Acquisition Resources

National Express Group PLC has agreed to acquire Continental Auto SL, a leading operator of public transport services in Spain, from Grupo ACS for £449.7m. The transaction, which is expected to be ear... [more]

Northgate Information Solutions Plc, the UK software group which manufactures software for the public services and human resources sectors in addition to running customer IT systems, is considering a ... [more]

GCap Media has acquired the remaining 80% stake in the Classic Gold radio network from UBC Media for about £4m, enabling UBC to focus on its music downloading service.... [more]

Macquarie, the Australian financial services group, has put its Thames Water Services business up for sale. An asking price has been estimated in the region of £150m to £200m for Thames Water Servic... [more]

BAe Systems is to sell Inertial Products, the supplier of business sensors and measurement units with 810 staff at sites in Plymouth and the US, to affiliates of US private equity firm JF Lehman & Com... [more]

Inter Link Foods malt loaf division Soreen may be sold off to raise cash, according to reports. It is thought that the the operation could fetch up to £35m. Soreen is a key brand for the company and ... [more]

London-based media company Chrysalis may need to look at disposing of its radio stations as single units rather than as a whole division, due to a lack of interest from potential buyers so far. The to... [more]

The AA's private equity owners, CVC and Permira, are believed to have been approached by two bidders for the Automobile chain. A bid level of some £3bn is though to be possible. CVC and Permira were ... [more]

Punch Taverns is to sell 869 leased and tenanted pubs to Admiral Taverns for £326m.... [more]

UK specialist printing group 4imprint, which recently announced encouraging sales across all three divisions, has seen rumours that it may generate value for shareholders through a disposal, according... [more]

O2 has sold its Airwave national police communications network to Macquarie of Australia for £2bn.... [more]

UK engineering services company AMEC, reported that it has had "40 significant expressions of interest" for its remaining non-core construction business assets. Bidders are said to be a mix of private... [more]

A group of investors led and advised by Quinlan Private, a leading international property investment and advisory group, and Igal Ahouvi Group, an international real estate investor, have completed th... [more]

Barclays Bank is to sell Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking, the trust administration and custody operation of its Japanese asset management division, to Sumitomo Trust & Banking for £21m... [more]

Pace Petroleum has acquired BP's direct fuels business at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, with the transfer of six staff.... [more]

US security group United Technologies Corporation is selling its UK-based bodyguards business, according to reports. Citigroup has been hired to advise on the sale, which has an estimated value of £20... [more]

Euromoney Institutional Investor has sold Energy Information Centre, the energy services company, to Broadfern Partners for £4.7m.... [more]

Amec is to sell Buchan Concrete Solutions, the Cheshire-based precast concrete company with 170 staff, to the Roger Bullivant Group of Companies for undisclosed terms.... [more]

United Drug has acquired the pharmaceuticals and healthcare packaging services division of Budelpack International of Belgium, with the transfer of 140 staff.... [more]

European private equity house Candover has put global electronic publisher Bureau van Dijk up for sale, in a move which could see the company fetch £500m- £600m.... [more]