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The week's deals which include Barclays' acquisition of Standard Life, and e-trader group gets some Koodos.

• First Derivatives, a provider of capital markets technology, has acquired New Jersey-based software company Reference Data Factory (RDF) for up to $10 million (£6 million). Read more

• Barclays Bank has agreed to acquire the retail banking division of Standard Life for £226 million in cash. Read more

• The UK property sector saw a surge in M&A deals in the last quarter, according to research by accountancy firm Grant Thornton. Read more

• Early-stage investor Finance Wales has exited from its £125,000 investment in Abriox, a manufacturer of products for the gas and petro-chemical industries. Read more

• Clean fuel innovator Oxford Catalysts has won £3.7 million backing from Portugal’s SGC Energia to commercialise its ‘Fischer-Tropsch’ technology. Read more

• US-based technology distributor Ingram Micro has acquired Computacentre Distribution (CCD) for an undisclosed sum. Read more

• Technology distributor Acal has agreed to acquire BFi OPTiLAS for €10 million (£9 million) in cash. Read more

• Online bulk and surplus stock business e-trader group has acquired online fashion retailer Koodos for an undisclosed sum. Read more

• Meridian Petroleum wants to expand by acquisition, aided by a £6.9 million fundraising at 25p and rename itself President Petroleum. Read more

• London-based Proximagen Neuroscience has acquired Cambridge Biotechnology (CBT) from Sweden-based pharmaceutical group Biovitrum for an undisclosed sum. Read more

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