Uniq, the convenience food group formerly known as Unigate, is currently in talks to sell its Malton Foods business, the pig slaughtering and processing subsidiary that incurred full-year trading and ... [more]

Securicor, the security, distribution and communication group, has announced that it is in advanced talks to sell its US wireless communications business, Securicor Wireless, which last year made a lo... [more]

Sun Life Financial Services, Canada's second-largest life insurer, has put the fund management business of Sun Life of Canada, its British subsidiary, up for sale in a deal which could be worth around... [more]

Kingfisher has settled for a demerger of Woolworths and Superdrug as it called off talks about potential sales of the high street chains. The announcement ended months of uncertainty for Kingfisher, a... [more]

Senior executives at Trinity Mirror are considering the sale of the Sunday People, the struggling tabloid newspaper. Sunday Sport and the Express Group are believed to be interested in the paper, valu... [more]

Pubmaster plans to raise £150m by selling Wolverhamton & Dudley's brands and brewing division which includes such famous names as Marston's Pedigree and Bank's bitter. Pubmaster intends to sell the op... [more]

John Laing, the 150 year old construction company, is preparing to sell its housebuilding division, Laing Homes with an expected price tag of around £300m. Laing wishes to focus on its activities in c... [more]

First Choice has signalled that it would be prepared to sell its tour operating business in Canada, where oversupply has put pressure on its profits. Analysts value the business at £40m, but believe t... [more]

PricewaterhouseCoopers, receiver to Cammell Laird, has said that it is still in talks with several companies that may lead to a bid for the UK shipyards of the group, despite the withdrawal of interes... [more]

Fitness Holdings Worldwide, one of the world's largest health-club operators, has appointed advisers to sell its European operations for up to $200m. De Vere, the UK leisure group, is considering a sa... [more]

Marks & Spencer will raise £400m in cash by selling and leasing back a portfolio of high street stores. Potential buyers have been sounded out by Healey & Baker, the retailer's property adviser. As pa... [more]

NTL, the debt-ridden cable and television company, is considering the sale of its broadcast transmission business in a deal that could raise £1bn. Crown Castle International, its competitor, is believ... [more]

Stagecoach, the train and bus group, is poised to announce the sale of its troubled Portuguese operations as a further step in its recovery. The disposal is part of a move by the group to focus the bu... [more]

Now that Compass has sold the Forte Hotel Group it is expected to want to sell on its other non-core assets.... [more]

Unilever wants to sell the business that makes the Persona contraceptive system, Unipath, which had sales of more than £61m last year. Deutsche Bank has been engaged to help with the sale process. ... [more]

Gala Group, the bingo hall and casino operator, is preparing to put its exclusive Maxims club on the market for up to £55m. The Rank Group is said to be a possible buyer. Other possible bidders includ... [more]

Hilton Group is preparing to sell a controlling stake in LivingWell, its health and fitness business valued at about £150m, after receiving several takeover approaches for the business. LivingWell has... [more]

Grampian Holdings is to sell its chain of 270 Edinburgh Woollen Millshops to Ever 1489 a new company formed by Rutland Trust for £49m... [more]

Horizon Technology has bought parts of eNet Systems out of receivership for £0.8m for its IT solutions business ... [more]

Sopheon is to acquire the Technology and Information Services division of Aventis Research gaining access to the German market for the supply of software solutions to the life sciences sector... [more]