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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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VCT targets personal care products

Longbow Capital has launched a venture capital trust (VCT) to invest in the cosmetic, personal care and lifestyle product markets.

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Frontier IP takes AIM

Technology commercialisation company Frontier IP is set to be the first new listing on AIM in 2011.

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ScreenReach secures £500,000 from Hotspur

Smartphone consumer engagement business, ScreenReach, has secured £500,000 from Hotspur Capital Partners in a second round of fundraising.

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BSkyB buys WiFi operator The Cloud

Pay-TV operator BSkyB has acquired public Wi-Fi operator business The Cloud to increase the media giant's mobile content activities and reach.

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Design LED secures £1.1 million

Braveheart, the AIM-listed technology investor, has made a third investment in Design LED Products (DLP), injecting £1.1 million in the Scottish lighting company.

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CEO and COO buy Valldata

Donation processing company Valldata has undergone a management buy-out led by its CEO and COO.

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Design LED secures £1.1 million

Braveheart, the AIM-listed technology investor, has made a third investment in Design LED Products (DLP), injecting £1.1 million in the Scottish lighting company.

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CEO and COO buy Valldata

Donation processing company Valldata has undergone a management buy-out led by its CEO and COO.

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Redeem acquired in MBI

Scottish mobile phone recycler Redeem has been acquired from the company's founders in a management buy-in (MBI).

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Tribunal reforms win business backing

Business groups have welcomed proposed government reforms to employment tribunals, saying soaring claims from employees have hampered growth and become too costly for companies to handle.

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Lutwyche’s best business decision

Tony Lutwyche, 'London's Bespoke tailor', reveals his decision to buy a workshop transformed his company.

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ISIS injects £6.5 million into Valldata buy-out

Private equity firm ISIS has invested £6.5 million into the management buy-out (MBO) of donation processing business Valldata.

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