres south of the Falkland Islands. Covering an area in excess of 1,000 sq ... read more

Headlam Group plc ("Headlam"), Europe's leading floorcoverings distributor, announces that on Friday 22 February, it entered into an agreement to acquire the business and certain assets of Hall's Floorings Limited, with completion anticipated to occur on Thursday 28 March 2013.   Hall's Floorings, a distributor o ... read more

TeamSport today announce that it has completed the £9m management buy-out of TeamSport Racing Limited, the largest operator of go kart tracks in Europe.    Connection Capital introduced and invested alongside Neil Taylor, co founder of computer game retailer GAME, in the deal, which was completed in February 2013.  Taylor and his team ... read more

FIltrona plc ("Filtrona" or "the Company") today announces that it has acquired 100% of the share capital of Ulinco Components AB ("Ulinco Components") from Ulinco Invest Aktiebolag for an undisclosed cash consideration funded from the Company ... read more

The Investcorp Gulf Opportunity Fund - along with other affiliates of Investcorp, a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products, announced today that they have agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Hydrasun, an international provider of fluid control equipment and solutions for the global offshore oil and gas sector, from Equistone Partners Europe ... read more

Proton Power Systems plc (AIM:PPS), a leading designer, developer and producer of Hydrogen fuel cells and Hydrogen fuel cell electric hybrid systems,  is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to acquire SPower Holding GmbH with its subsidiary SPower GmbH (together "SPower") for a nominal amount of €5.  Proton Power will t ... read more

ILX Group plc (AIM: ILX), the AIM-quoted provider of e-learning software and business training, is pleased to announce the acquisition of an option to acquire 100% of CareShield Limited and Careshield Training Limited (collectively known as "CareShield"), the UK's leading provider of digital learning solutions in the health and social care sector, in line with the ILX Gro ... read more

Wilmington Group plc, the provider of Information, Compliance, and Education to professional markets announces the acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of NHiS Limited ("the Business") for an initial cash consideration of £5.6m and a further deferred consideration of up to £3.75m subject to the Business achieving challenging targets ... read more

Condor (AIM:CNR), a gold exploration company focused on delineating a large commercial reserve on its 100%-owned, CIM compliant Mineral Resource of 2,375,000 oz gold at 4.6g/t at La India Project in Nicaragua, is pleased to announce the acquisition of 100% of the 86.4 sq km 'HEMCO-SRP-NS' Concession (the "HEMCO Concession") from HEMCO Nicaragua SA ("HEMCO ... read more

Nottingham Building Society (The Nottingham) has today announced that it has acquired East Midlands estate agents Harrison Murray as part of its long term strategy. The acquisition follows the announcement in December of the proposed merger with Shepshed Building Society in July 2013 and will further extend the reach of The Nottingham's franchise and high street network. ... read more

LondonMetric Property Plc ("LondonMetric"), the UK REIT recently created through the merger of London & Stamford Property Plc and Metric Property Investments plc, announces its first acquisition with the purchase of a portfolio of six retail warehouse assets. The total consideration is £92.4 million (net of acquisition costs) reflecting an average net initial yi ... read more

Travis Perkins announces the acquisition of renewable energy distribution specialists, Solfex Energy Systems ("Solfex").   Solfex was formed in 2006 by Stuart and Susan Cooper and operates as an integrator of renewable energy systems, using its distribution platform to integrate and supply components to the UK's renewable companies. The ... read more

HML Holdings Plc (AIM: HMLH) a leading provider of property management, insurance and ancillary services to residential property blocks, announces that it has acquired the business and assets of The Guthrie Partnership ("TGP") for a total consideration of £0.8 million (the "Acquisition"). The Company will finance the Acquisition from its existing worki ... read more

Overview Ladbrokes plc ("Ladbrokes") one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies, has today agreed to acquire Global Betting Exchange Alderney Limited ("GBEA"), the operator of the Betdaq exchange business, for an initial consideration of €30m on a cash free/debt free basis from TBH Limited ("TBH&a ... read more

ServicePower Technologies Plc (AIM: SVR), a market leader in field management, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Stratix Corporation's Software Division and its Field Service Mobile software. The acquisition includes Stratix's Field Service mobile application development team, intellectual property and existing field service software contracts.   ... read more

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc announces that it has acquired 30% of the equity of Econotherm (UK) Limited, plus an option to acquire the remaining equity in the period between 1st January 2016 and 31stMarch 2019.   Econotherm, based in Bridgend UK, specialises in the design and manufacture of heat pipes and associated heat exchangers for industri ... read more

Tullow Oil plc ("Tullow") announces the completion of its acquisition of Spring Energy Norway AS ("Spring") that was previously announced on 11 December 2012. Roar Tessem, Spring's CEO, will be Managing Director of Tullow's Norwegian companies and will have responsibility for Tullow's assets offshore Norway and Greenland. &am ... read more

Rotork p.l.c. ("Rotork"), the market leading actuator manufacturer and flow control company, today announces the acquisition of the entire share capital of the operating companies of the Schischek group of companies ("Schischek").   Schischek is a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of explosion-proof electric actuators, principally for ... read more

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC ("ABG") is pleased to announce that its 70.7 per cent owned subsidiary, Secure Trust Bank PLC ("STB") has today acquired the businesses of Debt Managers Holdings Ltd, Debt Managers (AB) Limited and Debt Managers Limited (together "Debt Managers" or the "Business"). Debt Managers collects delinquent ... read more

HICL Infrastructure Company Limited ("HICL" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries the "Group"), the listed infrastructure investment company, is pleased to announce that the Group has completed the acquisition of a 50% equity and loan note interest (the "Interest") in the Northwood MoD HQ PFI Project (the &q ... read more

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings plc ("R&Q" or the "Group") is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Hickson Insurance Limited ("HIL"), an Isle of Man domiciled captive insurer, from the owner Hickson Investments Limited (an affiliate of the Lonza Group). ... read more

Bunzl plc, the international distribution and outsourcing Group, today announces that it has completed three further acquisitions in South America and the US.   The Company has acquired Vicsa Safety SA in Chile and its subsidiaries based in Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.  The businesses specialise in the sourcing and sale of a variety of personal ... read more

Intertek Group plc (Intertek), a leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries worldwide, announces that it has acquired Tickford Test Technology Limited (Tickford), a market leading vehicle engine testing company. Tickford, a privately owned UK company, was purchased on 31 December 2012 from its management shareholders for a total cash consideration of ... read more

Digital Barriers plc (AIM: DGB, "Digital Barriers" or the "Group"), the specialist provider of advanced surveillance technologies to the homeland security and defence sectors, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Visimetrics (UK) Limited ("Visimetrics"), including its subsidiary OmniPerception Limited ("OmniPerception"),& ... read more

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings plc ('R&Q' or the 'Group') is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of LINPAC Insurance Company Limited ("LICL"), a Guernsey domiciled captive insurer, from the owner LINPAC Finance Limited.   LICL has been ... read more

Halma, the leading safety, health and environmental technology group, today announces that the acquisition of MicroSurgical Technology, Inc. ("MST") was completed on 18 December 2012.   MST (www.mst-surgical.com) designs, manufactures and markets ophthalmic surgical products, focusing on single-use devices used in cataract surgery. MST is locate ... read more

The Directors of Noble are pleased to announce that on 18 December 2012 Noble, the international rare coin, banknote, medal and stamp dealer and auctioneer, made an offer ("Offer") to acquire the whole of the issued and to be issued ordinary and preferred share capital of TFAAG ("the TFAAG shares"). Irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer, and corr ... read more

Oxford Instruments plc ("Oxford Instruments" or "the Group"), a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, announces the acquisition of Asylum Research Corporation ("Asylum Research"), a leading provider of Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM).  The acquisition is subject to customary conditions and is ... read more

Primary Health Properties PLC ("PHP"), one of the UK's largest providers of modern, purpose built primary healthcare facilities, announces that it has unconditionally agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Apollo Medical Partners Limited ("AMP"), an investor in primary care and pharmacy properties with a UK wide portfolio. ... read more

TT electronics plc, a global provider of performance critical technology solutions to leading manufacturers, announces it has acquired the majority of the UK business and assets of ACW Technology Limited (in administration).  The Group has also agreed the transfer of associated production from ACW Technology (Zhuhai) Limited to the TT electronics facility in Suzhou, China. &a ... read more

One Media, the profitable Netlabel, consolidator and acquirer of music and video rights, announces the acquisition of Men & Motors in its entirety and the entire library of rights from Granada Television Productions Limited and ITV Digital Channels Limited.   The acquisition, which is being made for an undisclosed sum, includes ... read more

Tullow Oil plc ("Tullow") announces today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Spring Energy Norway AS ("Spring"), a Norwegian exploration company, for a purchase price of $372.3 million which will be adjusted for working capital. The purchase has an effective date of 1 September 2012. Tullow is also announcing today that it intends to begin a proces ... read more

Highland Gold Mining Limited ("Highland Gold" or the "Company") announces the acquisition of a license for exploration and mining rights for the Western Flank, a 3.9 km² property immediately adjacent to the Company's existing Mnogovershinnoye (MNV) mine operations. The acquisition resulted from an open auction held on 6 December in the regional ... read more

OJSC "MegaFon" announces that on December 6, 2012 it completed a previously announced transaction to acquire an indirect 25% interest in Euroset, which owns the largest chain of mobile telecom retail outlets in Russia.   Under the transaction, Lefbord Investments Limited, owned equally by MegaFon and Garsdale Services Investment Ltd, has acquire ... read more

