Enodis, the kitchen equipment group that has issued 2 profit warnings this year, has confirmed that it has received a number of enquiries from possible bidders, fuelling recent takeover speculation. ... [more]

First Choice has signalled that it would be prepared to sell its tour operating business in Canada, where oversupply has put pressure on its profits. Analysts value the business at £40m, but believe t... [more]

PricewaterhouseCoopers, receiver to Cammell Laird, has said that it is still in talks with several companies that may lead to a bid for the UK shipyards of the group, despite the withdrawal of interes... [more]

Fitness Holdings Worldwide, one of the world's largest health-club operators, has appointed advisers to sell its European operations for up to $200m. De Vere, the UK leisure group, is considering a sa... [more]

Marks & Spencer will raise £400m in cash by selling and leasing back a portfolio of high street stores. Potential buyers have been sounded out by Healey & Baker, the retailer's property adviser. As pa... [more]

Allsports, one of Britain's biggest sportswear retailers, has put itself up for sale for about £100m. The company has faced falling profits in recent years and annual sales have slipped too. ... [more]

Friendly Hotels, the quoted mid-market British hotel group, is understood to have put itself up for sale. The group has been plagued with a series of profit warnings in recent years and in April annou... [more]

NTL, the debt-ridden cable and television company, is considering the sale of its broadcast transmission business in a deal that could raise £1bn. Crown Castle International, its competitor, is believ... [more]

Stagecoach, the train and bus group, is poised to announce the sale of its troubled Portuguese operations as a further step in its recovery. The disposal is part of a move by the group to focus the bu... [more]

Mackays Stores, the Scottish discount clothing group, has been put up for sale by its owners, Lennie and Iain McGeogh, for around £100m. Close Brothers, the investment banking group, have been called ... [more]

Marco Pierre White, chef and restaurateur, is in talks with Compass Group about breaking up MPW Criterion, their loss-making joint venture which operates 3 of London's biggest restaurants, Titanic, Cr... [more]

Now that Compass has sold the Forte Hotel Group it is expected to want to sell on its other non-core assets.... [more]

Unilever wants to sell the business that makes the Persona contraceptive system, Unipath, which had sales of more than £61m last year. Deutsche Bank has been engaged to help with the sale process. ... [more]

Star Kids, who last year bought the rights to the "Janet and John" books, have called in the administrators. Star Kids was launched last year but suffered trading losses and the pulling of funding by ... [more]

Gala Group, the bingo hall and casino operator, is preparing to put its exclusive Maxims club on the market for up to £55m. The Rank Group is said to be a possible buyer. Other possible bidders includ... [more]

Hilton Group is preparing to sell a controlling stake in LivingWell, its health and fitness business valued at about £150m, after receiving several takeover approaches for the business. LivingWell has... [more]