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HMV live music division snapped up by LDC

Private equity house LDC has completed a £7.3 million buyout of HMV's live music division, MAMA Group.

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Dunedin backs MBO of alloy components company

UK mid-market buyout house Dunedin has backed the management buyout of alloy components concern Premier Hytemp.

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Business Bank could be eclipsed by pension funds for finance support

Director pension funds could unlock more than ten times the amount of funding support for small and medium-sized enterprises as the new Business Bank, claims an industry specialist.

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Placing and acquisition for Hangar 8 as it lands purchase of International JetClub

AIM-listed Hangar 8 has closed a funding round and acquired International JetClub for £1.1 million.

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Workshare builds on Business Growth Fund investment by closing complementary purchase

Business Growth Fund portfolio business Workshare has acquired IdeaPlane, a social network built for highly regulated industries.

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Start-up survival hinges on access to finance, survey suggests

New businesses are most likely to fail due to a lack of start-up finance, a new study shows.

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Drupal monetizing platform Acquia closes $30 million venture capital round and plans European expansion

The enterprise arm of the open-source web platform Drupal has closed its Series E funding round and pocketed $30 million (£19 million) of capital.

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MyHeritage nets return capital from Index Ventures and Accel Partners and closes consolidation purchase

Index Ventures and Accel Partners-backed MyHeritage has closed its latest funding round and bought out a rival business.

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Drupal monetizing platform Acquia closes $30 million venture capital round and plans European expansion

The enterprise arm of the open-source web platform Drupal has closed its Series E funding round and pocketed $30 million (£19 million) of capital.

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MyHeritage nets return capital from Index Ventures and Accel Partners and closes consolidation purchase

Index Ventures and Accel Partners-backed MyHeritage has closed its latest funding round and bought out a rival business.

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Nicotine supplement company TTS Pharma to locate to North West following SPARK Impact-led investment

Personalised nicotine patch business TTS Pharma has received investment from regional backer The North West Fund for Biomedical.

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Jon Moulton’s Greensphere Capital leads first investment for UK Green Investment Bank 

The UK Green Investment Bank has been officially opened and has closed two investments to mark its beginning.

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Doug Richard issues call to government to create true apprenticeships

Entrepreneur Doug Richard has published his report on apprenticeships and says that the UK needs to re-evaluate what it means to be an apprentice.

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Buy and build deals in Europe continue to fall away after slow start to 2012

European buy and build activity has dropped off during the third quarter of the year, findings from Silverfleet Capital show.

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