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Evotec on zebrafish safari

Hamburg-based drug discovery and development company Evotec AG has acquired the Zebrafish screening operations of Abingdon-based Summit Corporation Plc for £500,000 in cash.

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GMT-backed Docugroup in acquisition

Docugroup, a private equity-owned company that provides information for the construction industry, has acquired German subsidies specialist Fe.bis.

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Google opens up trademark bidding

Search engine Google has raised the prospect of bidding wars for trademarked keywords as it relaxes its AdWords policy.

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QinetiQ acquires Cyveillance

QinetiQ Group Plc, a London-based defence consultancy business, has acquired Cyveillance, a US provider of online monitoring technology, for $40 million (£26.6 million).

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Hanson Westhouse in reverse takeover

Smaller company investment bank Hanson Westhouse is coming onto AIM through the reverse takeover of Jersey-based SovGem.

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New manager for Sustainable Technology Fund

The Sustainable Technology Fund (STF), which backs UK-based cleantech ventures, has made its first investment under new management.

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Open Text is Vizible

Open Text, an Ontario-based specialist in Enterprise Content Management (ECM), has acquired Toronto-based Vizible Corporation, which focuses on digital media interface services.  

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System C Healthcare operates on Bluestar

System C Healthcare Plc, a Maidstone-based provider of specialist IT products and services to the healthcare sector, has acquired Kent-based rival Bluestar UK Group for up to £3 million. 

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Open Text is Vizible

Open Text, an Ontario-based specialist in Enterprise Content Management (ECM), has acquired Toronto-based Vizible Corporation, which focuses on digital media interface services.  

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System C Healthcare operates on Bluestar

System C Healthcare Plc, a Maidstone-based provider of specialist IT products and services to the healthcare sector, has acquired Kent-based rival Bluestar UK Group for up to £3 million. 

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TMX buys NetThruPut

TMX Group, the owner of the Canadian Stock Exchange, has acquired NetThruPut (NTP) from Enbridge and Circuit Technology Limited, a Canadian electronic platform and clearing facility for physical crude oil products, for some C$52.2 million (£29.5 million). 

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Warwick Effect Polymers in funding round

Warwick Effect Polymers (WEP), a polymer technology company, has raised £1 million from
new and existing investors including Catapult Venture Managers, Mercia Technology Seed Fund and Oxford Technology VCT. 

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Associated Engineering Services in MBO

Northampton-based Associated Engineering Services (AES) has been bought by its management in a deal led by managing director Paul Leeson, James Harman and Phil Mitchell.

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Key Capital Partners backs Sabotage BIMBO

Cambridge-based private equity firm Key Capital Partners (KCP) has invested £3.6 million in the buy-in management buy-out of fashion business Sabotage.

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Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial