Price comparison website cheapflights.co.uk is seeking a sale or flotation. In the wake of the recent bout of Internet companies being sold for high prices, Cheapflights could be valued at up to £200m... [more]

Swan Street Motors has been bought out of administration by the Wests Garage Group, securing the future of 29 of the 56 jobs at its Renault car dealership in King's Lynn.... [more]

Alliance Pharma is to acquire Caraderm, the Northern Ireland-based developer of dermatological sprays, for £0.3m.... [more]

Walter Scott & Partners, the Edinburgh-based fund management company, is to be acquired by Mellon Financial of the US. The Edinburgh firm was founded 23 years ago. Walter Scott and Partners employ ju... [more]

EurotaxGlass, the automotive data supplier, has undergone a £325m management buy-out backed by Candover.... [more]

The London Metal Exchange, the world's premier non-ferrous metals market, is to undergo a strategic review that could result in a sale or an IPO. LME members will begin the process of demutualisation ... [more]

Kimberly Clark, the listed Texas-based consumer and medical products group, have been tipped to dispose of their European nappy business by various sources. The business, which is marketed under the H... [more]

The appointment of Rona Fairhead as the new CEO of the Financial Times, the UK newspaper group owned by publisher Pearson, has lead to rumours that the paper could be sold. It has been observed that P... [more]

Holidaybreak, the UK tour operator, has revealed that it would consider a sale of its profitable camping division if a substantial offer was made. There has been interest in the business from both pri... [more]

Liminar, the listed UK leisure company, has announced its plans to either sell or demerge its Entertainment division following a review. The company stated that the entertainment division does not for... [more]

Matrix Communications is to sell its integration unit to Calyx of Ireland for up to £40m, in order to focus on its Fujin mobile content filtering business. Calyx will pay an initial £33.5m and issue s... [more]

TNT Post has acquired the JD Williams courier business from N Brown Group, which will enable it to offer a delivery service to 80% of the UK.... [more]

Domino Printing Sciences has acquired Enterprise Information System, the US-based developer of RFID track and trace solutions.... [more]

Archibald Young has acquired the goodwill and order book of the aluminium sand casting foundry business of Edinburgh-based Charles Henshaw & Sons for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Eastlake Group of East Kilbride has acquired Calvert Morgan of Northern Ireland, creating a combined commercial interiors business with 130 staff and turnover of £27m.... [more]

Frontier Post has acquired Skyline Audio Post Production of London, and Skyline's TV production facilities are being relocated to Frontier's site in Wells Street.... [more]

Jones Lang LaSalle is to acquire Rogers Chapman, the commercial property company with 60 staff in London, Cranford and Bracknell.... [more]

Next Generation Clubs, the chain of tennis clubs, has been acquired by London & Regional for £200m. Analysts believe that L&R may decide to split off the operating company from the property assets and... [more]

London City Airport is to be sold by its owner Dermot Desmond, the Dublin Financier. Desmond has reportedly hired Morgan Stanley to advise on the sale. The airport, which opened in 1987, was bought by... [more]

The Clermont Club, the upmarket London casino in Berkeley Square, may be sold off by its owners Rank. Rank, the gaming and restaurant conglomerate, have reportedly received several offers which are th... [more]