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]

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]

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]

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]

Interflora, the flower delivery service, has accepted a £66m takeover offer from FTD of the US. The deal was subject to agreement by its 1,800 member florists but was finalised on July 31st. It caused... [more]

BWG Group, the Ireland-based, privately-held, convenience store franchise, has appointed IBI Corporate Finance as its financial advisor for future sale options. Electra Partners, a UK PE firm that hol... [more]

N Brown has acquired Gray & Osbourn, the catalogue retailer with sites in Sheffield and Peterborough, for a cash consideration of £8.2m. The management team and all 20 staff will be retained. N Brown ... [more]

Dolcis, the UK footwear retailer is up for sale. Alexon, the UK listed fashion group that owns Dolcis, has hired Hawkpoint to handle the sale. An information memorandum has been sent to potential ... [more]

Roches Stores, the privately-owned Irish department store chain, could be sold off. Roches is considering selling off the retail side of the business while keeping its property portfolio. The move ... [more]

Greene King is to acquire Hardys & Hansons, the Nottingham-based brewer and chain of 260 pubs, for £270m. The company expects that the acquisition will meet its cost of capital within a year as well a... [more]

Findel has acquired Letterbox Mail Order, the Cornwall-based mail order and online retailer of children's gifts and toys, for £7m in cash. Findel is a home shopping and educational supplies group base... [more]

Sofa Workshop, the sofa chain owned by UK furniture retailer MFI, has received a number of bids including one from its founder Andrew Cussins, who sold the business to MFI in 2002. KPMG are handling t... [more]

Photo-Me International, the UK-based operator of photo kiosks, has conducted a strategic review of the company that could lead to a sale. JP Morgan Cazenove have been appointed as advisors. Sources re... [more]