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Acquisition strategies 

With the current economic climate driving a dramatic reduction in corporate spending will M&A continue in 2009? Chris Brown, MD of Acquisition Solutions, reports

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Avisen in reverse takeover  

Z Group, an AIM-listed investment company, has completed the reverse takeover of Avisen, a UK strategy and consulting business with operations in the Netherlands and South Africa. 

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Aberdeen firm goes south of the border

Aberdeen Valve Supplies (AVS) has acquired LG Ball Valves, a Walsall-based manufacturer and supplier of custom-made valves predominantly for the oil and gas industry.

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Toto Neorest: the futurist toilet

If we’d ever seen Captain Kirk engaged in the more mundane activities like brushing his teeth, then his bathroom would have probably featured something resembling the Toto Neorest.

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BowLeven in takeover talks 

Africa-focused oil and gas explorer BowLeven says it has received a possible cash offer worth 150p a share.

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Centrica’s new venture

British Gas owner Centrica Plc has acquired 22 per cent of oil and gas company Venture Production Plc’s issued share capital for £239.4 million.   

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Telesoft acquires Think Engine assets

UK tech company Telesoft Technologies has acquired certain assets of US rival Think Engine Networks, including the intellectual property rights to the MCIAS announcement server and CX Network Exchange media server product lines. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed. 

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Nexus Management acquires Scott Technology

Nexus Management Plc, the UK-based provider of IT services, has acquired Scott Technology Corporation (STC) for US$1.8 million (£1.2 million).

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Telesoft acquires Think Engine assets

UK tech company Telesoft Technologies has acquired certain assets of US rival Think Engine Networks, including the intellectual property rights to the MCIAS announcement server and CX Network Exchange media server product lines. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed. 

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Nexus Management acquires Scott Technology

Nexus Management Plc, the UK-based provider of IT services, has acquired Scott Technology Corporation (STC) for US$1.8 million (£1.2 million).

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Sure-Track beefs up security 

Sure-Track Monitoring Plc, a provider of asset-tracking services, has acquired the entire share capital of IBP Group, which specialises in a variety of security products. 

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AIM needs more regulation, say investors

Two-thirds of institutional investors in London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) want it to be more tightly regulated, according to research.

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e-Therapeutics gets £2m

Octopus Ventures, an investor in early-stage companies, has invested £2 million in e-Therapeutics Plc, a drug discovery and development company.

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dmg world media management buy-out

Taylist Media has acquired the consumer publishing business of dmg world media, a UK-based exhibition and publishing company, in a management buy-out led by former publishing and events director Patrick Taylor. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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