Rexam, the paper and packaging group, is looking to sell its building and engineering division following the successful disposal of Rexam Decorative Specialities International, the last remaining busi... [more]

BBA has put its materials technology division up for sale in a deal that is expected to raise more than £1bn and enable the group to focus on its fast growing aviation services business. The move will... [more]

Galen, the speciality pharmaceuticals group, has hinted that it now regards its services division as non-core, although it said that it had no plans to sell it in the short term. ... [more]

Richard Desmond, owner of Express Newspapers, has teamed up with Galliard Homes in a scheme to sell the West Ferry printing site. The 20-acre site in East London could fetch up to £25m according to Mr... [more]

Kingfisher, the retail conglomerate, is understood to have received three offers for its Superdrug health and beauty chain, valuing the high street business at £300-£350m.... [more]

Despite an improved bid, GE Capital gave up its attempts to overturn the agreement reached by Equitable Life to sell its operational assets to Halifax, the mortgage bank for up to £1bn.... [more]

Enic, the sport and media company, is seeking shareholder approval to sell its knowledge management company, and Glasgow Rangers, the Scottish football club. The company is said to want to be able to ... [more]

BT's leading shareholders are said to be impatient for action on disposals of its non-core businesses in the UK, Europe and Japan.... [more]

L&G Ventures, the private equity arm of Legal & General, has made a cash offer to buy 1,000 local pubs from Bass, the hotel group, for around £620m.... [more]

Pearse Flynn, a Glasgow-based businessman and former managing director of Newbridge Networks, a Canadian technology company, has made an approach to buy the non-mobile assets of Eircom, the former sta... [more]

Smith and Nephew, the medical devices group, that has undergone a radical restructuring, is looking for acquisitions to bolster its target of double-digit earnings growth from next year. The company i... [more]

Inflexion, the quoted venture capitalist, raised £40m last year and appears to have invested wisely. There are rumours in the market that a number of disposals are in the pipeline.... [more]

Sair Group, parent company of airline Swissair, has put its hotel division Swisshotel up for sale, in a move analysts believe could raise up to £500m. The company is understood to have asked its advi... [more]

Atlantic 252, the ailing longwave radio station that broadcasts music to Britain from Dublin, is for sale. RTL, the pan-European TV and radio broadcaster that owns 80 percent of the station and RTE, ... [more]

Danka Business Systems, the photocopier supplier, is negotiating to sell its document outsourcing division, Danka Services International as part of a three pronged refinancing plan. Danka refused to c... [more]

RMC, the worlds biggest ready mix concrete producer is preparing to make a further £300m worth of disposals this year to improve prospects for the £2bn company. The management have identified several... [more]

BP Amoco, the energy group, is said to be close to finalising the sale of Burmah Castrol's speciality chemicals business after whittling down to two financial buyers and one trade buyer. ... [more]

The demise of US power group Enron could signal the sale of £2b British utility and trading assets. Dynegy, which recently bought out Enron, could sell Wessex Water and MG, the London Metals Exchange.... [more]