Cineworld Group plc ("Cineworld" or the "Group") today announces that it has acquired City Screen Group, which trades as Picturehouse ("Picturehouse"), for £47.3 million in cash. Picturehouse is the UK's leading independent cinema operator with 21 sites (60 screens), including The Duke's at Komedia in ... read more

Lo-Q (AIM: LOQ), the AIM listed provider of virtual queuing systems for theme parks, water parks and major attractions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of accesso LLC ("accesso") ("Acquisition"): the leading provider of ticketing solutions for theme parks, water parks, zoos and cultural attractions in North America. ... read more

Etalon Group Limited ("Etalon Group" or the "Company"), one of Russia's largest and oldest residential real estate developers, announces it has acquired development rights for a new project in Moscow with a total expected NSA of 138.9 ths sqm.   The acquisition of development rights for the residential development proje ... read more

The Alumasc Group plc (ALU.L), the premium building and engineering products company is pleased to announce the acquisition of Rainclear Systems Limited ("Rainclear") for a purchase consideration of £770,000 (on a cash/debt free basis).    Rainclear is an internet based business offering metal rainwater products to the buildin ... read more

John Menzies plc is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement for Menzies Distribution, its newspaper and magazine wholesaling subsidiary, to acquire the entire issued share capital of Orbital Marketing Services Group Limited (Orbital).  Orbital is 51% owned by BP Direct Mail Company Limited and 49% by Rydlings Limited, whose shareholders comprise the existing management team who ... read more

Sistema JSFC (“Sistema”, the “Group” or the “Company”) (LSE: SSA), the largest publicly-traded diversified holding company in Russia and the CIS, today announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire SG-trans OJSC (“SG-trans”), the Russian market’s largest independent operator of specialised railcars for ... read more

Intertek Group plc (Intertek), a leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries worldwide, announces that it has acquired 75% of the issued capital of LSI, a global minerals reference testing laboratory. The shareholding was purchased from LSI's management shareholders for a cash consideration of EUR 5 million (GBP 4 million).&n ... read more

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC ("Reckitt Benckiser") (LSE: RBL) today announces it has signed a definitive merger agreement with Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. ("Schiff") (NYSE:SHF) a leading provider of branded vitamins, nutrition supplements and nutrition bars in the United States and elsewhere. The Board of Directors of ... read more

C&C Group plc (‘C&C’ or the 'Group’), a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded cider and beer, today announces that it has conditionally agreed to acquire the Gleeson Group, a leading supplier and distributor of beverages in Ireland. Transaction Overview C&C has co ... read more

Further to the announcement made on 29 October 2012 regarding a possible minority interest investment, Trinity Mirror today announces it has exchanged contracts to acquire a 20% equity interest in Local World Limited ('Local World') - a new company created to acquire and operate the regional publishing assets currently owned by Northcliffe Media Limited ('Northcliffe ... read more

Brooks Macdonald Group plc ("Brooks Macdonald", "the Group" or "the Company"), the AIM listed integrated wealth management group, today announces the acquisition of Spearpoint (Spearpoint Limited and Spearpoint Retirement Services Limited), a Jersey and Guernsey based provider of discretionary fund management with stock broking and retirement p ... read more

One Media, the profitable Netlabel and consolidator and acquirer of music and video rights, announces an exclusive deal for the ownership of worldwide rights to material from Sooty, the longest-running children's TV programme in the UK.   One Media now has exclusive control of a variety of classic Sooty content including eight T ... read more

Xchanging plc ('Xchanging'), the business process, procurement and technology services provider and integrator, today announces that its subsidiary, Kedrios S.p.A. ('Kedrios'), has acquired 100% of the share capital of AR Enterprise S.r.l. ('AR'). AR, based in Milan, is a leading provider of software packages and comprehensive IT solutions for the se ... read more

Aegis Group plc ("Aegis"), the world's leading focussed media and digital marketing communications group, today announces that it has acquired IQ mobile, one of the top-tier mobile agencies in Austria.   Established in 2006, IQ mobile has been a pioneer in the region leading the way in the development of apps, mobile media portals, mobil ... read more

Mondi Group has signed an agreement with Duropack GmbH (‘Duropack’) for the acquisition of Duropack’s operations (the ‘Operations’) in Germany and the Czech Republic (the ‘Acquisition’), which consist of two corrugated box plants and one recycled containerboard mill.   Mondi is an international ... read more

SCISYS PLC, the supplier of bespoke ICT software systems, IT based business solutions and support services to the Media Broadcast, Space, Government & Defence, Environment and Applications Management sectors, today announces the acquisition of MakaluMedia Internet & Engineering Services GmbH ('MakaluMedia') a provider of software engineering and consultancy to the E ... read more

Ahlstrom Corporation has signed an agreement with EQT, the principal owner of Swedish paper producer Munksjö AB, to combine its Label and Processing business area with Munksjö AB to form a global leader in specialty papers ahead of a planned IPO on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.   The new company will be called Munksjö Corporation and the transac ... read more

Staffline Group, the national outsourcing organisation providing people and operational expertise to industry, today announces the acquisition of Select Appointments Limited ('Select'), a long established specialist staffing services business providing office and administration staff across the UK. The business will continue to ... read more

Tarsus Group plc (LSE: TRS, "Tarsus" or the "Group"), the international business-to-business media group, has agreed to acquire Turkish exhibition organiser CYF Fuarcılık A.Ş. ("CYF") for a maximum consideration of TL18 million (approximately £6.2 million). CYF will be acquired by IFO, a 75% owned subsidiary of Ta ... read more

The Company announces today that it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Goodprint (the "Acquisition"). The aggregate consideration for the Acquisition is £10,225,647.40, which has been calculated on the assumption that Goodprint's balance sheet includes £3,400,000 of cash at Completion (subject to the payment of certain tax liabilities tota ... read more

Alliance Pharma plc (AIM: APH), the speciality pharmaceutical company, announces that its wholly owne ... read more

Acquires 70% stake in EFEM, organiser of the leading baby product tradeshow in Turkey   UBM plc today announces it has acquired a 70% equity share in EFEM, one of Turkey's leading tradeshow organisers from its private owners and has formed a joint venture company with EFEM to be called UBM ICC. UBM ICC will develop EFEM ... read more

Chime Communications plc, the international communications and sports marketing group, is delighted to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of pH Associates Limited ('PHA'), one of the UK's leading companies providing market access and data to the pharmaceutical industry, for an initial consideration of £6.92 million. ... read more

Quindell Portfolio Plc (AIM: QPP.L), the provider of sector leading expertise in software, consultancy and technology enabled outsourcing in its key markets, being Insurance, Telecommunications and their Related Sectors, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Metaskil Group Limited ("Metaskil"), a specialist provider of solutions to the insurance and telecoms industry. ... read more

MITIE Group PLC ("MITIE"), the strategic outsourcing company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Enara Group Limited ("Enara"), from August Equity LLP and Enara's senior management team, for a total consideration of £110.8m on a cash and debt free basis. Enara is the fourth largest provider of home care services in the UK and will give ... read more

Rathbone Brothers Plc ("Rathbones") has acquired a 19.9% holding in both Vision Independent Financial Planning Limited ("Vision") and its sister company, Castle Investment Solutions Limited ("Castle"), for a total cash consideration of £2 million.  The stakes have been purchased from the founders of Vision and Castle, namely ... read more

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings plc ('R&Q' or the 'Group') is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of RAB Insurance Limited ("RAB"), a Guernsey domiciled captive insurer, from the owner Drakelow Development Holdings Limited ("DDH"). &nbs ... read more

Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX: CF, LSE: CF.) is pleased to announce that its acquisition of Eden Financial's wealth management business completed today, following the approval by the UK's Financial Services Authority.   ABOUT CANACCORD FINANCIAL INC.:   Through its principal subsidiaries, Canacc ... read more

Sports Direct International plc ("the Group"), the UK's leading sports retailer, today announces the acquisition of certain of the trade, assets and product brands from the administrators of JJB Sports plc ("JJB") for a cash consideration of £23.77 million, with up to a further £0.25 million of additional cash consideration payable af ... read more

AFH,  winner  of the PLUS-SX Newcomer of the Year 2012 award and a leading discretionary wealth management and  independent  financial  advisory ("IFA") firm, is pleased to announce  the  acquisition  of  Chartwell Associates (IFA) Limited ("Chartwell"). C ... read more

SSI Investments II Limited (“SSI II”), a parent company of Skillsoft Limited (formerly Skillsoft PLC), a provider of cloud based learning solutions for customers worldwide, today announced that it has completed the first closing of the cash offer (the “Offer”) made by its indirect subsidiary, Skillsoft Ireland Limited, for the entire issued and t ... read more

Litebulb (AIM: LBB) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire share capital of Scarlett Willow Ltd ("Scarlett Willow").  Scarlett Willow's assets include the company website, brand and stock.  This continues the acquisition strategy of the Company, adding to the growing stable of brands and complementing the continued rapid organic growth of L ... read more

Syngenta, the world's largest agribusiness company, said on Friday it would buy Belgian hybrid seed firm Devgen for 403 million euros ($522 million), as the Swiss company strengthens its foothold in rice-growing. Syngenta is offering 16 euros per share for Devgen, a 70 percent premium over the 9.43 euros at which Devgen shares traded at Thursday& ... read more

Quindell Portfolio Plc (AIM: QPP.L), the provider of sector leading expertise in software, consultancy and technology enabled outsourcing in its key markets, being Insurance, Telecommunications and their Related Sectors, is pleased to announce a major contract win in South Africa and the acquisition of Quintica SA (Pty) Limited and Quintica International Limited (collectively "Quintica&am ... read more

