AAC Capital Partners has put Fresh-Pak, a large supplier of fillings for the ready-made sandwich market, up for sale. Fresh-Pak is Europe's leading egg mayonnaise manufacturer and has sales of approxi... [more]

Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier has not managed to sell its devence conference businesses by the year end as hoped.... [more]

According to reports, US and UK banks are thought to be considering selling off parts of their businesses, ranging from branches to whole units, in recognition of crunch times ahead. Citigroup and HSB... [more]

Alfred McAlpine plc has announced that it has completed the sale of its Welsh Slate business, one of the world’s foremost producers of roofing and architectural slate. The unit, which operates from fo... [more]

Eastman Chemical Company has announced it has entered into definitive agreements with Indorama to sell its PET facility and related businesses in the United Kingdom, and its PET and PTA facilities and... [more]

Administrators called in to a Newport steel plant are trying to find a buyer in the new year. The Alphasteel site, which went into administrative receivership on 21st, employs more than 400. The compa... [more]

Filtronic plc has announced a definitive agreement for the sale of all of the share capital of Filtronic Compound Semiconductors Limited to RF Micro Devices Inc for £12.5m cash.  The transaction is ex... [more]

Glen Group plc has announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement relating to the sale of the business and assets of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Eclectic Group Limited and I G Software ... [more]

According to reports UK-listed pharmaceutical company William Ransom & Son is considering selling its contract manufacturing unit. The company reported a fall in half-year profits for the period endin... [more]

Van Hee Transport of Gateshead has sold its haulage division to TAL Logistics of Sheffield for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of ten staff, in order to focus solely on logistics training.... [more]

US-based PPG Industries, through a European subsidiary, has agreed to purchase the bodyshop distribution business of Unipart Automotive. The transaction is expected to close on or about Jan. 31, 2008.... [more]

Bunzl has acquired Care Shop, the Bolton-based supplier of consumables for the independent care and nursing homes market, from Verna Group Holdings.... [more]

UK-based airports operator BAA is said to be facing the forced sale of a Scottish airport, according to reports. A study commissioned by the Competition Commission has reportedly given weight to the i... [more]

LogicaCMG is thought likely to announce a strategic review, which could lead to possible disposals, according to reports. It is expected that the company will consider selling parts of its WM-Data an... [more]

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]

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]

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]

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

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has announced it has acquired the GEE portfolio of compliance products from Thomson Legal and Regulatory’s Sweet & Maxwell division. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, part o... [more]