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Deep-Secure in MBI

Reading-based internet security business Deep-Secure has been sold in a £3.5 million management buy-in backed by private equity firm YFM. 

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Qire receives £650,000

UK provider of voice messaging services Qire has received £650,000 from private equity firm Maven Capital Partners, investing on behalf of the Capital for Enterprise Fund (CfE).

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Maven invests in Qire

UK provider of voice messaging services Qire has received £650,000 from private equity firm Maven Capital Partners.

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HealthyDays looking for deals

PLUS-quoted newcomer HealthyDays is poised for a new acquisition, says entrepreneurial founder and chief executive Amer Deen.

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Deloitte buys ReportSource

Professional services firm Deloitte has agreed to acquire London-based ReportSource, a provider of business performance information, for an undisclosed sum.

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Dog days for manufacturing

Confidence in the manufacturing sector continues its downward slide, according to research by private equity firm Bowmark Capital.

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Acquisition spree for Davis Service Group

Textile maintenance business Davis Service Group has made two acquisitions for a combined consideration of £44.5 million.

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Brainspark on the hunt for deals

Investment minnow Brainspark is taking 10 per cent of Italian multi-media outfit Filmmaster Television and plans two more deals.

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Acquisition spree for Davis Service Group

Textile maintenance business Davis Service Group has made two acquisitions for a combined consideration of £44.5 million.

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Brainspark on the hunt for deals

Investment minnow Brainspark is taking 10 per cent of Italian multi-media outfit Filmmaster Television and plans two more deals.

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WCC buys Xiushan

AIM-listed West China Cement (WCC) has acquired Xiushan Cement (Group) for RMB 180 million (£16.4 million).

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London calling

With many law firms shrinking, David Emanuel talks to James Harris about bucking the trend with the merger of Veale Wasbrough and Vizards Tweedie. 

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Financing the deal

Notwithstanding the PR from banks, lending terms for acquisitions remain onerous. James Harris finds out how deals are getting pushed through in a new era for M&A

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Close Brothers buys assets 

Financial services group Close Brothers has acquired the invoice financing loan book of GMAC Commercial Finance (UK) for up to £98 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