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Amuso nets $1.5 million to open UK HQ

Online cash trivia company Amuso has raised $1.5 million from an existing investor and a number of business angels. 

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Easyvoyage in second LBO

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UK business schools dominate European top ten

Five of the top ten European MBA programmes in an annual ranking from The Economist magazine are based in the UK.

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RHJI acquires Kleinwort Benson

Investment company RHJ International (RHJI) has acquired Kleinwort Benson, a private bank and wealth management group, from Commerzbank for £225 million in cash. 

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AEC buys IMS and Kasturi

AEC Education, an AIM-listed provider of education services, has acquired the remaining 70 per cent stake in IMS Professional Training Services (IMS) and Kasturi Management Consultancy (Kasturi) for £442,000.

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Fiona Dawe of YouthNet: The internet and social enterprises

Fiona Dawe, CEO of online-only young people's advice service Youthnet, explains how the internet has driven the social enterprise's success.

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New US investor for Shazam

Mobile music specialist Shazam has secured investment from Google and Amazon backer Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB).

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Angel Mining raises funds

Greenland-focused Angel Mining has signed a new loan facility deal with long-term backer New York-based Cyrus Capital Partners.

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New US investor for Shazam

Mobile music specialist Shazam has secured investment from Google and Amazon backer Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB).

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Angel Mining raises funds

Greenland-focused Angel Mining has signed a new loan facility deal with long-term backer New York-based Cyrus Capital Partners.

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Deal flow returns

The financial sector has had a torrid time over the past two years, but the Channel Islands-based law firm Mourant du Feu & Jeune is seeing signs of a recovery in deal flow. James Harris reports

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Media Corporation buys Purple Lounge

Media Corporation, an advertising network and publishing group, has acquired internet gaming company Purple Lounge for up to £465,000. 

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Filling the funding gap

Patrick Wilkins, regional director for London at Venture Structured Finance, talks to James Harris about re-energising the M&A market

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Private equity: ‘lenders have the power’

Four out of five UK-based private equity firms expect some of their portfolio companies to breach banking covenants, according to Grant Thornton.