Done deals:

• Inflexion Private Equity has acquired SMD, a supplier of remote controlled subsea vehicle systems

• Property owner and manager Peverel has acquired estate agent Farleys from the Humberts Group plc for £424,500

• Builders merchant and DIY retailer Travis Perkins plc has added tiling specialist Tile It All to its operations

• 3i bought a minority stake in insurance group Hyperion for £50 million, which is valued at approximately £120 million

• Hargreaves Services plc, a services supplier to the energy, mineral and waste sectors, has acquired maintenance engineer AJS Contracts for £4.6 million

• Marketing communications company Aegis Group plc has bought Swedish sponsorship and experimental marketing business Jamterud, Jiffer & Partners

• Tikit Group plc, a software provider to law and accountancy firms, has purchased TFB Group for £7.4 million in cash and shares. The acquired company provides management services to law firms

• Broker Jelf Group plc has acquired Clarke Roxburgh for £18.3 million, strengthening its existing general insurance and wealth management capability whilst adding employee benefits, healthcare and commercial finance to its offering

• Insurance company Groupama UK has bought Choicequote Insurance Services through its subsidiary GAN UK

• Engineering consultancy Grontmij has bought commercial and contract consultancy Trett Consulting
  (Source: Business Desk)

• Automotive and industrial products supplier Rema Tip Top has acquired conveyor belt and component supplier Ace Conveyor
  (Source: Yorkshire Evening Post)

• Self-serve coffee business Coffee Nation has been bought by private equity firm Milestone Capital Partners via a secondary management buy-out (MBO). The deal valued the £20 million turnover business at approximately £25 million

Deals in the pipeline:

• Spiritel plc, a business communications service provider, is set to expand its offering with the purchase of WN1 for up to £2 million

• Ethanol Investments plc is to acquire a portfolio of assets from Libra Natural Resources plc in order to bolster its cleantech investment portfolio

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