Ford, the struggling US-listed car manufacturer, is now looking to offload its vehicle service business, Automobile Protection Corp. (APCO), as it continues with restructuring efforts. ... [more]

Scientific, the UK-based company which produces laboratory equipment, could be disposed of by its parent company, JSE-listed Barloworld. Analysts have said the scientific division did not complement t... [more]

UK tampon manufacturer Lil-lets is reportedly up for sale for up to £100m. Buyout group Graphite Capital is tipped to win the auction. Lil-lets is a subsidiary of Accantia. Citigroup is handling the a... [more]

Ford, the struggling US-listed car manufacturer, has reportedly hired advisors over the sale of its Aston Martin business. The asking price has been provisionally set at $2bn, although insiders sugges... [more]

BBA is still looking at a sale of its Fiberweb fabrics subsidiary. The UK-listed textile technology group, might still sell the division rather than float it. BBA shares have been valued at £1.34bn. ... [more]

Biro, the private Austrian manufacturer of steel/glass, bridge and stage components, has put up its UK-based subsidiaries for sale. UK subsidiaries consist of one company in Scotland and one in Englan... [more]

Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), the UK-listed chemicals group, is considering a sale of its oleo-chemicals unit Uniqema. Analysts also predict that this could lead to further divestments from with... [more]

Charterhouse Development Capital has sold Avent, the Suffolk-based baby products company, to Philips of the Netherlands for £460m. Avent, whose products include breast pumps, baby bottles, steam steri... [more]