Mondi Group has signed an agreement with Duropack GmbH ("Duropack"), for the acquisition of Duropack's operations (the "Operations") in Germany and the Czech Republic (the "Acquisition"), which consist of 2 corrugated box plants and one recycled containerboard mill. The two corrugated box plants consume&nb ... read more

The Board of Cupid plc (AIM: CUP), a leading UK online dating company, is pleased to announce that it has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of NSI (Holdings) Limited, trading as Uniform Dating ("Uniform Dating"), the niche uniformed personnel dating business, for a total consideration of up to £7.0 million (the "Acquisi ... read more

Advanced Computer Software Group plc (AIM: "ASW", "Advanced", or "the Group"), a leading provider of healthcare and business management software and services, has acquired Strand Technology Limited, a leading supplier of clinical care management solutions to community care and mental health  organisations, for a total cash ... read more

Intertek Group plc (Intertek), the leading international provider of quality services to a wide range of industries, announces that it has acquired Materials Testing & Inspection Services Limited and its operating subsidiary NDT Services Limited (NDT), a provider of non-destructive testing services to the energy, petrochemical, power and aerospace industries.   ... read more

SSI Investments II Limited (“SSI II”), a parent company of Skillsoft Limited (formerly Skillsoft PLC), a provider of cloud based learning solutions for customers worldwide, today announced that it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by its indirect subsidiary, Skillsoft Ireland Limited, for the entire issued and to be issued share capital o ... read more

Exillon Energy plc, a London Premium listed independent oil producer with assets in two oil-rich regions of Russia, Timan-Pechora ("Exillon TP") and West Siberia ("Exillon WS"), is pleased to announce it has secured a 100% interest in LLC VenlockNeft ("Venlock") for a total consideration of approximately US$2.5 million. ... read more

Zenergy Power plc (AIM: ZEN.L) announces the conditional acquisition of Synety Limited ("Synety"), a cloud-based software and communications business. Summary Conditional acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Synety for: Initial consideration of £75,000 cash and the ... read more

Stadium Group Plc. (AIM: SDM), a leading electronic technologies group, announces the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of IGT Industries Ltd ("IGT"), a profitable designer and manufacturer of intelligent displays for the professional electronics market, for a maximum cash consideration of £4.2m.   T ... read more

Headlam Group plc ("Headlam"), Europe's leading floorcoverings distributor, announces that on Friday 31 August, it acquired Flooring Accessories Limited. Flooring Accessories based in Cardiff, is a distributor of residential and commercial floorcovering, principally in south Wales. Revenue for the year ended ... read more

Braveheart Investment Group plc ('Braveheart', the 'Group' or the 'Company') (BRH), the AIM-listed investment management group specialising in venture capital investments and investment services to business angels, high net worth individuals, family offices and public sector organisations, announces that Envesto ... read more

Market Expansion  Domino's Pizza Group plc ("Domino's" or "the Company"), the leading pizza delivery company with stores in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Germany, today announces it has reached an agreement to acquire the business of Domino's Pizza Switze ... read more

Greencore Group plc ("Greencore") today announces that it has acquired International Cuisine Limited ("ICL"), a private label chilled ready meal business, from the Hain Daniels Group in the UK.  ICL's ready meal facility is based in Consett (County Durham) and the majority of its revenue (approximately £45m) is derived from several exi ... read more

Toumaz Limited (AIM: TMZ, 'Toumaz' or 'the Group'), a pioneer in and provider of ultra-low power, high-performance wireless communications technologies and solutions, announces that the acquisition of Frontier Silicon (Holdings) Limited ('Frontier') has today been completed, as set out in the Group's announcement of 3 July 2012.&l ... read more

NCC Group plc (LSE: NCC, "NCC Group" or "the Group"), the international, independent provider of Escrow and Assurance Services, has acquired US-based Intrepidus Group, Inc. ("Intrepidus"), an independent security research and testing services provider primarily focused in the mobile telecommunications sector, for a maximum consideration of & ... read more

iomart Group plc, the cloud computing company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Melbourne for a maximum cash consideration of up to £7.0 million.   Melbourne is a Manchester based provider of managed hosting solutions to over 600 customers. Melbourne operates its own datacentres in Manchester, pr ... read more

Kingspan, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope systems, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG to acquire 100% of the share capital of the various companies which comprise ThyssenKrupp Construction Group, the leading European insulated panels business. ThyssenKrupp Con ... read more

Colt Group S.A. has announced that it has completed the purchase of 100% of the share capital of Fidelity Telecom Limited an unrelated, privately owned company based in the United Kingdom. Fidelity, which trades under the ThinkGrid name, is an international enabler of cloud computing that equips IT providers with the tools and help necessary to establish or expand a reve ... read more

Parkmead, the independent oil and gas company, is pleased to report that it has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of Netherlands onshore assets (the "Assets") from Dyas B.V. for a total consideration of €7.5 million (the "Acquisition"), as previously announced on 8 March 2012, comprising interests in four producing g ... read more

Ebiquity plc is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of FirmDecisions ASJP Group Limited, the holding company of the FirmDecisions group ("FirmDecisions" or the "Acquisition").  FirmDecisions is being acquired for an initial consideration of £1m which is being satisfied from existing banking facili ... read more

Alliance Pharma plc (AIM: APH), the speciality pharmaceutical company, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Alliance Pharmaceuticals Limited has acquired the antimalarial brands PaludrineTM, AvloclorTM and SavarineTMfrom AstraZeneca UK Limited.   Alliance expects the acquired products to generate incremental contribution before financing costs of a ... read more

Aegis Group plc ("Aegis"), today announces that it has acquired Data2Decisions Limited ("D2D"), a UK-based, independent marketing effectiveness analytics consultancy. D2D's gross assets were £2.2 million as at 31 January 2012.   Since its establishment in 2001, D2D has ... read more

Sky is to establish a new distribution arm to market the international rights to its originated content. As part of the move, Sky has completed the acquisition of Parthenon Media Group, a leading independent international distribution and multi-media rights management company.   In line with Sky's on-going commitment to increasing its invest ... read more

Cupid plc (AIM: CUP), the online dating company, announces today that it has acquired 100% of the French online dating company Assistance Genie Logiciel ('AGL') for a total consideration of €3.7m which was payable on completion of the transaction.   The AGL dating business delivered revenues of €6.5m in the ... read more

A subsidiary of the Company has signed contracts to acquire a 45,237 square metres completed grade A warehouse at Sholokhovo, on Dmitrov Shosse to the North of Moscow from a fund managed by Fleming Family and Partners for a consideration of $49.75m. The property is let to two tenants, Kuehne + Nagel and Perekrestok (part of X5 Retail) on leases expiring in 2017 and 2015 respectively. T ... read more

Henderson Group plc ('Henderson Group') announces that it has acquired Horizon Investment Management France SAS ('Horizon'), a privately owned French property asset management business, with gross assets of €3 million. Horizon's property experience complements Henderson Group's expertise within retail property.   ... read more

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised BNP Paribas, LCL and Société Générale, as senior lenders, in relation to the financing of Sagard’s acquisition of Stokomani, a leading French discount retailer of high-end brands, from Advent International. The senior debt package is worth €96 ... read more

Vp plc, the equipment rental specialist, today announces the acquisition of the business and assets of two equipment rental activities from Balfour Beatty Group Ltd for a cash consideration of £4.0 million. ... read more

Wienerberger have completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in Pipelife from Solvay for a purchase price of €162 million.   Pipelife is one of the world’s leading suppliers of plastic pipe systems.  The company operates 27 plants in Europe and the USA with 2,650 employees across 27 countries.  Their pr ... read more

Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) announces the completion of its acquisition of Shenzhen Embest Technology Co Ltd (Embest), a leading provider of embedded system development boards and tools, as well as design engineering services with gross assets of approximately £0.5 million (at current exchange rates). Embest, which is based in China, will report through element14, Premier F ... read more

Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) announces the completion of its acquisition of Shenzhen Embest Technology Co Ltd (Embest), a leading provider of embedded system development boards and tools, as well as design engineering services with gross assets of approximately £0.5 million (at current exchange rates). Embest, which is based in China, will report through element14, Premier F ... read more

Pennon Group Plc has announced that its subsidiary, Viridor Waste Management Limited, has acquired JWT Holdings Limited, a waste collection and recycling business based in Atherton, Greater Manchester, from John William Thomasson.  The total consideration was £7.60m (£6.58m cash plus acquired net debt).  The acquisition is in line with the Group's stra ... read more

Aegis Group plc ("Aegis"), the world's leading, focused media and digital communications group, today announces that it has acquired six subsidiary companies owned by W Garden, Verbal Clint, Allin and others (collectively referred to in this announcement as "W Garden"). In aggregate, the entities had gross assets of €5.0m as at 31 December 2011. ... read more

Motive Television plc is pleased to announce that it has notified CCAN 2005 Inversiones Societarias, S.C.R., S.A. De Regimen Simplificado ("CCAN")that based on the indirect change of control contemplated in clause 5.7 of the shareholders agreement dated 4 October 2010, which was executed at the time of completion of the reverse takeover of Adecq Digital SL, M ... read more

Perform Group plc ("Perform"), the global market leader in the distribution and commercialisation of sports content across connected digital platforms, announces that it has acquired a majority stake in Mackolik Internet Hizmetleri Ticaret A.S. ("Mackolik") which owns and operates a number of Turkey's leading independent sports websites inclu ... read more

SSE plc, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Airtricity Energy Supply (Northern Ireland) Limited, has today completed the acquisition of ... read more

Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Dorset Exploration Limited ("DEL").   DEL is a private company which holds 10% interests in Production Licence PL090 and Petroleum Exploration and Production Licence PEDL237, both located in the county of Dorset. Egdon Reso ... read more

