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BTG Plc, a London-based specialty pharmaceuticals company, has acquired Protherics Plc, a developer of new immunotherapeutic products and therapies, for an undisclosed sum.

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A Warwickshire-based composite materials provider to the McLaren Formula 1 team is to buy one of its suppliers in Italy.

Financial Management

At times like this, business owners need to look at every possible means of staying cash-positive and tax breaks are a good place to start.

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Mitesh Soma set up discount pharmaceutical retailer Chemistdirect.co.uk after noticing how high the mark-up was on common medicines in his wife's pharmacy. A year later and the company has sales of £5 million.

Legislation and Regulation

A business that has gone bust can represent a real opportunity for a canny acquirer, but the legal rights of the existing employees must be taken into account.

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The Bank of Scotland intends to make £250 million of funds available to businesses with fewer than 250 staff in the next two weeks.