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Oxford Instruments seeks US expansion

Oxford Instruments, a provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, eyes greater growth in the US after acquiring Platinum Medical Imaging for an initial $18 million (£11.2 million).

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Lloyds backs Encon buy-out from Wolseley UK

Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance has backed the management buy-out of Encon Group from its parent company, Wolseley UK, committing a £35 million line of credit for the company.

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Masabi secures $4 million from m8 Capital

Mobile technology investor m8 Capital has led a $4 million (£2.5 million) Series B funding round for Masabi, the developer of mobile phone ticketing technology.

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MedicX Healthfund makes three acquisitions

UK healthcare property investment fund MedicX Healthfund has acquired the freehold interests of two purpose built care homes in Coupar Angus and Dundee and a third in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

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kwittken + company acquires London’s Epoch PR

Kwittken + company worldwide (KCO) has acquired Epoch PR, a London-based multi-specialist corporate communications PR agency.

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Oiling the wheels of behavioural change

Keith Brown, chief executive of mobile payments service Paythru, declares that his company is ‘not out to change the world’. Instead, he aims to alter consumer behaviour by ‘oiling the wheels’ of change.

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Publicis grows in China with Wangfan purchase

International communications company Publicis Groupe has wholly acquired Shanghai-based Wangfan for an undisclosed sum as part of a strategy to double in size in the Chinese market.

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Quindell Portfolio acquires Maine Finance

Brand extension business Quindell Portfolio has announced the acquisition of online financial services broking company Maine Finance for £2.1 million.

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Publicis grows in China with Wangfan purchase

International communications company Publicis Groupe has wholly acquired Shanghai-based Wangfan for an undisclosed sum as part of a strategy to double in size in the Chinese market.

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Quindell Portfolio acquires Maine Finance

Brand extension business Quindell Portfolio has announced the acquisition of online financial services broking company Maine Finance for £2.1 million.

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The Founders Club seeks non-VC backed members

The Founders Club has opened its doors to allow non-venture capital backed founders, chief executives and investors to become members of its 'equity exchange' funds for the first time.

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Second Series A financing round for CertiVox

Octopus Investments and Pentech Ventures have participated in a second round of Series A venture capital funding, which has closed at £1.5 million, for information security company CertiVox.

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Growth fund investment delivery speed attacked

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has attacked the speed of the delivery of investment from the Regional Growth Fund as the government announces the recipients of the second tranche of funding from the £1.4 billion fund.

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Second round Regional Growth Fund recipients

Second round recipients of the Regional Growth Fund have been named.

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