Done Deals

• Russian cement maker Eurocement Group has purchased a 6.5 per cent stake in Holcim, the world's second-largest cement maker

• HIS, which provides information on energy and security to governments and large companies, has bought consulting firm Global Insight for around $200 million (£108.5 million)

• Beazley Group has acquired Momentum Underwriting Management, a specialist personal accident and life underwriting management agency based in London, for £20.6 million

• Thailand-based broker Seamico Securities has raised its stake in KTB Securities to 48.81 percent from 42 percent

• Tessenderlo Kerley has acquired the assets, marketing and distribution channels of Agrochem of Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey. The new company will trade under the name Tessenderlo Agrochem

• Financial group Sator has acquired a 40 per cent stake in Baglioni Hotels in a deal valued at £23.7 million

In the pipeline

• Crocotta Energy plans to acquire all the outstanding stock of an undisclosed oil and gas company in British Columbia for $12.5 million (£6.8 million)

• Financial services group IFG Group has announced the merger of its provider companies IPS Actuarial Services and the PAL Partnership

• Wärtsilä has agreed to acquire Singapore-based naval architecture and ship design company Conan Wu & Associates for undisclosed terms

• Securitas has agreed to acquire the security services company El Guardian in Argentina. The acquisition strengthens Securitas’ role as the market leader in the region

• Ascent Media announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its subtitling business, Visiontext, to SDI Media, a subtitling and language dubbing provider, by the end of the month

• Medusa Mining, an Australian miner working in the Philippines, has been the subject of a takeover bid by Hong Kong-based investment firm Crosby Capital. The offer values Medusa at around £81.9 million

• French private equity company PAI partners plans to sell UK car service chain Kwik-Fit and the chain's German division Pit-Stop for a yet to be determined sum

• British Gas owner Centrica is to acquire Caythorpe Gas Storage from Warwick Energy for £70 million

• Norwegian oilfield services company DOF and energy-focused private equity group First Reserve Corporation said it would table an offer of £444.7 million for all outstanding shares in offshore group DOF Subsea