Alfred McAlpine plc has announced that it has completed the sale of its Welsh Slate business, one of the world’s foremost producers of roofing and architectural slate. The unit, which operates from fo... [more]

Eastman Chemical Company has announced it has entered into definitive agreements with Indorama to sell its PET facility and related businesses in the United Kingdom, and its PET and PTA facilities and... [more]

Filtronic plc has announced a definitive agreement for the sale of all of the share capital of Filtronic Compound Semiconductors Limited to RF Micro Devices Inc for £12.5m cash.  The transaction is ex... [more]

US-based PPG Industries, through a European subsidiary, has agreed to purchase the bodyshop distribution business of Unipart Automotive. The transaction is expected to close on or about Jan. 31, 2008.... [more]

As part of it's deal with the European Commission over it's acquisition of rival ICI, which owns Dulux, AKZO Nobel is to sell several of its Crown paint sites. The Warrington and Hull sites are now up... [more]

Yorpower Manufacturing Limited has acquired the diesel and gas maintenance business of Power Plant Services Limited. The acquired business will continue to trade as Power Plant Services (a division of... [more]

B3 Cable Solutions has announced that they have signed an agreement to purchase Indian based telecom cable manufacturing business UM Cables Ltd from Usha Martin Ltd., a company listed on the Indian st... [more]

American Standard Companies Inc. has announced completion of the sale of their Venesta Washroom Systems business in the UK to RS Building Products for approximately $165m. The sale represents an after... [more]

UK electronics firm Laird Group announced the divestment of its security unit to Lupus Capital, the AIM-listed turnaround firm, for £242.5m. ... [more]

Rexam has agreed to sell its glass business to Irish glassmaker Ardagh for €660m (£449m), in a deal that will double Ardagh in size and create the third largest glassmaker in Europe. The sale is subje... [more]

BOC Edwards' equipment business, which is up for sale, is expected to fetch a price around EUR 500m to EUR 600m. BOC Edwards' equipment business is part of BOC Edwards, which itself is a subsidiary ... [more]

Conder Environmental has sold Vikoma International, the Isle of Wight-based pollution control systems business with 50 staff, to Energy Environmental for £2.3m.... [more]

Electra Private Equity, the UK-listed private equity company, has reportedly hired Close Brothers to explore a sale of Capital Safety, its height safety equipment manufacturer.... [more]

Alba, the London-listed electricals manufacturer, is reportedly considering the sale of a number of its operations. Tipped for disposal are Alba's Grundig brand and its leisure arm, which includes the... [more]