Other done deals:
- Retec Digital plc, which provides systems for retailers to promote their products, has purchased Liquid Digital, a designer and operator of in-store digital screens, for £250,000
- The former boss of discount clothing retailer MK One, Elaine McPherson, has bought Merseyside retailer Ethel Austin from administrator Menzies Corporate Restructuring
- Construction firm Esh Group has bought renewable energy companies Green Energies and Pure Renewable Energies for £250,000
- Jelf Group plc, an insurance, healthcare, employee benefits, commercial finance and wealth management provider has purchased broker Godfrey Moore
Deals in the pipeline:
- Barclays has been reported as considering a takeover bid for Lehman Brothers or UBS
- Financial services firm DL Merchant Banking, the private equity arm of Credit Suisse, is set to acquire school holiday organiser Education & Adventure Travel Group, for some £100 million
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