The Sage Group plc ("Sage"), announces it has acquired a controlling interest in Folhamatic Group ("Folhamatic"), a leading provider of accounting, tax and payroll and regulatory content software in Brazil.  The expected total consideration of £125m (R$398m) for 75% of the equity equates to an enterprise value for 100% of the busin ... read more

KBC Advanced Technologies plc ("KBC" or "the Group") is pleased to announce it has purchased Infochem Computer Services Limited ("Infochem"), a leading provider of specialised software and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, for an enterprise value of £9.5m.   The acquisition of Infochem i ... read more

The Company advises shareholders that on 13 June the acquisition of a 50.1 per cent. equity interest in You Can Group S.r.l. ("You Can Group") was formally completed. The total consideration is EUR 751,500 (approx. GBP 608,715), which Brainspark has agreed to settle as follows:   (i) EUR 4,500 in cash, and (ii) EUR 74 ... read more

Better Capital PCC Limited has today been informed of the acquisition of a 70% shareholding in Pranita Engineering Solutions Limited ("Pranita") by Gardner Group Limited ("Gardner"), a company within the BECAP Fund LP (the "2009 Fund") investment portfolio. Pranita is a manufacturer and supplier ... read more

Smiths News PLC ('Smiths News'), the UK's leading wholesaler of newspapers, magazines and books, is pleased to announce its wholly owned book wholesaling business Bertram Books ('Bertrams'), has acquired Houtschild Internationale Boekhandel B.V. ('Houtschild') from Blackwell UK Ltd for a net consideration of €0.7 million ... read more

Accumuli plc (AIM:ACM), the provider of Advanced IT Security Services announces that, in line with its stated strategy of building a Managed IT Security Services business, it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Edge7.   ... read more

Sainsbury's has today announced the acquisition of HMV Group plc's shareholding in Anobii Limited, a social network and online retailer of e-books. As a result of the transaction and Sainsbury's investment in the future development of the business, it is anticipated that Sainsbury's will have a 64% stake in Anobii.   ... read more

Serco Group plc (Serco), the international services company, today announces that it has acquired Vertex Public Sector Limited, the UK public sector operations of Vertex Data Science Limited, for cash consideration of £55.5m. The acquisition brings additional skills and capabilities to support expansion into new areas of ... read more

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announces today that it will acquire the 50 per cent of shares it does not already own in Aero Engine Controls (AEC) a joint venture with Goodrich Corporation. AEC was established in January 2009 to combine the engine controls businesses of the two companies. The joint venture princip ... read more

MoneySupermarket.com Group plc ("MoneySupermarket.com" or the "Company") has announced that it has conditionally agreed to acquire MoneySavingExpert as a going concern from Martin Lewis and MoneySavingExpert.com, for consideration of up to £87 million (the "Acquisition").  MoneySavingExpert operates ... read more

Savile is pleased to announce that it has acquired the whole of the issued share capital of Career Management Consultants Limited ("CMC"). Founded in 1990, CMC is a leading career management consultancy providing continuity through business and career change and have worked with some of the country's biggest employers through their network across the UK. ... read more

Leading in-store media provider Mood Media Corporation (TSX:MM/ LSE AIM:MM) ("Mood"), today announced the acquisition of BIS Group ("BIS")1, a leading provider of audio-visual services in Europe, for consideration of €22.5 M in cash.   BIS is a leader in corporate and commercial ... read more

Ultra announces that it has acquired Giga Communications Ltd ("Giga") and associated businesses in Australia and the USA for an initial cash consideration of £12.4m. Additional payments of up to £24.6m will be payable subject to earnings growth over the next two years. Ultra has acquired Giga, a privately-held British company based in Tring, Hertfo ... read more

Silverdell Plc (AIM: SID), the Specialist Environmental Support Services group, is delighted to announce that it has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of EDS Group Holdings Ltd ("EDS"), for an initial consideration of £15 million. EDS is specialist provider of decommissioning and dismantling services to the pow ... read more

Parity, the UK IT services group, is pleased to announce today that it has acquired Inition Limited ("Inition"), a leading-edge 3D technology business based in Shoreditch, London. The acquisition enhances Parity's emerging technology capabilities and is the first step in implementing the Group's stated strategy to move into the expanding digital media ... read more

Bristol based co-operative Milk Link are set to merge with one of Europe’s largest dairy firms. The UK’s largest producer of cheddar cheese, have asked their members to back a merger with Arla Foods that will pool nearly a quarter of UK milk production.   The planned combination with Leeds based co-operative Arla, which is home t ... read more

Rostelecom OJSC (MICEX - RTS: RTKM, RTKMP; OTCQX: ROSYY), Russia’s national telecommunications operator, today announces that OJSC National Telecommunications (“NTK”), its wholly-owned subsidiary, has won a tender to acquire 1.74 billion ordinary shares (representing a 26% shareholding) in OJSC Mosteleset (“Mosteleset”) for a total cash ... read more

Private-equity firm Ducalian has launched a new self-storage venture by acquiring a warehouse in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England for around £1.2 million, along with signing a contract with Engage Management Services to operate the building as a self-storage facility under the ‘Titan’ brand.   The building, purchased ... read more

AVEVA Group plc ("AVEVA"; stock code: AVV), one of the world's leading providers of engineering design and design IT systems, today announces the acquisition of the Bocad group of companies ("Bocad") based in Belgium and Germany from the founders for cash cons ... read more

Capita plc (`Capita') announces that it has acquired Medicals Direct Holdings Limited (`MDG'), a provider of medical screening services, for £13.2m, on a cash free-debt free basis, and a deferred consideration, linked to profit performance, of up to £2m.   MDG made a pro forma operating profit of & ... read more

Man Group plc ("Man") has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of FRM Holdings Limited (Financial Risk Management "FRM"), a global hedge fund research and investment specialist with funds under management of approximately $8.0 billion1 (the "Acquisition"). Man will integrate FRM with its multi-&nbs ... read more

Stagecoach Group plc is pleased to announce that certain of its subsidiaries (together, "Stagecoach") have agreed to acquire selected businesses and assets from Coach America, Inc. ("Coach America").   Coach America is a major operator of bus and coach services in the United States and has been operating under Chapter ... read more

All Leisure group PLC ("All Leisure", the "Company" or the "Group") is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Page & Moy Travel Group Limited ("Page & Moy Travel Group") to acquire, on a debt free basis, 100% of the share capital of Page & Moy Travel Gr ... read more

The Board of In-Deed Online plc is delighted to announce the acquisition today of 100% of the issued share capital of Runnett & Co Ltd ("Runnetts") from its founding shareholders Matthew Lewis and Paul Thomas.    Runnetts is a firm of licenced conveyancers which is amongst the top 10 conveyancing firms in England a ... read more

Driver Group, the global construction consultancy, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Trett Consulting ("Trett"), a ... read more

Interserve, the international support services and construction group, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Business Employment Services Training Limited (BEST), one of the UK's leading providers of training and development for job-seekers and employers. The acquisition increases Interserve's delivery of front-line services, particularly i ... read more

Bank of Georgia Holdings plc. ("BGH") (LSE: BGEO LN), the holding company of JSC Bank of Georgia (the "Bank"), Georgia's leading bank, announced today that JSC Insurance Company Aldagi BCI ("Aldagi BCI"), a wholly-owned insurance subsidiary of the Bank, has acquired Meta Limited, the holding company which owns 51% of Imedi L ... read more

Christie + Co, the transactional and advisory company of the Christie Group, announces that it has acquired Orridge Business Sales Limited ("Orridge Business Sales"), the specialist pharmacy business agents for an undisclosed consideration.  The acquisition of Orridge Business Sales by Christie + Co will create the UK's largest specialist pharmacy age ... read more

Advanced Computer Software Group plc (AIM: "ASW", "Advanced", or "the Group"), a leading provider of healthcare and business management software and services, has acquired the entire issued share capital of London based managed services provider Fabric Technologies Limited ("Fabric" or "the Company&quo ... read more

Baker & McKenzie has advised Investec Bank Plc as arranger of an innovative UK residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) deal. The securities, which are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, were issued by Gemgarto 2012-1 Plc and are worth approximately GBP240 million. It is the first "prime" mortgage backed securitisation that Investec has undertaken on its new Gemgar ... read more

Smiths News PLC, the UK's leading wholesaler of newspapers, magazines and books, is pleased to announce the unconditional acquisition of Hedgelane Limited whose principal subsidiary trades as The Consortium for Purchasing and Distribution Limited ("The Consortium"), the UK's leading specialist distributor of consumable products to the educa ... read more

HALS-Development (LSE, MICEX: HALS), a major Russian real estate Company, announces that the Company has taken absolute control of StroyPromObject OJSC (registration number:1037719048619, Tin: 7719281561, address: str.1, bld.2, Shchelkovskoe highway, Moscow, 105122), becoming the owner of 100% of voting shares in the charter capital of ... read more

Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent", the "Company" or the "Group") (LSE: SPT), a leading communications technology company, announces today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Mu Dynamics, Inc. ("Mu"), based in Sunnyvale, California, for a cash consideration of $40.0 million.  Mu is a security testing ... read more

Porvair, the specialist filtration and environmental technology group, today announces the acquisition of the business and assets of Pulse Instrumentation ("Pulse"), a Canadian business focussed on environmental laboratory supplies. Pulse manufactures and distributes water analysis products, principally supplying environmental lab ... read more

Further to the announcement of 4 April 2012, Inspired Energy plc (AIM: INSE) is pleased to announce that it has fulfilled the conditions set out in the acquisition agreement to acquire Direct Energy Purchasing Limited ("DEP"), an energy procurement adviser to predominantly multi-site corporates, for a total consideration of up to £4.0 million (the "Acqu ... read more

