Antic has sold 12 of its London-based pubs out of administration to a new company called Gregarious, saving 200 jobs. 21-Feb-2013
Waitrose is planning to set up a 32,000 sq ft store and cookery school at the King's Cross Central development in London by 2015. 20-Feb-2013
Fulham Shore is to raise funds in a flotation on the ISDX market to invest in London-based restaurants, in order to develop new chains of up to 30 sites. 19-Feb-2013
Henderson Global Investors has unveiled plans for the £160m redevelopment of part of Smithfield Market in London into an area for artisan food outlets. 18-Feb-2013
FFastFill, the London-based software-as-a-service provider, is to be acquired by Pattington for £106m. 18-Feb-2013
Waitrose is planning to double its chain of convenience stores in central London to 20 over the next year, with the creation of 700 jobs. 14-Feb-2013
Parseq has acquired The Panther Group, the London-based provider of call centre services operating as Pell & Bales and Spokenfor, for undisclosed terms. 13-Feb-2013
Alito Colour Group has gone into administration through KRE Corporate Recovery, with the loss of 40 jobs at its Argall Solutions printing business in London. 13-Feb-2013
Konditor & Cook is planning to open five temporary cafes in London, having appointed GCW to find suitable sites. 11-Feb-2013
Edison Investment Research is setting up a 9,400 sq ft office at 280 High Holborn in London. 11-Feb-2013
Unilever is to take 22,000 sq ft at the refurbished Buckley Building in Clerkenwell Green, London. 11-Feb-2013
Seymour Pierce, the London-based stockbroker, has been acquired by Cantor Fitzgerald of the US for undisclosed terms. 11-Feb-2013
Cluttons is planning to open a new property investment office in the City of London. 07-Feb-2013
The BBC and Stanhope have unveiled proposals for the redevelopment of Television Centre in London, including new studios, homes and leisure facilities. 05-Feb-2013
Evening Standard has been awarded the London local TV licence by Ofcom, and hopes to launch the new London Live channel later this year. 05-Feb-2013
Heritage Lottery Fund has announced funding of £11m for four historic projects, including the National Theatre in London, Rochester Cathedral in Kent, the Carnegie Library in Dunfermline and Insole Court in Cardiff. 05-Feb-2013
Truphone has secured a £70m equity investment to help fund the expansion of its London-based mobile telecoms business, including the creation of 500 new jobs over the next 18 months. 04-Feb-2013
Swarovski is planning to launch a new chain of 1,000 sq ft Cadenza jewellery stores in London later this year. 04-Feb-2013
CPA Global is to relocate its London-based legal process outsourcing office to a 12,600 sq ft unit at 123 Victoria Street. 04-Feb-2013
Grant Thornton is seeking a suitable location for a new 70,000 sq ft office for its accountancy business in central London. 30-Jan-2013
Global Expense, the London-based expense management firm, has been sold by Hamilton Portfolio to US-based Concur for £14m. 30-Jan-2013
Lavazza is planning to open about 400 coffee shops by 2023, including 50 London sites for the new Lavazza Espression format over the next three years. 29-Jan-2013
Cello Group has acquired Mash Health, the London-based provider of consultancy services to the healthcare sector, for an initial £0.6m. 29-Jan-2013
University of Liverpool is planning to open a 75,000 sq ft teaching centre at 33 Finsbury Square in London in September. 29-Jan-2013
Arthur J Gallagher, the insurance broker, is to take 60,000 sq ft of office space at the Walbrook Building in the City of London. 28-Jan-2013
Land Securities has announced that insurance group RSA is to take four floors of the Walkie-Talkie skyscraper on Fenchurch Street in London. 24-Jan-2013
Barclays is planning to shed a significant number of the 10,000 jobs at its London-based investment bank. 23-Jan-2013
Loveurope has acquired Locomotion, the London-based advertising, digital, film and broadcast production company. 23-Jan-2013
Virtu Financial is to close its trading and market making office in London with the transfer of up to 30 jobs to Ireland, Asia and the US. 23-Jan-2013
Google is to acquire a 2.4-acre site at King's Cross Central in London to build a new 11-storey headquarters by 2016. 21-Jan-2013
Antic, the London-based chain of 12 pubs, is expected to go into administration through Chantrey Vellacott. 21-Jan-2013
Pretty Green is planning to expand its chain of 14 menswear stores with six new outlets, and will also transfer a number of office jobs from Nottingham and Reading to a new larger site in London. 21-Jan-2013
DWF is to merge with Fishburns, the law firm with 210 staff in London, Bristol and Dublin. 21-Jan-2013
CMS Cameron McKenna is to shed up to 40 legal and legal support jobs at its office in the City of London. 16-Jan-2013
