ABC Learning, the Australian educational group, may be forced to sell its Busy Bees and Leapfrog nursery chains. The two chains combined operate 133 nurseries in the UK, 11 of which are in London. ABC... [more]

Rentokil Initial, the services group, received its second profits warning in the space of two months, sending its shares down by more than a fifth. In December last year, the company announced that it... [more]

Concentric, the Birmingham-based engine pump manufacturer with 300 staff, is to be acquired by Haldex of Sweden for undisclosed terms.... [more]

North Yorkshire Timber has acquired Tom Swan, the North Shields-based builders' merchant with 12 staff.... [more]

Simpson Bros, the York-based car salvage firm with 55 staff, has been acquired by Copart of the US for undisclosed terms.... [more]

BP have suggested that its alternative energy division could be placed on the market for £3.5bn, in order to take advantage of rising values in the renewable sector. ... [more]

The New Connaught Rooms, one of London's most prestigious connference venues is rumoured to have been quietly put on the market by Choice Hotels. Based in Great Queen Streeet in Covent Garden, The New... [more]

Designcapital has acquired Artelano, the French designer furniture manufacturer, for £1.2m, and plans to open an Artelano shop in London.... [more]

High street womens clothing chain, Select, was put into administration last week after experiencing low trading levels. The action has saved roughly 1,000 jobs in the company.Administrators, UHY Hacke... [more]

BAA, the airport company, could possibly be forced to put one of its airports on the market as Ferrovial, its Spanish owner, admitted that it will be another three to four months before it can finish ... [more]

Braemar Shipping Services has acquired Steege Kingston Partnership, the provider of loss adjusting services to the energy, marine and power sectors with 62 staff in London, Singapore, Canada, Mexico a... [more]

Contract Foods, the Redditch-based provider of food manufacturing services with 120 staff, has been acquired by Huegli Holding of Switzerland for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Interframe, the Paignton-based window manufacturer with 144 staff, has been bought out of administration by Solar Windows of Caerphilly for undisclosed terms.... [more]

Getty Images, the world's largest photograph bank, has been sold to Hellman & Friedman, a private equity firm, for $2.4bn (£1.2bn). It was previously noted by the Business Sale Report in January that ... [more]

Raymarine is to acquire NavSystems, the Finnish distributor of electronic marine products, for up to £3.8m.... [more]

Murgitroyd has acquired Kennedys, the patent agency with 19 staff in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Newcastle, for £3.4m.... [more]

Medway Foods has sold its Bridgend-based frozen foods factory out of administration to a new company called Pin-it Pastry for £1m, securing the future of 40 jobs.... [more]

Europa Support Services has acquired United Utilities FM, the facilities management firm that has 280 staff mostly based in the North West of England.... [more]

MDY Healthcare has acquired Stanmore Implants Worldwide, the Middlesex-based orthopaedic company, for £12m.... [more]

Gaz de France and Suez are to acquire the 1,875MW Teesside Power Station near Middlesbrough, which has 200 staff, from Cargill and Goldman Sachs for undisclosed terms.... [more]