Better Capital PCC Limited (the "Company") is pleased to report that BECAP12 Fund LP (the "2012 Fund") has completed its second acquisition. The Company has today been informed of the acquisition of all of the secured debt and a 90% stake in Jaeger Group Limited ("Jaeger") by a special purpose vehicle ultimately owned by the 201 ... read more

Daisy Group plc (AIM: DAY), a leading provider of business communications, announces that is has today entered into an agreement to acquire the audio-conferencing specialist Worldwide Group Holdings Limited ('Worldwide') for an initial cash consideration of £28m.  Further consideration may become payable ... read more

ITE Group plc, the emerging and developing markets exhibitions specialist, today announces that its wholly owned  subsidiary, ITE International Holdings BV acquired Kiev based Limited Liability Company BeautexCo (Beautex) from BCI R&R Limited, a company registered in Cyprus. Beautex runs two exhibitions each year, Intercharm and Beautyexpo. Both are tr ... read more

The Vitec Group plc ("Vitec"), the international provider of products and services for the broadcast, photographic, and MAG (military, aerospace and government) markets, announces that it has acquired the entire share capital of Camera Corps Limited ("Camera Corps"). Camera Corps is a world leading provider of speciality remote camera systems used by broadca ... read more

Ukrproduct Group Limited ("Ukrproduct" or "the Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, "the Group") (AIM: UKR) is one of the leading producers and distributors of branded dairy products in Ukraine. The Company announces that it has acquired the "Arsenievsky" branded kvass business. The acquisition has bee ... read more

Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc. ("Burger King Worldwide"), the world's second largest fast food hamburger restaurant chain, and Justice Holdings Limited ("Justice") (LSE: JUSH), a publicly listed UK investment vehicle, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement.  Under the terms of the ... read more

Global law firm White & Case LLP advised InfraMed Infrastructure SAS, InfraMed's flagship investment fund, on its acquisition from Limak of a minority equity stake in the Iskenderun port project company.The Iskenderun port is a strategic asset on the south-east coast of Turkey. Limak, a major Turkish construction and industrial consortium, were the suc ... read more

Allen & Overy is advising Walkers Global, the leading offshore law firm, on the sale of Walkers Management Services (WMS) to Intertrust Group for an undisclosed sum. WMS provides corporate, fiduciary, company secretarial, liquidation and accounting services to a client base comprising many of the world's largest blu ... read more

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings plc ('R&Q' or the 'Group') is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of NFIL*, a Guernsey domiciled captive insurer. NFIL has been in run-off since 2007 and wrote employer's liability, property and motor third party risks. Ther ... read more

IDOX plc, a leading independent supplier of software and services, has acquired Opt2Vote Ltd, one of the UK's leading providers of electoral managed services and innovative democracy solutions, for a maximum cash consideration of £3.5m. Opt2Vote provides expertise and knowledge across all areas of election management and spec ... read more

Braveheart Investment Group plc ('Braveheart', the 'Group' or the 'Company') (BRH), the AIM-listed investment management group specialising in venture capital investments and investment services to  business angels, high net worth individuals,  family offices and public sector organisations has acquired the entire issued share capital of Neo ... read more

Rosneft has closed a deal to acquire a 35.3% stake in Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha from Sberbank. The value of the deal was set to correspond to the historic cost of the project for Sberbank, equalling $444 million.  Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha is the holder of oil production licences for the Srednebotuobinsk oil and gas condensate deposit, which ... read more

The Board of Corac is pleased to announce that is has entered into a conditional agreement (the "Acquisition Agreement")to purchase the entire issued share capital of Wellman Hunt Graham Ltd ("Wellman Hunt Graham") and the entire issued share capital of Wellman Defence Limited ("Wellman Defence") for an aggregate consideration of £10.75 mil ... read more

Ebiquity plc is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of FLE Holdings Limited, the holding company of the FLE Group ("FLE" or the "Acquisition"). FLE is being acquired for an initial consideration of £5m with a maximum total consideration of up to £11m, depending on the performance of the FLE business in the year end ... read more

Stagecoach Group plc ("Stagecoach") announced today (12 March 2012) that its subsidiary, Stagecoach Devon Limited, has signed an agreement with First Devon and Cornwall to acquire its business and assets in North Devon and Torridge for a gross consideration of £2.8m. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval, which is being sought from the O ... read more

Aeorema Communications plc, the AIM-traded multi-media specialist, has acquired the entire issued share capital of ST16 Limited ('ST16'), a company that specialises in viral filmmaking.  The total consideration payable for the acquisition is £86,500, payable part in cash and part by the issue of up to 200,000 new ordinary shares of 12.5p ea ... read more

Stirling Square Capital Partners the leading pan-European private equity firm has acquired a majority interest in Viscolube S.p.A., the Italian leader and a major European player in the used oil recycling sector. The acquisition marks the first investment for the recently crea ... read more

UTV Media plc (`UTV' or `The Company') is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of Simply Zesty Limited ('Simply Zesty'). The initial consideration is £1.7 million, which is being satisfied from the Company's existing banking facilities, with fu ... read more

Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of protein research tools, today announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Epitomics International Inc ("Epitomics"), an antibody business headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations in China, for gross consideration of US$170.0 million (the "Acq ... read more

Digital Barriers plc (AIM: DGB) ("the Company"), the specialist provider of products and services to the homeland security market, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Codestuff Ltd ("Codestuff") (the "Acquisition"). Based near Edinburgh, Scotland, Codestuff is the developer of a range of best-in-class IP video solutions fo ... read more

TeliaSonera acquires all shares in Svenska Stadsnät AB, a company providing fiber capacity to municipalities, companies and households. The price for the acquisition is not disclosed. For 2011 net sales in Svenska Stadsnät amounted to SEK 53 million. The company has operations in seven municipalities: Laholm, Svalöv, Örkel ... read more

Better Capital PCC Limited has today been informed of the acquisition of the Document Management Services, Intellect and Microsoft sub-divisions of Maxima Holdings plc ("Maxima", AIM: MXM) by m-hance Group Limited ("m-hance"), a company within the BECAP Fund LP (the "2009 Fund") investment portfolio. The sub-divisions p ... read more

Quintain announces that it has acquired the specialist central London strategic property adviser, Grafton Advisors (2006) LLP ("Grafton"), for a cash consideration of £5.75 million. Grafton's principal business activity is to act as property adviser to the West End of London Property Unit Trust ("WELPUT"). WELPUT is a leadi ... read more

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ("Euromoney"), the international publishing, events and electronic information group, is expanding its commodities event business with the acquisition of two international grain trading conferences. Global Grain Geneva - www.gl ... read more

MedicX Fund, (LSE: MXF), the specialist primary care infrastructure investor in modern, purpose-built, primary healthcare properties in the United Kingdom, is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of five completed and fully let primary care medical centres in Grimsby, Ilkeston, Middlesbrough, Saltburn-by-the-Sea and Skelton.  ... read more

Aegis Group plc ("Aegis"), the world's leading, focused media and digital communications group, is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to acquire the holding company of Roundarch Inc. ("Roundarch"), the US digital agency, for an initial consideration of US $125 million (£79 million). Roundarch is a leading digital agency ... read more

Judges Scientific, the parent company of a group engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of scientific instruments, announces that Deben UK Limited ("Deben"), in which Judges holds a 51% indirect interest, has conditionally agreed to purchase the assets and trade of KE Developments Limited ("KED"). KED is based in Toft, Cambridgeshire ... read more

Centaur Media plc, (LSE: CAU, "Centaur" or "the Group"), the business information and events group, has acquired Profile Group (UK) Limited ("Profile"), a specialist digital information business for media, PR and marketing professionals, for a total cash consideration of £8m. Centaur has separately se ... read more

UK Commercial Property Trust Limited, managed by Ignis Asset Management, announces that it has acquired a portfolio of three multi-let principally industrial park assets from SEGRO plc for a total consideration of £60.51m, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.34%.  The three sites provide a combined total floor area of 549,413 sq ft and a total income of & ... read more

Petrofac, the international oil & gas service provider, announces that it has acquired the entire share capital of KW Limited (KW).  Based in Fetcham, near Woking, with an office in Aberdeen, KW is a high-end subsea pipeline consulting and engineering services business with an established reputation in the subsea pipeline market. As at 31 March 2011, KW had gro ... read more

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT) has announced that it will combine its existing Spanish retail broking business JLT-SIACI Espana S.L. with the business of March - Unipsa Correduria de Seguros, S.A.U. (Unipsa), the fourth largest commercial insurance broker in Spain and a subsidiary of Banca March, to form March-JLT. Following the transaction, J ... read more

Brady, the leading provider of trading, risk management and settlement solutions to the energy, metals and soft commodities sectors, is pleased to announce that it is extending Brady Energy's product offering by adding up-to-date physical electricity trading capabilities and connectivity to most major European Transmission System Operators (TSO's). The new technology is ... read more

The Board of Athol is pleased to announce that, in line with its stated strategy of rationalising the large number of sub critical listed investment companies, it has agreed to acquire the entire share portfolio ("Portfolio") owned by Plus listed Ronaldsway Private Equity plc ("Ronaldsway") in exchange for new ordinary shares of 0.25p each in Athol ("At ... read more

London, 1 February 2012. Ascot Mining Plc (PLUS Markets: ASMP, XETRA®: AM3.DE, "Ascot" or the "Company") announces the acquisition of shares in Mineral Hill Industries Limited ("Mineral Hill"). Ascot is pleased to announce that, in accordance with its stated strategy of building a portfolio of exploration and advanced st ... read more

