Compass Plc, the world's largest catering group, has put its Selecta vending machine business up for sale and announced plans to withdraw from around 30 of the 90 countries in which it operates.... [more]

FKI Plc, the UK-listed engineering group, is to undergo a strategic review that could lead to the sale or demerger of several of its key businesses. ... [more]

Future is to sell its Italian magazine publishing business to Sprea Editori for £0.7m, and is also planning to invest £6.7m in its internet strategy next year.... [more]

Western & Oriental has acquired Made to Measure Holidays, the Chichester-based skiing and mountain holidays specialist, for up to £0.9m.... [more]

Blavod Extreme Spirits Plc, the creators of black vodka, could be up for sale after receiving and signing a letter of intent from an unidentified Nasdaq-listed company. ... [more]

EMI, the global music group whose artists include Coldplay and Robbie Williams, is tipped for a sale after receiving a preliminary takeover approach from an un-named party.... [more]

Industry insiders familiar with international mining group Anglo American believe that the company could look at the sale of its Tarmac and Tongaat divisions in order to focus on its core mining busin... [more]

Amadeus, the Spanish provider of IT solutions to the travel industry, is rumoured to be considering the sale of its online travel agency Opodo. Amadeus purchased Opodo in June 2004 for €62m but source... [more]

Supporta has acquired TQS, the Birmingham-based business process outsourcing company with 177 staff at six offices, for an initial £4.8m.... [more]

BBA Aviation is to sell Becorit, the German rail friction manufacturer, to Wabtec Corporation of the US for £29m, in order to focus on aviation services.... [more]

Gallacher Bros, the County Durham-based haulage firm with 30 staff and 22 vehicles, has been acquired by TAL Logistics of Sheffield.... [more]

Classic Furniture, the Shropshire-based furniture supplier with 34 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.... [more]

London Town has bought 167 pubs from Save Investments for £95m, including 162 freehold and five leasehold properties.... [more]

Scottish Power, the Glasgow-based power generation and distribution group, is to be acquired by Iberdrola of Spain for £11.6bn."The combination of the two businesses will enable ScottishPower to compe... [more]

First Choice, the UK-listed holiday company, has announced it is in talks with a number of parties over the sale of its package holiday division, causing share prices to jump by almost 13 percent. ... [more]

The chief executive of Lonmin, the London and Johannesburg-listed platinum producer, has clarified that the business is not for sale in the wake of recent speculation. Brad Mills said that although th... [more]

Private equity group GI Partners is reportedly planning to put its Bar Room Bar chain of drinking establishments back on the market, just five months after acquiring the business.... [more]

Finning, the Canadian distributor of Caterpillar industrial equipment, is thought to have put the tool rental business of Hewden, its UK subsidiary, up for sale. The business is estimated to fetch up ... [more]

Northgate Information, the UK-listed IT company, has been tipped to sell its Sx3, the Northern Irish managed services business it acquired in April 2005 from Viridian. Although the business is not act... [more]

Incisive Media is to acquire MSM International, the publisher of financial services magazines, for £22m. MSM is a publisher of targeted weekly and monthly financial services magazines, including Prof... [more]