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]

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]

Transport for London has lodged a formal bid for Metronet, the consortium hired to upgrade the London underground network currently in administration. ... [more]

John and Norman Scott of the Scott Group have acquired Marlaw Pallets in a multimillion-pound deal.... [more]

The Board of Myhome, a leading provider of franchised service operations, ispleased to announce that it has conditionally agreed to acquire Edwin Investments Limited (known as ChipsAway Group), for a... [more]

A consortium led by JP Morgan has won the battle for Southern Water, as it announced that it has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of Southern Water Capital Limited from Ro... [more]

OneSource Services Inc. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with ABM Industries Incorporated whereby ABM will acquire the entire issued share capital of OneSource for $365m (approx... [more]

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. has announced that its Hertz car rental brand has acquired the vehicle rental business of former licensee, Autotravel, in the United Kingdom. Located in the North West of E... [more]