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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Glisten is to acquire Halo Foods, the manufacturer of cereal, energy and diet bars with 450 staff at three sites in Wales, for £5.6m... [more]

Charles Stanley has acquired Sutherlands Group, the independent stockbroker with offices in Edinburgh and London, for £2.4m... [more]

MGMS International, the Brighouse-based executive recruitment firm with 60 staff, has been acquired by BNB Resources for undisclosed terms... [more]

Wace, the Wiltshire-based printing company with 90 staff, has been acquired by Ringdark after briefly going into administration... [more]

Bank Bottom Engineering Services of West Yorkshire has been bought out of administration by Hystat Systems of Slaithwaite, securing the future of 21 staff... [more]

Olan Mills, the chain of 73 photographic studios, has been acquired by Piper Private Equity and Graphite Capital for up to £10m... [more]

YooMedia has acquired Digital Interactive Television Group, the TV gambling company, for £33m... [more]

Spice Holdings has acquired the water meter installation business of Atlantic Utility Services out of receivership for £0.6m... [more]

Morley Electric Motors, the Yorkshire-based manufacturer of electric motors with 125 staff, has been acquired by ATB Austria Antriebstechnik for undisclosed terms... [more]

Little Chef, the roadside restaurant chain that recently withdrew plans to slim down its cartoon logo after a public outcry, is to be put up for sale early next year for up to £50m. Permira, the priva... [more]