Flybe, the UK-based low-cost airline, is planning a sale of the group, according to a company spokesperson. The spokesperson stated that the majority shareholder, the Walker Trust (which owns 80% of ... [more]

UK-domiciled financial services software firm Misys may sell off its general insurance division within six months, its CEO has said. Speaking following the release of the company's results for the hal... [more]

Scottish Power, the UK listed energy group, is assessing the future of its US wind power and gas storage division, PPM Energy which may involve a sale No decision has yet been made about the future of... [more]

Bovey Castle, the UK hotel, could be for sale. Peter de Savary, the UK-based private investor, was said to have begun discussions to sell a 51% shareholding in Bovey. Bovey Castle is thought to be wo... [more]

TM Lewin, the UK-based shirt company, has hired BDO Stoy Hayward to conduct a strategic review. The company, with a valuation of £35m, has since been put up for sale.TM Lewin operates 30 retail outle... [more]

Chime Communications has acquired a 55% stake in Ledbury Research, the London-based market research consultancy, for an initial £0.1m.... [more]

Digital Classics has acquired Done & Dusted, the independent producer of popular music event programming for TV and DVD, for £5.8m.... [more]

Accura Support Services, the engineering services group with 300 staff in Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Pershore, Willenhall and Rotherham, has undergone a £12m management buy-in backed by Barclays V... [more]

United biscuits is in the process of deciding who will handle the potential sale or flotation of the group, which owns McVitie's digestive biscuits and KP nuts. Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Goldman Sa... [more]

Shell-Mex House, an Art Deco building next to the Savoy hotel on the Strand, is about to be put on the market by property investors Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz. The estimated price tag is in the regi... [more]

Urban Dining, which owns the Tootsies chain of restaurants, has received several indicative bid approaches from trade and financial suitors. The company purchased Tootsies for £31m in October 2004.... [more]

Tarmac has acquired National Road Planning, the Lincolnshire-based provider of planning services, plant and equipment, from Rand Group for undisclosed terms.... [more]

RTT, the electrical and mechanical services company with 250 staff in Wallington, Dover and Basingstoke, has undergone a management buy-out.... [more]

Inflexion Private Equity has backed a £22m management buy-out at Viking Moorings, the developer of mooring systems.... [more]

GUS has acquired ClarityBlue, the Luton-based provider of bespoke marketing database solutions with 165 staff, for £85m, in order to expand its Experian division.... [more]

Parity Group is to sell most of its French and German operations to GFT Technologies of Germany for £5.3m.... [more]

Intertek is to acquire AKZO Nobel's electro magnetic compatibility business in Japan for £9m.... [more]

Rumours about the sale of the UK newspaper The Daily Mirror have intensified. Tweedy Browne increased its stake in The Mirror's parent company Trinity Mirror to over 5%. It has been reported that Twee... [more]

Linde is expected to dispose of its material handling division in the case of a successful takeover agreement with British BOC. Should Linde succeed with its plan to acquire industrial gases business ... [more]

David Lloyd, chief executive of fitness chain Next Generation, believes the business could be sold by early March. Lloyd said that he expected the auction to be popular with real-estate firms, private... [more]