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Modest beginnings

Despite fragile market confidence GE Capital is seeing signs of an upturn in M&A activity across the UK.

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Maxinutrition in £162 million sale

Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline is to acquire the nutritional products business Maxinutrition Group from Darwin Private Equity for £162 million.

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Third of businesses see China as a threat

A third of British business leaders see China as a threat rather than an opportunity, while many underestimate the importance of branding their companies properly when entering the market, research finds.

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Inflexion buys controlling stake in Asperity

Private equity investor Inflexion has acquired a majority holding in employee benefits provider Asperity in a deal which values the UK-based company at £25.5 million.

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Publisher Faversham backed by Matrix

Small buy-out firm Matrix Private Equity Partners will take a minority holding in Faversham House Group following a £4 million management buy-out (MBO) of the multimedia publisher.

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Airsprung acquisition of Collins and Hayes




Bed manufacturer Airsprung has acquired the upholstered furnishings manufacturer Collins & Hayes Furniture for £2.3 million.

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XING in events deal


German business social networking site XING has acquired the online event management company amiando for £8.7 million.


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SPARK changes managers for lower risk

Albion Ventures has been appointed as the investment manager of the two SPARK venture capital trusts (VCTs) in a move that will see the company focus on targeting more developed business opportunities.

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XING in events deal


German business social networking site XING has acquired the online event management company amiando for £8.7 million.


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SPARK changes managers for lower risk

Albion Ventures has been appointed as the investment manager of the two SPARK venture capital trusts (VCTs) in a move that will see the company focus on targeting more developed business opportunities.

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3i buys OneMed with sights on Europe

Private equity investor 3i has agreed to acquire northern European medical supplies distributor OneMed for an undisclosed sum.

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Soaring rates of graduate start-ups

The number of start-ups launched by graduate students of English universities has soared by more than a quarter in the past three years, research finds.

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William Chase ‘divorces’ Tyrrells Crisps

William Chase, founder of Tyrrells Crisps, has sold his remaining shares in the premium crisp brand to private equity firm Langholm Capital, commenting that he feels 'broken hearted' over the sale.

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Cawood Scientific in £4 million MBO

Research and laboratory testing provider Cawood Scientific plans to expand across the UK and Europe following a £4 million management buy-out (MBO).

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