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Funding crisis crushing innovation

Finance is still not available for promising start-ups, according to a successful British inventor and Business Link adviser.

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Ultra in electrifying Avalon deal

Ultra Electronics, a Middlesex-based manufacturer of electrical and electromechanical systems, has acquired Australian defence company Avalon Systems for A$16.5 million (£8.1 million) in cash. 

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EV invests further in Plant Impact

AIM-listed crop nutrition and protection specialist Plant Impact has raised £1.5 million from venture capital fund manager Enterprise Ventures.

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Hi-media bags AdLINK

Paris-based media group Hi-media has acquired AdLINK Media, the Germany-based display advertising division of AdLINK Internet Media AG, for €29.4 million (£25.4 million). 

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Hi-media acquires AdLINK

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Equiniti buys David Venus

Equiniti, a West Sussex-based provider of shareholder services, has acquired David Venus & Company, a Surrey-based firm of chartered secretaries. 

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Speechly Bircham merges with Campbell Hooper

London-based law firm Speechly Bircham LLP has merged with Campbell Hooper Solicitors LLP. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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Private equity down but not out

Crashing deal values aren't discouraging the private equity industry. More than half of the respondents of Grant Thornton's Private Equity Barometer concluded that private equity investments will pick up. 

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Speechly Bircham merges with Campbell Hooper

London-based law firm Speechly Bircham LLP has merged with Campbell Hooper Solicitors LLP. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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Private equity down but not out

Crashing deal values aren't discouraging the private equity industry. More than half of the respondents of Grant Thornton's Private Equity Barometer concluded that private equity investments will pick up. 

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Inflexion exits Health Care Knowledge International

Mid-market private equity investor Inflexion has sold IASIST, the Iberian division of performance measuring specialist Healthcare Knowledge International.

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Freedom4 Group Plc in acquisition spree

Freedom4 Group Plc, an Uxbridge-based provider of personal wireless broadband services, has agreed to acquire rivals Daisy and Vialtus for a combined value of £123 million.

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AEC buys Malvern House

AEC Education Plc, a Singapore-based provider of education services, has acquired London-based rival Malvern House Group for up to £3.9 million. 

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Credit crunch catches up with mid-market M&A

The number of mergers and acquisitions in the UK mid-market has dropped to the lowest level since 1995, according to business advisory firm Grant Thornton.