The outsourcing group Mitie is this weekend plotting an audacious ‎takeover bid for the biggest division of rival Interserve just hours after…

A New York-listed technology group has agreed to pay more than £400m for the British visual effects producer which worked on Gravity and Interstellar,…

Payments processing giant Worldpay has agreed to a takeover by US fintech giant FIS in a deal valuing it at $43bn (£32bn).

JD Sports has agreed to buy Footasylum in a £90m deal after its smaller rival was battered by the tough conditions on the high street.

Ruth Kelly, the former transport secretary, is to join the board of Heathrow Airport's parent company as it attempts to clear the remaining hurdles…

Goldman Sachs and an investment firm backed by Comcast, the new owner of Sky, are vying to buy a British visual ‎effects producer whose credits…

Trainline, the rail and coach ticket booking platform, is making tracks towards a £1bn stock market listing that could take place within months.

Consumers are holding back on big-ticket purchases such as cars and holidays amid Brexit uncertainty, according to a monthly survey.

Outsourcing firm Interserve is on the verge of collapse after investors rejected a rescue deal that would have seen their holdings slashed.

More than 550 sub-postmasters have won their first case against the Post Office over an IT system they say caused some of them to be wrongly accused…

Investors in the Restaurant Group have not had much to smile about during recent years.

Sir Philip Green is accelerating efforts to restructure his Arcadia retail empire through a programme that could involve announcing significant numbers…

US regulators have filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen accusing the carmaker and its ex-boss of "massive fraud" ahead of the dieselgate scandal of 2015.

Business groups have cautiously welcomed a Commons vote to delay Brexit but warned that the decision failed to lift the uncertainty facing British…

Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess has apologised for using an "unfortunate choice of words" that evoked a Nazi slogan during an internal management…

The pound has faltered after hitting a nine-month high against the US dollar, as traders weighed the implications of a third Brexit vote this week.

Cineworld has reported a surge in annual profits - the first covering its takeover of US-based Regal Entertainment which enjoyed record box office…

Debenhams says it will give "careful consideration" to Mike Ashley's offer of a £150m conditional loan under his attempted coup.

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) says it is "disappointed" by a record £5m fine for failing passengers during the chaotic introduction of a new…

The online property finance hub Lendinvest is plotting a £500m stock market flotation that will provide a fresh test of investors' faith in a…

Royal Dutch Shell has defended a 126% increase in pay awards to its chief executive last year.

Boeing has grounded its entire global fleet of 737 MAX 8s and 9s following Sunday’s crash in Ethiopia.

Britain's biggest car maker Jaguar Land Rover is to recall more than 44,000 UK vehicles for repairs after regulators found ten models were emitting…

Morrisons has revealed evidence of hoarding by customers as the clock ticks down to Brexit with the outcome still unclear.

It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good and the collapse of Carillion last year appears to have had some positives as well as negatives.

The chancellor says the economy remains "remarkably resilient" in the face of a "cloud of Brexit uncertainty" - despite a sharp cut to growth forecasts.

The most crucial number in the Spring Statement was £26.6bn.

The online travel company GetYourGuide is poised to become Europe's latest technology unicorn by securing more than $300m (£228m) in new funding…

British businesses didn't get much chance to feed into the debate over tariffs.

As the outcome of Brexit remains unknown, people in Derby are putting holidays on hold as they wait to understand what they might need when travelling…

Britain would slash tariffs on the vast majority of goods entering the country in a no-deal scenario, the government has confirmed.

Julian Dunkerton, the co-founder of Superdry, will on Wednesday pledge not to sell his stake in the embattled fashion retailer for at least two years…

Countries around the world have banned the Boeing 737 MAX 8 from their skies but the US has so far stood by it.

A Welsh town made famous by the sitcom Gavin & Stacey has been named as a top property hotspot for growth in asking prices over the past year.

Not long ago this used to be the time of year when the Treasury would be poised for its biggest annual set-piece.

Mothercare has agreed the sale of its Early Learning Centre (ELC) brand to the owner of The Entertainer toy shop chain for up to £13.5m.

Business groups have urged MPs to avoid a no-deal Brexit after the prime minister suffered a further Commons defeat.

Saga, the FTSE 250 insurance and travel specialist, is exploring the sale of a cluster of its leisure businesses as it seeks to streamline its operations.

Some companies depart the FTSE 100 due to being taken over.

The UK has banned the Boeing 737 MAX from flying in and out of its airports after the Ethiopia crash that left 157 dead.

Nissan is to end production of its premium Infiniti models at its UK car plant in Sunderland as it stops selling the brand in western Europe.

Norton is an unusual company.

Volkswagen has warned jobs will be cut as it ramps up plans to make only zero-emission models following the dieselgate scandal.

The largest shareholder in Interserve has warned its prospective administrator against arranging a pre-pack insolvency deal that would see it immediately…

UK economic growth surged to 0.5% in January, according to official figures which smashed economists' expectations.

Shares in US aerospace giant Boeing have fallen sharply as the company reacts to a second deadly crash involving its 737 Max 8 aircraft.

It is deeply ironic that, as the jeanmaker Levi Strauss & Co was at the absolute zenith of its awareness and popularity among consumers, investors…

Superdry has urged shareholders to reject a bid by the fashion chain's co-founder to return to the company, saying it would be "extremely damaging".

Debenhams says it is in "advanced" talks with its banks over a £150m cash injection as it battles Mike Ashley for control.

Lenders to Interserve are considering a last-ditch effort to win over shareholders by further increasing the amount of equity handed to them in a £500m…

The accounting regulator is to be abolished and replaced by a new "enhanced" body following a damning review sparked by the collapses of high-profile…

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released its annual "shopping" basket, which is a measure of consumer price inflation.

UK firms are being warned EU companies plan to make them foot the bill if Brexit results in delayed orders.