No green shoots in buy-out market
The UK buy-out market stayed close to last year’s lows in the first quarter of 2009, with £2.0 billion invested in 86 buy-outs.
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The UK buy-out market stayed close to last year’s lows in the first quarter of 2009, with £2.0 billion invested in 86 buy-outs.
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AIM-traded companies are confident about the potential for closing M&A deals over the following 12 months, according to the 2009 AIM M&A Survey by stockbroker Daniel Stewart & Company.
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Tough times continue for dealmakers in the UK as deal volumes and valuations keep heading south, according to BDO Stoy Hayward’s Private Company Price Index (PCPI).
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Pressure is growing on the Treasury to increase tax relief under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to boost investment in growth companies in the UK.
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Kelway, a London-based IT provider, has acquired rival Repton Holdings Plc for an undisclosed sum.
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Lab21, a Cambridge-based healthcare diagnostics company, has acquired Plasmatec Laboratory Products, a Dorset-based manufacturer and distributor of in vitro diagnostic tests.
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JD Sports Fashion Plc, a Manchester-based retailer of sport fashion and footwear, has acquired Lille-based sports retailer Chausport SA for €8 million (£7 million).
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Lab21, a Cambridge-based healthcare diagnostics company, has acquired Plasmatec Laboratory Products, a Dorset-based manufacturer and distributor of in vitro diagnostic tests.
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JD Sports Fashion Plc, a Manchester-based retailer of sport fashion and footwear, has acquired Lille-based sports retailer Chausport SA for €8 million (£7 million).
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The University of Cambridge has raised £1 million for its Discovery Fund, which will offer seed finance to high tech spin-outs.
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More AIM-quoted companies ought to pay dividends in order to attract investors, according to a leading small-cap fund manager.
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Venture capital firm Wellington Partners is investing a further €8 million in high-end recruiter Experteer to aid the company’s international expansion.
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The achievements of management teams and their advisers have been recognised at the M&A Awards at the Hilton Park Lane in London.
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