These good results at the Global and European levels will also be accompanied by the announcement that IMAP has signed up a new partner for its Russian operations.

Securitas acquires Protect, a Croatian private security company. Ascendant provides advisory in third deal in sector.

Food retailing in Bosnia makes another move towards consolidation. Ascendant advises Bosnia’s Merkur operations on the leasing of its sites to AMKO Komerc doo.