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VCT fundraising tops £365 million

Venture Capital Trust (VCT) fund managers raised a total of £365 million during the 2010-2011 tax year, the fourth highest amount on record, research finds.

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Index Ventures joins as a backer of Groupalia

London-based technology investor Index Ventures has backed group buying website Groupalia in a $15 million (£9.1 million) funding round.

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Share purchase triggers Arsenal takeover bid

American businessman Stanley Kroenke has acquired Arsenal Football Club with the purchase of 32 per cent of the issued shares of Arsenal Holdings.

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G4S picks up where it left off in 2010

The Cotswold Group, which provides surveillance, fraud analytics and intelligence services, has been acquired by G4S for a total of £10.2 million.

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Investors exit Nanotech after acquisition

Venture capital firm Pond has made a fourth exit of a portfolio company in six months after Gennum Corporation's acquisition of Nanotech Semiconductor for $34 million (£20.8 million).

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Acquisition deal for AIM-listed companies

AIM-listed Blinkx has acquired a fellow American and AIM company with the acquisition of Burst Media Corporation, the online advertising services and technology business.

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ASL acquires Transcribe with Matrix support

Automated Systems Group (ASL) has begun its 'buy and build' strategy, acquiring Transcribe Copier Systems after securing £2 million follow-on investment from Matrix Private Equity Partners.

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Synergy eyes China as growth market

British health support service Synergy Health has acquired BeamOne in its first move into the US sterilisation market.

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ASL acquires Transcribe with Matrix support

Automated Systems Group (ASL) has begun its 'buy and build' strategy, acquiring Transcribe Copier Systems after securing £2 million follow-on investment from Matrix Private Equity Partners.

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Synergy eyes China as growth market

British health support service Synergy Health has acquired BeamOne in its first move into the US sterilisation market.

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Cineworld looks to Spain for growth

Cinema group Cineworld has made its first overseas acquisition with the purchase of Spanish cinema chain Cinesur Circuito Sanchez-Ramade. 

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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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