Done Deals:

• Marketing and communications group Hasgrove has bolstered its services with the acquisition of Pavilion Communication Services for up to £9.9 million
• Oamps has strengthened its insurance brokerage operations after buying Keith Johnson & Co for an undisclosed amount
• Medical devices supplier Zimed has been bought by its management for up to £5 million
• Public transport group Go Ahead has bought a bus business run by private car hire firm Stanley Taxis for £1 million
• Glen Electric has boosted its electrical manufacturing and engineering business by acquiring Applied Energy Holdings. The terms of the deal were undisclosed
• Luxury travel group Western & Oriental has purchased luxury villa operator Villa Select for an initial £2.5 million
• Pub, restaurant and hotel operator Emporia Leisure has acquired Tudor mansion Mitton Hall for £3 million. The property is to be converted into a hotel
• Venture capitalist Imperial Innovations has invested £375,000 in electrical motors and generators developer EVO Electric, raising its stake to 38%
• InterQuest Group has added to its IT recruitment services with the purchase of e-CRM People for up to £4.95 million
• Barclays Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Camden Corporate Fleet Services, the corporate division of auto trader Camden Motors Group, for £27 million
• Rainbow Telecom has bolstered its telecom services with the purchase of GiGiTech for undisclosed terms
• IT security provider Global Secure Systems has acquired its smaller rival Peapod for undisclosed terms
• VPhase has boosted its research and development operations of its energy reduction products with the acquisition of Energy VC. The firm has also launched on AIM
• Intertek, a provider of quality and safety services to a range of industries, has completed its 15^th deal of the year, acquiring German-based food testing laboratory biodata for €3.6 million (£2.5 million)
• Property investor Rugby Investment Trust has added to its portfolio with the acquisition of JRPA Properties for 17.7 million

Deal in the pipeline:

• Asset management firm Connaught is to acquire health and safety compliance services firm for £91 million
• Information technology firm WploiTe is to acquire telecommunications firm Red Squared for £3.7 million
• Hotel and leisure service group Accor of France has bought credit and store card solutions firm PrePay Technologies for £50 million
• Early stage investor Gresham House is looking to sell two of its property sites for £11.9 million
• Alphyra Holdings, a Dublin-based electronic payments firm, is set to conduct a reverse takeover of UK cash machine company Cardpoint for undisclosed terms