ICI is to sell Uniqema, the oleochemicals and surfactants manufacturer with sites in Bromborough, Wilton, continental Europe, Asia and the US, to Croda International for £410m.... [more]

General Electric has raised again the prospect of selling its GE life, its UK life assurance and pensions business after saying it would be prepared to reduce the price, previously mooted, by some £50... [more]

Northern Foods, the UK-listed comestibles group, has hired KPMG Corporate Finance to handle the disposal of some of its assets, it has been reported. The Smiths' business, which mills flour, and the s... [more]

Trinity Mirror, the UK-listed newspaper group, is selling its exhibitions and magazines business for £45m+. KPMG has been appointed as advisor to the sale of the non-core assets, according to sources.... [more]

ITV, the London-listed broadcaster, could sell its cinema unit, Carlton Screen Advertising, the Daily Mail reported without citing sources. The unit could fetch up to £80m but "no formal approaches" f... [more]

The smart health clubs company Esporta is in talks to sell its freehold property assets for more than £300m. It is understood that the group has received a number of unsolicited approaches about a po... [more]

The Doyle family, owners of Irish leisure company Jurys Doyle Hotel Group are reportedly to sell the Jurys Inn chain just eight months after their successful takeover of the group. Jurys Inn consists ... [more]

Cadbury Schweppes, the UK-based confectionery and beverage company, is tipped to sell or spin off its beverage division at some point in the future. Cadbruy's has a market capitalisation of $19.8bn. ... [more]

Golley Slater has acquired McCann Erickson's marketing services business in Leeds, with the transfer of 55 staff.... [more]

Morse, the UK-listed IT group, may sell its hardware division due to a shift in focus towards software and services. US IT groups Ingram Micro and Tech Data have been named as potential bidders should... [more]

The chairman of the Local Radio Company, Graham Parrot, has stated that the UK-based local radio operator will dispose of non-core stations. The company, which operates in the North East, South East a... [more]

iSoft, the UK-listed company specialising in software for the healthcare sector, could reportedly dispose of some of its non-core assets. iSoft is currently in financial difficulty, with debt levels e... [more]

DSG International is tipped to sell its struggling retail chain The Link to O2 following another month of disappointing sales for the company. Mobile phone company O2, which already owns a 40% stake i... [more]

South Lakeland Caravans, the UK leisre group, could soon be sold to L&G Ventures, the buyout division of Legal & General. The two groups are reportedly in advanced discussions and an announcement is e... [more]

Study Group, the language tuition division of Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), is up for sale with a value of £80m. The group operates tuition facilities across the UK, North America and Australasia... [more]

First round bids for Barcays Leasing, the vehicle and equipment leasing unit operated by Barclays business banking, are expected in this week. General Electric, Siemens, CIT Group, Fortis and Societe ... [more]

Wensum Company has sold its menswear business to a new company called Wensum Tailoring for £0.5m, in order to focus on its Wensum Corporate uniforms business.... [more]

Heinz has sold the Linda McCartney vegetarian ready meals brand to Hain Celestial Group of the US for about £10m.... [more]

Babcock International has acquired the ABB high-voltage power lines and mobile telecoms business in South Africa for £4.5m.... [more]

Filtronic is to sell most of its wireless infrastructure division to Powerwave Technologies of the US for £184m, and has also announced plans to spend £45m expanding its semiconductor factory in Newto... [more]