The chairman of the Local Radio Company, Graham Parrot, has stated that the UK-based local radio operator will dispose of non-core stations. The company, which operates in the North East, South East a... [more]

Honeycombe Leisure, the AIM-listed pub owner/ operator, has announced that the company is up for sale following a strategic review. The auction will be handled by Rothschild. A revaluation has placed ... [more]

iSoft, the UK-listed company specialising in software for the healthcare sector, could reportedly dispose of some of its non-core assets. iSoft is currently in financial difficulty, with debt levels e... [more]

DSG International is tipped to sell its struggling retail chain The Link to O2 following another month of disappointing sales for the company. Mobile phone company O2, which already owns a 40% stake i... [more]

South Lakeland Caravans, the UK leisre group, could soon be sold to L&G Ventures, the buyout division of Legal & General. The two groups are reportedly in advanced discussions and an announcement is e... [more]

UK-based quarrying equipment group Extec is up for sale, with private equity group 3i hoping a deal will fetch up to £100m. Price Waterhouse Coopers will advise on the sale. Extec is based in Derbyshi... [more]

Study Group, the language tuition division of Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), is up for sale with a value of £80m. The group operates tuition facilities across the UK, North America and Australasia... [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]

First round bids for Barcays Leasing, the vehicle and equipment leasing unit operated by Barclays business banking, are expected in this week. General Electric, Siemens, CIT Group, Fortis and Societe ... [more]

Artigiano, the UK-based clothing supplier, is to undergo a strategic review which could lead to a sale. Company founder Claire Locke has hired accountants Smith and Williamson to carry out the review.... [more]

The sale of De Vere, the £800m hotels group, has been narrowed down to three bidders following the withdrawal of private equity firm Blackstone, US hotel group Strategic Hotels and Spanish firm NH Hot... [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]

Clarkson is planning to acquire Genchem, the shipping services company with 47 staff in London, Ipswich, Great Yarmouth, Bristol, Liverpool and Southampton.... [more]

Capita Group is to acquire Sinclair Henderson, the Exeter-based investment fund administration business with 90 staff, from Iimia Investment Group for an initial £10m.... [more]

Incisive Media is to acquire AVCJ Group, the Hong Kong-based conferences, magazines and research company, for an initial £3.2m.... [more]

Debtmatters is to acquire Loanmakers, the Bolton-based secured loans broker, for an initial £10m.... [more]

Spice Holdings is to acquire Inenco Holdings, the Lancashire-based energy management company with 130 staff, for £12m.... [more]

Chapelhouse Motors has acquired the West Coast Saab and Hyundai car dealership in Southport for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Oxford Property Consultants has agreed to sell its fund management business to CBRE Investors for an estimated £4m.... [more]

Barclays Private Equity is set to acquire Blemain Group, the loans company, for about £350m.... [more]