Traveller's Tales has acquired Embryonic Studios, the Bollington-based video games developer with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

The managing director of family-owned boat company Berthon International has revealed that the company would consider serious offers with a premium for the business despite the fact that it is not act... [more]

Western & Oriental has acquired Tropical Locations, the London-based luxury holidays company, from Bob Mortimore Travel for £0.2m.... [more]

Charles Wells has acquired ten freehold pubs from Traditional Freehouses of East London for £9m.... [more]

First Choice, the UK-listed holiday company, has announced that it has acquired online hotel booking website LateRooms for up to £120m.... [more]

UK-listed football club Tottenham Hotspur may be considering a sale of the business according to insiders at the club, who believe that shareholders could be looking at a sale price of over £200m. ENI... [more]

French hotel group Accor has reportedly put 90 UK hotels up for sale. The Euronext-listed company has apparently hired NM Rothschild to approach potential buyers, and is thought to be particularly kee... [more]

Private equity group GI Partners is reportedly planning to put its Bar Room Bar chain of drinking establishments back on the market, just five months after acquiring the business.... [more]

Derwent London, the new property company formed as a result of Derwent Valley's recent takeover of London Merchant Securities, it to put around £300m of London Merchant's portfolio up for sale. The p... [more]

Talarius Plc, the operator of the Quicksilver chain of high street gaming centres, is to be taken over by European Gaming Limited, a specially created company set up by Australian lottery operator Tat... [more]

West Ham United have today recommended an £85m takeover bid from a consortium led by Icelandic businessman Eggert Magnusson after almost four months of speculation over the future of the club.... [more]

Screen Cinemas, the chain of seven cinemas in London and the Home Counties, has been put up for sale. Livingstone Guarantee, the corporate finance boutique, has been hired to find a buyer for the comp... [more]

Dawnay Shore Hotels, the operator of the Paramount hotel brand, has announced it is to launch a strategic review which could lead to either the transfer of its property assets into an REIT or sale of ... [more]

Gala Coral, the UK gaming group, has entered the frame to purchase the government-owned Tote with a £405m offer. ... [more]

Image Restaurants, the UK-listed restaurant group, is reportedly up for sale after hiring City Financial Associates and leisure property specialists Shelley Sandzer to conduct a strategic review of th... [more]

Betcorp, the UK-listed online gaming group, has become the latest firm to decide to put itself up for sale in the wake of new US online gambling regulations. Bodog Entertainment, the Costa Rican onli... [more]

Talarius has acquired Displaymatics, the Hampshire-based chain of nine gaming centres, for £5.2m, taking its total estate to 196. Talarius operates the Quicksilver high street gaming brand and the onl... [more]

Hotel group De Vere is expected to distribute the information memorandum on the sale of its 14-site health club chain, Greens, within the next two weeks. The group, which is owned by businessman Richa... [more]

Sportingbet, the UK online sports betting, casino and poker company, has sold its US operation sportsbook.com to Jazette Enterprises Ltd for $1 in anticipation of a ban on internet gambling in the Uni... [more]

Holiday Supplies, the Southport-based travel company with about 20 staff, has been acquired by Kuoni of Switzerland for more than £12m.Holiday Supplies was established in 1972 and specialises in esco... [more]