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Firetrap brand saved in pre-pack administration

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
High street fashion brand, Firetrap, has been partially bought out by Sports Direct in a pre-pack administration. World Design & Trade, which operated the contemporary brands Firetrap UK and FullCircle, filed for administration ... continue reading

Rescue on the horizon for struggling Game

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
Electricals retail giant Comet has come forward as a potential white knight buyer for embattled video games seller Game. Turnaround firm OpCapita is thought to be discussing the purchase of Game’s debt and full payment of i... continue reading

Charterhouse mulls sale for stockbroker Wood Mackenzie

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
Charterhouse is considering a sale of long-established Edinburgh-based stockbroker Wood Mackenzie. Wood Mackenzie is one of Scotland’s oldest firms, and could bring in £1 billion and a large profit for its private equ... continue reading

Game puts itself up for sale

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
Directors of high street video game chain, Game, have put it up for sale in a frantic bid to raise enough funds to keep the company trading. The retailer, which has 600 stores throughout the UK, has been asking suppliers for mor... continue reading

Two prime Bristol pubs put on the market

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
Two history-steeped pubs in Bristol city centre have been put on the market by their respective owners. Horts, on Broad Street, and the Bristol Cider House, just off Portland Square, have been put up for sale for £775,00 a... continue reading

Granada Learning on the market

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
Granada Learning, one of the UK’s main providers of tests in schools, has been put on the market for a price in the region of £50 million to £70 million. Its owner, American private equity firm Veronis Suhler S... continue reading

Whyte & Mackay possibly up for sale

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
A 49 per cent stake in Glasgow-based whisky distillery Whyte & Mackay could be placed on the market, as its Indian owner Vijay Mallya sets about clearing his debts. Mallya’s firm United Spirits Ltd (USL) – which is ow... continue reading

Edinburgh Woollen Mill seals Peacocks deal

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
High street retail brand, Peacocks, has been bought from administration by Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM). The deal will enable EWM to focus on growth from the advantageous point of an already established, countrywide chain, with a... continue reading

Abel & Cole begin sale process

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
Online organic food seller Abel & Cole is gearing up to attempt to sell its business for the second time, after its previous attempt failed last year. An information memorandum is due to be sent out to interested parties in March... continue reading

Plymouth rowing club sold

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 | BUSINESS SALE
The former Torpoint Rowing Club in Plymouth has been sold by Stratton Creber Commercial, the Plymouth Herald has reported. Trustees of the club instructed Stratton Creber to advise on the freehold premises in August last year. Th... continue reading

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