Acquisition Resources

Clapham House has acquired Gourmet Burger Kitchen, the operator of six London restaurants, for £2.6m... [more]

Sleaford Quality Foods, the supplier of dried foods with 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Commercial... [more]

Passenger Lift Services, the Smethwick-based manufacturer of access lifts with 64 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms... [more]

Attica, the West End nightclub once frequented by celebrities such as Kate Moss and Mick Jagger, is up for sale. The club, which has debts of £3m, was opened in 2000. Hurst, Morrison and Thompson are ... [more]

Quantum Business Media, which publishes Media Week, Press Gazette and The Publican has been put up for sale with an estimated price tag of about £30m. ABN Amro, the venture capital owner has appointed... [more]

Paintmaker Farrow & Ball, whose products grace the walls of the Royal Family's homes at Windsor Castle, Highgrove and Clarence House, has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers to find a buyer. The asking p... [more]

Britain's second-largest DIY chain, Focus Wickes, could be on the market for £1bn+ following a review by its owner, Duke Street Capital. Annual sales for the chain, which has 430 stores across the UK,... [more]

Two key BBC commercial divisions are set to be sold in deals that could raise hundreds of millions of pounds but result in job losses. A governers' report has recommended the sale of BBC Resources and... [more]

Duncan Bannatyne, owner of the Bannatyne 34-strong chain of health and fitness clubs, has said in an interview that he would consider selling the chain "at the right price". he has ruled out a flotati... [more]

Giorgio Armani has pledged to sell his fashion house to a larger group and leave the business when he retires. He has no children to inherit the business. Armani is an £800m business.... [more]

The UK arm of the 154-year-old Courts furniture chain is to be put into the hands of administrators after its banks called in loans. The banks, which are owed £280m, are expected to appoint accountant... [more]

After his recent unexpected resignation as chief executive of BBC Worldwide, Rupert Gavin is lining up a possible bid to take over the corporation's studios and costume department. Current reviews sug... [more]

Focus Wickes, the DIY giant, has put itself up for sale, with a price tag of £1.5bn. The private equity groups Duke Street, which backed Mr Archer some 13 years ago, and Apax Partners, which bought in... [more]

Rentokil Initial confirmed investors' worst fears with a slump in profits and a warning of a likely deterioration in trading into next year as well. The services group, which has also earmarked parts... [more]

NHP, the operator of 192 nursing homes, is to be acquired by Blackstone of the US for £564m... [more]

Tate & Lyle has acquired Dolcre Food Ingredients, the South African fructose importer with net assets worth £1.4m... [more]

Colliers CRE has acquired Campbell & Co, the Glasgow-based firm of surveyors, for £1.7m... [more]

Jubb, the Leicestershire-based plastic bottles manufacturer, has been bought of administration by BM Etchco of Birmingham for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 71 jobs... [more]

The board of Canary Wharf is considering several offers for some of the buildings on its London docklands estate. The approaches are at a preliminary stage but insiders say the private company could s... [more]

Shareholders in Drax, Europe's largest coal-fired power station, are understood to be more in favour of an outright sale of the business instead of the restructuring that is being proposed.... [more]