Hat Pin, the UK-listed human resources company, has acquired Alexander Mann Financial Markets, the financial services executive search company with 42 staff in London and Hong Kong, for £7m. Alexander... [more]

NES Group, the Altrincham-based engineering recruitment company with 275 staff, is to undergo a £80m management buy-out backed by Graphite Capital. NES recruits contract staff for blue chip companies ... [more]

United Utilities has received first round bids for its Vertex business service division, but maintains that a sale is just one of several options being considered. Private equity firm 3i and Quantras,... [more]

Hargreaves Services is to acquire Norec, the Barnsley-based provider of contract management services to the power generation, utilities and minerals industries, for £5.5m in cash. The amount is subjec... [more]

Shareholders in Cardpoint, the UK-listed cash machine installer and operator, are reportedly pressurising for a sale. The speculation has caused Cardpoint shares to rise by 9.1%, giving the company a ... [more]

Glotel, the London-listed specialist recruitment business, may be set for a sale or take-private. The IT-focused group, the profit warning issued Tuesday 22 August may be a step towards the move. 42%... [more]

V Ships, the London ship-management business, has hired NM Rothschild to consider its strategic options. The group could be sold for approximately £250m. Close Brothers Private Equity and V Ships mana... [more]

RWE has extended a deadline for bids for its Thames Water business. However, RWE, the listed German energy firm, has stressed that it would complete the sale of Thames Water, its UK-based water utili... [more]

Target Express, the UK-based express mail service, could come onto the market, according to two UK sector bankers. Target Express was the subject of a secondary buy-out led by 3i and supported by Gre... [more]

Johnson Service Group could receive in excess of £60m for the dry-cleaning business it is auctioning, it has been reported. The assets up for sale comprise 580 outlets and include Jeeves and Johnsons ... [more]

Terra Firma is to sell the waste disposal business of Waste Recycling Group to FCC of Spain for £1.4bn. The acquisition is the largest ever made by FCC ( Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas) and wil... [more]

The government is to set out its plans for the partial sale of its British Energy stake in a written parliamentary answer this week. The sale is expected to take place in the Autumn and could fetch ap... [more]

George Henderson, the UK-based transport and logistics recruiter, would be open to the "right" offer for the group, Chairman Jim Cleary is believed to have said.... [more]

Asco, the private UK services provider owned by PE outfits 3i and Wood Group, is rumoured to be on the block. The deal could be valued at approximately £100m and is understood to be interesting to b... [more]

ILX Group is to acquire The Corporate Training Group, the London-based financial training company with 16 staff, for an initial £7m. The consideration will be satisfied by £5m in cash and the remainde... [more]

Brambles has sold Cleanaway UK, its waste disposal business with 7,500 staff and two recycling facilities in Greenwich and Rainham, to Veolia Environnement of France for £595m. Veolia operates extensi... [more]

Roadchef, the motorway service-station operator, is holding talks with several banks with a view to hiring an adviser to review its strategic options. Nikko Principal Finance, which owns Roadchef, is ... [more]

Cleanaway, the UK waste disposal subsidiary of Australian group Brambles, could sell for over £600m after initial estmates for the deal were fixed at £500m. The three remaining bidders, Spanish waste ... [more]

Final bids for ES Pipelines, the gas transportation group, are expected in next week. Inexus, ABN Amro and Prudential are the last remaining bidders for the company, but it is unclear whether all thr... [more]

Specialist travel provider Travelzest is to acquire Fair's Fare, the Ealing-based travel planning company, for £3.9m. The acquisition will take the form of £1.25m in cash, £2m in loan notes and the re... [more]