First Technology has sold RDI, its French component distribution business, to Axess Technology for about £3m.... [more]

Stream Group has acquired MChex, the provider of mobile data and SMS services, from Morse for £1.5m.... [more]

Homestyle, the UK furniture group, could consider selling off its Harveys furniture division as a means to slashing its debt, according to reports. Analysts consider that option or a property sale and... [more]

The Barclay brothers, owners of Littlewoods, the UK-based retailer and mail order group, have retained UBS to advise on the potential disposal of the Littlewoods stores, according to reports. Sources ... [more]

BAE Systems, the UK-listed defence and engineering group, has put its £300m valued aircraft business up for sale, according to reports in the press. BAE is quietly scouting for buyers for the business... [more]

A number of UK retailers are reported to be interested in buying the store chain of the Littlewoods group. A £500m unsolicited offer last year from Asda, the supermarket owned by Wal-Mart, is said to ... [more]

Bentleys Industrial Services of Hull is to sell its workwear rental division to Johnson's Apparelmaster, its linen rental business to Leeds-based Brooks and its NHS laundry business to Hampshire-based... [more]

Etam Developpement [sic], the French fashion retail group, is considering divesting its UK operations. The company said that since Etam UK has not shown any signs of a turnaround to date, it has decid... [more]

The BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is poised to approve a radical restructuring plan involving the sale of at least five businesses and a 10 per cent cut in overheads. Worldwide's 10-member boar... [more]

Corus Hotels has sold its Elmville joint venture, which includes five hotels in London, Derby, Exeter and Keswick, to a new vehicle called Leverguide for about £50m.... [more]

Computacenter is to sell its Austrian IT infrastructure services business, which includes 220 staff, to S&T System Integration & Technology Distribution.... [more]

Mill House Inns,the family pub chain owned by Phoenix Equity Partners, has been put up for sale with an estimated price tag of between £80 million and £90 million. The company, which has 62 large food... [more]

Nichols is to acquire the Panda soft drink brand from Dorset-based brewer Hall & Woodhouse for £5.5m.... [more]

Eagle Rock Entertainment, the UK-based music publisher, could be put on the market by its owner HgCapital, according to reports. The UK-based buyout group has been selecting advisers to conduct a stra... [more]

It has been reported that Luminar, the UK nightclubs operator, has indicated that it is to dispose of more than 50 branded dance sites. The company has not yet decided whether it also might put its Ju... [more]

John Grose Group has acquired the car sales operation of AG Potter in Framlingham, Suffolk.... [more]

Carter & Carter is planning to acquire the AA's technical services operation for undisclosed terms, including 100 staff and a motor industry training facility in Leicestershire.... [more]

United Business Media is to acquire a number of medical trade press and other professional healthcare business information services in France from MediMedia for £25m.... [more]

Cookson Group, the listed manufacturer of semiconductor-related equipment in London, may dispose of some businesses over the next two years, according to reports. The businesses are beleived to be "no... [more]

WestLB is said to be planning to sell the Boxclever TV rental business to Fortress Investor Group and Cerberus Capital for an estimated £140m.... [more]