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Done deals:

• Engineering and project management company AMEC plc has bought Rider Hunt International for £25 million cash, expanding its portfolio

• Newspaper publisher and printer Trinity Mirror plc has bought Rippleffect Studio, an online web design and development company, for up to £5.8 million

• Building services group Northern Bear plc has acquired forklift truck supplier Al Industrial Trucks and plumbing, heating and mechanical services company D J McGough for up to £6.7 million

• Electronic components supplier TT electronics plc has bought a systems supplier to the aerospace and defence industry NCE for up to £5.2 million

• Industrial engineer Fenner plc has acquired New Mexico-based King Energy for $5.7 million (£2.9 million), a provider of support services to the oil, gas and mining sector

• Equipment rental specialist Vp plc has purchased UM including its subsidiary U Mole for £4.5 million, complementing its offering

• Chemetall plc has bought NDT from Ely Chemical Company, in order to strengthen its offering in surface treatment technologies

Deals in the pipeline:

• Centrica plc, a provider of gas, electricity and energy related products and services, has agreed to buy US-based Strategic Energy for $300 million (£151.3 million)

• Hitchens plc, a diversified branded goods retailer, is set to acquire outsourcing services to retail suppliers, Wallgate, for £8.8 million. The company has also bought Flarepilot plc for an undisclosed sum

• Mining explorer and developer Jubilee Platinum plc is set to increase its stake in the Tjate project in South Africa to 58.5 per cent

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