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August Equity adds Compass to social care portfolio

Private equity firm August Equity has landed its first investment of 2013 by acquiring a stake in Compass Services for Children Group.

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Family firm behind River Island backs The Hut Group and installs new non-exec

The Hut Group has followed up on a fundraising completed back in June by securing a further £9 million.

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Balderton Capital takes a shine to property start-up Rentify

A start-up which aids property landlords in the process of marketing and managing their sites has been added to Balderton Capital's portfolio through a £2 million deal.

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VC arm of Telefonica backs first start-up from its Wayra academy

Telefonica's venture capital arm has made its first investment in a Wayra start-up, an institution set up to promote internet and ICT innovation in Europe and Latin America.

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Second buy-out in seven years for Winder Power as YFM exits

The management team of Winder Power has led a management buy-out of the power distribution and generation equipment manufacturer.

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Fertility test business nets return investment from Midven’s Exceed Fund

A seven-figure investment has been secured by Fertility Focus from a group of backers including Midven's Exceed Fund and the Angel CoFund.

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Energy & Environmental Fund adds Ultromex to its growing portfolio

A business which facilitates the recovery of high-value metals from electronic and industrial waste products has received the backing of The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental.

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Jon Moulton's Better Capital launches joint venture turnaround fund with NPRF

The National Pensions Reserve Fund of Ireland and turnaround private equity fund Better Capital are joining forces to back failing businesses in Ireland.

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Energy & Environmental Fund adds Ultromex to its growing portfolio

A business which facilitates the recovery of high-value metals from electronic and industrial waste products has received the backing of The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental.

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Jon Moulton's Better Capital launches joint venture turnaround fund with NPRF

The National Pensions Reserve Fund of Ireland and turnaround private equity fund Better Capital are joining forces to back failing businesses in Ireland.

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Julie Meyer’s ACE Fund closes first deal by investing in app-building business

Cloud-based mobile applications software business ClickSlide has closed its maiden seed funding round ahead of the launch of its ClickSlide Abacus product.

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Business Growth Fund kicks off 2013 with oil and gas investment

A second investment in the oil and gas sector has seen the Business Growth Fund provide equity funding to Magma Global.

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AIM delistings at lowest in seven years despite continued fall in market population

The number of businesses leaving the Alternative Investment Market has fallen to its lowest level since 2005, new research shows.

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Digital Barriers begins to spend new acquisition war chest

AIM-listed Digital Barriers has kicked off its 2013 acquisition activity by buying Visimetrics.

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