Montagu, a leading European mid-market private equity investor, has announced the sale of VetXX, a leading developer, producer and marketer of companion animal veterinary products, to the UK's Dechra ... [more]

Buyout group Lyceum has hired NM Rothschild to advise on the sale of its Asquith Court chain of nurseries, it was reported. A minimum asking price of £100m was suggested for the chain of UK-based nurs... [more]

Legal & General Ventures is thought to have appointed the investment bank NM Rothschild to review strategic options for its Craegmoor residential care business. The review is understood to be in a ver... [more]

Private equity firm Bowmark Capital has reportedly put two school travel firms up for sale for over £50m. ... [more]

Priory Healthcare, the private hospitals chain best known for its rehabilitation clinics for celebrities, has appointed Morgan Stanley to conduct a strategic review of the business, which may involve ... [more]

Co-operative Group is to acquire 21 pharmacies from Alliance Boots, including branches in County Durham, Northumberland, Devon, Somerset and East Anglia, taking its total chain to 454.... [more]

Skyepharma, the UK-listed drug discovery company, announced today that it is to sell its injectables business to Blue Acquisition Corp of the US for up to $82m (£42.2m).... [more]

US pharmaceutical company Tripos Inc. has agreed to sell its UK-based Discovery Reasearch division to Provid Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug discovery company based in New Jersey. ... [more]