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Empyrean taps Macquarie for US$10 million

AIM-quoted oil and gas company Empyrean Energy is to draw down the first US$10 million (£6.4 million) of its debt facility with Macquarie Bank.

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Oxford Immunotec raises US$28 million in fifth round

Medical diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec has secured US$28 million (£18 million), bringing total funds raised to more than US$100 million.

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Index keeps faith in Europe with new €350 million fund

A new fund of €350 million from Index Ventures is expected to go primarily to Europe-based entrepreneurs pursuing global opportunities.

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Encore invests in testing equipment company

The owners of Technical Software Consultants, which makes equipment to test metallic structures for cracks and defects, have sold most of their shareholding to a London-based investment firm.

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Powwownow acquires Conference Genie

The provider of free conference calls is looking to strengthen its grip on the UK market with the acquisition of a rival company.

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Local businesses worth double internet economy

British people spend £88 a week at pubs, newsagents and other local businesses, adding up to £218 billion a year, new research finds.

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Bridges Ventures cleans up with Pure Washrooms

London-based Bridges Ventures has exited its investment in Pure Washrooms, a Coventry-based washroom installation and maintenance business.

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Openet in Japanese-backed Series D round

The Dublin-based provider of software for telecoms companies has raised funding from investors led by Japanese IT business NS Solutions.

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Bridges Ventures cleans up with Pure Washrooms

London-based Bridges Ventures has exited its investment in Pure Washrooms, a Coventry-based washroom installation and maintenance business.

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Openet in Japanese-backed Series D round

The Dublin-based provider of software for telecoms companies has raised funding from investors led by Japanese IT business NS Solutions.

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New SME bank launched

A pension fund and a Cambridge University college have come together to launch Cambridge & Counties Bank, which is targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Mike Lynch among Featurespace investors

Marketing analytics software company Featurespace has raised £1.5 million in a funding round led by Imperial Innovations Group and involving the ex-CEO of Autonomy.

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FIG launches venture capital fund

Find Invest Grow (FIG), a venture capital firm that invests in businesses set up by students and recent graduates, is aiming to raise £6 million for the FIG Concept Seed Fund.

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Braveheart to manage university seed fund

AIM-listed Braveheart Investment Group, the venture capital and business angel network, has won a mandate to manage the Lachesis fund for eight universities in the East Midlands.