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]

Nikko Prinipal Investmnets, the Japanese investment fund, is rumoured to be considering the sale of Menzies Hotels, its UK chain of 16 luxury four-star hotels. Accountancy firm Deloitte have reportedl... [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]

Edinburgh's Caledonian Hotel has been put up for sale by owners Hilton International and could fetch £45m or more. Hilton International will keep control of the hotel's day-to-day operations and will ... [more]

Fuller Smith & Turner is to sell the Brigstow Hotel in Bristol to Pedersen Hotel Group for £17.09m. Opened in August 2001, the Brigstow is a contemporary four star hotel in the centre of the city, and... [more]

Restaurant operator Tragus Holdings is to undergo a strategic review that may lead to a sale or an IPO. ... [more]

The Oakley Court Hotel in Windsor is reportedly up for sale for over £50m. Owners Queens Moat Houses are thought to have hired Christie & Co to handle the sale.... [more]

Gourmet Holdings is to sell its entire pub restaurant operation following a strategic review. The group will concentrate on its Richoux brand, which it believes offers good opportunities for expansio... [more]

Gresham Private Equity is reportedly to sell its majority shareholding in the Individual Restaurant Company, the UK-based restaurant group which owns the Piccolinos and Restaurant Bar & Grill chains. ... [more]

John Jarvis, owner of the Ramada Jarvis brand, is to invest £47m in his chain of 44 hotels with a view to selling the company next year. A flagship Ramada hotel is also under construction at Heathrow ... [more]

Punch Taverns is to acquire Mill House Inns, the chain of 82 pubs in the South and Midlands, in a £164m deal. Mill House's portfolio consists primarily of freehold and long-leasehold neighbourhood pub... [more]

Obviously in the mood for trimming down, Richard Balfour-Lynn has announced plans to sell off the 14-site Greens health club chain. Acquired as part of the earlier takeover of De Vere, apparently the ... [more]

Greens is not the only club on the market - Duke Street has asked Citigroup to circulate a memorandum of sale for the Esporta group. The private equity-owned chain Cannons has just appointed Hawkpoin... [more]

Stanley Leisure, the chain of 45 casinos, has accepted a £639m takeover bid from Genting International of Malaysia. Genting already owns 20 per cent of Stanley Leisure, and will pay 860 pence per sha... [more]

The Yesteryear Pub Company is selling nearly half of its estate of pubs and bars. The Wigan-based business, established seven years ago by pub veteran Tony Callaghan, is selling 10 of its venues as pa... [more]

Rank Group, the UK-listed leisure firm, might soon announce plans to sell its US vacations arm, according to rumours. Rank Group's market capitalisation stands at £1.23bn.... [more]

Wolverhampton & Dudley, the UK-listed pub operator, is looking for buyers for 80 of its pubs, according to rumours cited by a Times market report. The unsourced item said the pubs were mainly tenanted... [more]

The Clermont Club, the upmarket Mayfair casino once frequented by celebrities such as Roger Moore, Tony Curtis and Peter Sellers, is thought to be close to a sale. Owners Rank are due to accept an off... [more]