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Done deals:

Premier Research Group has acquired US-based ARS for £11 million and D-target of Switzerland for £76 million, expanding its clinical research portfolio

Communications group Huntsworth has acquired AXIS Healthcare Communications, a US-based provider of pharmaceutical and medical device services, for an initial £9 million

Concateno plc has acquired CPL International for an undisclosed sum, expanding its drug and alcohol testing portfolio

The building services and consultancy Foreman Roberts has undergone a management buy-out in a £15 million deal

Yorkshire Building Services, a mechanical and electrical engineering services provider, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms

Brickability has acquired sites from Matching Brick Company and Charterhouse Construction Materials, adding to its brick merchant business

Hill Station has acquired So Real Ice Company for £800,000, adding to its ice-cream making operation

Cadbury Schweppes confectionary group has acquired US-based drinks bottler Southeast Atlantic Beverage Corp for undisclosed terms

Sports events organiser Sports Tours International has acquired cycling travel firm Wheel 2 Wheel for an undisclosed sum

Ontrac has merged with Bristol-based brand development company Dutton Merrifield to create a combined marketing group

Emap media group has acquired online journal provider Torcello Publishing for £20 million

Outdoor clothing retailer Mountain Warehouse has undergone a £15 million management buy-out, backed by retail investment vehicle Arev

Deals about to happen….

Italy-based internet provider Tiscali has bought telecommunications and internet solutions provider Pipex Communications for £210 million

Reckitt Benckiser, which makes household cleaning products, is to sell its prescription skincare business Hermal to Spanish pharmaceutical company Laboratories Almirall for £255 million

Gladedale is to acquire rival Ben Bailey for £84 million, adding to its house building portfolio

Construction company Holloway White Allom has been put up for sale for more than £50 million

Microprocessor technology developer Axeon is to acquire Swiss-based power tool battery pack supplier Ristma for £5.1 million

Rochford Thompson, an Optical recognition manufacturer for passports, is to be acquired by diversified technology company 3M for undisclosed terms

Hotel Group Balfour is looking for a buyer for its Malmaison and Hotel du Vin operations for about £700 million, which also includes 19 boutique hotels and a further seven sites due to open by the end of the year

Capital Pub Company plans to double its chain of 23 pubs during the next five years, with up to five new sites opening this year

Freshwater is to raise £4 million in a flotation, funding the expansion of its public relations and marketing business

I-design is to raise £3.5 million in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its cash machine advertising business

Bunzl is to acquire King Benelux Holding of the Netherlands for £39 million, adding to its cleaning supplies portfolio

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Comment by jyty lklk at 2:11pm, 20 Jul 2007

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