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Ingenious has invested £2 million through its two music VCTs to support the next album of the dance act Prodigy.

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Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry Richard Lambert has praised private equity houses, saying they offer a compelling model to improve business performance which has seen companies return to the stock markets in far more robust shape than when they were previously listed.

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Laser technology developer DataLase has secured funding worth £4.9 million. It was backed by BASF Venture Capital, which supplied £1 million, plus MTI Partners and Hotbed.

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Casper, a provider of products and services to SMEs, has made its second acquisition since it was established in June after it bought King UK, a distributor of non-food products to the licensed trade and catering sector.

Company Flotations

One way of floating on AIM is to find a cash shell. This is a company already quoted on the market that either has no continuing business or assets, apart from some remaining cash, or has been specially created as a quoted vehicle to pursue investment opportunities.

Growth Planning

The Midlands suffers from being considered the corridor between North and South, yet plenty of growing companies are relocating there and singing the praises of its central location, as Gareth Chadwick explains.