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ACS acquires BSG 

London-based NHS healthcare software specialist Advanced Computer Software (ACS) has agreed to acquire Business Services Group, an IT outsourcing and networking company. ACS is offering BSG shareholders 19.11p in cash per BSG share, with a combined value of £15.5 million.

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Elavation gets a lift with Safeline

Elavation, a Milton Keynes-based rental company for powered lifts, has acquired the powered access rental division of Safeline Access Solutions for an undisclosed sum.

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Loss Management buys E-Register

Loss Management Group, a specialist in handling insurance claims for lost or stolen jewellery and collectables, has acquired rival E-Register for £300,000 from Helphire Group Plc. 

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Economic Insight

Roger Bootle, MD of Capital Economics, argues that the depth of the downturn shouldn’t lead you to lose all sense of proportion

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Rockley Group sets up $100 million China fund

Technology investor Rockley Group has signed a deal with a Chinese partner to invest in 'sustainable' companies in the country's Shandong province.

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Darling on the defensive

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has defended his forecast for economic recovery by the end of this year and insists that his new 50 per cent tax rate for high earners is ‘fair’

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August nets cash for Enara acquisitions

Domiciliary care provider Enara, which is owned by buy-out firm August Equity, has secured £23 million in bank finance to fund acquisitions.

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Management buys H&B Foods

H&B Foods, a wholesaler and processor of cheese products and speciality foods, has been sold in a management buy-out after its parent company, Novel Group, went into administration.

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August nets cash for Enara acquisitions

Domiciliary care provider Enara, which is owned by buy-out firm August Equity, has secured £23 million in bank finance to fund acquisitions.

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Management buys H&B Foods

H&B Foods, a wholesaler and processor of cheese products and speciality foods, has been sold in a management buy-out after its parent company, Novel Group, went into administration.

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Capita Symonds gets caught in traffic

London-based consultant Capita Symonds has acquired traffic management specialist MMB Associates for an undisclosed sum.

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XCounter’s X-ray vision

XCounter AB, an AIM-traded Swedish developer of low-radiation 3D digital X-ray imaging technology, has acquired a 49.8 per cent stake in Oy AJAT, a Finnish manufacturer of digital solid-state X-ray detectors, for €3.4 million.

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Charles Taylor Consulting buys Axiom

Charles Taylor Consulting Plc (CTC), a London-based professional services firm, has acquired insurance company Axiom for up to £7.9 million.

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Shepherd Neame expands in South East

Shepherd Neame has agreed to buy 13 freehold pubs located in the South East of England from Punch Taverns for up to £14.8 million in cash.