WCWB (Walker, Crips, Weddle, Beck) is to acquire G&E Investment Services, the York-based provider of investment advice, for an initial £1.2m.... [more]

Mid Kent Water is to be sold by WestLB to Hastings Fund Management, which is controlled by Westpac, for about £230m.... [more]

Arriva is to acquire Sippel Group, the German bus operator, for £15m.... [more]

Technetix, the telecoms components supplier, is to merge with Tratec of the Netherlands and expects to float on Aim later this year.... [more]

Smile Stores has acquired Nugent Westward, the chain of 25 convenience stores in the south west, taking its total network to 110.... [more]

Minerva, the UK property investment and development company, has confirmed its Allders department store chain is for sale and is currently conducting talks with an Allders MBO team and other unnamed b... [more]

Rentokil, the listed UK business services company, is not considering a break-up of the company, a spokesperson said. The comment came after widespread rumours that the group's parcels delivery and co... [more]

Vivid Imaginations, the UK independent toy company, could be sold as a result of a strategic review to be carried out by holding company Phoenix Equity Partners, according to reports Phoenix is to exa... [more]

Fortress, the US investment and asset management firm, is considering the flotation of its UK private property outsourcing company Mapeley that could be worth up to £500m Fortress is also considerin... [more]

Davenham group, the UK financial firm, may be sold for up to £50m. Several bidders from the venture capital sector are thought to be interested with the favourite tipped to close a deal being Gresham ... [more]

Phoenix Equity Partners, the UK private equity firm, may launch the sale of its pub chain Mill House Inns. Industry bidders such as Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, Greene King and Barracuda Group ar... [more]

Rank, the UK leisure group, saw its shares rise recently on talk that a break-up move on the company might be considered according to analyst reports. Rank has market value of £1.728bn. ... [more]

Energis, the UK telco, could be up for sale for as much as £800m. HSBC and Barclays that control Energis are said to be keen to exit the group. Tentative interest has been expressed already by groups ... [more]

Superglass International, the UK-based insulation manufacturer, has been put up for sale. Investment bankers have begun an auction which could give the company a valuation in excess of £30m. The compa... [more]

Deutsche Bank, the German-listed financial services group, is considering selling its UK asset management division, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Although Deutsche Bank said all op... [more]

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is planning the sale of Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA), A DARA spokesperson has said a review committee would make recommendations which could include a private equity... [more]

Chrysalis Group, the UK-listed media company, is being pressed by Shroders, its largest shareholder, to sell its music publishing and books divisions, according to some sources close to the discussion... [more]

Paperpak, the UK-based incontinence products company, could be for sale following shareholder 3i's appointment of ABN Amro to conduct a strategic review of the business, according to a report in the S... [more]

Britax, the UK-based child seat and pushchair manufacturer, is about to be put on the market by owners Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), according to reports. The sale could fetch up to £200m. RBS is in t... [more]

New Horizons, the Shropshire-based childcare company, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Dunedin Capital Partners.... [more]