Capita plc (`Capita') has acquired Smiths Consulting Ltd for a cash consideration of £10m on a cash free, debt free basis, with a further contingent consideration of up to £2m based on profit performance over the next two years. Smiths Consulting is a SAP consultancy that specialises in delivering business change enabled by technolog ... read more

Rio Tinto will increase its stake in Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) to 74 per cent through the acquisition of BHP Billiton's 37 per cent interest. The acquisition has been triggered by BHP Billiton's decision to exercise a put option agreed between Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton as part of RBM's restructuring in 2009. The final consideration for the ... read more

Further to the announcement made on 12 October 2011, Sportingbet Plc ("Sportingbet"), a leading online sports betting and gaming group, today announces that it has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Danbook Limited ("Danbook") and Scandic Bookmakers Limited ("Scandic").  The aggregat ... read more

Zurich, Switzerland, and Memphis, TN, US, Jan. 30, 2012 - ABB (NYSE: ABB), the leading power and automation technology group, and Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE: TNB), a North American leader in low voltage products, today announced that both companies' boards of directors have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Thomas & Betts for $72 per s ... read more

Investec plc has entered into a share purchase agreement pursuant to which its wholly owned subsidiary, Investec Holdings (Ireland) Limited ("Investec Ireland"), will acquire a majority interest in Neontar Limited (the "SPA"). Neontar Limited owns the NCB Group ("NCB"), one of Ireland's leading corporate finance and wealth and investment firms ... read more

Playtech, (AIM: PTEC) the international designer, developer and licensor of software and services for the online, mobile and land-based gaming industry, announces that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Geneity Limited ('Geneity'), a UK based provider of e-gaming software products, focused primarily on the sportsbook and lottery sectors, for an initial ... read more

Prescient Holdings (Pty) Limited has agreed to acquire AIB Investment Managers Limited (AIBIM), the asset management subsidiary of Allied Irish Banks, plc. AIBIM will be renamed Prescient Investment Managers (Ireland) Limited and will remain as the Dublin based investment manager in the Prescient Group.  It’s envisaged that it will continu ... read more

Canary Wharf Group has acquired ownership of the Wood Wharf Limited Partnership and associated companies and an overriding 250 year lease for the 16.8 acre Wood Wharf site immediately adjacent to the Canary Wharf business and shopping district. The transaction reflects Canary Wharf Group's commitment to developing a more diverse portfolio, both in terms of its asset and te ... read more

Ensor Holdings PLC ("Ensor" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the acquisition of 90% of the issued share capital of Technocover Limited ("Technocover"), a manufacturer, supplier and installer of physical security products, based in ... read more

Inmarsat has announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of NewWave Broadband for a total cash consideration of US$9.0 million.  Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, NewWave Broadband contracts for and provides all of the satellite capacity for Inmarsat's Ship Equip subsidiary and additionally provides maintenance and upgrades for associated network hubs.  The b ... read more

Waterlogic Plc (AIM: WTL.L), a leading manufacturer and global distributor of point-of-use ("POU") drinking water purification and dispensing systems, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire from Hart AS, Ludwig Hart and the Estate of Johs Lunde Group the entire issued share capital of Det St ... read more

MITIE Group PLC ("MITIE"), the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the leading energy and carbon management specialist Utilyx Holdings Limited ("Utilyx").  Utilyx provides a number of services relating to its clients' energy demands including strategic planning, proc ... read more

JD Sports Fashion Plc ('JD' or 'the Group'), the leading retailer of sport and athletic inspired fashion apparel and footwear, announces that it has acquired the trading assets and trade of Blacks Leisure Group Plc and certain of its subsidiaries ('Blacks') from its Administrators for a total cash consideration of £20 million excluding fe ... read more

Auto Escape, France’s leading online broker in leisure car hire has completed the acquisition of Car del Mar. Auto Escape was founded in 1999 and has risen to become one of the leading international firms in the online, low-cost car hire brokerage.  The company has operations in 13 different countries across Europe. The acquisitio ... read more

ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life science company with a focus on cancer diagnostics and therapeutics for personalised medicine, is pleased to announce that ValiFinn Oy, its wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired from Pharmatest Services Oy ("Pharmatest") of Oulu, Finland, its biomarkers business unit together with 5 families ... read more

Expanding professional staffing exposure in the world's second largest staffing market Zurich, Switzerland, January 3, 2012: Adecco Group, the global leader in Human Resource services, today announces the acquisition of VSN Inc., a leading provider of professional staffing services in Japan, for an enterprise value of EUR 90 million[1]. VSN Inc. doubles ... read more

Perform Group plc ("Perform"), the global market leader in the distribution and commercialisation of sports content across connected digital platforms, announces that it has acquired two related German businesses Spox Media GmbH ("Spox") and mediasports Digital GmbH ("mediasports") that will significantly enhance its presence in Germany, the larges ... read more

Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE: END) (LSE: ENDV)  today announced that its subsidiary, Endeavour Energy UK Limited, has entered into a  purchase and sale agreement to acquire ConocoPhillips' interest in three producing  U.K. oil fields in the Central North Sea for $330 million, including approximately $94 million of tax attributes. < ... read more

The Capita Group Plc has announced that it has acquired Applied Language Solutions Ltd (`ALS'). ALS provides translation and interpreting services to the public and private sector, with clients including Google, Sony and Caterpillar. In August 2011 ALS was awarded a framework agreement with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The MoJ and its partners, includ ... read more

Experian, the global information services company, announces that it has acquired Garlik Limited, a provider of web monitoring services based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2005, Garlik helps consumers to protect themselves from the risks of identity theft and financial fraud. Through its main product, DataPatrol, Garlik captures and monitors information from a vari ... read more

Technip (NYSE Euronext Paris: TEC) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Global Industries, Ltd (NASDAQ: GLBL). The shareholders of Global Industries approved the merger at a special shareholders meeting held on November 30, 2011 and will receive US$8.00 per share in cash. Global Industries has become an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Technip a ... read more

K3, which supplies enterprise resource planning ("ERP") software, hosting and managed services to the supply chain industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of certain assets of the Integrated Business Systems division ("IBS") from Maxima Holdings plc.  The initial consideration for the acquisition is £1.4 million in cash, with a retention of ... read more

MobileWave the AIM-listed, global mobile marketing, loyalty and technology company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ariose Software Pvt Ltd ("Ariose"), one of India's leading companies providing solutions, software and services in the mobile and telecom industries (the "Acquisition"). The Acquisition is sub ... read more

Intertek Group plc (Intertek), the leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries, announces that it has acquired Labs & Testing S.A. (L&T), a provider of chemical, microbiological, non-destructive testing (NDT) and environmental services based in Santiago, Chile. L&T, a privately owned compa ... read more

Sinclair IS Pharma plc (AIM:SPH.L) ("Sinclair IS" or "the Company"), the international specialty pharmaceutical company, announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Advanced Bio-Technologies, Inc. ("ABT"), a dermatological products company focused on scar treatment and prevention from HealthEdge Investment Partners, L ... read more

MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a majority stake in the UK's leading access and disability consultancy company Direct Enquiries Holdings Ltd ("Direct Enquiries").  Direct Enquiries provides a range of services to major companies and public sector organisations, al ... read more

Royal Bank of Scotland, the taxpayer-owned bank, has sold 918 pubs to Heineken for £412m, including the Punch Bowl in London partly run by film director Guy Ritchie. The bank has owned the Galaxy Pub Estate since 1999 and they have been run by Scottish & Newcastle, now part of Heineken. The deal will make Heineken one of t ... read more

Clarksons, the world's leading shipping services group, is pleased to announce that through its port services business, Clarkson Port Services ("CPS") it has acquired EnShip Ltd ("EnShip"), the Aberdeen based shipping agency and marine industry logistics specialist. Since its formation in 2004, EnShip has earned an e ... read more

Experian, the global information services company, announces that it has agreed to acquire 192business Limited, subject to approval by the Office of Fair Trading. 192business is a leading provider of online identity verification services based in the United Kingdom.  Launched in 2002, 192business helps organisations to verify and manage the identity of their c ... read more

Senior plc ("Senior") is pleased to announce that it has acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Weston EU Limited and its subsidiary Weston SEA Limited (collectively "Weston" or the "Weston Group") from the company's family shareholders. Weston, located in Colne, Lancashire (UK) and with facilities in Chonburi in Thailand, is pr ... read more

iomart Group plc, the cloud computing and managed hosting company, is pleased to announce that it has today acquired the entire issued share capital of EQSN for a total cash consideration of £2,475,000,  with £2,250,000 payable at completion and a deferred consideration of up to £225,000 contingent on the successful integration of t ... read more

Baltic Oil Terminals PLC ("Baltic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has today entered into an agreement for the acquisition (the "Acquisition") of Haahr Tank-Lager A/S ("Haahr Tank") for US$ 9.9m (approximately £6.3m) in cash.   Haahr Tank operates a 160,000 cubic metres refined oils te ... read more

£13 billion 10 year gas supply deal for the UK from 2015 boosting energy security £1 billion acquisition of producing and development assets in the Norwegian North Sea Strategic agreement for partnership on gas exploration opportunities in Norway and the UK ... read more

Active Energy, the AIM - quoted voltage optimisation specialist and eco engineering consultants announces, the acquisition of Bioenerho-Leader Limited ("Bioenerho"), a company that has been established to provide biomass energy resources to industrial power facilities in Poland, for an initial consideration satisfied by the issue of 40,000,000 new ordinary sh ... read more

McKay Securities PLC, the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) specialising in South East and central London office and industrial property, has acquired Doncastle House, a 33,600 sq ft modern office property in Bracknell for £2.71 million.  This represents an initial yield of 12.5%.  The purchase price equates to £85 per sq ft after purchasers costs, ... read more

