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BPR Medical at Turning Point

An East Midlands-based medical devices company has secured £500,000 in a fundraising round led by a newly formed fund focused on the region.

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Darwin buys Hampson Aerospace

Darwin Private Equity has acquired Hampson Aerospace Machining (HAM) from Hampson Industries for £23.7 million in cash.

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Angel funding for Teachable.net

A web service that allows teachers to share lesson planning ideas has closed a seed funding round, bringing in four entrepreneurial investors.

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Hampson Aerospace in private equity buy-out

Darwin Private Equity has acquired the aerospace machining division of Hampson Industries for £23.7 million, the firm's second deal since it was founded in 2007.

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Daisy buys Redstone Telecom

Serial acquirer Daisy Group Plc has agreed to acquire rival Redstone Telecom for up to £17 million.

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Southern Bear expands

Acquisitive engineering and support services minnow Southern Bear has trebled annual pre-tax profits to £1 million.

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Maven Capital Partners backs Vamosa

A second investment has been announced from the government’s Capital for Enterprise (CfE) Fund, in enterprise software company Vamosa.

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James Caan invests in sandals

Entrepreneur Jane Rafter has secured £75,000 from Dragons’ Den investors James Caan and Theo Paphitis for her Slinks sandal collection.

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Maven Capital Partners backs Vamosa

A second investment has been announced from the government’s Capital for Enterprise (CfE) Fund, in enterprise software company Vamosa.

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James Caan invests in sandals

Entrepreneur Jane Rafter has secured £75,000 from Dragons’ Den investors James Caan and Theo Paphitis for her Slinks sandal collection.

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SSE buys Uskmouth Power Company

Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE) has acquired Uskmouth Power Company from Welsh Power Group for £27 million in cash. 

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TD Waterhouse acquires OMX

Leeds-based stockbroker TD Waterhouse Investor Services (Europe) has agreed to acquire rival OMX Securities Services LLP for an undisclosed sum.

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Capital for Enterprise Fund makes first investment

The first investment to be made on behalf of the government’s Capital for Enterprise Fund has been completed, in systems integrator KeTech.

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MITIE buys Dalkia’s assets

MITIE Group Plc, a Bristol-based provider of property services, has acquired two divisions from energy management company Dalkia Plc for up to £130 million.

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Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

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Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

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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