Penny Plain, the chain of ten clothing stores with 130 staff, has been bought out of administration by a group of Tyneside-based businessmen.... [more]

MSD has sold its crane hire business to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, including 35 staff at sites in Darlington and Gateshead.... [more]

ICM Computer Group, the operator of 11 business continuity centres, has agreed terms for a £86m management buy-out.... [more]

Adare Group has sold its Prontaprint and KallKwik chains of 320 design and print centres to a management buy-out backed by Boundary Capital for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Irish Continental, the shipping, transport and leisure group, announced today that it has agreed the terms for a management buyout that values the business at around €471m. ... [more]

Highland Airways, the Inverness-based airline with 70 staff and eight aircraft, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Encore Washington, the envelope manufacturer with 280 staff in Hertburn and York, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Nature's Way Marketing, the Chichester-based fresh food wholesaler, has been bought out of administration by a joint venture between Hilliard Bros and Premier Fruits, securing the future of 50 jobs.... [more]

Venture Business Forms, the printing company with 28 staff in Leicester, Ilkeston and Newcastle under Lyme, has undergone a management buy-out.... [more]

Patientline is to sell its Dutch hospital communications business to a management team for £8.6m, in order to focus on the UK.... [more]

Johnson Service has sold JHS North, its Manchester-based catering equipment hire subsidiary with 25 staff, to a management buy-out, and the business will be renamed CHS Catering Equipment & Furniture ... [more]

Ferrari's Bakery, the operator of 60 South Wales bakeries, has been bought out of administration by Best Bakeries, but the Swansea-based Celtic Savouries division will close with the loss of 20 jobs.... [more]

Gradus, the Macclesfield-based carpets and flooring accessories company with 300 staff, has undergone a £41m management buy-out.... [more]

Paragon (UK), the Chorley-based care services provider with 230 staff, has secured a £30m private equity investment from ISIS to fund a management buy-out and expansion plans.... [more]

EDSR, the land decontamination specialist with 25 staff in Whitstable and Wetherby, has undergone a management buy-out from Euro Dismantling Services for undisclosed terms.... [more]

F Bender, the paper products manufacturer with 275 staff in Wrexham and North London, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Barclays Ventures.... [more]

Moorhouse Group of Caerphilly has sold its corporate insurance division to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Fopp has bought 67 former Music Zone stores out of administration, including an office in Stockport and a warehouse in Norfolk, securing the future of 775 jobs.... [more]

Adams Childrenswear has been bought out of administration by a former chairman of Stead & Simpson, securing the future of 3,000 jobs at 273 stores, but a further 400 jobs at 42 branches will be lost.... [more]

FendorHansen, the Gateshead-based glazing company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out, and is now looking to double the size of its manufacturing facilities to 35,000 sq ft over the next... [more]