Done Deals

• Shropshire-based manufacturing company Leonardt has acquired local rival Berkeley & Co. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• Charity organisations Homeless Link and Resource Information Service (RIS) have merged. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed.

• Lincolnshire-based exploration and mining company Angus & Ross Plc (A&R) has agreed to acquire Greenland-based Nalunaq Gold Mine (NGM) from Crew Gold Corporation for $1.5 million (£1.02 million). Read more

• Chicago-based stock exchange company CME Group has acquired the Carvill Hurricane Index from Carvill America, which will now trade as the CME Hurricane Index. The terms of he deal were not disclosed.

• Loss-making equipment leasing specialist St Helen’s Finance has launched £2 million of 8.5 per cent convertible loan notes. Read more

In the Pipeline

• Hardware retailer Robert Dyas is in talks with its main backer Lloyds TSB over a potential management buy-out.

• Invista, a US-based real estate investment manager, has agreed to acquire Asian rival Big Orange Self Storage Fund for £12.95 million.