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Done deals:

• Augean plc has bought rival hazardous waste company Astec Chemical Waste Services for up to £1.3 million

• Property investor and owner-manager Speymill plc has purchased the remaining 49 per cent of GOAL Service for €1 million (£797,000), increasing its presence in Germany

• Business news and events company United Business Media plc has bought marketing and analytical services provider to the technology sector, Next Level, for up to $11.5 million (£5.9 million) and electronics industry event Embedded Systems Show for £125,000

• Online gambling company 888 plc has merged with gaming software company Dynamite Idea

• Blue Oar plc, an investment bank and stockbroker, is to expand its operations with the purchase of stockbroker and private fund manager Astaire & Partners for £1.7 million

• CPP Group, a provider of credit card and identity theft protection and mobile phone insurance, has secured £130 million of expansion capital from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland and Allied Irish Bank

• Murray Metals Group has increased its offering with the purchase of rival steel business Hillfoot Steel Group

• Bread and cake supplier Finsbury Food Group has bought gluten-free bread makers Yorkshire Farm Bakery and A&P Foods

Deals in the pipeline:

• Property owner-manger Wynnstay Properties plc has agreed to acquire Quarrywood Industrial Estate for £4.5 million

• Electronic weapons systems provider Ultra Electronics plc is set to buy ProLogic for up to $63 million (£32.1 million), including $5 million (£2.6 million) as a staff retention incentive and $8 million (£4.1 million) dependent on growth targets being met

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