Division Sale News

Building and property group Pochin is set to sell its underperforming concrete pumping division to an unnamed buyer. [more]

Premier Foods has commenced the sale of its Sarson’s Vinegar brand in a bid to secure new loan terms with its bankers by the end of Ma [more]

De Vere Group is set to sell four of its hotels and one conference venue in order to fund the planned expansion of its Village Hotels operations. [more]

Warehouse property developer Gazeley could be put on the market as its owner seeks to repay some of its £1.3 billion debts this year. It is believed the investment bank Rothschild has been brought in to assist in the sale pro [more]

The French insurer group Groupama has put its brokerage business and UK operations on the market. [more]

The famed Fray Bentos canned meat pie brand and business has been sold by its owner, Princes Food. [more]

Several bidders are circling the sale of HMV Live, including the owner of Time Out. The sale of HMV’s successful music venue and festivals business was originally announced in mid-Decem [more]

IAG, the owner of British Airways, has agreed a binding deal to purchase BMI from Lufthansa for £172.5 million, securing 56 more slots at Heathrow for [more]

Travelzest, the owner of several holiday operators including nudist holiday firm Peng Travel, is making a move to sell off its loss-making UK brands. [more]

Australian shopping mall giant, Westfield, is reported to be exploring the option of offloading three of its shopping centres in the UK and Northern Ireland to its joint venture partners, as part of its strategy to focus on its larger UK assets. [more]

HMV has put its fast growing, most profitable business on the block to save the rest of the struggling company. [more]

Britain’s largest biscuits manufacturer, United Biscuits, could be broken up in a renewed effort for a s [more]

Peacocks is again looking at selling Bonmarché, its discount clothing retailer for older women, after previously mulling a sale in March this [more]

Following the successful sale of its chilled foods and bakery business Brookes Avana, it has been predicted by experts that Premier Foods’ spreads business will be the “next logical disp [more]

The famous, long-established Foyles Bookshop is to see its leasehold change hands, as the owner has put it up for sale. [more]

The largest dental insurance firm in Britain, Denplan, has been placed on the market by its parent Axa UK. [more]

Thirty-seven Scottish pubs have been put on the market by Suffolk-based brewer, Greene King. [more]

Axa UK has brought in Fenchurch Advisory Partners to act as advisor on the possible £100 million sale of its Bluefin Advisory Services busi [more]

The company behind the Brasserie Gerard and Bertorelli restaurant brands, Paramount Restaurants, is understood to have entered administration. Industry publication BigHospitality has reported that the group was placed in [more]

The Guardian Media Group is planning to sell the parent company of its PaidContent website, three years after first taking on the business. [more]