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News - written by Rob Moore
Arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft, put up for sale in December, has six earnest third parties involved in the second round of bidding, believed to be prepared to pay up to £ [more]
A portfolio of ten bars, formerly owned by 3D Entertainment, has been placed on the market. [more]
A one-acre freehold site on London's famous shopping street has been put on the market at between 200 and 210 million po [more]
Administrators reported today that almost one hundred buyers have expressed interest in purchasing Reader’s Digest UK, which fell into administration last mo [more]
Output in the engineering sector is expected to outperform the rest of the economy and help lead the UK out of recession, according to information released by the manufacturers' organisation, the [more]
Numerous private equity firms are soon to submit second round bids for vintage floral clothing retailer Cath Kidston, which is on the market for £ [more]
Watkins Books, London's longest running esoteric bookshop, has entered administration with the loss of 11 jobs.
The bookshop, owned by Lord Salisbury, has ceased to trade since the adm [more]
Bay Restaurant Group, the owner of the La Tasca and Ha Ha Bar & Grill chains, could be sold after receiving a number of serious approaches from private equity-backed compan [more]
United Utilities Contract Solutions, provider of metering, waste treatment and connections for utility companies, has attracted plenty of interest after being placed on the market for £ [more]
The board of the Port of Dover is looking to put the organisation on the market to raise up to £400m of private capital in order to fund future expan [more]
Amadeus Associates International, the Wales-based manufacturer of baby cups and bowls, has entered administration with the loss of 26 out of 33 jobs. [more]
E-Clear, the credit card processing company linked to the collapse of Scottish airline Globespan, has been taken into administration itself. [more]
Pearson is considering options for its majority-owned global information provider Interactive Data Corporation (IDC) to include placing it on the market. [more]
The discount fashion chain Happit has been placed in administration following a downturn in sales. Fourteen stores throughout Scotland have been closed, with a loss of around 60 jobs. [more]
It has been predicted by the insolvency trade body R3 that the coming months could be the most perilous for businesses as the recession begins to ease off. [more]
D2, the Scottish fashion retailer with several stores in the North West, has gone into administration. [more]
Guardian Media Group is mulling a sale of its regional newspaper division GMG Regional Media, and has held preliminary talks to that end over the past few months. [more]
Private equity industry veteran Jon Moulton is to raise £142m for his new investment vehicle when it begins to trade on [more]
The AIM-listed pub group, Pubs 'n' Bars, has been placed into administration after its lenders, including Allied Irish Bank, refused to continue supp [more]
Plastic Engineering (Leamington) Limited has been placed into administration due to a lack of orders as a consequence of the struggling automotive market in Britain. [more]
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