Business highlight deals

• Royal Bank of Scotland - takeover of ABN Amro Group
  

• PwC's sale of its trust and company administration business
  

• Sandpiper’s acquisition of CI Traders
  

• Merger with Quin & Hampson
  

• BNP Paribas’ acquisition of RBSI Securities Services Group
  

• Citigroup’s acquisition of Quilter & Co
  

• Sale of Normans Limited by NGI Limited
  

• Purchase of Stirling Holdings Limited
  

• Ulster Stores' acquisition of De Gruchy Department Store
  

• Acquisition by Channel Vending of Vendworks
  

• Sale of Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions
  

• Mourant & Co Ltd - Acquisition of AIB Fund Administrators Ltd
  

• Caledonia - Liberty Ermitage
  

• DV3 - Acquisition of the Grand Hotel
  

• AIB Bank Merger
  

• Royal Bank of Canada - acquisition of Abacus Financial Services Ltd
  

• Channel House Trustees - Sale to Capita
  

• William Hill Plc - Acquisition of the Stanley Leisure Group
  

• Wm Morrison - Sale of Safeway