Acquisition Resources

European Motor Holdings Plc (EMH), the UK-listed car retailer, is undertaking a strategic review which analysts predict could lead to a sale.... [more]

New Look, the privately-owned UK fashion retailer, may be put up for sale by its private equity owners Permira and Apax.... [more]

Matalan, the discount clothing retailer, has agreed a £817m takeover offer from its original founder, John Hargreaves. Hargreaves, who founded the company in 1985, already controlled 53 per cent of th... [more]

Jessops is to acquire MacKinnons of Dyce, the chain of 20 photography stores in Scotland and Northern Ireland, for £0.8m. 19 of the stores are located in Scotland, and the acquisition doubles Jessops'... [more]

PD Ports has sold H&L Garages, its Mercedes Benz truck dealership with 300 staff at branches in Killingholme, York, Boston, Grantham, Lincoln and Hull, to a management team. MD Brett Whittingham and f... [more]

Fat Face, the extreme sportswear and casual clothing retailer with over 112 stores across the UK, is rumoured to be planning a sale or flotation. ... [more]

Gerald Ratner, the British entrepreneur, could reportedly sell off Ernest Jones, his high street jewellery business, if he succeeds in acquiring the British arm of Signet. Ratner has announced that he... [more]

Paul Costelloe, the Irish fashion designer who recently designed outfits for the wives and girlfriends of the European Ryder Cup team, could see his label sold for around £10m after owners Signature B... [more]

British Car Auctions, the network of 40 auction sites, is expected to be acquired by buy-out group Montagu for £450m. BCA is owned by a number of private shareholders, including Conservative party don... [more]

Flying Brands has acquired Greetings Direct, the greetings card direct sales company, for £12m. Greetings Direct is a London-based company with over 300,000 customers in the UK, distributing cards on ... [more]

Internacionale, the Glasgow-based chain of 147 Au Naturale homewares and Internacionale fashion stores, has undergone a £45m management buy-out backed by Penta Capital.The deal, which is one of Scotla... [more]

Harris, the US-based investment firm which owns a 13% shareholding in Signet, the UK-listed jewellery retailer, said that although it was pleased that Signet's bid discussions with the buyout groups ... [more]

Gazal Corp, the Australian-listed clothing company, will sell off its remaining UK and Italian assets, according to Australian sources. Gazal has a market cap of £60m.... [more]

House of Fraser, the chain of 61 department stores, is to be acquired by a consortium led by Baugur of Iceland for £351m. Other members of the consortium include the Bank of Scotland and FL Group, the... [more]

Two Scottish shopping centres, Edinburgh's Cameron Toll and The Forge located in Glasgow, are for sale at a combined £230m. The Forge has an asking price of £140m while Cameron Toll is likely to sell ... [more]

4711, the historic perfume brand and creaters of the 'Eau de Cologne' frangrance, has been put up for sale. Owners Proctor & Gamble acquired the company when it took over the Wella hair care brand. Ge... [more]

MFI, the UK retail group, has been in talks with investment fund Merchant Equity Partners regarding the sale of its furniture business, which "may or may not lead to a transaction". MFI have reportedl... [more]

UK retail group AWG Property is rumoured to be reviewing the options for Shawlands, the shopping mall it acquired in July. Tesco, Asda and Waitrose are all tipped to be interested in the Glasgow devel... [more]

Photo-Me International, the UK-listed photo kiosk operator, is near to finalizing its strategic review which could result in a sale, It has been reported. Photo-Me's market capitalisation stands at ... [more]

GUS, the UK-based retail group, yesterday downplayed the prospect of the group selling its Experian credit rating business or its Argos electricals retailer. GUS, finance director David Tyler, said th... [more]