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End-of-year dip in productivity

Productivity among UK workers dipped slightly in the final quarter of last year, although the level has increased year-on-year, official statistics reveal.

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GMT makes Nordic purchase

Private equity firm GMT Communications Partners has bought the legal and tax accounting businesses of Thomson Reuters in Denmark and Sweden.

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UK booking buy for investment firm

Investcorp has acquired London-based online reservation management provider Eviivo through its technology private equity arm, Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP), for £30 million.

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Growth strategy continues for Centaur

Centaur Media has completed the acquisition of expatriate information and events business The Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) for an initial £2.5 million.

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Independently Green: New energy winners

Becoming commercially viable without state support is the focus for the next generation of renewable energy entrepreneurs. GrowthBusiness talks to the winners of the Rosenblatt New Energy Awards about survival in an age of austerity.

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£1 million Silicon Roundabout contest launched

Internet and creative businesses located in London’s East End have the chance to secure up to £100,000 each in a competition launched by the government.

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Livebookings attracts £6 million from backers

Restaurant reservation and marketing service Livebookings has closed a £6 million funding round, attracting further backing from shareholders Balderton Capital and Wellington Partners.

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HouseTrip secures £1.6 million from Index

Online accommodation booking service HouseTrip has secured $2.7 million (£1.6 million) from venture capital firm Index Ventures in a Series A financing round.

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Livebookings attracts £6 million from backers

Restaurant reservation and marketing service Livebookings has closed a £6 million funding round, attracting further backing from shareholders Balderton Capital and Wellington Partners.

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HouseTrip secures £1.6 million from Index

Online accommodation booking service HouseTrip has secured $2.7 million (£1.6 million) from venture capital firm Index Ventures in a Series A financing round.

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Sports acquisition for Chime

Communications business Chime Group has made an acquisition push by securing three deals, the largest of which is the purchase of sports marketing company Icon, after raising £12.25 million in a placing.

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Pelican acquires Trimcast

Packaging and lighting manufacturer Pelican Products has expanded its presence in the Australian market by acquiring custom packaging suppliers Trimcast.

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Kitwave secures £7.5 million from NVM

NVM Private Equity has invested £7.5 million into acquisitive wholesaler Kitwave for development capital.

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MBOs dominate quarter but SBOs on the rise

Management buy-outs (MBOs) were the most prevalent private equity transaction in the first quarter of this year, while the number of secondary buy-outs is on the rise, finds research.

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