UK lingerie company Myla, is considering a potential sale, according to reports. Owners Duet Group, the hedge fund, private equity group Octopus Asset Management, and private investors including Danie... [more]

UK hotel and conference organiser Booking Services International has been put up for sale, according to reports. The privately held company currently has an asking price of £30m. PricewaterhouseCooper... [more]

Euro Garages has been put up for sale by owner Zuber Issa, the Asian businessman, according to reports. KPMG Corporate Finance has been hired to advise on the sale of the business, which comprises 70 ... [more]

High quality cashmere fibres provider Joseph Dawson Limited has been put up for sale by its administrators, according to an advertisement in the Financial Times. The UK-based business reported a £9.5m... [more]

As part of it's deal with the European Commission over it's acquisition of rival ICI, which owns Dulux, AKZO Nobel is to sell several of its Crown paint sites. The Warrington and Hull sites are now up... [more]

3i have acquired testing specialist Inspicio, through bidding vehicle Angus Newco, for £228.6m. Inspicio employs 5,000+ staff in inspecting the contents and safety of food, and verifying the quality o... [more]

Yorpower Manufacturing Limited has acquired the diesel and gas maintenance business of Power Plant Services Limited. The acquired business will continue to trade as Power Plant Services (a division of... [more]

The Board of Northgate Information Solutions plc has announced that it has received an approach which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the business. A further announcement will be made ... [more]

Acorn Group has acquired Concept Staffing, the Barnstaple-based recruitment firm with 16 offices across the South West, for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Aegis Group is to acquire a 70% stake in Heartland Media Group, the Chinese media agency, for £4.6m.... [more]

Wynnstay has acquired the goodwill and certain assets of Wrekin Country Stores, the owner of agricultural stores in Telford and Stafford, in order to expand its existing chain of 27 outlets.... [more]

Greencore has acquired The Ministry of Cake, the Taunton-based frozen cakes manufacturer, as well as Danone's mineral water facility in Blaen Twyni, for a total £15m.... [more]

YooMedia has sold its Dateline online dating business, including seven staff, to a consortium funded by for £0.3m.... [more]

Oxford Advanced Surfaces, the Oxford-based developer of materials technology, has been acquired by Kanyon for £19m.... [more]

The Original Factory Shop, the Burnley-based chain of 84 discount stores, has undergone a £68m management buy-out backed by private equity firm Duke Street Capital.... [more]

Microsoft Corp. has acquired Multimap, one of the United Kingdom’s top 100 technology companies and one of the leading online mapping services in the world, for an undisclosed sum. ... [more]

Chemistry Communications has been put up for sale according to reports. The sale is being handled by Results International. The Chemistry group, originally launched as The Interactive Agency in the 19... [more]

Alba is to sell Roadstar Group, the distributor of consumer electronic products with annual sales of £27m, to management for a nominal sum.... [more]

Deal Group Media is to sell a 51% stake in its UK online marketing business to a management team operating under the name of Isco Technical Services for £1.5m, in order to focus on the Asia Pacific re... [more]

Northgate has acquired Hampsons Self Drive Hire, the Newark-based vehicle hire company with 50 staff, for £9.8m.... [more]