US-based Cendant is believed to be considering the sale of UK car park operator, NCP, for around £1bn. Euro Car Parks are currently talking with investors to gain support for a bid of more than £1bn ... [more]

Royal Liver, the mutual insurance firm, has bought the industrial branch business of Irish Life & Permanent for £107m... [more]

Royal Liver, the mutual insurance firm, has bought the industrial branch business of Irish Life & Permanent for £107m.... [more]

Telecom Italia is to divest its non-core assets with the intention of focusing on Italy and on developing business in Latin America. These non-core holdings include stakes in: Telekom Austria; the Aus... [more]

Bioglan is selling its GenPlus generics telesales business in Waterlooville to Ethercorp for a nominal sum, in order to focus on dermatology and the development of the Biosphere drug delivery system... [more]

Conoco is to sell its chain of 175 directly-owned Jet petrol stations to Fuelforce of Swindon for undisclosed terms, but will continue to supply the sites from its Humber Refinery at Killingholme... [more]

Bioglan is selling its GenPlus generics telesales business in Waterlooville to Ethercorp for a nominal sum, in order to focus on dermatology and the development of the Biosphere drug delivery system. ... [more]

Conoco is to sell its chain of 175 directly-owned Jet petrol stations to Fuelforce of Swindon for undisclosed terms, but will continue to supply the sites from its Humber Refinery at Killingholme.... [more]

Stadium Group has sold Peachman Refrigeration to Longstore for £0.8m, in order to focus on electronic manufacturing services... [more]

Meggitt has completed the sale of Swindon-based Meggitt Electronic Components to Tyco Electronics UK for £16m... [more]

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries has sold 44 tenanted pubs to the KUC subsidiary of Royal Bank of Scotland for £5.8m, in order to focus on its core community estate and leading beer brands... [more]

Stadium Group has sold Peachman Refrigeration to Longstore for £0.8m, in order to focus on electronic manufacturing services.... [more]

Meggitt has completed the sale of Swindon-based Meggitt Electronic Components to Tyco Electronics UK for £16m.... [more]

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries has sold 44 tenanted pubs to the KUC subsidiary of Royal Bank of Scotland for £5.8m, in order to focus on its core community estate and leading beer brands.... [more]

BT has decided to put its huge 300,000 sq. ft City headquarters in Newgate Street, opposite St Paul's cathedral, up for sale in a bid to reduce debts. Property adviser DTZ International is understood ... [more]

The British banking arm of US-based Providian has been put on the block, to the surprise of many of its customers including over half a million credit card holders. Depositors have been assured the t... [more]

Invensys has hired JP Morgan to sell the company's flow-control business with sales of £500m and a large range of clients including the marine, utility and oil and gas industries. The investment bank ... [more]

Interior Services Group is to acquire Square Mile Real Estate Services, the London-based property management company, from Pillar Property for £0.8m... [more]

Smiths has sold five small subsidiaries for a total £10m, withCambridge Vacuum Engineering going to Aquasium, Woodville Airbag Engineering to Safety Components International, and three former EIS busi... [more]

Severfield-Rowen has acquired Watson Steel, the Bolton-based supplier of structural steelwork with 300 staff, from Amec Capital Projects for £2.5m.... [more]