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US venture capital investment sags

Data from the US shows an accelerated decline in the value of equity investment into venture capital (VC)-backed companies.

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Funding secured to fight superbugs

An alliance of two private companies and Nottingham Trent University has received funding to develop a hand-held detector for hospital superbugs.

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Daiwa Securities buys Close Brothers Corporate Finance

Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe, a London-based subsidiary of Japanese investment bank Daiwa Securities SMBC Co, has acquired Close Brothers Corporate Finance for £75 million in cash. 

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David’s Cookies merges with Giftback.com

David's Cookies, an Illinois-based gourmet desserts company, and Giftback.com, a New York-based online gift service, have merged for an undisclosed sum.

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Tracerco buys Process Vision

Tracerco, a Billingham-based provider of process diagnostics, has acquired Belgium-based Process Vision Services, a specialist in identifying problems in the petroleum and chemical industries.

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RM buys Isis Concepts

RM Plc, an Oxfordshire-based provider of education services, has acquired local rival Isis Concepts for up to £2.69 million. 

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Swedish eye tracking company secures funds

Eye tracking specialist Tobii Technology has raised €16 million (£14 million) in expansion capital from new and existing investors.

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Shanks sells Avondale stake

Shanks Group Plc, a European environmental company that provides sustainable waste management services to the public and private sectors, has agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in Avondale Environmental Services to Landmedia, its joint venture partner. 

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Swedish eye tracking company secures funds

Eye tracking specialist Tobii Technology has raised €16 million (£14 million) in expansion capital from new and existing investors.

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Shanks sells Avondale stake

Shanks Group Plc, a European environmental company that provides sustainable waste management services to the public and private sectors, has agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in Avondale Environmental Services to Landmedia, its joint venture partner. 

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Paddy Power buys Australian company

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John Crane in US expansion

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Bunge gets a Raisio

Bunge, a US-based agribusiness and food company, has acquired the margarine business of Finland-based food company Raisio for euro80 million (£71.2 million).

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John Crane cranks up Orion deal

John Crane, a Berkshire-based manufacturer of seals and associated products, has acquired Orion Corporation, a US-based manufacturer of hydrodynamic bearings for energy and general industrial markets. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.