Mill House Inns has acquired Pioneer Pub Company, the chain of 49 pubs, for about £50m... [more]

Merlin Entertainments, the operator of 26 visitor attractions, is expected to be acquired by Blackstone Group of the US for about £100m... [more]

Travelex has acquired the banknotes and travellers cheques business of Brown Shipley for undisclosed terms... [more]

English Architectural Glazing, the Mildenhall-based glazing company with 110 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms... [more]

Whitbread is planning to sell its chain of 60 Maredo restaurants in Germany to a management buy-out backed by German Equity Partners for up to £20m... [more]

Argos is to acquire 33 Index catalogue stores for £44m, while the remaining 126 Index stores will be closed by Littlewoods with the loss of 3,200 jobs... [more]

International Energy Group, the Channel Islands-based gas supplier, is to be acquired by Prime Infrastructure of Australia for £202m... [more]

United Business Media is to sell its NOP World market research division to GfK of Germany for £383m... [more]

Mill House Inns has acquired Pioneer Pub Company, the chain of 49 pubs, for about £50m... [more]

Merlin Entertainments, the operator of 26 visitor attractions, is expected to be acquired by Blackstone Group of the US for about £100m... [more]

United Business Media, the listed UK media group, is likely to turn its attention to its other non-core assets following the £383m deal to sell its NOP World market research arm to German group GfK AG... [more]

Allsports, the UK sportswear group, could see owner 3i and majority stakeholder chairman David Hughes move for it to be sold, according to reports. There is concern about current retail sales. The gro... [more]

BAE, the UK defence giant, could move to pull out of missile systems firm MBDA, according to reports. It is thought that BAE's holding in MBDA could be the next disposal as the company (MBDA) pulls ou... [more]

Moneybox, the UK cash machine company, has seen investors press for it to seriously consider a sale, according to reports. Cardpoint and TRM are thought to be interested. The business could be worth a... [more]

Avebury Taverns, the UK pubs operator is to sell 250 of its pubs. Admiral Taverns, and property investors, are the expected suitors. Avebury's website reports pub revenes of £26.1m for the half year t... [more]

Tecnograv, the Derby-based printing equipment company, has been bought out of administration by Tressanda of Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire... [more]

Mavinwood is to acquire ReStore Group, the document storage and record management company, for an initial £6m... [more]

ACIS (Advanced Communications & Information Systems), the provider of transport information systems with 120 staff, has undergone a £25m management buy-out backed by Inflexion Private Equity... [more]

Homeserve has acquired Chem-Dry UK, the Beverley-based fire and flood disaster restoration company with 120 staff and 230 franchisees, for £19m... [more]

McCowans, the Stenhousemuir-based toffee confectionery company with 84 staff, has been bought out of receivership by a new company called Sally Gardens for undisclosed terms... [more]