Rentokil Initial, the UK-listed pest controller, is reportedly keen to sell Initial, its electronic security business. Rentokil has announced a strategic review of the business, with analysts predicti... [more]

Finning, the Canadian distributor of Caterpillar industrial equipment, is thought to have put the tool rental business of Hewden, its UK subsidiary, up for sale. The business is estimated to fetch up ... [more]

There have been reports that Rentokil Initial, the UK-listed business services company, is considering a number of disposals amid declining pre-tax profits. Swedish security fim Securitas and British ... [more]

Kroll, the New-York based risk consultancy, has announced its intention to sell Kroll Security International, its UK-based subsidiary which provides security services in Iraq and Afghanistan. ... [more]

Amec, the UK-based industrial services company, is considering the sale of all or part of its infrastructure arm in order to concentrate on its energy business.... [more]

UK-listed leisure group First Choice Holidays may reportedly put its European package holiday division up for sale in order to focus on higher-end products to long-haul destinations. First Choice has ... [more]

Johnson Service Group has announced it is to consider a number of offers for its high street dry cleaning division. Analysts believe that Johnson had initially hoped the division would fetch between £... [more]

United Utilities has received first round bids for its Vertex business service division, but maintains that a sale is just one of several options being considered. Private equity firm 3i and Quantras,... [more]

RWE has extended a deadline for bids for its Thames Water business. However, RWE, the listed German energy firm, has stressed that it would complete the sale of Thames Water, its UK-based water utili... [more]

Terra Firma is to sell the waste disposal business of Waste Recycling Group to FCC of Spain for £1.4bn. The acquisition is the largest ever made by FCC ( Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas) and wil... [more]

Asco, the private UK services provider owned by PE outfits 3i and Wood Group, is rumoured to be on the block. The deal could be valued at approximately £100m and is understood to be interesting to b... [more]

Unilever, the listed UK/ Dutch consumer products and food group, is tipped to sell its home-cleaning business following the auction its frozen foods business. The main bidders for the frozen foods div... [more]

Sunshine Gas, the listed Australian energy company, is tipped to divest either its UK owned subsidiary Sunshine Oil plc, or its Australian division. The company is thought to be focused on developing ... [more]

Linde, the German industrial gas company, is expected to dispose of logistics business Gist once it completes its acquisition of BOC, the listed UK industrial gas company this summer. Gist, currently ... [more]

Business Post Group, the UK-based mail delivery company, could dispose of its palletised delivery, known as UK Pallets, subsidiary according to some sources. UK Pallets had a turnover of £28m for the ... [more]

Private equity groupTerra Firma is to sell the gas-transportation group ES Pipelines. Terra Firma, run by UK businessman Guy Hands, has appointed Citigroup to manage the sale. ES Pipelines is part of ... [more]

German utility RWE will start preparations to sell off its subsidiary Thames Water by the end of June after deciding whether to float the British business or dispose of it through a private sale. Last... [more]