Cable & Wireless, BT's main rival in the business telecoms market, is expected to announce a full demerger of its UK and international operations in the next six months, according to reports. The two ... [more]

Legal & General Ventures (LGV) has appointed Rothschild to sell its UK hospitals business Classic Hospitals, according to rumours. Classic, with 10 hospitals, is a former part of BUPA. Ramsay Health ... [more]

Pets at Home, retailer of pet foods and pet products has announced that it has appointed Rothschild to advise the company on its potential acquisition or merger activity.Matt Davies, chief executive ... [more]

Clipper, the Fair Trade tea supplier, are believed to have hired Smith & Williamson to carry out a strategic review, A full or part sale could value Clipper in the region of £25m. ... [more]

There are rumours that Nuffield Hospitals has appointed Morgan Stanley to sell a number of hospitals. The rumour comes following the sales of two UK-based hospital chains: Classic Hospitals and United... [more]

Noble Systems has acquired Amcat UK, the supplier of contact centre technology with offices in Manchester and Germany.... [more]

Wincanton has acquired Swales Haulage, the Berkshire-based building materials distributor with 11 sites throughout the country, for £5.3m.... [more]

Wolseley has announced five bolt-on acquisitions for a total £84m, including Architectural Building Supply Company, Jacobi Hardware, KBC Construction and JD's Wholesale Plumbing in the US and Sofipart... [more]

Roto Smeets is to acquire the European operations of Quebecor World for £129m, including a printing plant in Corby and 17 other sites.... [more]

Synexus, the Chorley-based drug trials company with 150 staff, is to be acquired by private equity firm Lyceum Capital for £18m.... [more]

Henkel is considering plans to close a number of chemical plants and shed thousands of jobs after completing the £2.7bn acquisition of the National Starch adhesives business from ICI early next year.... [more]

Wolseley plc, the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials, has announced five bolt-on acq... [more]

Games publisher TT Games has been acquired by Warner Bros home entertainment division, for a undisclosed amount. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. ... [more]

Imprint, the recruitment consultancy, has recommended a £43m takeover bid from OPD Group.... [more]

Hasgrove has bought some of the assets and trade of Amaze, the web solutions agency with sites in Cheshire and London, out of administration for £0.6m.... [more]

Alan Boswell Group has acquired Mansbrook Brosche of Norwich, creating a combined financial services and insurance group with more than 150 staff.... [more]

Sportech has acquired the Vernons football pools gaming business in Liverpool from Ladbrokes for £51m.... [more]

WSP has acquired CEL International, the Coventry-based engineering consultancy with about 170 staff, for £22m.... [more]

British internet auction QXL Ricardo has made a statement noting the recent movement in the company's share price, and confirms that it has received a preliminary approach which may or may not lead to... [more]

Sportech PLC has announced that the company has conditionally agreed to acquire the Vernons football pools business from Ladbrokes plc for a total consideration of £51m. The consideration will be sati... [more]