St Ives is to sell the corporate finance printing activities of St Ives Financial to Bowne & Co of the US for about £4m.... [more]

Barclays is to acquire Nile Bank, the Ugandan commercial bank with 18 branches and 228 staff, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Misys, the UK-listed software group, is considering the sale of its Sesame financial support services business again, according to new CEO Mike Lawrie, as part of a five-year restructuring plan.... [more]

Aquilo is to sell Aquilo Motor Services, the Northwich-based provider of motor claims management services, to Nationwide Accident Repair Services for £1.3m.... [more]

Swiss financial services company Zurich is to sell its UK annuities division according to reports, and is proving popular with potential buyers. First round offers are thought to have already been sub... [more]

The Prudential, the UK's second-largest insurance company may soon put a number of its UK businesses up for sale according to an investment analyst. ... [more]

Bank of New York is to acquire Mellon Financial of the US for £8.4bn, which could lead to the loss of more than 500 jobs at UK sites including London, Leeds, Edinburgh and Essex.... [more]

Commoditrade, the AIM-listed commodity broking group, has been tipped by traders to be up for sale. The management would reportedly consider offers of over 60 pence per share. Commoditrade has a marke... [more]

JP Morgan Cazenove is rumoured to be considering a sale of its Cazenove Capital Management arm. The group would apparently sell the division if it could increase its profitability, however the specula... [more]

Portman Building Society is mulling the sale of its offshore Guernsey-based business Portman Channel Islands Limited, and has appointed Gleacher Shacklock LLP to explore strategic options. ... [more]