Huntleigh Technology has acquired the cardiovascular and obstetric analysis and monitoring operations of VIASYS Healthcare for £4m.... [more]

Sanctuary is mulling the sale of its classical music roster and its books operations in an attempt to pay down debt, a report in The Times said. The UK-listed music company's chief executive, Andy Tay... [more]

The BBC is to sell its BBC Broadcast transmission business to Macquarie of Australia for £166m.... [more]

H&R Wasag, the listed German speciality chemicals company, will restructure its UK activities and sell non-core operations. According to a report from the German paper Die Welt. The company announced ... [more]

Dixons, the UK-based electrical retailer, could be sold unless trading at its new outlets improves, chief executive John Clare has said. Clare said if a test-run of eight new suburban stores did not s... [more]

Fitness First, the independent global fitness chain, has hired UBS to carry out a review of its options. The strategic review is likely to lead to a sale. Cinven, the UK-based buyout group that owns F... [more]

Centrica has acquired a 51% stake in SPE, the Belgian power generating company, in a £507m joint venture with Gaz de France that also involves the sale of Centrica's Luminus business to SPE.... [more]

Laurel Pub Company has acquired 98 of SFI's 150 pubs for £80m, and the remaining 52 sites have gone into administration through PwC.... [more]

Berkeley Group is to sell Crosby Group, the residential property developer with offices in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, to Lend Lease for £236m.... [more]

MyTravel is to sell its stake in the Hotetur resort hotel group in Palma to Teinver for £19m.... [more]

Pearson is to acquire AGS Publishing, the US educational publisher, from WRC Media for £148m.... [more]

The Restaurant Group has acquired the Blubeckers chain of 17 restaurants from CI Traders for £27m.... [more]

Ernst and Young have been appointed to work with Ramco to find a buyer for its 86.5% interest in the Seven Heads Gas field located in the Celtic Sea off the south coast ofIreland. Ernst and Young wil... [more]

HBOS, the fourth-biggest bank in Britain, is planning tosell off between 10 and 15 retail branches in Ireland to third parties. This is according to an unsourced item in the Financial Times. HBOS sai... [more]

Canterbury Travel, the holiday company that specialises inChristmas trips to Lapland, is seeking to sell an unspecified, though significant portion of the business. According to a report in the Times... [more]

Cablevision Systems, the US media and cable business, isplanning to spin off its media assets. A press release written by Cablevision owners the Dolan family said that Charles Dolan will continue as ... [more]

Blackstone, the US-based buyout group, is planning a bid forAllied Domecq's quick service restaurant (QSR) business, an unsourced Sunday Times report said. Blackstone was part of the consortium heade... [more]

Emap is to acquire the remaining 73% of Scottish Radio Holdings, and SRH's regional newspaper business will be sold to Johnston Press for £155m.... [more]

Amec is to acquire NNC Holdings, the nuclear services group with about 1,000 staff, from British Nuclear Fuels and 3i for £25m.... [more]

Heinz is to acquire the HP, Lea & Perrins and Amoy sauce brands from Danone, prompting speculation that up to 400 jobs could be cut at factories in Birmingham and Worcester and an office on London.... [more]