Done deals:

 

• Financial services firm Midas Capital plc has raised £10.5 million with a share placing

• Factual media company Ten Alps plc has acquired B2B publishing company Sovereign Publications for some £2.6 million

• DCC plc, a business support services firm, has acquired oil distribution business Southern Counties Fuels Holdings, for €9.75 million (£7.45 million) cash

• Mortgage packager The Mortgage Operation has undergone a management buy-out
  (Source: Incisive Media)

• Biopharmaceuticals company Alizyme has raised £10 million with a share placing

• Bradfords Group has acquired WJ Handrahan & Son, adding to its timber supply operations

• Private equity firms Cognetas and Englefield Capital have bought utility and telecommunications provider Morrison Utility Services, along with the company’s management. The deal amount was £135 million

• Financial services firm First London Securities has acquired Torus IB, a holding company for fund management boutiques, for £26 million

Deals in the pipeline:

• Tote bookmaker is up for sale, with fellow gambling company Gala Coral hinting at an offer of £405 million

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