Aggregate Industries has acquired Essex-based Bradwell Aggregates and Chester-based Littler Readymix.... [more]

French has sold its curtain styling business to Hallco 707 for £0.3m.... [more]

Coutts Consulting is to be acquired by Right Management Consultants, the US recruitment firm, for £74m.... [more]

British Airways plans to restructure its lossmaking German subsidiary, Deutsche BA, by lowering costs. The subsidiary will also be available for eventual sale. ... [more]

Ikano, the Netherlands based group linked to the founder of the Ikea group has denied plans to sell Habitat, the UK home furnishing chain, despite approaches from potential buyers. ... [more]

Energis, the telecoms carrier, has begun the process to sell its core UK business or bring in new investors. Many private equity firms have already expressed an interest: Apax Partners, Carlyle Group,... [more]

YHA Adventure Shops, the camping goods chain, is for sale for up to £15m. The company, which has 20 outlets, has appointed advisers for the disposal. Likely bidders include Blacks Leisure and JJB Spo... [more]

Seeboard, the £1.5bn electricity-distribution company being sold by American Electric Power will issue sale details shortly. Bidders could include Electricite de France, Powergen and Scottish & Southe... [more]

Deutsche Telekom has asked its advisers, NM Rothschild, to conduct an auction of its cable assets after a deal to sell them to the US group Liberty Media was blocked by the German cartel office. A num... [more]

Tower Group, the leading US-owned operator of regional casinos in the UK, has put its British assets up for sale for around £40m. The company was close to selling the casino business to Stanley Leisur... [more]

Deutsche Capital is thought to be close to appointing advisers for a sale of Coral, its national bookmaking chain. A formal sale process will begin in April once a dispute over broadcast rights betwee... [more]

Hilton Group is in talks to dispose of a portfolio of UK hotels through a sale-and-leaseback deal potentially worth up to £500m. Discussions are currently being held with 5 groups. ... [more]

Brake Bros has acquired two French regional catering wholesalers - Bianchi Gers and PSM Jarny - for £14m.... [more]

George Wimpey has sold Alfred McAlpine Homes Cumbria to Centaur Homes for £16m.... [more]

CybIT has acquired certain assets of Fleetstar Information Systems, the vehicle fleet management system, from Trafficmaster for £1.5m.... [more]

Retail Decisions has acquired Paymentplus, the US supplier of payment card fraud prevention services, for £1.6m.... [more]

Tribal Group has acquired Secta Group, the healthcare consultancy with 60 staff at offices in Southampton, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Wakefield, for £8.6m.... [more]

Ryland has sold its DAF/LDV operations in Preston and Edinburgh to Lawrence Vehicles for £4.2m.... [more]

Stadium has sold its Stadium Plastics injection moulding business to management for about £7m.... [more]

National Schoolwear Centres, the chain of 26 school wear stores, is to undergo a £0.8m management buy-out, and about 12 new outlets will open each year.... [more]