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Darwin Private Equity closes first investment of 2013 through Esendex MBO

Esendex CEO Geoff Love is leading a management buy-out of the business using capital from Darwin Private Equity.

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More changes to apprenticeships announced on back of Doug Richard report

Direct funding for employers wanting to buy apprenticeship training is being tabled by the government as part of Doug Richard's report on the employment process.

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Wool and the Gang sews up $2.8 million round from three VCs

Index Ventures, Wellington Partners and MMC Ventures are coming together to back the growth of fashion brand Wool and the Gang.

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First ‘Tesco Law’ deal for venture capital firm Smedvig Capital

A £4 million investment from Smedvig Capital into Kings Court Trust marks the first time that an outside investor has made a commitment in the private client market since the deregulation of the UK legal services market in April 2012.

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Bargain Booze business closes private tab and lists on AIM

The Alternative Investment Market's latest recruit is set to raise £64 million to eliminate debt and buy out its private equity backer ECI Partners.

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Secret Escapes and Zoopla VC backer invests in Affectv

Octopus Investments has led a £2 million Series A funding round into audience technology business Affectv.

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‘Lego for DNA’ biotech start-up secures £150,000 of SEIS capital from Mercia

The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) has allowed biotechnology business Oxford Genetics to net £150,000 of new funding.

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Cloud business Invenias secures MMC Ventures and Mark Farmer as investors

Venture capital firm MMC Ventures has made another play in the cloud computing market by backing Reading-based Invenias.

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‘Lego for DNA’ biotech start-up secures £150,000 of SEIS capital from Mercia

The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) has allowed biotechnology business Oxford Genetics to net £150,000 of new funding.

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Cloud business Invenias secures MMC Ventures and Mark Farmer as investors

Venture capital firm MMC Ventures has made another play in the cloud computing market by backing Reading-based Invenias.

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Tech City-based EcoMachines Incubator set to shake up the energy and cleantech funding space

A new business accelerator aimed at energy and cleantech ventures has been launched in London.

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Facebook buys London-based Monoidics and folds team into its own

Social media giant Facebook has closed its fourth acquisition of the year, this time involving a London-based business.

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Spin-out biomedical business gets SPARK Impact-led investment

The North West Fund for Biomedical and Fusion IP are coming together to back the growth ambition of University of Sheffield spin-out Absynth Biologics.

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Simply Business chooses to split from parent company through AnaCap-backed MBO

Small business provider Simply Business has closed a management buy-out with help from financial services private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners.

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