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Smart energy system provider nets funding

AlertMe.com, a provider of energy monitoring systems for homes, has secured £8 million in Series B funding from four venture capital investors.

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THB secures Property Risk Management

London-based specialist insurance company THB has acquired Property Risk Management (PRM) for up to £350,000.

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Mavinwood sells off subsidiaries in MBO

AIM-listed support services group Mavinwood has sold two of its subsdiaries in a management buy-out for a consideration of up to £19.6 million.

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Sales still the top job

The salaries and bonuses of sales managers are still rising, making them better rewarded than their colleagues in marketing, finance and HR.

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Germany M&A review

With an economy that is expected to contract by 5.4 per cent this year, according to the European Commission, Germany has not escaped the global downturn. “It is fair to say that overall deal activity has gone down by 40 to 50 per cent from a year ago,” says Dr Carsten Risch, managing partner of Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Germany.

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JLT acquires Ingham

London-based insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc (JLT) has acquired Wolverhampton-based rival Ingham Holdings for up to £14 million. 

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Braveheart acquires Inkopo

Braveheart, a Perth-based technology investment group, has acquired Yorkshire-based rival Inkopo for up to £1.3 million.  

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Hunting pounces on PT SMB

Hunting Plc, a London-based energy services company, has acquired PT SMB Industri, an Indonesia-based manufacturer of appliances for the oil and gas industry for $10.5 million (£6.6 million). 

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Braveheart acquires Inkopo

Braveheart, a Perth-based technology investment group, has acquired Yorkshire-based rival Inkopo for up to £1.3 million.  

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Hunting pounces on PT SMB

Hunting Plc, a London-based energy services company, has acquired PT SMB Industri, an Indonesia-based manufacturer of appliances for the oil and gas industry for $10.5 million (£6.6 million). 

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Eight-figure sum for Wonga.com

Short-term loan website Wonga has raised $22.25 million (£14 million) from venture capital (VC) investors less than a year after its full launch.

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Catapult backs Systems Integration

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WPP buys MDS

WPP Plc, through its New York-based subsidiary Sudler & Hennessey, has acquired a 60 per cent stake in China-based healthcare agency MDS. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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SSE acquires wind farm site

Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE), through its renewable energy development division Airtricity, has acquired the Slieve Divena Phase II wind farm project in Country Tyrone, Northern Ireland, from RES UK & Ireland. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.