In today’s deal headlines Quotient BioResearch has purchased drug development specialist BioDynamics and Thomas Cook Group plc has agreed to acquire online bed bank hotels4U.com for £21.8 million

Done deals:

•    Accountancy firm Thomas Westcott merges with Devon duo, Torquay’s Park Holding & Smith and north Devon’s Davison Bedworth, to expand its regional offering

•    WH Butler & Sons Founders has bought Victoria Fabrications, an aluminium and copper castings business based in Chesterfield, with funding from RBS in an effort to expand its operational base

•    Quotient BioResearch, a provider of safety evaluations to the bioscience industries, has purchased drug development specialist BioDynamics in a move that complements its existing drug development capabilities and grows its revenues to £35 million plus

•    Dews Motor Group, a main dealer for Vauxhall and Alfa Romeo, has undergone a third-generation management buy-out backed by Barclays

Deals in the pipeline:

•    Leisure travel giant Thomas Cook Group plc has agreed to acquire online bed bank hotels4U.com from Centurion Holiday Group for £21.8 million in a bid to strengthen its position in the independent travel sector