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New venture round for borro as it targets US market with its online lending platform

Online pawnbroker borro has netted its third round of investment and secured Canaan Partners as a backer.

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EVE sale for DFJ Esprit sees it take exit proceeds to $2.2 billion

Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has accounted for 33 per cent of all European venture-backed M&A exits since January 2010, Dow Jones VentureSource data shows.

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HouseTrip adds Accel Partners as investor and locks up a further $40 million of funds

London-based holiday rental business HouseTrip has taken its total fundraising to date to $59.7 million (£37.3 million) after closing its Series C round.

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Enara sold to MITIE by August Equity after completing 50 acquisitions in four years

August Equity has sold portfolio company Enara having led the business through a buy-and-build growth strategy since 2008.

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VC firm YFM Equity Partners supports Insider Technologies BIMBO to develop sales arm

Richard Lauder, the former president EMEA at ACI Worldwide, is joining Insider Technologies as part of a £3 million deal led by YFM Equity Partners.

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Osborne unveils ‘employee-owners’ legislation to give workers tax-free shares in employer

Chancellor George Osborne has outlined details relating to owner-employees and opened the door to tax-free gains.

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Turnaround investor RCapital aids Morses Club’s acquisition-led growth drive

RCapital portfolio business Morses Club has closed its second acquisition in four months as the business continues it return from administration.

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Calcivis attracts host of angel backers from Archangels to continue dental development

A newly-formed Scottish biotech company has secured the backing it needs to develop its tooth decay assessment technology.

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Turnaround investor RCapital aids Morses Club’s acquisition-led growth drive

RCapital portfolio business Morses Club has closed its second acquisition in four months as the business continues it return from administration.

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Calcivis attracts host of angel backers from Archangels to continue dental development

A newly-formed Scottish biotech company has secured the backing it needs to develop its tooth decay assessment technology.

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Increased commitments from AIM’s Imperial Innovations 

Publicly-listed technology commercialisation fund Imperial Innovations has bettered its 2011 figures by backing 29 companies with £37.9 million of development capital.

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Graphite realises investment in NES Global Talent

Private equity firm Graphite Capital has exited its investment in NES Global Talent through a deal which nets it £234 million.

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Scottish inventor secures big backing from seed fund

The Scottish Seed Fund has made its maximum single deal investment for the first time, with UWI Label the beneficiary of the capital.

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Queens of e-commerce

As winners of Entrepreneur of the Year at the tenth Investor AllStars, Holly Tucker and Sophie Cornish have a lot to show for their work last year.