HR Owen is to sell five Volkswagen car franchises and one van franchise in northwest London to a management buy-out operating under the name of Citygate Automotive for £2.4m.... [more]

Ramco Energy has sold Ramco Oil Services, the Aberdeen-based company with 180 staff worldwide, to a management buy-out for £14m.... [more]

Boxwood has sold Certainty Group, the Leeds-based support services and facilities management company with annual turnover of £20m, to a management buy-out.... [more]

Sepha, the Newtownards-based packaging equipment manufacturer with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Enterprise Equity.... [more]

Walmsley Furnishing, the Preston-based chain of 100 furniture stores, has been bought out of administration by a new company called Unibrook for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Ramesys, the educational software company with offices in Wolverhampton and Nottingham, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital.... [more]

Inflexion Private Equity has backed a £15m management buy-out at Red Commerce, the London-based IT services company.... [more]

Taylowe, the Maidenhead-based packaging company with 150 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from TP8 for undisclosed terms, and is now looking to relocate the business to a purpose-built site.... [more]

Alloy Bodies, the Manchester-based manufacturer of bodies for vans and trucks with 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Sabre Triad, the Preston-based flexible packaging manufacturer with 45 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.... [more]

Dewhirst Accessories, the Blyth-based gift pack manufacturer with 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-in.... [more]

Begbies Traynor has sold DW Weaver, the milk haulage company with 135 staff in Endon, Nantwich, Chester and Ashbourne, out of administration to a management team.... [more]

Sweetmans Select Savouries, the Swansea-based bakery, has been bought out of administration by Cleary Foods Group for undisclosed terms, saving more than 40 jobs.... [more]

William Halley Group, the Dundee-based textiles supplier with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.... [more]

Speciality Retail Group has undergone a £30m management buy-out backed by Gresham Private Equity, and is now planning to expand its Suits You and Racing Green stores.... [more]

Wayzgoose, the Lincolnshire-based greetings cards and general commercial printer with 60 staff, has announced a management buy-in for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Widney has bought the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wolverhampton car parts factories of Vickers Pressings out of administration, securing the future of 250 jobs.... [more]

SEAC, the Leicester-based fasteners manufacturer with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Halma.... [more]

AssetCo Group, the asset management services company with 402 staff in Belfast, Reading, London and Papworth, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Vickers Pressings Tolwood Automotive has sold its Newton Aycliffe-based car parts business out of administration, securing 125 jobs, and it will now trade as Tolwood Technologies.... [more]