PA Sport, is under review by the parent company, PA Group, the UK-based news service. The sports section, PA Sport, may be put up for sale. It had been recognised by PA Group, that there had been plen... [more]

Punch Taverns, the UK's largest pubs firm, has said that it will consider a demerger of its managed Spirit division, following lower profits than expected due to the wettest summer on record. ... [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]

Sportech is planning to acquire the Vernons Pools gaming business from Ladbrokes for about £50m, in order to expand its Littlewoods division.... [more]

UK pub and restaurant operator Gourmet Holdings has reportedly put its Bel and The Dragon division up for sale again after exclusive negotiations with Cross Oak Inns were abandoned due to a downturn i... [more]

Private equity group Alchemy Partners has apparently approached two potential buyers of its QHotels business according to a report. QHotels operates 21 properties and is valued at around £600m. Alchem... [more]

Lehman Brothers, the US-based investment bank, is preparing to sell its shareholding in The Sanderson and St Martins Lane hotels. The two boutique hotels are valued at between £160m and £170m. Howeve... [more]

CPL Entertainment Group, the Scottish nightclub operator, has put two of its nightclubs up for sale in order to concentrate on expanding other venues in its portfolio.... [more]

Scottish & Newcastle is to sell its Courage beers business to Wells & Young's Brewing for an estimated £10m, and production will transfer from Tadcaster to Bedford over the next few months.... [more]

Spanish technology group Amadeus is reported to be moving towards a sale of Opodo, its online travel agency, after implementing a restructuring of the business's management team. The new system will p... [more]

The Royal Bank of Scotland is thought to have secured a deal to sell 47 UK Marriott hotels to an Israeli property company and its partners for £1.1bn. ... [more]

First Choice, the UK-listed holiday company, has announced it is in talks with a number of parties over the sale of its package holiday division, causing share prices to jump by almost 13 percent. ... [more]

Luminar, the UK-listed nightclub group whose brands include Liquid, Oceana and Life, has confirmed that negotiations to sell its entertainment division are at an “advanced stage”.... [more]

Cineworld, the UK cinema chain majority owned by private equity group Blackstone, is considering a sale or flotation. The company is reportedly holding talks with rival cinema chains Odeon and Vue abo... [more]

Gaming Corporation, the AIM-listed online gaming company, is to put its internet and mobile gaming operations up for sale. The company has also announced that it is to rename itself Media Corporation.... [more]

Whitbread, the UK-listed leisure group, has confirmed that it has entered into “formal discussions” over the sale of its TGI Fridays restaurant chain.... [more]

Greene King, the UK-listed pub retailer and brewer, has reportedly put around 150 of its pubs up for sale. ... [more]

Nikko Prinipal Investmnets, the Japanese investment fund, is rumoured to be considering the sale of Menzies Hotels, its UK chain of 16 luxury four-star hotels. Accountancy firm Deloitte have reportedl... [more]

Gresham Private Equity is reportedly to sell its majority shareholding in the Individual Restaurant Company, the UK-based restaurant group which owns the Piccolinos and Restaurant Bar & Grill chains. ... [more]

Rank Group, the UK-listed leisure firm, might soon announce plans to sell its US vacations arm, according to rumours. Rank Group's market capitalisation stands at £1.23bn.... [more]