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CPS acquired in £35 million deal

South Yorkshire-based Clyde Process Solutions (CPS) has been acquired by German industrial company Schenck in a deal worth £35 million.

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Goldman Sachs injects £43 million into AppSense

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has continued to target technology in the wake of its massive investment in Facebook last month, taking a $70 million (£43 million) shareholding in British software and services business AppSense.

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Viropro acquires biotech production facility

US-based biopharmaceutical company Viropro has acquired a Cambridge biotech facility in a deal worth $21 million (£13 million).

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Bottomline Technologies in UK purchase

London-based Direct Debit Limited has been acquired by Bottomline Technologies, which provides payment and invoice automation services.

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10CMS secures £1.6 million from Octopus

Octopus Investments has committed £1.6 million in development capital to e-commerce software developer Curlet, which trades as 10CMS.

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More businesses look to acquire for growth

More than a third of private British businesses plan to expand by making an acquisition this year, research finds.

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Solar VCTs suspended by Ingenious

Ingenious Ventures has become the second high-profile fund manager to suspend fundraising for its solar investment products in the wake of the government about-turn on feed-in tariffs.

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Azelis buys UK pharmaceuticals supplier

European speciality chemicals distributor, Azelis, is to acquire UK-based S&D Group for an undisclosed amount.

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Solar VCTs suspended by Ingenious

Ingenious Ventures has become the second high-profile fund manager to suspend fundraising for its solar investment products in the wake of the government about-turn on feed-in tariffs.

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Azelis buys UK pharmaceuticals supplier

European speciality chemicals distributor, Azelis, is to acquire UK-based S&D Group for an undisclosed amount.

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RPC secures acquisition of Superfos

UK-based supplier of rigid plastic packaging, RPC, has acquired Danish company Superfos in a deal worth £204.7 million.

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Skype’s Zennström backs Fon

Venture capital firm Atomico Ventures, the investment vehicle of Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, has backed Spanish WiFi network Fon in a €10 million (£8.4 million) fundraising.

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AMEC makes technology acquisition

International engineering and project management company AMEC has acquired Qedi, a project delivery company, for up to £33 million.

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Ollie & Nic secures rescue deal

Clothing accessories retailer Ollie & Nic has secured refinancing from Onyx Retail, a group of investors including Peter Davies, Richard Sims and Chris Inman.