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]

Canterbury Foods has been bought out of administration by a former management team for about £7m, securing the future of about 200 jobs at sites in Bridgend and Kent.... [more]

Travelzest has acquired Holiday Express Group, the Cwmbran-based online travel company, for £2.2m.... [more]

Trelleborg of Sweden has acquired CRP Group, the marine polymers company with 500 staff at sites in the UK and the US, from Barclays Private Equity for £71m.... [more]

Experian has acquired Footfall, the Solihull-based retail market research company with 70 staff, for an estimated £30m.... [more]

Stokes Forgings, the car parts manufacturer with 240 staff in Dudley and Walsall, has been acquired by Mahindra & Mahindra of India for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Von Essen Hotels has acquired Luxury Family Hotels for an initial £20m, including the Ickworth in Suffolk, Woolley Grange in Wiltshire, Moonfleet Manor in Dorset and Fowey Hall in Cornwall.... [more]

Tiles R Us has been bought out of administration by The Railway Tile Store of Ireland, securing the future of more than 300 jobs.... [more]

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