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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 | BUSINESS SALE
The sale of the Lonely Planet travel guide business has been confirmed, with US-based NC2 Media stepping up to buy the business.
The company has agreed to sell the business for £51.5 million, almost £80 million less ... continue reading
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 | BUSINESS SALE
Deloitte, the administrators of stricken media retail chain HMV, has received four offers to buy the Fopp brand music stores, according to reports from the Guardian.
The cut-price music chain appears to be of interest to a number... continue reading
Thu, 07 Mar 2013 | ADMINISTRATION
Care home operator Castlebeck has entered administration after the abuse scandal uncovered at Winterbourne View and the closure of two other units resulted in trading losses at the firm.
Nationwide media attention was drawn to Wi... continue reading
Tue, 05 Mar 2013 | BUSINESS SALE
The BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is set to sell off its majority stake in the Lonely Planet travel guide business.
Reports from US media site Skift.com suggest that a buyer has been found in the shape of reclusive Am... continue reading
Thu, 28 Feb 2013 | BUSINESS SALE
Edinburgh Instruments (EI) has been sold to Techcomp, a Hong Kong-listed business, for £1.9 million.
The business is the first spin-out company from Heriot-Watt University and was founded in 1971. Professor Des Smith, the t... continue reading
Thu, 07 Feb 2013 | BUSINESS SALE
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is investigating a sale of its drinks businesses, Lucozade and Ribena.
After announcing its plans for a strategic review of its business, the pharmaceutical group received immediate interest from investment ... continue reading
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 | MERGER
US cable group Liberty Global has agreed to buy the Virgin Media business, it has been confirmed.
The deal, worth around $23.3 billion (£15 billion) will be delivered in both cash and stock and will create the largest broad... continue reading
Mon, 04 Feb 2013 | MERGER
Business law company DWF and professional indemnity firm Fishburns have merged to become one larger enterprise.
Fishburns is to become part of DWF, and the move will help DWF in its aim to be placed as a top three insurance law b... continue reading
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | ADMINISTRATION
HMV is to enter administration after confirming that it will call in administrators from Deloitte today (Tuesday, 15 January).
The high street music and video retailer issued a statement last night, explaining that it has been un... continue reading
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | BUSINESS SALE
News of a longer than normal HMV sale has sparked a fresh round of rumours about the future of the high street retailer.
It is no secret that the business has been struggling for some time now. The shift in the consumer approach ... continue reading
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Carlyle acquires UK wealth-tech provider intelliflo in $200m deal | BUSINESS SALE
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Gloucester electricals distributor enters administration | ADMINISTRATION
South West-based distributor John Gillman & Sons (Electrical...
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Electrical services business acquired by energy and compliance provider | BUSINESS SALE
CLP Group FS, a Widnes-based electrical services provider, h...
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