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New funds for product development

AIM-listed marine software business Software Radio Technology has raised £2.56 million to support its working capital requirements.

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Second exit of 2012 for LDC

Pet food and animal products business Cranswick Pet Products has moved from private equity backing to trade ownership.

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Broadlake takes on Nestle business

A third deal of 2012 for Broadlake Capital has seen the firm move into a new market.

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Language skills key to export success says BCC

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling on UK companies to place more emphasis on foreign language training to maximise the benefits of exporting.

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Solar VC value drops while volume climbs

Values and volumes of solar sector venture capital activity are moving in different directions with values picking up but volumes dropping.

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Sovereign exits LM Funerals to Duke Street

Buy and build investor Sovereign Capital has sold LM Funerals, a business which it helped form, to a group of new private equity investors.

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Piper backs Loungers expansion

The private equity firm behind investments in Pitcher & Piano and Las Iguanas has provided growth capital to Bristol-based Loungers.

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Investment and acquisition for Specialist

Energy focused Specialist Energy Group, which is listed on AIM, is set to receive new investment from major shareholder MBE, an Indian contracting giant.

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Piper backs Loungers expansion

The private equity firm behind investments in Pitcher & Piano and Las Iguanas has provided growth capital to Bristol-based Loungers.

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Investment and acquisition for Specialist

Energy focused Specialist Energy Group, which is listed on AIM, is set to receive new investment from major shareholder MBE, an Indian contracting giant.

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LDC supports turnaround deal

Five years after undergoing an MBO, the management team of MB Aerospace has bought Thomson Aero.

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More risk means more reward say PE chairmen

An increasing number of chairmen and non-executive directors (NEDs) of private equity firms are taking a more active role in management teams, new research shows.

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Silicon Milkroundabout set for third turn

In a bid to encourage more software workers to shun traditional banking or corporate jobs, a Tech City initiative is aiming to attract them to start-ups.

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Taking bold risks

Victoria Pooley, owner and joint managing director of The Data Partnership, tells GrowthBusiness about her best business decision.