The Automobile Association (AA) could soon be up for sale as it has reportedly appointed investment bankers to look at the business' options, including a possible sale or flotation.... [more]

Private equity firm 3i has sold the off-street, airport and railway divisions of its National Car Parks business to a Macquarie Bank European infrastructure fund for £790m.... [more]

Continental Auto, the Spanish bus company, has been put on the market with an asking price of around £400m. UK bus operators National Express and Arriva have both been tipped as favourites to buy the ... [more]

The sale of Hewden, the UK tool hire business owned by Canadian distributor Finning, is thought to be underway according to a report.... [more]

Kall Kwik, the quick-print business owned by Irish printing group Adare, is rumoured to be up for sale after a source claimed to have seen an information memorandum for the franchise. Speculation over... [more]

Nikko Cordial Corp has sold British motorway services group RoadChef to Israeli property company Delek for £375m including debt. ... [more]

Viking Offshore, the Aberdeen-based rescue boat business is up for sale with a price tag of around £150m according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.... [more]

Hays has acquired James Harvard, the London-based recruitment company specialising in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, for an initial £24m.... [more]

Amcor, the Australian packaging giant, is to sell all or part of its European PET bottle operations following a strategic review. The business has a significant presence in the UK, and turns over arou... [more]

Tangent Communications has acquired Ravensworth Digital Services, the Newcastle upon Tyne-based printing company with 60 staff, for up to £5.8m.... [more]

Ainscough, the privately-owned crane hire company based in Wigan is reportedly considering putting itself up for sale.... [more]

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The work wear unit of Brooks Service Group, the national supplier of linen and work wear services to the hotel, hospitality and food industries, was sold yesterday to Sunlight service group, safeguard... [more]

It was announced today that Viridor Waste Management, subsidiary of UK listed water and waste management services provider Pennon Group, has acquired Skipaway Holdings for £14.7m.... [more]

DataCash Group is to acquire NetGiro Systems, the Swedish payment service provider, for £6.7m.... [more]

SectorGuard has acquired Protector, the Salford-based CCTV installation and maintenance company, from Smart Securities CCTV for £0.75m.... [more]

Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (Liverpool Victoria) has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the CSMA’s roadside rescue provider Britannia Rescue, for around £36 million. The sale is ... [more]

Electric Word is to acquire ArkSports, the sports conference and research company, for a small sum.... [more]

Chambers Coach Hire, the Northern Ireland-based bus operator, has been acquired by venture capital firm Enterprise Equity.... [more]

Group 4 Securicor has acquired Special Events Security, the stewarding company with annual turnover of £3.4m, for undisclosed terms.... [more]