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Genelabs deal boosts GSK’s anti-virus research

GlaxoSmithKline has acquired Genelabs Technologies, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of compounds for infectious diseases, for some $57 million (£35 million) in a $1.30 per share cash offer.

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Financial and energy deals remain strong

M&A activity in Europe may have declined by 37 per cent on last year, but there are still deals to be made in the financial and energy sectors, according to data from Thomson Reuters.

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Syngenta Flowers to grow with US deal

Syngenta Flowers, a global leader in the pot and bedding plant industry, has acquired the pot and garden Chrysanthemum and Aster business from US flower company Yoder Brothers.

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MPS Global LLC acquires Talascend Group

MPS Global LLC, a provider of high-tech engineering, design and IT talent, has acquired the Talascend Group, including EPCglobal, an international engineering staffing company operating in the engineering and construction industries.

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York Pharma seals wound care deal 

A dermatology-focused pharmaceutical company has completed its second deal in a month as part of its plan to strengthen its position in the chronic wound care market. 

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Willowbrook Healthcare receives injection of funds

Care home group Willowbrook Healthcare has secured £53 million to fund its expansion plans, which include opening new and acquiring established care homes across the UK.

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Next Fifteen Group acquires Panther Comms 

Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc, the holding company for a group of worldwide PR consultancies, has acquired the remaining 13 per cent of Panther Communications that it does not already own.

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Duke Street acquires Biomnis for €217 million

Duke Street, the European mid-market private equity firm, has acquired Biomnis, a France-based provider of medical diagnostics, for a total consideration of €217 million (£174 million).

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Next Fifteen Group acquires Panther Comms 

Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc, the holding company for a group of worldwide PR consultancies, has acquired the remaining 13 per cent of Panther Communications that it does not already own.

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Duke Street acquires Biomnis for €217 million

Duke Street, the European mid-market private equity firm, has acquired Biomnis, a France-based provider of medical diagnostics, for a total consideration of €217 million (£174 million).

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GDF SUEZ acquires Econergy

GDF SUEZ Energy International, a developer of energy and gas projects, has acquired Econergy International, a US renewable energy company listed in the UK, for £39 million.

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Brulines fired-up with petrol data deal 

A technology company that develops systems to monitor drinks sold on draught in pubs and bars has moved into a new market following its latest acquisition.

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Foreign investment boom for UK TMT

The UK technology, media and telecoms sector has recorded its highest level of foreign investment since the dotcom boom, according to Freshfields.

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Wrekin Construction acquires Toft Johnson

Wrekin Construction has bought Toft Johnson, a Staffordshire-based civil engineering and construction group, for an undisclosed sum.