Paddy Power plc ("Paddy Power") announces today the acquisition of CT Networks Limited ("Cayetano"), a games developer headquartered in the Isle of Man. Cayetano has developed a range of games for the online and mobile gaming markets, using its team of software developers and graphic designers located in Sofia, Bulgaria. Cayetano was acquired this m ... read more

Restore plc ("Restore" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the acquisition of Brunswick Document Management Limited ("Brunswick"), which was completed on 14 November 2011. Founded in 1998 and based in Middlesbrough, Brunswick is a records management business with a broad range of customers, predominantly in the North East of England.& ... read more

NewRiver Retail Limited (AIM and CISX: NRR), the UK REIT specialising in value-creating retail property investment and active asset management, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the freehold interest of The Newland Shopping Centre in Witham, Essex. The property is being acquired from Glanmore Investment Limited for a total consideration of £ ... read more

Modern Water (AIM:MWG), a provider of leading water technologies for the production of fresh water and monitoring of water quality, is pleased to announce that it has today entered into an agreement with Strategic Diagnostics Inc. ("SDIX") to purchase the assets of its water quality division (the "division"), including its Microtox® toxicity testing technology ... read more

HICL Infrastructure Company Limited ("HICL" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries the "Group"), the listed infrastructure investment company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a new investment and bought an additional stake in an existing project for a total consideration of £19.0 million. The Group has a ... read more

IDOX plc (AIM: IDOX, 'IDOX' or the 'Company'), a leading independent supplier of software and services, has acquired Interactive Dialogues Limited and Interactive Dialogues NV ("ID") for a total consideration of €2.2m (£1.9m) in cash.  ID is a leading supplier of e-learning and information solutions in Europe en ... read more

The $5.5 million investment will help finance marketing, business development and R&D.  As a part of the business development plan, aiHit will also be opening an R&D centre in St.Petersburg. Aidar Kaliev, Head of VTB Capital’s venture business said: “There are several factors that excite us about this company. First, aiHit h ... read more

GB Group plc ("GB Group" or the "Group" or the "Company"), the leading Identity Management specialist, announces that it has conditionally agreed to acquire Capscan Parent Ltd ("Capscan" or the "Acquisition"), a leading supplier of customer registration and address management software solutions for a consideration of £11 ... read more

Sony Corporation (“Sony”) and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (“Ericsson”) has  announced that Sony will acquire Ericsson’s 50 percent stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Ericsson”), making the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. The transaction give ... read more

Brulines Group plc (AIM:BRU), the leading provider of real time monitoring systems and data management services for the leisure and forecourt solutions sectors, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Lookout Solutions ("Lookout"), a vending industry telemetry solutions provider based in Oxford, for an undisclosed sum. The solutions provided by L ... read more

Aegis Group plc ("Aegis"), one of the world's leading media and digital marketing communications groups, today announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets and contracts of the Dutch media agency Kobalt Media B.V. ("Kobalt").  At the beginning of October 2011 Kobalt had gross assets of €18.9 million. Kobalt ... read more

Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC announces that on November 1st 2011 it is to acquire five new pubs, increasing its reach in Central London and adding 58 bedrooms to the business. Three of the new additions are leasehold and two are freehold properties. The Wellington, Waterloo, The Pavilion End and Bluu in the City of London, The Hand ... read more

Compass Group has acquired Integrated Cleaning Management Limited ("ICM") from Paul Rafferty and Coral Brodie. For the year ended 31 March 2011, ICM had revenues of £61.0m and gross assets of £16.3m. ICM is ... read more

Acquisition of additional 10% equity in Cybinka and Torzym concessions on Polish Reef Oil Play taking interest to 45% in each. Aurelian is pleased to announce that it has acquired an additional 10% interest in each of the Cybinka and Torzym concessions from Avobone Poland B.V.   ... read more

Ithaca Energy (LON:IAE) has boosted its interest in the Stella/Harrier fields through the acquisition of Challenger Minerals. The company has acquired the entire share capital of Challenger Minerals from Transocean Drilling U.K. for a consideration of $35 million - $25 million payable immediately and US$10 million upon approval of the Stella/Harrier Field Development Plan by the Departmen ... read more

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings has reached agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Principle Insurance Company Limited, a UK domiciled insurer, from Principle Insurance Holdings Limited. Principle has been in run-off since October 2009 and comprises almost entirely of Takaful motor insurance business with net reserves of c. £2.8m as at 30 June, 201 ... read more

Pearson, the learning company, has announced the acquisition of TQ Holdings Ltd, a private company based in Derbyshire, England. TQ provides vocational and technical education and training services to governments, institutions and corporations around the world. Its major geographic markets are the UK and the Middle East, and it has particular expertise in skills related to the defence, en ... read more

Security firm G4S has announced a £5.2 billion deal which it says will create the 'world's largest integrated security and facilities services group'. The company announced the acquisition of ISS A/S for an enterprise value of around £5.2 billion. G4S also announced a 7 for 6 rights issue at 122p to raise approximately £2 billion. The group put ... read more

Unilever, one of the world's leading consumer goods companies and Concern Kalina, the leading Russian beauty company, today announced that Unilever has agreed to acquire 82% of Concern Kalina. The transaction, which is pending required regulatory approvals, values the equity of the total business at RUB 21.5 billion (€ 500 million). ... read more

The deal, which is predominantly share based but has a cash element, will "create the largest independent net deepwater acreage portfolio in the emerging and highly prospective hydrocarbon province of East Africa," Ophir wrote in an announcement to the London Stock Exchange on Thursday. News of the deal sent Ophir's shares slumping over 11% before tradin ... read more

Sportingbet Plc ("Sportingbet"), a leading online sports betting and gaming group, today announces that its wholly owned subsidiaries, Sportingbet Holdings Limited ("SHL") and Interactive Sports (C.I.) Limited ("ISCI"), have each entered into a conditional binding agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of, in the case of SHL, Danbook Limited (&q ... read more

Sainsbury's has announced the acquisition of online entertainment company Global Media Vault Ltd (GMV) from MBL Group PLC for £1 million. The acquisition will support the retailer's drive into the growing online and digital entertainment market following the launch of the Sainsbury's Entertainment website in November 2010. GMV is a white label ... read more

Maintel Holdings Plc, the telecoms and data services company, announces the acquisition, subject to shareholder approval, on 29 September 2011 of Totility Limited ("Totility"), a specialist UK mobile telecoms provider, for an initial consideration of £2.83m, with a further consideration of up to £4.0m dependent on Totility's performance in the 12 (in cer ... read more

NWF, the specialist agricultural and distribution business, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Swan Petroleum Limited ("Swan") ("the Acquisition"), a 42 million litre depot based fuel distribution business operating in the North West of England.  The Acquisition will increase NWF Fuels division's volume by 10% and enhance NWF's curren ... read more

AVEVA (stock code : AVV), one of the world's leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions, today announces the acquisition of Z+F UK Limited ("Z+F UK"), a UK software company which develops and markets leading laser scanning software for the capture and management of laser scan data. The acquisition brings to AVEVA's ... read more

Bunzl plc, the international distribution and outsourcing Group, today announces two further acquisitions together with the completion of the acquisition of Majestic Products. The Company has acquired Ideal Global Sistemas de Higiene Ltda from Ryssard and Rodrigo Zimnowlocki.  Based in São Paulo with three warehouses throughout Brazil, Ideal is a le ... read more

Ubisense Group plc (AIM: UBI, "Ubisense" "the Group"), the market-leading location solutions company, has acquired Integrated Mapping Services Inc ("InMaps"), a US-based company focused on delivering geospatial business solutions to electric and gas utilities, for $700,000 in cash. InMaps' provides a suite of products, integrated with ... read more

Ash & Lacy are leading manufacturers and distributors of metal building envelope systems and ancillary products, providing the specifier and contractor with total solutions from a single source. A Newco, headed by the management team of Jonathan Evans and Ian French has made the acquisition,  assisted by Leumi ABL, who provided a total asset based lend ... read more

Porta Communications plc ("Porta" or the "Company") announces that a contract (the "Contract") has been signed in relation to the proposed acquisition of 80 per cent. of the issued share capital of Threadneedle Communications Limited ("Threadneedle" or "Threadneedle Communications") by Porta, subject inter alia to approva ... read more

Tawa, Skuld and Paraline combine forces to acquire the leading provider of third-party syndicate management services at Lloyd's A consortium comprising Tawa Plc, Skuld, and Paraline Group, Ltd. ("the Consortium") today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Whittington Insurance Markets Limited("Whittington") (&q ... read more

The acquisition of Response One represents a further step in St Ives's strategy to create a complementary range of digital and marketing services, whilst reducing exposure to commoditised print markets and to enable the Group to add further value to existing and new clients. Established in 1998, Response One is one of the UK's leading and fastest growing data ... read more

Abcam plc, a global leader in the supply of protein research tools, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of UK-based Ascent Scientific Ltd ("Ascent Scientific"), a specialist provider of biochemical reagents with international sales. The total considerat ... read more

Minoan, the AIM listed travel and leisure company is pleased to announce further progress in the Group's strategy of developing its travel and leisure business with the signing of a sale and purchase agreement ("SPA") on 9 September 2011 to acquire the entire issued share capital of John Semple Travel Limited ("JST"), a successful online and retail travel agent ba ... read more

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. have announced today that they have entered into an agreement whereby UBP will acquire ABN AMRO Bank (Switzerland) AG. The cash transaction is subject to the usual completion conditions and the approval of the relevant regulatory bodies. It is expected to be finalised during the fourth quarter of 20 ... read more

