[GB] First London to sell depot to Go Ahead

Today First Group has announced that negotiation is ongoing to sell the Northumberland Park (NP) depot operations, including the permise, vehicles and staff to Go Ahead Group. Subject to successful conclusion of the deal, the transfer will happen on 28th March. Currently the following routes are operated out from NP:

58 East Ham - Walthamstow operated (Friday only) with TN-class Transbus Trident/President
67 Aldgate - Wood Green with VNL-class Volvo B7TL/Transbus President
191 Brimsdown - Edmonton Green with DN-class ADL Trident/E400
231 Enfield - Turnpike Lane Stn with DN-class ADL Trident/E400
259 King's Cross - Edmonton Green with VN-class Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2
299 Cockfoster - Muswell Hill with DM-class ADL Enviro200Dart
357 Chingford Hatch - Whipps Cross with TN-class Transbus Trident/President (due to convert to VN-class Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 from 03/03/12)
389 Western way - Barnet with DM-class ADL Enviro200Dart
399 Hadley Wood - Barnet with DM-class ADL Enviro200Dart
476 Euston - Northumberland Park with VN-class Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2
W4 Oakthrope Park - Jarrow Road with DMS-class ADL Enviro200Dart
W10 Enfield - Crews Hill with DM-class Transbus Dart/Marshall Capital
(From 03/03/12) W16 Chingford Mount - Leytonstone Stn with DM-class ADL E20D/E200
School routes 616/692/699

This is quite a sudden selling of the premises (for me it is), do you know the reason behind the deal??

Just from the Go-Ahead FB page, they said they have got the deal sucessfully:

"London Central and London General
It has been confirmed that Northumberland Park First London has been sold to Go Ahead London"
http://www.facebook.com/home.php ... ral/107162519331338