Clear Channel Outdoor has acquired the UK business of Van Wagner, the London-based outdoor advertising company with 20 staff.... [more]

Leeds Bradford Airport has decided to pursue a sales process, and is currently tendering for advisors, according to an industry source. The future of the airport has been uncertain, as it has been di... [more]

Tristel is to acquire Vernagene, the Bolton-based supplier of water treatment and hygiene control products, for £1m. Vernagene, which is based in Bolton, focuses on water treatment and purification an... [more]

Adventis Group is to acquire Roundhouse Advertising of Hertford and The Coltman Media Company of London for a total £8.7m.... [more]

Alpha Strategic is to acquire Winton Advisors from Winton Capital Management of London for £0.3m.... [more]

SmartFocus is to acquire Email Reaction, the digital marketing software company with 15 staff in London and Southampton, for £1.6m.... [more]

Hargreaves Services has acquired Gilbraith Tankers of Lancashire for £2m, in order to expand its Hargreaves Bulk Liquid Transport business. Gilbraith is a long established bulk liquid transport compan... [more]

Sage is to acquire a 50% stake in UBS, the Malaysian supplier of business management software, for £7m.... [more]

Francis Graves has acquired Rose Project Services, the project management and building consultancy with 32 staff in London, Tewkesbury and Bristol, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Charterhouse Development Capital has sold Avent, the Suffolk-based baby products company, to Philips of the Netherlands for £460m. Avent, whose products include breast pumps, baby bottles, steam steri... [more]

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MJ Gleeson, the listed UK construction company, has given an update on the Concrete Repairs and Engineering division. In a statement, it said that it is in advanced discussions regarding the sale of C... [more]

Amec's £680m sale of Spie, its French division, is likely to hasten the disposal of Amec's other two subsidiary businesses, it has been reported. It is believed that the nuclear and contracting divisi... [more]

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) could allow BAA to split off its non-aviation assets. BAA has said it may look into this. This move has not been seen as part of its defensive strategy against a h... [more]

Business Post Group, the UK-based mail delivery company, could dispose of its palletised delivery, known as UK Pallets, subsidiary according to some sources. UK Pallets had a turnover of £28m for the ... [more]

The BBC has been advised by a think tank to sell Radio 1 and Radio 2 to inject greater competition into Britain's radio market. The two stations are estimated to be worth at least £500m.... [more]

French private equity firm PAI Partners is looking at buyers for European retail giant Vivarte, which runs the Kookai franchise in the UK. A number of approaches were made to the firm at the start of ... [more]

Kirker Holidays, which sells upmarket short breaks to more than 50 cities, is to be put up for sale by private equity firm ECI Partners. Deloitte will handle the sale. The company sells about 23,000 h... [more]

Luminar, operator of Edinburgh music venues such as Jam House and Lava & Ignite, is making a second bid to sell-off its entertainment arm as profits fall at the unit. For the second time in less than ... [more]

We mentioned last month that Punch Taverns were evaluating the assets of Spirit group. They have now formally announced the planned disposal of 380 managed pubs. The statement continued "this will le... [more]