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Portmeirion buys bust companies

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Airsprung buys Hush-a-Bye

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SMEs scared to chase late payments

Less than a quarter of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have ever taken legal action to recover outstanding debts, claims a survey.

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Social entrepreneur: Boo Armstrong

Boo Armstrong, MD of complementary medicine specialist GetWellUK, explains how she turned her charity into a financially viable operation.

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Airsprung in Hush-A-Bye deal

Airsprung, a Wiltshire-based supplier of manufactured and imported furniture, has acquired Hush-A-Bye Ltd, a Birmingham-based manufacturer and supplier of mattresses, for £300,000 in cash.

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Hambro in merger and market move 

Hambro Mining Plc, a London-based mining and exploration company with its assets based in Russia, has merged with Anglo-Russian rival Aricom Plc. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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IDOX snaps up J4B

IDOX Plc, a London-based management knowledge business, has acquired J4B Software and Publishing, a provider of web-based content principally to local authorities, for £800,000 in cash. 

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Hunting goes for the kill with NCC

Hunting Plc, an energy services company, has acquired National Coupling Company (NCC), a US-based manufacturer of underwater hydraulic equipment, for $55 million (£37.8 million). 

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IDOX snaps up J4B

IDOX Plc, a London-based management knowledge business, has acquired J4B Software and Publishing, a provider of web-based content principally to local authorities, for £800,000 in cash. 

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Hunting goes for the kill with NCC

Hunting Plc, an energy services company, has acquired National Coupling Company (NCC), a US-based manufacturer of underwater hydraulic equipment, for $55 million (£37.8 million). 

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Taylor Wimpey sheds construction businesses

UK-based housebuilding company Taylor Wimpey has sold its construction businesses in Ghana, West Africa, comprising Taysec Construction and Taylor Woodrow of Ghana to existing management for a nominal fee.

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ATP acquires Instone

ATP International Group, an Anglo-Dutch holiday company, has acquired Brentwood-based marine fares specialist Instone International for an undisclosed sum.

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AG Holding acquires Axeon Holdings

AG Holding Ltd, a London-based special investment company backed by Ironshield Capital Management LLP, has acquired Axeon Holdings Plc, a provider of independent lithium-ion battery and green energy services. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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Glasses Direct secures £10 million

A consortium of investors has committed £10 million to Glasses Direct, a company which supplies prescription glasses by post.

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