Baxter Hoare Travel has acquired the trade fair division of Dertour UK, with the relocation of a number of staff to its office at London Bridge. 15-Jan-2013
Financial Ombudsman Service is to create a further 1,000 jobs in London this year, in order to handle complaints about payment protection insurance. 14-Jan-2013
Goldman Sachs has unveiled plans to build a 1.2m sq ft nine-storey office at Holborn Viaduct in London. 14-Jan-2013
London Fire Brigade is planning to close 12 fire stations with the loss of up to 520 jobs, in order to save £45m over the next two years. 14-Jan-2013
Partnership Assurance is said to be in negotiations to take 38,000 sq ft of office space at Heron Tower in the City of London. 14-Jan-2013
Amazon is to create a further 100 jobs at its Silicon Roundabout digital media centre in London. 10-Jan-2013
El Mexicana is planning to open ten new restaurants across the country this year, and is particularly interested in London, Birmingham and Manchester. 10-Jan-2013
Morgan Stanley is to shed up to 1,600 jobs at its global investment banking, capital and trading operations, which could affect hundreds of staff in London. 10-Jan-2013
Cake Solutions, the Stockport-based software firm with 22 staff, is planning to open an office at the Tech City development in London later this year. 07-Jan-2013
Instant has secured a £16m investment from private equity firm MML to fund the expansion of its London-based managed office division. 07-Jan-2013
Bea's of Bloomsbury has undergone a pre-pack administration through Harris Lipman, securing the future of three of its London cafes. 03-Jan-2013
Avis Budget is to acquire Zipcar, the US-based car sharing club and owner of London-based Streetcar, for £307m. 03-Jan-2013
BrewDog is seeking suitable sites to open new bars in London, Brighton, Cambridge, Cardiff, Liverpool, Oxford and Sheffield. 02-Jan-2013
Sainsbury's is to relocate its property department and up to 230 jobs from London to Ansty Park near Coventry in April. 31-Dec-2012
Nabarro is to relocate its London-based law firm to a 130,000 sq ft office at Alban Gate in 2014. 31-Dec-2012
Breakfast Club is to open two new cafes at Battersea and Borough Market in London. 31-Dec-2012
Scotland Yard is reported to be planning to close more than 60 of the 133 police stations in London, but new desks would open in supermarkets and libraries. 31-Dec-2012
AJ Bell has acquired MSM Media, the London-based financial publisher with 34 staff, for undisclosed terms. 31-Dec-2012
Selfridges has acquired the 100,000 sq ft Nations House office block in London for £130m, prompting speculation that it will expand its retail presence in the area. 31-Dec-2012
Tangibal Group has acquired Infotech Digital, the London-based supplier of interactive digital signage equipment, in a deal funded by a £3m share placing. 31-Dec-2012
Allanfield, the London-based property broker, is expected to go into administration through FRP Advisory. 19-Dec-2012
Amlin is to relocate its London-based insurance office to a 110,000 sq ft unit at the Leadenhall Building in London in 2015. 18-Dec-2012
River Island is to open a 28,000 sq ft flagship fashion store at Park House on London's Oxford Street in June 2013. 18-Dec-2012
Camino has raised £3m from the Business Growth Fund to expand its London-based chain of three restaurants with ten new sites by 2015, with the creation of 250 jobs. 17-Dec-2012
Blue Rubicon has sold a significant stake in its London-based public relations business to private equity firm LDC for an estimated £30m. 17-Dec-2012
Outside Line, the London-based advertising agency with 68 staff, has been acquired by Saatchi & Saatchi for about £8m. 17-Dec-2012
Carpetright is looking to open up to 15 smaller flooring stores on high streets in London. 13-Dec-2012
Kia Motors UK is to build a four-storey car dealership in Brentford, London, by 2014. 11-Dec-2012
Tinopolis has acquired Firecracker Films, the TV production firm with offices in London and Los Angeles, for an estimated £30m. 10-Dec-2012
PepsiCo is considering plans to relocate its London headquarters to a 10,000 sq ft office at Chiswick Park. 10-Dec-2012
Space Solutions has acquired Cochrane McGregor Associates, the London-based workplace design firm, for undisclosed terms. 10-Dec-2012
Peyton & Byrne has raised £6.2m from the Business Growth Fund to expand its London-based chain of high street bakeries and restaurants over the next four years, with the creation of 100 jobs. 06-Dec-2012
West Ham United Football Club has been selected as preferred bidder to move to the £429m Olympic Stadium in London after 2016. 06-Dec-2012
Chilango is looking to expand its London-based chain of three fast food restaurants with six new sites by the end of next year. 05-Dec-2012
