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LDC backs £50 million MBO of Bluebird and Coq d’Argent owner D&D London

Mid-market private equity house LDC has upped its interest in the retail and consumer sector by backing the management buy-out of restaurant group D&D London.

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Addison Lee drives over to Carlyle Group to fuel up for international growth

The Carlyle Group has made what it describes as a 'significant investment' in private hire service Addison Lee.

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Passion Capital and Accel Partners back financial technology firm GoCardless for second time

GoCardless has added to the $1.5 million (£976,400) it secured in February 2012 by netting a further $3.3 million through a deal with Accel Partners and Passion Capital.

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Six new deals for London Business Angels as the network uses EIS and SEIS schemes

London Business Angels investors are backing six new companies, taking the network's 2013 deal count to 10.

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Dementia diagnosis firm Cambridge Cognition picks AIM to fund its growth

Neuropsychological testing business Cambridge Cognition has joined London's Alternative Investment Market.

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Adidas and Huge Boss online fitting service Fits.me closes £5 million Series A

Software firm Fits.me has netted £5 million through its Series A funding round so that it can develop its virtual fitting room services.

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Russ Shaw’s Tech London Advocates founded with Saul Klein and Sherry Coutu

Technology heavyweights including Sherry Coutu, Saul Klein and Julie Meyer are coming together to form Tech London Advocates with the aim of strengthening London's tech and digital business hub.

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Production house behind The King’s Speech and MasterChef backed by Saphir Capital Partners

Saphir Capital Partners has joined Next Wave Partners as investment backers of production house Molinare.

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Russ Shaw’s Tech London Advocates founded with Saul Klein and Sherry Coutu

Technology heavyweights including Sherry Coutu, Saul Klein and Julie Meyer are coming together to form Tech London Advocates with the aim of strengthening London's tech and digital business hub.

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Production house behind The King’s Speech and MasterChef backed by Saphir Capital Partners

Saphir Capital Partners has joined Next Wave Partners as investment backers of production house Molinare.

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Boris Johnson and Joanna Shields use Dubai trip to cement tie between technology clusters

London mayor Boris Johnson has used a visit to Dubai to forge a closer relationship between the two cities' technology sectors.

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Government’s red tape effort leads to creation of new fund for business and regulation collaboration

National regulators can now bid for sums of up to £20,000 to initiate 'business-friendly' enforcement of regulation.

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Springfield Homecare Services makes first Business Growth Fund-backed acquisition

Business Growth Fund portfolio company Springfield Homecare Services has closed its first acquisition since the business was supported by the bank-backed fund in June 2012.

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Red Bull Amplifier accelerator targets start-ups in the music space

Energy drinks brand Red Bull has launched a business accelerator aimed at cultivating innovative music-orientated start-ups.