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Third management buy-out in a month for NVM Private Equity

NVM Private Equity has continued to show interest in the furniture manufacturing market by backing another management buy-out in the space.

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Expanded Regional Growth Fund fourth pot dishes out £506 million through 102 offers

The fourth round of the Regional Growth Fund finance scheme has seen 102 companies and projects receive conditional offers.

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August Equity makes maiden education investment and first outlay from new fund

Mid-market investor August Equity has made a first play from its August Equity Partners III by adding an education business to its portfolio.

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Shazam closes huge $40 million investment deal with world’s richest man

Music recognition app and media engagement company Shazam has netted a $40 million investment from a telecommunications business based in Mexico.

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Chargemaster picks AIM to fuel its future growth efforts

Electric vehicle charging business Chargemaster has outlined plans to list on London's Alternative Investment Market in July.

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Wonga and Mimecast backer Dawn Capital raises new £63 million fund

Early-stage investor Dawn Capital has achieved a first close on its Dawn Capital II fund – targeted at businesses in the cloud, software and consumer internet sectors.

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Encore Capital offloads Pure360 to Scottish Equity Partners through £10.5 million deal

The creation of a possible 65 new jobs in the south east is on the cards for marketing company Pure360 following its latest funding round.

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London-based BlikBook secures investment from Irish VCs ahead of move to Dublin

Education platform BlikBook is moving its headquarters to Dublin following a €1 million funding round led by Leaf Investments.

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Encore Capital offloads Pure360 to Scottish Equity Partners through £10.5 million deal

The creation of a possible 65 new jobs in the south east is on the cards for marketing company Pure360 following its latest funding round.

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London-based BlikBook secures investment from Irish VCs ahead of move to Dublin

Education platform BlikBook is moving its headquarters to Dublin following a €1 million funding round led by Leaf Investments.

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EIS and SEIS contribute to surge in use of government funding schemes

The creation of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) has led to a sharp rise in the amount of businesses applying for government funding initiatives.

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Entrepreneur of the Year Colin Stevens secures Business Growth Fund investment for Better Bathrooms business

The Business Growth Fund is supporting the creation of a possible 500 new jobs through its backing of Better Bathrooms.

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ECI Partners sells CliniSys to Montagu Equity Partners to close first exit of 2013

Private equity firm ECI Partners has sold its stake in CliniSys and netted a 2.5x return on its 2007 investment.

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Business set up by former High Sheriff of Lancashire pulls in £750,000 venture capital investment

Liquid roofing business Centaur Technologies has been backed by the North West Fund for Venture Capital.