Xela Group completes Yellow Coaches purchase
In a shift from what had been expected, Eastleigh business Xela Group – which includes Xelabus and Xelacoach – purchased…
Midland Classic bought by Rotala as group grows reach
Rotala has acquired Burton-upon-Trent operator Midland Classic. The acquisition is worth a total of £2.58m to the purchaser for a…
Megabus, Falcon retail activity to go to Scottish Citylink
Stagecoach has reached agreement to sell the retailing activities of its Megabus and Falcon scheduled coach businesses to Scottish Citylink,…
Stagecoach London welcomes Lea Interchange to its business
Stagecoach London has added to its business the former Tower Transit depot, staff and operations at Lea Interchange in the…
Cymru Coaches joins FlixBus UK as partner operator
FlixBus UK has added a second Welsh operator to its list of partners after Waunarlwydd-based Cymru Coaches began running daily…
Go-Ahead sale possible after offer acceptance recommended
A consortium made up of Australasian bus operator Kinetic Group and transport concession manager Globalvia Inversiones has nosed ahead in…
Wrightbus wins contest for up to 800 electric DDs in Ireland
The National Transport Authority (NTA) in Ireland has signed a single-supplier framework agreement with Wrightbus that provides for the delivery…
Stagecoach to acquire Tower Transit Lea Interchange operation
Stagecoach has agreed to purchase the east London bus operations of Tower Transit parent Kelsian Group, including its Lea Interchange…
FirstGroup ‘evaluating’ I Squared Capital purchase approach
FirstGroup is “currently evaluating” the latest in a series of unsolicited and conditional proposals from Miami-based private equity firm I…
DWS bid for Stagecoach set to progress as acceptance gained
The bid by DWS Infrastructure to purchase Stagecoach in its entirety took a major step forward on 20 May after…
