Centrica has sold British Gas LPG, its liquefied petroleum gas business with 400 staff and 23 depots, to DCC of Ireland for £41m.... [more]

TM Retail, the owner of Forbuoys and Martin's convenience stores, is to be sold off. The 1,200 stores have a £200m asking price. ... [more]

BUT, the French electrical and furniture chain, is to be sold by the retail group Kingfisher. The company is valued at between £380m and £480m.... [more]

Viridian has sold its 50% stake in Nevada tele.com, the provider of telecoms and internet services throughout Ireland, to joint venture partner Energis for a nominal sum.... [more]

Headlam Group has acquired Wolff Contract Carpet Mills of County Durham, and the business will be relocated to Headlam's floorcoverings distribution centre in Tamworth.... [more]

Crown Sports has a number of parties interested in bidding for the company. It is thought that some or all of the group's divisions may be sold off, including its eight golf courses, health club busin... [more]

World Travel Holdings has agreed to acquire the whole of the share capital of LeisureHunt.com, the online hotel booking agency.... [more]

Gaming Corporation is to sell its Space 7 software development business to one of its directors for a nominal sum, in order to focus on gaming.... [more]

Centrica, Britain's largest supplier of gas and electricity, is reportedly considering the sale of its liquified petroleum gas business.... [more]

Cranswick has acquired North Wales Foods, the sandwich supplier with net assets of £1m.... [more]

SZ Gears, the Risca-based gear-cutting equipment company with 16 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Finance Wales.... [more]

Crantock Bakery, the Newquay-based bakery with 77 staff, has undergone a £6m management buy-out backed by Northern Venture Managers.... [more]

Palgrave Brown, the Chorley-based timber supplier with 800 staff and 17 sites nationwide, has undergone a £30m management buy-out backed by Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity.... [more]

Tesco is to acquire T&S Stores, the owner of more than 1,000 convenience stores and newsagents, for £520m, and will re-brand 450 outlets with the Express format.... [more]

Regent Inns has sold 17 unbranded pubs to Porter Black Holdings for £4.3m.... [more]

Old Monk's administrators have agreed to sell seven pubs to the Barracuda Group for £7.8m, and are now looking to sell the remaining 17 sites.... [more]

Field & Lawn Marquees has acquired Black & Edgington, the supplier of marquees and temporary structures, from the Arena events organising group for £0.5m.... [more]

Jeffreys Haulage, the Derbyshire-based transport company with 80 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.... [more]

Amvescap is to acquire Whitehall Asset Management, the private wealth manager, from the Industrial Bank of Japan for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Fieldens is to acquire CamAxys, the Cambridgeshire-based supplier of health and safety management systems, for £1.5m.... [more]