Tawa plc ("Tawa") today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Hamburger Internationale Ruckversicherung ("HIR"), the holding company for the Chiltington Group of companies ("Chiltington"). The purchase of HIR includes Chiltington, which provides consultancy and outsource services to the international (re) ... read more

HMS Group (LSE: HMSG), the leading pump manufacturer and provider of flow control solutions and related services in Russia and the CIS, announced that it has completed an acquisition of Bobruisk Machine Building Plant (the “Plant”), located in Bobruisk, Belarus – one of the largest manufacturer of specialist centrifugal pumps in the CIS. H ... read more

Hunting PLC (LSE:HTG), the international energy services company today announces the completion of the acquisition of the business and assets of W L Doffing, L.P. ("Doffing") a company that provides high precision machining services to the energy industry, for a cash consideration of US$20.8m (c.£12.8m). The consideration paid is on a cash-free-debt ... read more

Mattioli Woods plc (AIM: MTW.L) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire share capital of TCF Global Independent Financial Services Limited ("TCF") and its subsidiary Kudos Independent Financial Services Limited ("Kudos") from its shareholders ("the Sellers") for a total consideration of up to £8.69 million, to be satisfied part ... read more

Costain, one of the UK\'s leading engineering solutions providers, is pleased to announce that it has acquired 100 per cent of the issued share capital of Promanex, an industrial support services business providing facilities management, installation, repair and maintenance and general asset management in a number of high growth, specialist markets such as Power, Petrochemicals and N ... read more

The Provimi Group, a leading, global animal nutrition business, has announced that a binding offer has been received from Cargill to acquire Provimi from the Permira funds for an enterprise value of EUR 1.5 billion. Provimi has agreed with Cargill to commence the necessary Works Council consultations and appropriate anti-trust processes, on an exclusive basis. A combin ... read more

International Public Partnerships Limited (INPP) is pleased to announce that it has acquired the UK Government's investment interest in the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. INPP has acquired 100% of the interests in Building Schools for the Future Investments LLP (BSFI) from the Department for Education and Partnerships UK.&nb ... read more

Aegis Group plc ("Aegis"), one of the world's leading marketing communications and market research groups, today announces that it has acquired pjure, an Austrian-based digital creative agency. As at 31 December 2010, pjure had gross assets of €562k. With its roots in online advertising and e-dialogue marketing, established in 2000, pju ... read more

Astrium, an EADS (EUR:EAD) subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Vizada from Apax France, a French Private Equity fund and the majority shareholder, for $ 960 million. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Vizada is a leading independent provider of global satellite-based mobility communication services, serving customers across se ... read more

Pearson, the world's leading learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of Stark Holding ("Stark") from Syntegra Capital. Stark is a leading provider of education materials including test preparation resources for pupils and teachers. The company is widely recognised for its high quality products, particularly in Maths, German and English. In ... read more

Origin Enterprises plc's associate undertaking, Valeo Foods Group Limited ('Valeo'), today announced that it has reached conditional agreement to acquire Jacob Fruitfield Food Group Limited ('Jacob Fruitfield'). Jacob Fruitfield's portfolio of brands comprises some of Ireland's best known consumer food products including Jacob's ... read more

FFastFill plc the leading provider of Software as a Service ("SaaS") to the global derivatives community, is pleased to announce the acquisition of software assets known as "Spread Intelligence", which contain highly sophisticated spread trading tools (the "Acquisition"). The Acquisition, which FFastFill believes has the potential to enhan ... read more

H.R. Owen Plc ("H.R. Owen" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Broughtons of Cheltenham Limited from its current shareholders, SP Broughton & Co Limited and Mr J Newcombe ("the Acquisition").  Broughtons of Cheltenham Limited operates three Bentley franchises, in ... read more

The two in network system integration and data technology company engaged ICT Telelink join forces to its leading role in the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continues to expand. Based in Holland Telelink Holdings BV acquires a majority stake in Austrian Datentechnik GmbH the transaction still requires approval by the competent authorities. After the merger th ... read more

Yorkshire Building Society announced that it has entered into an agreement with Egg Banking plc, a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., to acquire its mortgage and savings business, comprising a £2.5 billion* savings book and a £430 million* mortgage book. As part of the transaction the Yorkshire will also acquire the Egg brand.  Yorkshire Buildin ... read more

Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement with UK building materials distributor Wolseley for the acquisition of its British Build Center network and its French subsidiary Brossette. Build Center Acquisition Build Center is the UK's fourth largest general builders' merchant. With a network of 148 branches located ac ... read more

Medisize Corporation has announced the decision of Phillips Plastics Corporation to acquire Medisize Corporation.  Phillips Plastics Corporation is a global leader in design, engineering and manufacturing for the medical, consumer, defence and automotive industries. The acquisition will create a global, vertically integrated healthcare company with greater ability to meet custome ... read more

OM Group has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG (VAC) of Hanau, Germany, a global market leader in advanced energy materials and specialty magnetics, for €700 million. The proposed transaction would allow us to add another financially strong, market-leading business to our portfolio of highly specia ... read more

Vision Capital, a UK based private equity firm, has closed a deal with Paragon Secondary Partners to acquire three of its Germany based companies.  In partnership with Rubicon Partners, an industrial management group with experience in the German market, Vision Capital purchased ABL Technic, Metallwarenfabrik Gemmingen, and Gensets.  The total 2010 revenues for these thr ... read more

EQT V has agreed to sell Securitas Direct to private equity funds managed by Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman for an enterprise value of SEK 21 billion in cash plus a potential additional payment of up to SEK 0.9 billion.  During EQT’s ownership Secu ... read more

The MICEX and the RTS have announced the signing of a framework agreement to merge their businesses. The agreement determines the procedures for forming a single exchange holding. The signing of the agreement marks a new stage of the development of the Russian stock market infrastructure which implies the creation of an international leader prepared to ... read more

Almacantar has exchanged contracts for the purchase of Marble Arch Tower for approximately £80 million. The 82m tall tower is one of the most prominent buildings in London’s West End. The building, which overlooks Hyde Park, has been acquired from clients of Orchard Street Investment Management, the specialist commercial property investment manager. ... read more

Team Telecom Group (TTG) has acquired IT consultancy C&C Technology, in the first phase of the Group’s planned expansion since a £32.8m management buy-out backed by Gresham Private Equity in May 2010. The move combines the strengths of TTG and C&C in the aviation sector and brings additional capabilities and services to TTG’s aviation portfoli ... read more

ECI has invested in Reed & Mackay, the leading provider of strategic business travel management services. The investment will be used to continue to grow the high quality and value added services Reed & Mackay delivers to its clients. In 2005 ISIS invested £4.87m on behalf of the Baronsmead VCTs in Reed & Mackay for a significant minor ... read more

Funds advised by Citi Venture Capital International (“CVCI”, through the legal entities Citigroup Venture Capital International Jersey Limited and Baltic Pharma Limited), Invalda AB (“Invalda”) (www.invalda.com), Amber Trust II S.C.A. (“Amber”) and certain other persons ... read more

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) announced that it has completed an acquisition of the coffee brands and business operations of Rowland Coffee Roasters, Inc. ("Rowland Coffee"), a privately-held company headquartered in Miami, Florida. Rowland Coffee's products are primarily sold under the leading Hispanic Cafe Bustelo®& ... read more

Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. (“MPS”), a leading manufacturer of print and packaging for the cosmetics, healthcare, horticulture, media, and consumer markets announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement with CD CARTONDRUCK AG, (“CARTONDRUCK”) headquartered in Obersulm, Germany. CARTONDRUCK is a leading manufactu ... read more

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”, TSE: 4502) and Nycomed A/S (“Nycomed”) jointly announced that Takeda has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Nycomed in which Takeda will acquire the Zurich-headquartered company for 9.6 billion Euro on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The boards of directors of each company unanimously approve ... read more

Rosneft has closed its acquisition of 50% of Ruhr Oel GmbH from the Venezuelan state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA). The European Commission approved acquisition by Rosneft of a 50% stake in Ruhr Oel on March 11, 2011. The acquisition agreements took effect from May 1, 2011 following completion of necessary closing docume ... read more

KCA DEUTAG, one of the world’s leading drilling and engineering contractors announces the completion of a refinancing process. The successful conclusion of this process has resulted in a transaction that strengthens the capital structure of the Company and ensures the long term financial stability of the business. KCA DEUTAG will benefit from a strong institu ... read more

Sanoma has agreed to acquire the SBS free-to-air TV assets in the Netherlands and Belgium from ProSiebenSat.1 together with a strong consortium of local partners. For the Dutch transaction, Sanoma has entered into a partnership with Talpa Media. For the Belgian acquisition, Sanoma has partnered with Corelio and Wouter Vandenhaute & Erik Watté. The enterprise value of th ... read more

Mibelle AG Cosmetics is acquiring a majority stake in Hallam Beauty Ltd and is thus expanding its strong position in the business with cosmetics and hygiene products at international level. Mibelle, a subsidiary of €14.5bn Swiss conglomerate, Migros, is one of Europe's foremost personal care companies and has acquired the £37m turnover business ... read more

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Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB.DLG), a leading provider of highly integrated power management semiconductor solutions for portable devices including Smartphones and Tablet PCs, is pleased to announce that it has completed a transaction to acquire SiTel Semiconductor B.V. (“SiTel”), a leader in short-range wireless, digital cordless and VoIP technology. Kircheim/Teck, February 10, 2011 – Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB.DLG), a leading provider of highly integrated power management semiconductor solutions for portable devices including Smartphones and Tablet PCs, is pleased to announce that it has completed a transaction to acquire SiTel Semiconductor B.V. (“SiTel”), a leader in sho ... read more