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Tradeshift to expand further after Russian backing

Electronic invoicing business Tradeshift has accepted an investment of $17 million (£10.6 million) from Russian venture capital firms ru-Net and Kite Ventures as the business eyes further expansion across the Atlantic.

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YFM leads $3 million round for Sirigen

Biomedical company Sirigen has closed a $3 million (£1.9 million) round led by YFM Equity Partners that will finance the bringing to market of its technology that tests the efficacy of drugs.

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Quest Software continues acquisition spree

UK software provider ChangeBASE has been acquired by Quest Software, taking the US company's 2011 deal count to six.

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Nasdaq OMX makes London buy

London-based softare-as-a-service (SaaS) business Glide Technologies has been acquired by Nasdaq OMX for an undisclosed amount.

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US exit for London private equity firms

EIS Optics, which produces film filters, has been bought out by Materion Corporation for $24 million (£15 million).

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TagMan closes $5 million Series B round

Digital marketing company TagMan has closed a $5 million (£3.1 million) Series B financing round after securing funding from Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital.

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African deal for mobile operator

France Telecom-Orange, whose Orange brand represents its internet, television and mobile services, has agreed to buy a 100 per cent stake of Congo Chine Telecom, a mobile operator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Avaya looks to the UK with deal

US-based Avaya has made a British purchase as it looks to build on its speech analytics services.

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African deal for mobile operator

France Telecom-Orange, whose Orange brand represents its internet, television and mobile services, has agreed to buy a 100 per cent stake of Congo Chine Telecom, a mobile operator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Avaya looks to the UK with deal

US-based Avaya has made a British purchase as it looks to build on its speech analytics services.

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AIM receiving much needed boost

Institutional investment in AIM companies has risen for the second year in a row, shows research released today.

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Cisco to acquire BNI Video

Technology business Cisco has agreed to purchase privately-held BNI Video.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Picture-perfect Leica deal for Blackstone

US-based private equity firm Blackstone has snapped up a stake in luxury camera business Leica.

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‘Offensive’ Young returns to favour

Lord Young of Graffham, a former cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher and an active investor in early-stage technology companies, is set to return to his role as a government adviser.

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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