SHL, the recruitment services company, has been acquired by private equity firm HgCapital for £100m. SHL provides assessment tools including psychometric testing to clients in over 40 countries around... [more]

Ovum is to acquire Orbys Consulting, the London-based sourcing strategy and supplier selection consultancy, for up to £3.6m. The acquisition is Ovum's second since its IPO in March this year and will ... [more]

Hat Pin, the UK-listed human resources company, has acquired Alexander Mann Financial Markets, the financial services executive search company with 42 staff in London and Hong Kong, for £7m. Alexander... [more]

NES Group, the Altrincham-based engineering recruitment company with 275 staff, is to undergo a £80m management buy-out backed by Graphite Capital. NES recruits contract staff for blue chip companies ... [more]

United Utilities has received first round bids for its Vertex business service division, but maintains that a sale is just one of several options being considered. Private equity firm 3i and Quantras,... [more]

Hargreaves Services is to acquire Norec, the Barnsley-based provider of contract management services to the power generation, utilities and minerals industries, for £5.5m in cash. The amount is subjec... [more]

Shareholders in Cardpoint, the UK-listed cash machine installer and operator, are reportedly pressurising for a sale. The speculation has caused Cardpoint shares to rise by 9.1%, giving the company a ... [more]

Glotel, the London-listed specialist recruitment business, may be set for a sale or take-private. The IT-focused group, the profit warning issued Tuesday 22 August may be a step towards the move. 42%... [more]

V Ships, the London ship-management business, has hired NM Rothschild to consider its strategic options. The group could be sold for approximately £250m. Close Brothers Private Equity and V Ships mana... [more]

RWE has extended a deadline for bids for its Thames Water business. However, RWE, the listed German energy firm, has stressed that it would complete the sale of Thames Water, its UK-based water utili... [more]

Target Express, the UK-based express mail service, could come onto the market, according to two UK sector bankers. Target Express was the subject of a secondary buy-out led by 3i and supported by Gre... [more]

Johnson Service Group could receive in excess of £60m for the dry-cleaning business it is auctioning, it has been reported. The assets up for sale comprise 580 outlets and include Jeeves and Johnsons ... [more]

Terra Firma is to sell the waste disposal business of Waste Recycling Group to FCC of Spain for £1.4bn. The acquisition is the largest ever made by FCC ( Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas) and wil... [more]

The government is to set out its plans for the partial sale of its British Energy stake in a written parliamentary answer this week. The sale is expected to take place in the Autumn and could fetch ap... [more]

George Henderson, the UK-based transport and logistics recruiter, would be open to the "right" offer for the group, Chairman Jim Cleary is believed to have said.... [more]

Asco, the private UK services provider owned by PE outfits 3i and Wood Group, is rumoured to be on the block. The deal could be valued at approximately £100m and is understood to be interesting to b... [more]

ILX Group is to acquire The Corporate Training Group, the London-based financial training company with 16 staff, for an initial £7m. The consideration will be satisfied by £5m in cash and the remainde... [more]

Brambles has sold Cleanaway UK, its waste disposal business with 7,500 staff and two recycling facilities in Greenwich and Rainham, to Veolia Environnement of France for £595m. Veolia operates extensi... [more]

Roadchef, the motorway service-station operator, is holding talks with several banks with a view to hiring an adviser to review its strategic options. Nikko Principal Finance, which owns Roadchef, is ... [more]

Cleanaway, the UK waste disposal subsidiary of Australian group Brambles, could sell for over £600m after initial estmates for the deal were fixed at £500m. The three remaining bidders, Spanish waste ... [more]