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Real Office on shopping spree

Real Office Group, a quoted investment vehicle set up to acquire office fit-out businesses globally, has bought Pacific Interiors, ISIS Projects and a 49 per cent stake in Pacific Middle East (PME) for £48.9 million.

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Safran secures stake

Safran, an international high technology group focused on aerospace propulsion, aircraft equipment and defence security, has acquired an 81 per cent stake in GE Homeland Protection, a major supplier of baggage screening systems to airports, for $580 million 

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Tough target set for zero-energy buildings

The European Parliament wants all residential and commercial buildings constructed after 2018 to comply with stringent new requirements for energy efficiency.

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UK architects in merger

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Mad Dog Athletics buys Peak Pilates

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Credit makes a comeback

Credit availability is on the rise, according to the most recent Credit Conditions Survey conducted by the Bank of England. 

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Portmeirion buys bust companies

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Airsprung buys Hush-a-Bye

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Portmeirion buys bust companies

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Airsprung buys Hush-a-Bye

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SMEs scared to chase late payments

Less than a quarter of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have ever taken legal action to recover outstanding debts, claims a survey.

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Social entrepreneur: Boo Armstrong

Boo Armstrong, MD of complementary medicine specialist GetWellUK, explains how she turned her charity into a financially viable operation.

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Airsprung in Hush-A-Bye deal

Airsprung, a Wiltshire-based supplier of manufactured and imported furniture, has acquired Hush-A-Bye Ltd, a Birmingham-based manufacturer and supplier of mattresses, for £300,000 in cash.

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Hambro in merger and market move 

Hambro Mining Plc, a London-based mining and exploration company with its assets based in Russia, has merged with Anglo-Russian rival Aricom Plc. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.