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]

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]

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]

Marks and Spencer has denied a report by the Mail on Sunday that it is planning to sell up to half of small-scale Simply Food convenience stores. "We are not planning to close any of our stores. We a... [more]

Anglian Water is expected to make a decision on whether to demerge Morrison, its reorganised construction and utilities outsourcing business, in the next 18 months. Profits from Morrison are currently... [more]

CJ Lang & Son of Dundee has sold its Penrith-based cash-and-carry and food service operations to Peter Lowrie & Co of Newcastle for undisclosed terms... [more]

Cosalt has sold its Knox Fibres carpet yarns business to management for £3.3m, as part of a strategy to focus on workwear, safety equipment and holiday homes... [more]

ICI is to sell its National Starch & Chemical polymer operations in North America and Europe to Celanese of the US for £112m... [more]

Stephen Marks, founder and chairman of French Connection, is considering selling his stake in the company after informing investors of an 18% plunge in sales in the past three months.... [more]

The Welsh Development Agency is releasing seven plots on Swansea's SA1 waterfront development site, which have the capacity to accommodate 1,000 new homes, which would have an end value of more than £... [more]

Dipford is to acquire full operating control of the Redwoods network of company brokerage regional offices for £1.8m... [more]

Telecom Service Centres has acquired the T-Mobile customer service call centre in Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire, securing the future of 380 jobs... [more]

ING Group is selling Baring Asset Management's fund management business to MassMutual Financial for undisclosed terms, while BAM's custody and fund administration business is being sold to Northern Tr... [more]

Anglia Co-op has acquired seven Sunwin department stores from United Co-op for undisclosed terms, and the sites will be converted to Anglia's Westgate format... [more]

Allianz will only sell its investment banking subsidiary - Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein - to a partner that can provide a strategic advantage. Germany's biggest insurer has rejected at least three a... [more]

The global property solutions company, Hunter and Hunter, has launched retail shops for sale in Dubai. The UK investor market is expressing a keen interest in the shops in Jumeirah Lake Towers and Int... [more]

Jimmy Choo, the supplier of shoes and other luxury goods, has sold a majority stake to private equity firm Hicks Muse in a £101m deal... [more]

Bradford & Bingley is planning to sell its Charcol mortgage broking business to a management buy-out backed by Advantage Capital for under £10m... [more]

Prudential is to acquire Life Assurance Company of Georgia from ING for £137m, in order to expand its Jackson National Life business in the US... [more]

Blackwell's, the 125-year-old publisher and bookseller, is considering the sale of some or all of its 61 shops. The company, which for many graduates is synomymous with student life, has struggled aga... [more]