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Shanks sells Avondale stake

Shanks Group Plc, a European environmental company that provides sustainable waste management services to the public and private sectors, has agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in Avondale Environmental Services to Landmedia, its joint venture partner. 

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Paddy Power buys Australian company

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John Crane in US expansion

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Bunge gets a Raisio

Bunge, a US-based agribusiness and food company, has acquired the margarine business of Finland-based food company Raisio for euro80 million (£71.2 million).

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John Crane cranks up Orion deal

John Crane, a Berkshire-based manufacturer of seals and associated products, has acquired Orion Corporation, a US-based manufacturer of hydrodynamic bearings for energy and general industrial markets. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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Paddy Power’s Oz deal

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power Plc has taken a 51 per cent stake in Sportsbet Pty, an Australian bookmaker that targets customers through telephone and online channels, for an initial payment of AU$48.5 million (£24 million).

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AIM companies in acquisitive mood

The majority of AIM-listed companies expect to complete acquisitions in the next 12 months, according to research.

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Syniverse buys WSI

Syniverse Technologies, a Florida-based telecommunications company, has acquired the assets of Florida-based rival Wireless Solutions International for an undisclosed sum. For more deals click here.

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AIM companies in acquisitive mood

The majority of AIM-listed companies expect to complete acquisitions in the next 12 months, according to research.

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Syniverse buys WSI

Syniverse Technologies, a Florida-based telecommunications company, has acquired the assets of Florida-based rival Wireless Solutions International for an undisclosed sum. For more deals click here.

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Xchanging snaps up FSB

Xchanging, a London-based professional services firm, has acquired the FondsServiceBank (FSB) business unit, the Germany-based investment funds administration business of DAB bank AG, for up to €21.4 million (£19.1 million) in cash. 

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Europa Capital goes shopping

Europa Capital, a UK independent real estate fund management group, has acquired Berlin shopping centre Forum Steglitz from Hammerson Plc, a FTSE-100 real estate investment trust, for €70 million (£62.7 million).

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Sword sells Scottish business

Sword Group, a provider of business applications to the world’s largest companies, has disposed of a 77.5 per cent stake in its Scottish services operation to its management for an initial £27.8 million in cash. 

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Close Invoice Finance buys Ulster Factors

London-based Close Invoice Finance (CIF), part of the FTSE 250 banking group Close Brothers, has acquired a business in Northern Ireland.