HMV has sold Mama Group, the live music business with venues in London and Manchester, to private equity firm LDC for £7.3m. 04-Dec-2012
ATP International, the London-based corporate travel firm with 1,400 staff at 52 offices, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Intermediate Capital Group. 04-Dec-2012
Figtree, the creative agency with 40 staff in London and Hong Kong, has been acquired by US-based Prophet. 04-Dec-2012
Etc Venues, the network of 12 training and conference venues in London and Birmingham, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Growth Capital Partners. 04-Dec-2012
BT is planning to set up a 75,000 sq ft TV sports production studio at the Olympic Park in London next year, with the creation of hundreds of jobs. 03-Dec-2012
Aldi is looking to open a chain of smaller discount supermarkets of about 7,000 sq ft at busy locations in London. 03-Dec-2012
Microsoft is said to be considering plans to open a number of stores in London next year, in order to showcase its products. 03-Dec-2012
Tinopolis is to acquire Passion Distribution, the London-based TV content distributor, for about £15m. 03-Dec-2012
Direct Line Group is to shed a further 236 jobs at its insurance operations in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Kent. 03-Dec-2012
RPC Group has acquired Manuplastics, the London-based manufacturer of injection moulded containers, for £7m. 03-Dec-2012
Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian oil company, is to set up a 24,000 sq ft office in a new development at 10 Portman Square in London's West End. 29-Nov-2012
Lane Clark & Peacock is to set up new 40,000 sq ft headquarters for its financial consultancy business at 95 Wigmore Street in London. 29-Nov-2012
Canis Group is to merge with London-based Entertainment & Media Group, in order to offer a complete range of services to the music, entertainment and TV sectors. 29-Nov-2012
Capita has won a £320m contract for the outsourcing of up to 70% of the operations of the London borough of Barnet, with the transfer of 514 jobs to sites in Belfast, Blackburn and Southampton. 26-Nov-2012
Bloomberg Television is expected to shed up to 100 of the 150 jobs at its financial television channel in London, in order to transfer production to the US. 26-Nov-2012
CBRE has acquired EA Shaw, in order to expand its residential property business in London. 21-Nov-2012
Herron Fisher has been appointed administrator of Vinance, the London-based wine investment manager, and a buyer is being sought. 21-Nov-2012
Hills Building Services, the London-based contractor owned by Lowe & Oliver, has gone into voluntary liquidation through David Rubin & Partners. 21-Nov-2012
Co-operative Group has acquired ten Costcutter stores in the London area for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 180 staff. 20-Nov-2012
Premier Foods is to close two bakeries in West London and Birmingham and distribution centres in Plymouth and Mendlesham next year, with the loss of 900 jobs. 20-Nov-2012
Reebok is considering plans to open a new chain of sports stores, starting with a site in London's West End. 19-Nov-2012
JLT Employee Benefits is to relocate its London headquarters and up to 250 staff to the St Botolph Building from next August. 19-Nov-2012
Sutton Council is to consider £140m plans from CNM and LXB for two developments in South London, including hotels, shops, offices and the creation of 1,250 jobs. 19-Nov-2012
KPMG has been appointed administrator at Premier FireServe, and the contract to maintain the London Fire Brigade fleet has been transferred to Babcock Critical Services. 15-Nov-2012
Denham is planning to open two more premium jeans stores in London and the North next year, and will also expand its wholesale operation. 15-Nov-2012
Joe Fresh of Canada is considering plans to open fashion stores in the UK, and is said to be looking at sites in central London. 15-Nov-2012
Unilever is to transfer its 150-strong European brand development team from London to Rotterdam by 2014, but the global brand development team will be centralised in London. 15-Nov-2012
BT Group is to acquire Tikit, the IT firm with 200 staff at offices in London, Hampshire and abroad, for £64m. 14-Nov-2012
Poncho 8 is planning to develop a London-based chain of 20 burrito restaurants by 2015. 14-Nov-2012
Land Securities has signed insurance company Ascot to occupy part of the 38-storey Walkie-Talkie office development in London. 12-Nov-2012
John Lewis is reported to be planning to relocate one of its London offices from Chelsea to a 35,000 sq ft unit at 123 Victoria Street. 12-Nov-2012
Eileen Fisher is looking to open more fashion stores in London, with the next site due to open in Wimbledon Village early next year. 12-Nov-2012