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Friends Reunited deal hits roadblock

The Office of Fair Trading has referred the acquisition of Friends Reunited by online genealogy business brightsolid to the Competition Commission. 

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Lord Sugar sparks fireworks 

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for the resignation of enterprise tsar Sir Alan Sugar following remarks he made about bank lending.

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Leisure Canada considers London float

Canadian mining and leisure chief Wally Berukoff is considering raising around £50 million in London for Leisure Canada

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Entrepreneurs work 80-hour weeks

Business owners are working 80 hours a week to keep their companies afloat, according to research from accountancy firm Tenon.

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ATG buys Live Nation’s UK theatres

London-based Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has acquired Live Nation's UK theatres for £90 million.

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AIM delisting trend continues apace

Some 239 companies have left AIM in the first ten months of this year, up from 196 in the same period of 2008.

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Wynnstay acquires YAF

Agriculture and retail concern Wynnstay has acquired Staffordshire-based Youngs Animal Feeds (YAF) for £750,000.

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e2train in MBO

Gloucestershire-based e-learning business e2train has been sold in a management buy-out led by CEO Rob Caul.

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Wynnstay acquires YAF

Agriculture and retail concern Wynnstay has acquired Staffordshire-based Youngs Animal Feeds (YAF) for £750,000.

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e2train in MBO

Gloucestershire-based e-learning business e2train has been sold in a management buy-out led by CEO Rob Caul.

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ScanSafe’s big exit

Cisco Systems is to acquire web security software company ScanSafe for $183 million (£110.6 million). James Harris meets the company's founders

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Danny Chapchal: musical chair

Danny Chapchal likes nothing more than lending his experience to the founders of young or troubled businesses – well, nothing except losing himself in his collection of 17,500 CDs.

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Vertu acquires Lichfield Vauxhall

AIM-listed motor retailer Vertu Motors, has acquired Lichfield Vauxhall for £2.8 million from Steve Thompson Cars.

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Value drops for private M&A deals 

The value of M&A deals involving private UK companies has plummeted, according to research by accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young.

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