TNT, the Dutch mail and express delivery service, has announced plans to sell its freight management division. ... [more]

BioProgress is to acquire the US pharmaceutical trading assets of AirPharma for £4.2m, including 20 brands.... [more]

Biofutures International is planning to acquire Zurex Corporation, the Malaysian company that holds a licence to produce biodiesel derived from palm oil, for £17m.... [more]

Swinton has acquired Graysons Insurance Consultants, the taxi insurance broker based in Liverpool, Widnes and Wirral, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Bayford & Co has acquired Askham Oils, the Penrith-based oil distribution company, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

The Airdrie-based whisky and spirits company, Inver House Distillers, has recently become a subsidiary of International Beverage Holdings, the international arm of Thai Beverages. While the company de... [more]

Butterfly Hotels has bought the 74-room Cromwell Hotel in Stevenage from Corus Hotels and the 110-room Express by Holiday Inn in Castle Bromwich from Hotel Vienna.... [more]

Process Combustion, the Harrogate-based supplier of heat transfer equipment with 60 staff, has been acquired by Roberts-Gordon of the US for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Kirker Holidays, the London-based upmarket travel company with 45 staff, has been acquired by Kuoni of Switzerland for an estimated £15m.... [more]

Catlin is to acquire Wellington Underwriting, the London-based insurance company, for £591m. The deal will create the biggest insurer on the Lloyd's of London market.Catlin, which moved to Bermuda in... [more]

Speedy Hire has acquired Lifting Gear Hire, the lifting equipment rental company with 309 staff at 34 depots, for £13m.... [more]

Bridgepoint, the UK private equity firm, has put its Swedish care homes business up for sale just one year after buying the company. Bridgepoint paid around €245m for Attendo in 2005, and analysts pre... [more]

Signet, the specialist jewellery retailer with operations in the US and UK, is under fresh pressure to sell its UK businesses after an informal approach from an unnamed private equity company. The com... [more]

Elegant Touch, the popular UK nail care brand whose customers include Liberty Ross and Elizabeth Jagger, has been put up for sale for around £40m by owners Original Additions. Elegant Touch, which was... [more]

Conchango, the business and technology consultancy with offices in London, New York and Boston, is to undergo a strategic review which is likely to lead to a flotation or a sale. The company has hire... [more]

Premium Credit, the specialist finance provider owned by the Bank of America, is up for sale for around £300m. Bank of America acquired Premium Credit in 2005 as part of its $35bn takeover of credit c... [more]

Footman James, the specialist car insurer, has been put up for sale by Alchemy Partners, its private equity owners. Alchemy have hired Deliotte to manage the sale, and interest is expected from both p... [more]

Apcoa, the European car parking group with operations in 13 countries, has been put up for sale by owners Investcorp, with an asking price of between €600m and €700m.... [more]

Phase Eight, the ladies fashion retailer, is to explore options for a sale of the business after receiving a number of unsolicited bids for the company. ... [more]

Moneybookers, the UK-based ePayment provider, could be up for sale after appointing LongAcre Partners to conduct a strategic review of the business. The business, which has around 2.3 million account ... [more]