Chemring Group PLC has announced that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Richmond Electronics & Engineering Limited from a private individual for a total consideration of £11m.... [more]

Visteon Corporation has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding outlining the understanding and status of discussions regarding the sale of its Swansea, United Kingdom operation to Linamar Co... [more]

Aga Foodservice Group plc has announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to sell Aga Foodservice Equipment, its commercial foodservice and bakery equipment business, to Ali SpA, the ma... [more]

Eleksen Group plc, the world leader in touch sensitive interactive textiles for electronics interface design, is now to be put up for sale after appointing administrators. ... [more]

Avery Weigh-Tronix, the West-Midlands based manufacturer of industrial scales and weighing equipment, has announced its intention to sell its food retail weighing business, Avery Berkel, in order to f... [more]

Atmel Corporation has announced that it has entered into separate agreements with TSMC and Highbridge Business Park Limited for the sale of its eight-inch wafer fabrication equipment and related prope... [more]

Retraction- The Business Sale Report has been informed by a company spokesperson that Avon Rubber p.l.c. has not, as was previously reported in our November issue, announced plans to sell its Avon Pro... [more]

MacFarlane Group, the manufacturers and suppliers of cardboard, plastic and bespoke packaging, is looking to sell off non-core divisions of its manufacturing business in order to concentrate on its su... [more]

British Polythene Industries PLC has announced the acquisition of the AT Films business of AT Plastics Inc (Canada), a subsidiary company of Celanese Corporation, for a cash consideration of $12m subj... [more]

The Boards of Sky and Amstrad have announced that they have agreed the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Sky Digital Supplies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sky, for the entire issued and... [more]

SKF has signed an agreement with the British company Edwards Limited to acquire its subsidiary S2M, the world's leading company in magnetic bearings. SKF had already earlier 12% of the share capital i... [more]

Metso Paper has acquired Bender Holdings Limited and its subsidiary companies in the UK to further strengthen its aftermarket business. ... [more]

INEOS Group today announced that it has agreed to set up a Joint Venture with LANXESS, the German chemicals and polymers group, through which it is to take over the operation of the LANXESS ABS plasti... [more]

Umeco plc, the international provider of supply chain and repair and overhaul services and advanced composite materials primarily to the aerospace and defence industries, has announced the significant... [more]

The 600 Group plc has announced the acquisition of the UK parts and service business of Toyoda Mitsui Europe for a cash consideration of £390k, equal to the net asset value of its stock and certain fi... [more]

Pentland, the private UK-based footwear business, would welcome contact from investment banks and private equity firms concerning its financial options, said a source close to the company. The source ... [more]

It was reported by the Sunday Telegraph that the family firm that manufactures the Queen's bedsheets, Mitre Furnishing Group, has been sold for £10m to Sunlight, UK laundry division of the Davis Servi... [more]

Halma has acquired Labsphere, the US manufacturer of light testing and measurement products, from X-Rite for £7m.... [more]

Imperial Tobacco is to acquire Commonwealth Brands, the US cigarette manufacturer with 720 staff, from Houchens Industries for £974m.... [more]

Bernstein Group, the Bolton-based kitchen manufacturer, has been acquired by regional buy-out fund Endless, but the Kitchen Studio direct sales subsidiary has ceased trading.... [more]