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Travis Perkins acquires BSS Group

Builders' merchant Travis Perkins has agreed to purchase plumbing and heating company BSS Group for £557.6 million.

Google buys ITA for $700 million

UK companies make major North Sea oil discovery

A group of UK companies has made what could be one of the largest North Sea oil field discoveries in nearly a decade.

URS to buy Scott Wilson

URS Corporation has announced it is to buy UK design and engineering consultancy Scott Wilson Group for $242.5 million.

VAS gains stake in UK airports

Vancouver Airport Services (VAS) has won a foothold in the UK by acquiring a majority stake in Peel Airports, it has been announced.

BASF to acquire Cognis for Ôé¼3.1 billion

BASF, the world’s largest chemicals company, has agreed to buy its smaller rival Cognis for €3.1 billion including debt, it has been announced.

Bureau Veritas snaps up Inspectorate

The French certification company Bureau Veritas has agreed to buy the commodities testing and inspection firm Inspectorate for £450 million from UK-based Inspicio, it has been a

AkzoNobel to sell National Starch business for $1.3 billion

AkzoNobel has announced the sale of its National Starch business to Corn Products International for $1.3 billion in cash.

Agreement signed for European pipeline

A group led by the Italian energy group Edison has signed a deal for a pipeline to carry Caspian gas to Italy via Turkey and the Adriatic, cutting Europe’s dependence on Russia