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Vasanta reduces debt burden

Office supplies company Vasanta, which has sales of £500 million, has completed a refinancing deal with the participation of turnaround investor Endless.

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Finance boost for Big Worldwide

London-based Big Worldwide, which provides marketing services to the hotel industry, has raised £1.25 million from management and external investors.

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Venture capital cheer for taxman

Tax breaks given to investors in growing companies more than pay for themselves, according to research conducted by one fund manager.

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TSC Foods cooks up MBO

TSC Foods has been sold in a £24 million management buy-out backed by the Leeds office of private equity firm Key Capital Partners and Yorkshire Bank.

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Social entrepreneur: Jenny Legatte

Jenny Legatte of equestrian social enterprise Equibuddy tells how sharing resources enabled her to combine charitable and commercial aims.

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Rich consumers hunt for bargains

A significant minority of the wealthy have become bargain-hunters, according to research into the habits of consumers.

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Barry Norman

Behind Barry Norman’s languid exterior and velveteen voice lies a firebrand who squared up to John Wayne and Robert De Niro. The legendary film critic is now heating up the taste buds of consumers throughout the country with Pickleodeon, his range of spicy onions 

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Cyprotex eyes takeovers

Transformed drug discovery screening specialist Cyprotex is looking at one acquisition in the USA and one in Britain.

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Barry Norman

Behind Barry Norman’s languid exterior and velveteen voice lies a firebrand who squared up to John Wayne and Robert De Niro. The legendary film critic is now heating up the taste buds of consumers throughout the country with Pickleodeon, his range of spicy onions 

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Cyprotex eyes takeovers

Transformed drug discovery screening specialist Cyprotex is looking at one acquisition in the USA and one in Britain.

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M&A Awards 2009

Hear what the cream of the M&A crop have to say about dealmaking during the last 12 months.

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Modelzone in MBO

Modelzone Holdings, a Manchester-based retailer of collectible models, has been sold in a £5.6 million management buy-out led by current CEO David Mordecai and supported by the company's non-executive chairman, Terry Norris.

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Inject Plastics in MBO

Plastics moulding company Inject Plastics (Devon) has been sold in a management buy-out led by senior manager Richard Bromley. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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D&G Food buys bakeries

D&G Food Group has acquired five bakery businesses from Dublin-based McCambridge Group Holdings for an undisclosed sum. D&G Food is owned by food entrepreneurs David Fearnley-Brown and Graham March.