Weir slips on sales but guides up on profits

Weir Group, the industrial pump and value maker, continued to suffer from muted demand during its third quarter but said it was seeing the “bottoming out of the downturn”

• Selway steps down at Weir
• Acquisitions key to engineering success

Exponent takes over Ambassador Theatre Group

Private equity group becomes majority owner of Ambassador Theatre Group, owner of some of the UK’s best-known playhouses, by financing its £90m takeover of its rival Live Nation’s UK operations

• UK watchdog rules against ticketing merger

Mark Warner reviews offers

The travel operator best known for its child-friendly holiday packages has asked PwC to review a number of approaches from interested parties over a sale of the business

Webis aims to use home advantage

The operator of the Isle of Man-based betinternet brand is capitalising on its small size to give it greater adeptness at providing customer service

Hutchings loses Lupus Capital vote

Greg Hutchings after he lost a crucial shareholder vote that would have reinstated him at the engineering investment company.

Tanfield's Ford deal set to be unplugged

Tanfield is expected to announce on Friday the termination of a deal with Ford to collaborate on a battery-powered Transit Connect van

CSR bullish on raising market share

Maker of wireless chips reports third-quarter revenue at the upper end of estimates and expresses confidence in increasing its share in the mobile phone market

Blacks in restructuring talks with lender

Outdoor goods retailer is in talks with Lloyds after the troubled group presents a restructuring plan to the bank that could determine its survival