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Made.com raises £6 million in funding

An online furniture retailer has finalised a £6 million round led by US-based Level Equity, with additional investment from PROfounders Capital.

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Capita buys Salmat Speech Solutions

The IT services business of Capita has acquired Salmat Speech Solutions' UK operations for an undisclosed amount as it follows up on a busy M&A period.

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London leads European IPOs

Initial public offerings (IPOs) in Europe suffered another difficult quarter in the last three months of 2011 as London continued to lead continental activity, new statistics show.

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Specialty European Pharma receives £2.5 million loan

A venture capital-backed pharmaceutical marketing firm has raised debt of £2.5 million to fund global expansion.

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Investcorp’s PE arm makes US acquisition

Alternative investment manager Investcorp has acquired a 'significant' minority stake in video platform company Thought Equity Motion through its technology private equity division.

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Atos acquires Olympics partner

IT services company Atos has acquired a 50 per cent stake in MSL Group following a 20-year working relationship between the two businesses.

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SEP goes green with £95 million fund

Scottish Equity Partners has raised a £95 million fund to acquire a portfolio of nine green businesses from energy company Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).

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IGC backs Maxymiser with $12 million

Web optimisation business Maxymiser has announced $12 million (£7.8 million) funding from Investment Growth Capital (IGC).

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SEP goes green with £95 million fund

Scottish Equity Partners has raised a £95 million fund to acquire a portfolio of nine green businesses from energy company Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).

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IGC backs Maxymiser with $12 million

Web optimisation business Maxymiser has announced $12 million (£7.8 million) funding from Investment Growth Capital (IGC).

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BSkyB invests in UK start-up

Media and telecommunications company BSkyB has acquired a stake in technology start-up Zeebox.

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Bowmark backs CSL secondary buy-out

Private equity firm Bowmark Capital has backed the management buy-out of CSL DualCom (CSL) in a deal worth £32 million.

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Waterlogic makes first M&A buy since listing

Recently-listed AIM business Waterlogic has made good on its commitment to undergo acquisitions with the purchase of Det Stavangerske Kaffeselskap.

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Albion Ventures backs Hilson Moran MBO

Private equity firm Albion Ventures will co-invest in a £5 million MBO of engineering consultancy Hilson Moran.

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Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

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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