Reckitt Benckiser is to acquire the Boots Healthcare International consumer healthcare division of Boots for £1.9bn, which will involve the transfer of about 2,500 Nottingham-based staff.... [more]

Queens Moat Houses has sold nine UK hotels to Jefferson Hotels for about £100m, and eight of them will be leased to Rezidor SAS and rebranded as Park Inns.... [more]

Alfred McAlpine has sold its 50% stake in Core Utility Solutions to Scottish Power for £10m.... [more]

Northern Petroleum has sold its Northern Petroleum Exploration subsidiary to Gold Oil for £0.3m, in order to focus on its new projects in the Netherlands.... [more]

BSI Inspectorate, the global inspection and testing group with 3,800 staff, has been sold by BSI Group to Inspicio for £52m.... [more]

RBG has acquired the UK and US operations of Core Technical Services, the Aberdeen-based oil services company with 100 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Spectrum Interactive has acquired the fixed and wireless public internet access business of Broadreach Networks for undisclosed terms, including about 400 access points across the UK.... [more]

Provexis has sold its Altu food business to Go Lower for under £0.1m, in order to focus on the development of new food bioactives.... [more]

Honda has taken full control of the Northamptonshire-based BAR Formula One motor racing team, with the acquisition of a 55% stake from British American Tobacco.... [more]

IMI is to acquire the control valves business of ABB KK of Japan, including 70 staff, for £20m.... [more]

Cargill has sold its Seaforth corn mill to Dacsa of Spain for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of about 20 staff.... [more]

News International has sold The Times Educational Supplement and The Times Higher Educational Supplement to Exponent Private Equity for £235m.... [more]

Morgan Crucible is to sell Magnetics, its magnetic materials business with 4,000 staff, to One Equity Partners for £300m.... [more]

Page & Moy has sold its cruise booking business, including a call centre in Leicester, to a new company called Totally Travel for about £5m.... [more]

Compass has hired Citigroup to advise on the sale of its Harry Ramsden's travel concessions. A sale price of £1bn is anticipated, the report said. Departing chief executive Mike Bailey, said the UK-li... [more]

CNG Travel Group has sold its leisure division, including a hotel booking business, to FEXCO All Travel for an initial £1.4m.... [more]

Robinia Care Group, the UK nursing-home operator, is being considered for auction. Rumours are that Robinia's proprietor, private-equity firm Bridgepoint, has hired NM Rothschild to review the company... [more]

Media Square has announced a £63m reverse takeover of the marketing division of Huntsworth, leaving Huntsworth to focus on public relations.... [more]

Furnitureland, the UK-based furniture retailer, was put into administration. The company collapsed with debts of approximately £30m. The administrator said the firm will continue trading until October... [more]

ITV has put its Carlton 021 outside broadcast business up for sale it has been reported. The UK-listed television broadcaster anticipates completion of the sale in the next couple of months. Several b... [more]