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Charterhouse buys skincare business

Charterhouse Capital Partners has acquired Deb Group, a maker of skin safety products, from Barclays Private Equity for £325 million.

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Aspire Fund backs Liquid Accounts

A government fund set up to boost women-led businesses has led an investment round into online accounting software company Liquid Accounts.

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Avacta acquires Reactivlab

Drug development and healthcare group Avacta has acquired Reactivlab, a veterinary diagnostics business, for up to £5 million.

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North West M&A resists the crunch

M&A activity in the North West of England held up better than most regions in the UK last year, according to research by Zephyr. 

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BOX-IT gets £2 million for merger

Document storage company BOX-IT has received £2 million to support its merger with electronic archiving firm Stortext.

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Frankis lands £2 million

Land restoration company Frankis Solutions has secured £2 million from Octopus Ventures, investing on behalf of the Capital for Enterprise Fund.

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K3 acquires DigiMIS

K3, which supplies business planning software to retailers and manufacturers, has acquired IT hosting company DigiMIS for up to £2.1 million.

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Sovereign backs Euro Environmental MBO

Drain and sewer company Euro Environmental Group has been sold in a £20 million management buy-out backed by Sovereign Capital.

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K3 acquires DigiMIS

K3, which supplies business planning software to retailers and manufacturers, has acquired IT hosting company DigiMIS for up to £2.1 million.

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Sovereign backs Euro Environmental MBO

Drain and sewer company Euro Environmental Group has been sold in a £20 million management buy-out backed by Sovereign Capital.

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Euro Environmental in MBO

Drain and sewer company Euro Environmental Group (EEG) has been sold in a £20 million management buy-out (MBO) backed by private equity firm Sovereign Capital. 

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ACS buys Cerrus

Advanced Computer Software (ACS), a provider of IT services to the healthcare sector, has bought social care specialist Cerrus for £370,000. 

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Foreign acquirers scent blood

The total amount of money spent on UK companies by foreign acquirers rocketed in the last quarter of 2009, according to research by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

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Access buys Cobent

Software group Access Intelligence has acquired Oxfordshire-based company Cobent for up to £5.2 million. 

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Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial