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Due diligence still off the agenda for some

Companies in the UK are falling short of conducting sufficient pre-deal due diligence, new findings show.

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Dunedin sells WFEL to German trade buyer

Private equity firm Dunedin has realised its investment in WFEL, netting a 2.4x return on its interest.

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Series D round worth £10 million for notonthehighstreet.com

Online marketplace notonthehighstreet.com has closed its Series D fundraising round and netted £10 million.

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Datahop snapped up by Six Degrees

Six Degrees Group has continued with its busy M&A period by acquiring Datahop, a datacentre interconnection business, GrowthBusiness can exclusively reveal.

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ICAP buys PLUS-SX for £1

Loss-making junior stock exchange PLUS-SX is to be sold to inter-dealer broker ICAP for a nominal sum.

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Two new VCs for Blis Media

Blis Media has attracted the interest of two new institutional backers and netted a further $1.4 million (£887,000) in capital.

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Ocean Outdoor exits from Smedvig after four years

LDC has led a secondary buy-out of Ocean Outdoor on the back of the business increasing its revenue by three-fold during Smedvig Capital's four year involvement.

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Borrows takes over from Queen at 3i

Three months after stepping down as head of 3i, Michael Queen has been replaced from within by Simon Borrows.

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Ocean Outdoor exits from Smedvig after four years

LDC has led a secondary buy-out of Ocean Outdoor on the back of the business increasing its revenue by three-fold during Smedvig Capital's four year involvement.

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Borrows takes over from Queen at 3i

Three months after stepping down as head of 3i, Michael Queen has been replaced from within by Simon Borrows.

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BGF identifies 4,000 UK high growth companies

The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has launched its own monitor of growth companies.

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Bridges Ventures supports Tech City firm cloud.IQ

Sustainable growth investor Bridges Ventures has provided £2 million in funding to integrated marketing technology company cloud.IQ.

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BagThat rings up £2 million

New online store BagThat has netted £2 million in funding two weeks after the business launched.

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VCs and entrepreneurs not on the same page says Coutts

Entrepreneurs in the UK confess to a lack of understanding amongst venture capital professionals about the concept of entrepreneurship.

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Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

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Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

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Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial