July 11th headlines

In today's headlines Hill Station plc, an ice cream manufacturer, has raised £720,000 through a new loan stock issue and agreed to buy rival firm Real Ice for some £750,000.


In today’s headlines Hill Station plc, an ice cream manufacturer, has raised £720,000 through a new loan stock issue and agreed to buy rival firm Real Ice for some £750,000.

In today’s headlines, Hill Station plc, an ice cream manufacturer, has raised £720,000 through a new loan stock issue and agreed to buy rival firm Real Ice for some £750,000.

  • Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to buy Spanish private healthcare specialist USP Hospitales from Mercapital for €675 million (£462 million).
  • Group NBT plc, a domain name and web hosting company, has bought Envisional Solutions, a brand protection services specialist, in a deal that could be worth up to £4 million.
  • PR and marketing company Freshwater is to raise up to £4 million on AIM to fund growth and further acquisitions.
  • Hill Station plc, an ice cream manufacturer, has raised £720,000 through a new loan stock issue and agreed to buy rival firm Real Ice for some £750,000.
  • DCD Media plc is buying three TV production companies – Prospect Pictures, September Holdings and West Park Pictures – for £19.1 million in cash and shares part funded through a placing.
  • Pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond Holdings plc is to buy Herbert Brown & Son, an independent jeweller and pawnbroking chain, for more than £30.7 million in cash and shares.
  • Building services consultant Foreman Roberts has been bought by its management in a deal backed with £7 million provided by private equity firm NVM.
  • Equipment hire services group Speedy Hire plc has continued its acquisition strategy after spending £115 million buying the tool hire business of Hewden Stuart plc.

Marc Barber

Marc Barber

Marc was editor of GrowthBusiness from 2006 to 2010. He specialised in writing about entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital, mid-market M&A, small caps and high-growth businesses.

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