The nightclub chain Jumpin' Jaks is likely to be offloaded by theme restaurants and nightclub owner Luminar. Nick Beighton, finance director, said Luminar already had offers on 4 of Jumpin' Jaks' 16 s... [more]

TV-over-broadband service Homechoice is up for sale with a price tag of about 200 million pounds, and has reportedly attracted the interest of satellite broadcaster BSkyB. Credit Suisse First Boston i... [more]

Ennstone has acquired Ayton Products' asphalt and aggregate operations near Norwich for £8.5m.... [more]

Archant Life has acquired six London-based magazine titles from Metropolis Publishing, including 35 staff at offices in Fulham and Islington.... [more]

Metris of Belgium has acquired LK Tool, the Castle Donington-based measuring company with 120 staff.... [more]

Rentokil Initial is to acquire JC Ehrlich, the US pest control company with 42 outlets in seven states, for £80m.... [more]

Pearson is to acquire Promissor, the US-based professional examinations company with 130 test centres, for £23m.... [more]

Fishworks is to acquire Channel Fisheries, the Devon-based fish supplier with 12 staff, for almost £1m.... [more]

Bourn Hall, the Cambridge-based infertility clinic, has undergone a £13m management buy-out, and the deal includes its LCG Bioscience contract research subsidiary.... [more]

Rydon Group, the property company, is to undergo a £100m management buy-out backed by KPMG Corporate Finance and Bank of Scotland.... [more]

Hanson Building Products is to acquire Red Bank Manufacturing, the Derbyshire-based terracotta clay and concrete company, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Produce World has acquired British & Brazilian Produce Company, the Stowmarket-based fruit importer with annual turnover of £30m.... [more]

Guardian Media Group has confirmed that it is set to hire a financial adviser to carry out a strategic review of its assets. The review could end with the profitable Trader Media division being sold o... [more]

Hanbury Manor, the Hertfordshire UK luxury hotel, is for sale and on the verge of being snapped up by Qhotels. Knight Frank has denied the sale but said that the agency had been tasked with exploring ... [more]

Eleven three-star 'Marriot Courtyard' hotels are for sale with a price tag of over £110m. The property agent CB Richard Ellis Hotels had been hired by the consortium of investors led by Chiltern Mondi... [more]

Trinity Mirror chairman Sir Victor Blank has fuelled talk that the Daily Mail will be sold by quitting his post. City sources have said that Blank was expected to become chairman of UK-listed bank Llo... [more]

Autobond has acquired the assets of Lamtex, the Sheffield-based laminating kit manufacturer, out of administration for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Spirent is to acquire SwissQual, the Swiss provider of test and measurement solutions for wireless telecoms, for an initial £28m.... [more]

Northgate has acquired FTL, the Gateshead-based vehicle fleet management company, for £5.7m.... [more]

Amino Technologies has acquired SJ Consulting, the Cambridge-based software company, for £1.3m.... [more]