Marconi, the troubled telecommunications equipment maker, has drawn up plans for a disposal of non-core businesses that could raise more than £500m. The group's advisers are attempting to gauge intere... [more]

Charterhouse Development Capital, the venture capitalist, is understood to be preparing to break up the Tussaud's Group, Britain's biggest visitor attraction conglomerate. Leisure industry insiders sa... [more]

Einstein Group, the Aim traded science and technology broadcaster, has been forced to consider selling itself due to its deteriorating cash position. Although it is currently in talks with buyers rega... [more]

Enodis, the kitchen equipment group, which earlier this year put itself up for sale, is to seek to remain independent after concluding that the conditional offers it had received were too low. It is b... [more]

Yes Car Credit, the company that sells used cars to drivers with bad credit records, has been put up for sale for up to £250m. Ford and General Motors are among the favourites to buy the business from... [more]

London's Marriott Hotel, which commands room prices of up to £950 a night, has been put up for sale by its Japanese owners with a price tag of £100m. The hotel is owned by Adachi, a Japanese property ... [more]

Savoy Asset Management, the Aim listed fund manager chaired by Kenneth Clarke, the Conservative Party leadership candidate, is understood to have put itself up for sale for around £25m. Lexicon Partne... [more]

The retail conglomerate Kingfisher is considering selling Wegert, its ailing German electrical goods retailer. Kingfisher spent more than £70m buying the group from its former owners Michael and Matth... [more]

McDonald's, the American fast-food giant, has appointed the SG Hambros investment bank to sell Aroma, the British coffee-bar chain it bought just two years ago because the sector has become too crowde... [more]

Hutchinson Whampoa, the Hong Kong conglomerate, wants to sell its remaining shares in Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom to cover debts assumed by third generation mobile phone subsidiaries launched in Ita... [more]