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Lavendon buys EPL

Lavendon Group, a Leicestershire-based specialist in rental equipment, has acquired local rival EPL Access out of administration for £1.3 million in cash.

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Vertu buys Crown Motors

Vertu Motors Plc, a UK motor retailer, has acquired the Ilford Vauxhall and Chevrolet dealerships from Crown Motors (Dagenham) for some £0.08 million in cash.

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Affordable gym in expansion

The Gym Group, an operator of affordable fitness centres with the backing of social investor Bridges Ventures, is opening its third branch.

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Proof of concept funds for Durham Mag-Lev

A spin-out from the University of Durham has received money to build a full-size prototype of its technology, which is aimed at the Formula One market.

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Novacem gains £1 million investment

A developer of environmentally friendly cement has received more than £1 million in equity finance from a syndicate of investors.

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brightsolid buys Friends Reunited

brightsolid, an IT business owned by publisher D C Thompson & Co, has acquired social networking site Friends Reunited from ITV Plc for £25 million.

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Company valuations picking up

The price paid for companies as a multiple of earnings increased slightly in the last quarter, according to an index of merger and acquisition activity.

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Next Fifteen buys M Booth

London-based PR firm Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc has acquired US rival M Booth & Associates for up to $17.3 million (£10.2 million).

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Company valuations picking up

The price paid for companies as a multiple of earnings increased slightly in the last quarter, according to an index of merger and acquisition activity.

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Next Fifteen buys M Booth

London-based PR firm Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc has acquired US rival M Booth & Associates for up to $17.3 million (£10.2 million).

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PuriCore buys Labcaire Systems

Life sciences company PuriCore has acquired Somerset-based rival Labcaire Systems for up to $4.6 million (£2.7 million).

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Regenersis acquires Total Repair Solutions

Regenersis Plc, an Oxford-based customer services company, has acquired rival Total Repair Solutions (TRS) for £6.25 million. 

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Bosses cancel holiday plans

Some 43 per cent of top executives are scrapping holiday plans this summer because of the recession, concludes a survey of 500 British bosses from recruitment service TheLadders.co.uk.

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Charlotte Di Corpo: Investing in smaller enterprises

Charlotte Di Corpo, funding manager of Save the Children, explains why the charity is investing in smaller enterprises.

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