Today’s deal headlines

In today’s deal headlines Quotient BioResearch has purchased drug development specialist BioDynamics and Thomas Cook Group plc has agreed to acquire online bed bank hotels4U.com for £21.8 million


In today’s deal headlines Quotient BioResearch has purchased drug development specialist BioDynamics and Thomas Cook Group plc has agreed to acquire online bed bank hotels4U.com for £21.8 million

In today’s deal headlines Quotient BioResearch has purchased drug development specialist BioDynamics and Thomas Cook Group plc has agreed to acquire online bed bank hotels4U.com for £21.8 million

Done deals:

•    Accountancy firm Thomas Westcott merges with Devon duo, Torquay’s Park Holding & Smith and north Devon’s Davison Bedworth, to expand its regional offering

•    WH Butler & Sons Founders has bought Victoria Fabrications, an aluminium and copper castings business based in Chesterfield, with funding from RBS in an effort to expand its operational base

•    Quotient BioResearch, a provider of safety evaluations to the bioscience industries, has purchased drug development specialist BioDynamics in a move that complements its existing drug development capabilities and grows its revenues to £35 million plus

•    Dews Motor Group, a main dealer for Vauxhall and Alfa Romeo, has undergone a third-generation management buy-out backed by Barclays

Deals in the pipeline:

•    Leisure travel giant Thomas Cook Group plc has agreed to acquire online bed bank hotels4U.com from Centurion Holiday Group for £21.8 million in a bid to strengthen its position in the independent travel sector

Marc Barber

Marc Barber

Marc was editor of GrowthBusiness from 2006 to 2010. He specialised in writing about entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital, mid-market M&A, small caps and high-growth businesses.

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