• Infrastructure maintenance equipment supplier Alamo Group Europe has acquired Rivard Developpement, a French manufacturer of vacuum trucks and jetting equipment, for some €15 million (£11.9 million)

• Everbuild Building Products has purchased the Kwikgrip brand of DIY tapes and flooring products in a bid to bolster its offering

• Bakery chain Sayers has been bought out of administration by its management, led by chairman Sandy Birnie, and renamed Sayers the Bakers

• Engineering firm Kanban Group has purchased metal pressing company Indmar Sheet Metal out of administration for £250,000

• Gambling units manufacturer and support services group IGT-UK has acquired mobile phone gaming company Million 2-1

• The Chelsea building society is in talks to acquire the Catholic Building Society

• Dubai World, the investment arm of the Dubai government, is looking to buy industrial property developer and manger Gazeley

• Thomas Cook has agreed to purchase French tour operator Jet Tours for €70 million (£55.5 million)