MMT Computing has been in talks about the possible disposal of MMT Energy, following difficulties in its business and IT solutions division. Delays in deregulating the US energy market, which had held... [more]

Crown Prince Abdullah, heir to the Saudi throne and one of the largest private investors in Energis, is considering selling all or part of his stake in the UK telecommunications company because of its... [more]

Winterthur Life, the life insurance subsidiary of Credit Suisse, has put its specialist pensions administration business up for sale for around £50m. They are believed to have called in Fox Pitt Kelto... [more]

Morgan Grenfell Private Equity, which recently agreed to pay £1.62bn for the Whitbread pub estate, is already considering the sale of between 500 to 1,000 of the 3000 pubs it acquired for £500m, after... [more]

Vivendi Universal, the media group, has put Oddbins, the chain of high street off licences, up for sale. Potential buyers include First Quench, a company owned by Nomura that includes the Thresher and... [more]

Scoot.com, the troubled online directory business, is in talks to sell Loot, the classified advertising business it bought nine months ago for £177m. Trader.com, a French rival is understood to have a... [more]

Bourne Leisure is preparing to sell Oasis, the Lake District holiday village, for about £65m. Centre Parcs is believed to be the most obvious buyer. Bourne Leisure has embarked on a disposal programme... [more]

Arcadia, the high street fashion group, is to sell Wade Smith, the Liverpool-based designer retailer it bought in 1998 for £17.3m. One possibility is to sell the retailer to management for £10m. ... [more]

BT is in talks with private equity groups Apax Partners and Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst to sell its online yellow pages arm Yell for about £3bn. BT needs cash to meet its target of cutting a third of it... [more]

Powergen, the electricity group that has been sold to Germany's Eon, has announced it is putting its combined heat and power business, CHP, up for sale as this division is no longer considered core to... [more]

In the meantime, Eon has pledged to sell its Degussa chemical division after agreeing to buy Powergen in a deal worth £9.6bn. To comply with US regulations Eon also will sell its real estate activitie... [more]

Compass Group has sold its Posthouse and Heritage chains for more than £1bn cash and is hoping to sell the luxury chain Le Meridien for around £2bn. Marriott International and Nomura International, th... [more]

Royal & Sun Alliance is in talks with Aegon, its Dutch rival, over a £1bn-plus sale of its life insurance division. Its fund-management arm is also for sale.... [more]

The Industry Standard Europe, the European version of the Silicon Valley new economy magazine, is considering a possible sale or equity partnership. The magazine is struggling against a downturn in th... [more]

Valeo, the French automotive parts maker, has announced the sale of its electric motors business to Johnson Controls of the US. Valeo are expected to dispose of further operations that make up a small... [more]

Aquarius Platinum, the Australian-based platinum miner, has put itself up for sale. The company is currently in talks with Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation and Barrick Gold, two North American mining ... [more]

Aquarius Platinum double its market value of £200m. The company has appointed Endeavour Capital Corporation, a specialist mining finance house, to find a buyer. ... [more]

Shipbuilder Cammell Laird has called in the receivers after months of financial difficulties and debts of around £125m. Laird blames its difficulties the loss of a £50m contract to re-fit an Italian c... [more]

Two of Britain's largest power stations, Fiddler's Ferry in Cheshire and Ferrybridge in Yorkshire have been put up for sale by Edison Mission Energy of the US. Edison has been squeezed by falling whol... [more]

Hepworth, the building and heating products company, has put up its building products division on sale for £150m. Possible bidders include CRH, Hanson, Haywood Williams, the buildings group, IMI, the ... [more]