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Northzone Ventures backs BraveNewTalent

Social recruiting website BraveNewTalent.com has secured venture capital funding from Northzone Ventures and two business angels, Pierce Casey and Mike Bourne.

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Optegra takes German Augentis

Private eye care group Optegra aims to expand further into continental Europe after acquiring German ophthalmic services provider, Augentis.

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Better Capital swoops on Connaught assets

Jon Moulton's private equity firm Better Capital has acquired part of the collapsed property services group Connaught, committing £15 million for the purchase and restructure of half the compliance division.

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Acquisitive Williams secures £20 million

Motor group Williams is on the hunt for acquisitions and plans to expand across its home base of North West England after announcing a £20 million fundraising.

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Chase Distillery signs Spanish agent

Farmer turned entrepreneur William Chase has signed an exclusive import agreement with alcohol distributor Primeras Marcas for the sale of its apple gin in Spain.

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Metalrax eyes retail after £250,000 buy-in

Industrial storage manufacturer, Metalrax Storage, has undergone a £250,000 management buy-in (MBI) to enable the Birmingham-based company to expand into the retail sector.

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Cisco backs Cameron’s East End ‘Tech City’

Prime Minister David Cameron has won an international corporate backer to develop his ‘East London Tech City’ vision, securing Cisco to commit $500 million (£310 million) in sponsorship to the project.

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Germany’s eValue backs StrikeAd

StrikeAd, the London-based mobile phone advertising developer, has secured a first round of investment from Germany-based venture capital firm eValue.

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Cisco backs Cameron’s East End ‘Tech City’

Prime Minister David Cameron has won an international corporate backer to develop his ‘East London Tech City’ vision, securing Cisco to commit $500 million (£310 million) in sponsorship to the project.

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Germany’s eValue backs StrikeAd

StrikeAd, the London-based mobile phone advertising developer, has secured a first round of investment from Germany-based venture capital firm eValue.

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Dutch retailer swoops on Jones Bootmaker

One of the oldest brands on the British high street, Jones Bootmaker, has been sold to Dutch retailer Macintosh Retail Group.

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Marketing biggest hurdle to exporting

A lack of international marketing knowledge is the primary reason British businesses don’t export, research finds.

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Carlyle joins Palamon in dental merger

Investment firm The Carlyle Group will acquire Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) and merge the business with rival Associated Dental Practices (ADP) to form the UK’s largest dental services group.

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Towergate wins £200 million to acquire

British insurance intermediary Towergate Partnership, which specialises in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), will ‘reignite’ an acquisition programme after private equity firm Advent International invested £200 million in the business.

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