Gama Holdings Ltd, an international aviation group, has announced the acquisition of PrivatAir Inc, the US-arm of the PrivatAir Group.Gama, based at Farnborough Airport in the UK, was founded in 1983.... [more]

Rock Steady, the Scottish security firm, will soon be sold to its global rival G4S in a multi-million pound deal.... [more]

Rentokil Initial, the services group, received its second profits warning in the space of two months, sending its shares down by more than a fifth. In December last year, the company announced that it... [more]

BAA, the airport company, could possibly be forced to put one of its airports on the market as Ferrovial, its Spanish owner, admitted that it will be another three to four months before it can finish ... [more]

Spice Plc, a support services firm for the energy sector, could be considering a sale of its telecoms division for an amount potentially in the region of £50m - £100m, to a global telecoms operator. T... [more]

Pickfords, Britain's oldest and largest removals company, might undergo a quick sale in order to avoid a financial crisis that would put up to 1,300 jobs at risk, according to newspaper reports. Pick... [more]

The waste management company, Biffa, has agreed to a £1.2bn takeover offer from a group of investors. A consortium, including the private equity firm, Montagu Funds, is offering 350 pence per share. B... [more]

Healthcare Homes, the Nursing home group, could be up for sale for an estimated £80m. The company's owners, including the private equity firm, August Equity, have appointed investment bank, NM Rothsch... [more]

Following several approaches, Cavendish have been appointed to advise on a possible £10m sale of Models 1, the UK-based model agency. Models 1's clients include Linda Evangelista.... [more]

The family-owned UK group, Care Aspirations has retained Deloitte in order to run a sales process with the first round of bids expected to be placed by the second week of February, according to report... [more]

London Southend Airport (LSACL) is up for sale, after receiving interest from potential buyers. LSACL, the London Southend and Biggin Hill airports is owned by Regional Airports (RAL). LSACL offers a ... [more]

Farrow System Limited, a Norfolk company which developed a special method of cleaning boats and buildings has been put into administration.The directors of Loddon-based Farrow System Limited have hire... [more]

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Deutsche Bank to advise on the sale of its Condor Ferries businessRBS is asking approximately £300m for Condor, which operates ferries from the UK mainland and F... [more]

The UK property services company Erinaceous Group PLC has revealed that it is mulling a sale of its insurance services unit after a significant number of approaches.The company is looking at ways of r... [more]

Speedy Hire announced that it has acquired the tool and equipment hire business of AMEC Logistics and Support Services Limited, for £12.5m.... [more]

Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier has not managed to sell its devence conference businesses by the year end as hoped.... [more]

Shawcross and Dickinson, the filing products manufacturer, has been put up for sale by its administrator Deloitte & Touche. The business has an annual turnover of £12m.... [more]

Aberdeen-based FirstGroup PLC has announced that it has acquired Laidlaw International Inc., the leading operator of school and inter-city bus transportation and a supplier of public transit services ... [more]

RPS, the listed UK environmental services specialist, has announced the acquisition of the Scotia Group, a Texas-based consultancy providing advice to the oil and gas industry. ... [more]

Johnson Service Group has announced that it is looking to sell off three non-core units as part of a restructuring plan, after a disappointing performance that has led to profit warnings. The business... [more]