Online marketing outfit Miva, formerly known as FindWhat in the US and Espotting in the UK, has said that it hired Deutsche Bank to help its board evaluate various strategic opportunities, including t... [more]

Straight has acquired Cloudburst, the supplier of rainwater containers and home composters, from Titan Environmental for £0.2m.... [more]

VT Group has acquired HCTC, the hotel and catering training company with offices across the country, from ECI Partners for £10m, as part of a strategy to expand its education and skills business.... [more]

Sage has acquired Verus Financial Management, the US credit card and cheque processing company, for £184m.... [more]

DSG International is to acquire Markantalo, the Finnish chain of 26 electrical stores, for up to £34m.... [more]

Artesian Property Partnership has put its Argyll Townhouse Hotels up for sale, according to reports. The Hotels for sale include The Cranley, The Elizabeth and the Royal Park Hotel, all in London, UK.... [more]

Umeco has sold the components division of its Compstock Electronics subsidiary to a new company called Flightspares Electronics for £0.4m.... [more]

Dipford Group has acquired Bruce & Co, the Scottish business broker, for up to £3.6m.... [more]

Hendy Group has acquired the Hiltingbury Mazda car dealership in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Courtaulds, the UK-based textile firm, has been put up for sale by Sara Lee. It is believed that Goldman Sachs, which advised on the sale of the European apparel business, is also advising on Courtaul... [more]

Rank, the UK leisure group, is still in the process of selling Deluxe Media Services, its CD and DVD manufacturing company, following the disposal of its Deluxe Film subsidiary last month. Rank could ... [more]

Riva Bingo, the UK bingo-hall chain, is set to hit the market valued at a minimum £30m. Owner Luke Johnson has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers to look into a sale of the business through his private-... [more]

Benson Box has acquired Medica Packaging, the Crewe-based carton printing company with 170 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Switch Car, the Merseyside-based car dealership with 70 staff, has been acquired by Rochdale-based UK Car Group.... [more]

TUI has sold Coventry Airport to a new joint venture company called CAFCO for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Eurocell Building Products has acquired Brunel Plastics, the PVC profile distributor with six depots in the south-west.... [more]

Travelodge, the UK hotel chain, could see owner Permira try to sell the group with a price tag of £1.1bn according to reports. If an the auction proceeds, a likely participant in any auction might be ... [more]

Highbury House Communications plc, the debt-laden UK publishing group, announced that the trading activities of the Group would be put up for sale immediately. The announcement was made via a stock ex... [more]

Clarkson has acquired JO Plowright, the London-based shipbroker with 26 staff, for an initial £8.1m.... [more]

Past Times, the chain of 95 gift shops with 1,350 staff, has been bought out of administration by private equity firm EPIC Reconstruction.... [more]