Other Done Deals

• Walki Group, a supplier of protective packaging and technical laminates with operations in the UK, has acquired Ekopak-Jatne, a Polish producer of ream wrapping material. The terms of the deal were undisclosed
• London-based data bureau The REaD Group has become the sole owner of Meta-Morphix, after acquiring a 50 per cent stake from co-investor Tri-Direct. The terms of the deal have not been revealed
• Cash machine operator Cashbox has bought the cash machine portfolio of Cash4All in a cash-and-shares deal. Cashbox paid a total of £1.8 million for Cash4All’s ATM estate, comprising 723 machines
• Gooch & Housego, a specialist manufacturer of optical components and systems, has completed the acquisition of General Optics from GSI Group for undisclosed terms
• Infoterra of Leicester has acquired Imass, the Tyneside-based supplier of communication devices with 136 staff. The terms of the deal were undisclosed
• Watson Laurie, a provider of insurance and financial services, has merged with Vinden Partnership, a Bolton-based supplier of mediation services to the construction sector
• Amlin is to acquire Anglo-French Underwriters, the French underwriting agency, from 21 Centrale Partners, a holding company investing in mid-sized private companies. The details of the transaction were undisclosed
• Premier Travel of Cambridge has acquired Travel Centre‘s seven travel agencies in Norwich and Dereham, taking its total number of outlets to 29. The terms of the deal were undisclosed

Deals in the pipeline

• Altus Group, a provider of independent real estate consulting, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the business assets of Capital Planning Solutions, supplier of capital planning services
• RPS, which specialises in land/property and built environment advice, has bought Paras, a rival provider of strategic guidance to the oil and gas industry. If all agreed conditions are met RPS will pay £6.4 million for the business
• Sojitz Corporation, a Japanese conglomerate with assets of US$27 billion, has agreed to invest US$45 million (£26.6 million) in Afren, an oil and gas exploration and production company
• EDF, the French electricity group, is contemplating buying out its parter in joint venture Unistar, Constellation Energy