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BUZZ-Avon Rubber: best day in 5 months on InterPuls acquisition

Reuters - UK Focus

** Avon Rubber buys Italian manufacturer of milking components InterPuls for an enterprise value of 29.75 mln euros

** Avon -- a design & engineering group specialising in two core markets, Protection & Defence & Dairy -- sees acquisition significantly earnings enhancing in 2016 financial year

** Stock up 3.9%, easily top riser on FTSE Small Cap index , in volume 1.5x the 90-day daily avg after >1 hour

** Analysts broadly positive on acquisition; Investec describes it as a sensible fit, says deal will be 5-7% accretive to FY2016E EPS

** WHIreland lifts TP to 950p (vs 900p), sees considerable long-term benefits of the combination (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)