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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

3i group has appointed UBS to find potential buyers for its Care Principles business. The private equity firm led a £90m management buy-out of Care Principles in 2005, and the business could now fetch... [more]

Rumours over the potential sale of Hutchinson Whampoa's 3 network have resurfaced again following news that the company is to lay off 130 managers from its UK operations. Hutchinson have repeatedly de... [more]

InTechnology, the AIM-listed IT infrastructure group, has announced that it is in talks over the disposal of its distribution division. ... [more]

ICI is to sell Quest, the Dutch flavours and fragrances business with 3,400 staff at sites including Ashford and Bromborough, to Givaudan of Switzerland for £1.2bn.... [more]

Northern Foods, the UK-listed food group, has agreed to sell its speciality bread, chilled pastry, cakes and flour milling businesses to Vision Capital for £160m.... [more]

ICI, the UK-listed chemicals group, announced today that it has sold Quest, its flavours and fragrance business to Swiss rival Givaudan.... [more]

Dagsbrun, the Icelandic investment firm specialising in media, telecoms and entertainment companies, is to sell Wyndeham Press Group and its English parent company Daybreak Acquisitions.... [more]

The National Grid unveiled plans yesterday to spin off its wireless infrastructure business and sell Basslink, its Australian electricity interconnector following a strategic review.... [more]

German broadcaster RTL has been tipped to sell Five, its much-maligned UK terrestrial channel, should it succeed in acquiring ITV.... [more]

Slough Estates, the UK property and investment development company, has put its US arm up for sale as it prepares to convert itself into a real estate investment trust (REIT). The US business provides... [more]

UK-listed marketing company Media Square is rumoured to be considering a sale of one of its larger UK businesses. The company, which has debts of £24m, is valued at £56m and recently disposed of Karen... [more]