Unilever, the listed UK/Dutch consumer goods group, saw its share price rise recently on unspecific break-up and takeover speculation, according to a market report in the Daily Mail. A market report i... [more]

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), the Georgia-based, listed beverage bottler, could sell or spin off its $7.5bn European operations as The Coca-Cola Company (Coke) moves towards consolidating its European ... [more]

Smythson, the privately-owned luxury goods company, has appointed Cavendish Corporate Finance to shortlist buyers after the company decided to sell all or part of the business. Symthson said it had be... [more]

Earthport, the listed UK electronic payment company, plans to spin off further non-core operations, chief executive Rob Cunningham said. Earthport yesterday announced spinning off all its gaming oper... [more]

Castlebeck Care, the UK-based psychiatric clinic group, is being primed for a potential sale by owner HgCapital, the UK-based private equity group, according to a report in The Times. HgCapital has re... [more]