Foster Yeoman, the Somerset-based building materials company with 700 staff, is to be acquired by Holcim of Switzerland for an estimated cash offer of £300m. Holcim, one of the world's leading cement ... [more]

Ferrovial, the Spanish construction company, may have to dispose of UK airports following its £10bn takeover of BAA. Ferrovial has already hinted that it will dispose of non-UK airports, including not... [more]

UK housebuilder McCarthy & Stone is in talks with private equity consortia Permira/ Barclays Capital and Augusta Capital over the sale of the company. McCarthy & Stone is estimated to be worth over £9... [more]

Spice Holdings has acquired Breval Technical Services, the Glasgow-based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning company, for £8.4m. The consideration is subject to adjustment based on the net asset... [more]

Ferrovial, the Spanish construction giant currently involved in negotiations to purchase UK airport operator BAA, may have to sell a number of its local airports to do finance the purchase. Sources ha... [more]