In today's headlines, completed deals include Rentokil Initial acquiring cleaning and support services provider Lancaster Office Cleaning for £19 million and Mitchells Chartered Accountants acquiring rival Tee & Company.

Done deals:

• Marine consultant and ocean engineer Noble Denton has acquired oil services company Poseidon Maritime for £2.4 million

• Hygiene and safety solutions company Rentokil Initial has acquired cleaning and support services provider Lancaster Office Cleaning Company for £19 million

• Mitchells Chartered Accountants has acquired rival Tee & Company for an undisclosed sum

• Ontrac has merged with brand development company Dutton Merrifield to create a combined marketing group, for undisclosed terms

• Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping has raised £13 million from the sale of an equity stake to oil and gas services provider CGG Veritas of France, funding the expansion of its exploration-technology business

• UFD has been bought out of administration by fellow logistics company Ramage Distribution for undisclosed terms

• William Thompson, an animal feed company, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms

• Early stage venture capital fund IQ Capital has led an undisclosed funding round in corporate mobile phone solutions company OnRelay

Deals about to happen…

• US-based food company Heinz is considering selling its frozen desserts business

• Boston-based investment management company Aisi Realty Capital’s subsidiary, Aisi Realty Public, which invests in Ukrainian property, is set to float on AIM and raise an undisclosed sum

• Romag is to raise £7.7 million in a share placing to fund the development and expansion of its glass production operation

• Napthens is planning to merge with Wallwork & Company for undisclosed terms, creating a law firm with 28 partners

• Tate & Lyle is to sell its European starch operations to sugar producer Tereos of France for £209 million

• Trinity Mirror’s Berkshire Regional Newspapers and 14 titles are to be acquired by Berkshire Media Group for £10 million

• UK coal is considering a £50 million investment at the Thoresby Colliery, in order to expand coal production

• Guernsey-based property investor Lewis Charles Romania Property Fund is set to float onto AIM at the end of July and raise an undisclosed amount

• Holiday park operator Parkdean Holidays has announced plans to purchase a further 20 sites in the next two years, following its recent £80 million acquisition of Weststar Holidays

• Chiltern Trains is being sold by its operator Laing Rail for an undisclosed sum

• Woburn Ventures, an investment vehicle set up by the management of Waterline Group plc, is considering making an offer for Waterline, a kitchen supplier with a market cap of £8.3 million