Bidders for Britvic the makers of soft drinks, have until September 4th to make second round offers for the company which is likely to command a price of £500m - £600m. Britvic brands include Tango a... [more]

Richard Branson has sold two of his companies. Virgin Megastores in France and his personal stake in Virgin One. There is always speculation when Branson sells anything but he is reported to insist th... [more]

Royalblue, the software provider and developer, is selling its 2 non-core information technology businesses to focus on global financial services. The company wishes to capitalise on demand for Fidess... [more]

Alstom, the French transport and power engineering company, plans to divest more activities after selling its electrical contracting unit for more than $673m. The company has said that the sales proce... [more]

Viridian, the Northern Ireland electricity supplier, is loooking at spinning off 2 of its fast growing non-regulated businesses, which account for a quarter of group operating profits. ... [more]