Hammerson is to acquire RT Group Developments, which includes a portfolio of city centre development opportunities previously owned by Railtrack, for £63m.... [more]

Bizspace has acquired Classdon, the operator of four flexible workspace centres in London Colney, Hove, Burgess Hill and Didcot, for £4.3m.... [more]

Ulster Television has acquired Lite FM, the Irish radio station operating from Dublin, for £9m.... [more]

Bunzl has acquired Thomas McLaughlin, the Irish distributor of catering equipment with annual sales of £14m, in order to expand its outsourcing services business.... [more]

LVMH, the French luxury goods retailer, is considering selling Thomas Pink, the shirtmaker bought three years ago. It is believed that the upmarket chain does not fit in with the rest of the group's b... [more]

Deutsche Telekom has put up for sale Siris, its French telecommunications arm. Cegetel, part of Vivendi Universal is believed to be a likely bidder. Deutsche Telekom recently put up its telephone dire... [more]

Orb Estates, the Jersey-based property company, is to abandon plans to acquire Thistle Hotels. The company is currently under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. ... [more]

Virgin wishes to raise cash from a sale or flotation on the London market of up to half of Virgin's global retail and entertainment business. The proceeds from a partial sale of Virgin Retail will be ... [more]

Permira, the private equity firm, has entered the race to buy Gala Group, the bingo and casino operator. Gal has already attracted an offer from BC Partners and a joint bid from Cinven and Candover. ... [more]

Kingfisher has hired Goldman Saches to sell BUT, its French electrical goods and furniture chain. This follows Kingfisher's decision to break up its electrical businesses from B&Q, its DIY chain. The ... [more]

Tribal Group has acquired Kingsway Advertising for up to £14m and Action Medical for up to £9m, in order to become one of the country's largest suppliers of recruitment advertising services to the NH... [more]

Alfred McAlpine has acquired the trade and assets of Inframan, the Cardiff-based infrastructure management company, for £5.2m.... [more]

Eurotunnel has acquired Abbey National March Leasing, the aircraft leasing company, for £345m.... [more]

EQ Group has acquired Quaestor Research & Marketing Strategists of Leeds for £2m.... [more]

Eleco is to acquire Consultec, the Swedish supplier of design andestimating software to the construction industry, for £3.8m.... [more]

Ford Retail UK has bought 11 of the 12 Quartic Group dealerships out of receivership, saving more than 600 jobs.... [more]

Soya International has bought T Kearns, the Bradford-based soft drinks manufacturer with 20 staff, from the receivers of Lancashire Dairies for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Udate, the Derby-based internet dating agency with 45 staff, has been acquired by USA Interactive for £96m.... [more]

Capita is planning to acquire Aurora, the company established to settle the outstanding business of Independent Insurance, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Numerica has acquired Munro-Greenhalgh, the Manchester-based independent financial adviser, for £1m.... [more]