Mortons Travel sold by NatEx to Rambler Group Holdings
Mortons Travel of Basingstoke has been sold to Rambler Group Holdings by National Express for an undisclosed sum. National Express…
Optibus moves into real-time data via Datik acquisition
The owner of digital transportation platform Optibus has announced it has acquired Spain-based technology company Datik as part of a…
Regency Coaches is latest purchase by the Go-Ahead Group
The Go-Ahead Group has continued its acquisition of independent coach operators with the purchase of Regency Coaches of Lewes in…
Klarners Coaches and Tendring Travel are latest to join REL Capital
Coach industry investor REL Capital has completed further operator purchases with deals for Essex businesses Klarners Coaches and Tendring Travel.…
What does coach industry consolidation mean for a small operator?
I wrote some months ago about how coach operators had suddenly become attractive to large bus firms and mused on…
Newport Bus extends Newport County kit sponsorship
Newport Bus has announced a continuation of its training kit sponsorship of Newport County AFC. The municipal bus operator, will…
The Coach Travel Group backer named; ex-Go-Ahead man aboard
Private equity firm H2 Equity Partners is an investor in The Coach Travel Group, which has been formed to bring…
The Coach Travel Group formed by seven-operator merger
Seven coach operators have merged to form a new business called The Coach Travel Group in a major shift for…
VDL completes deal for parts of Van Hool coach and bus business
VDL has confirmed which parts of the coach and bus affairs of the bankrupt Van Hool business it has acquired…
Arriva Group acquisition by I Squared completes
The acquisition of Arriva Group by I Squared Capital has been completed. The deal, which was announced by then owners…
