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A logistics technology business run by a 29-year-old entrepreneur has swooped on parts of Tuffnells Parcel Express, the prominent delivery company which collapsed this month with the loss of more than 2,000 jobs.Sky News has…

Capital One, the American credit card giant, is poised to swoop on a British luxury concierge service in a deal said to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.Sky News has learned that Capital One Financial Corp has struck a…

The entrepreneur behind one of Britain's biggest privately-held IT services groups is close to sealing its first cybersecurity acquisition with a recommended offer to buy London-listed ECSC.Sky News understands that Daisy…

Foxtons Group, the listed estate agency chain, is snapping up a London-based rival as it continues its assault on the capital's lettings market.Sky News understands that Foxtons, known for its distinctly liveried vans, has…

A London-based estate agent chaired by the former Sainsbury's chief Justin King is on the brink of a deal to buy rival Marsh & Parsons.Sky News has learnt that Dexters, which is privately owned, has been in talks for weeks…

Mike Ashley, the high street tycoon who has snapped up some of Britain's best-known retailers, is plotting a takeover of Gieves & Hawkes, the historic Savile Row tailor. Sky News has learnt that Mr Ashley's Frasers Group…

An executive who has led investments in chains such as Tie Rack has swooped to buy Paperchase, the high street stationer.Sky News understands that Steve Curtis, an operating partner at Rcapital, the turnaround investor, is…

The high street giant Next is in talks to take a big stake in Joules, the struggling fashion and lifestyle products chain.Sky News has learnt that Next has been negotiating for several weeks to acquire up to 25% of the smaller…

The billionaire brothers behind one of Britain's biggest fuel retailing empires are close to sealing a last-ditch swoop on McColl's Retail Group that could lead to thousands of job losses.Sky News has learnt that EG Group was…

SHANGHAI/LONDON: China's biggest homebuilder by sales, Country Garden, scooped up US$10 million of its own bonds on Monday as the country's ongoing property crisis sent then sprawling again. Last week was the worst on record for Country…