Other done deals:
- OpSec Security Group plc, an anti-counterfeiting supplier, has acquired Munich-based provider of online brand protection and monitoring services Partners 4 Management, for up to €10.2 million (£8 million)
- The board of Intellego, an e-learning and compliance courseware solutions business, has bought Zenosis, which offers the same service to the pharmaceutical industry
- Axis Intermodal has purchased US-based SeaCo Parts International for $250,000 (£128,000) cash, in order to expand its refrigerated logistics services
- Camp owner Holidaybreak has raised £275 million from six banks in order to expand, led by Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland
- Begbies Traynor has added to its corporate finance, business turnaround, corporate recovery and insolvency services with the acquisition of corporate recovery and insolvency firm, Fanshawe Lofts
Deals in the pipeline:
- Energy supplier International Power plc is set to acquire a 1,857 MW portfolio of peaking generation facilities, located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and the Midwest – a region covering 15 states – from Independent System Operator power pools for $856.4 million (£439.2 million)
- HBJ Gatelely Wareing is set to merge with Holmes Hardingham in a bid to expand its shipping and road transport offering