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Today’s deal headlines

By Paul Driscoll on January 03 2008

Done deals:

Skipton Building Society has acquired marketing firm Broadsystem for £7 million cash

Mountview Estates plc has expanded its property portfolio with the acquisition of Holloways Properties for an initial sum of approximately £43 million

Scottish and Southern Energy plc has increased its energy supply with the acquisition of biomass power plant Slough Heat and Power for £49.25 million cash

Laboratory services company Eurofins has bought food and environmental testing business Lincolne Sutton & Wood

Diversified media company WPP plc has acquired a 75 per cent stake in Belguim-based digital and dialogue marketing agency Tagora.com

News media and events group United Business Media plc has strengthened its offering with the acquisition of two US-based firms; HispaniMark for up to $8.5 million (£4.3 million) and software events organiser Mass Events Labs for up to $5 million (£2.5 million)

Deals in the pipeline:

Baltic Oil Terminals plc is set to acquire 50 per cent of Russian-based ZAO Rosbunker for $11 million (£5.6 million), increasing its oil transhipment terminal operations

QinetiQ is set to bolster its technical defence and aerospace services with the acquisition of two Australian firms Ball Solutions Group and Novare Services for AUD$12 million and AUD$8 million respectively

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