Charles Wells has acquired ten freehold pubs from Traditional Freehouses of East London for £9m.... [more]

DatingDirect, the Birmingham-based online dating company, is to be acquired by Meetic of France for £27m.... [more]

The sale process for Dutch educational publisher Wolters Kluwer is thought to be underway after reports that sale details have been distributed to potential buyers. The company has a price tag of arou... [more]

Stephen Clark Fabrications, the sheet metal fabricator based in Scotland, has been put up for sale after the loss of two of its key clients forced the firm into administration.... [more]

Evolutec, the AIM-listed biopharmaceutical company, is reportedly up for sale after the failure of one of its main products in a drugs trial.... [more]

Music Zone, one of the UK's largest music and DVD retailers, has gone into administration following a decision by its bankers, the Bank of Ireland, that it could “no longer support the business”.... [more]

Greeting Card Group, the UK's second largest retailer of cards and gifts, has entered administration, putting 2,500 jobs under threat. The company, whose brands include Cardfair and Card Warehouse, ha... [more]

Little Chef, the UK roadside restaurant chain, is considering a sale of all or part of the business in an attempt to save itself from administration.... [more]

First Choice, the UK-listed holiday company, has announced that it has acquired online hotel booking website LateRooms for up to £120m.... [more]