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Waitrose picks up 13 stores

Waitrose has agreed to acquire 13 stores from the Co-op, which have arisen from the Group’s £1.6 billion takeover of retail rival Somerfield.

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Firecomms secures £5m

Swiss telecoms provider Swisscom has led a $5 million (£3.4 million) funding round into Firecomms, a provider of high-speed plastic optical fibre components headquartered in Ireland.

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Executives Online bought by management

Headhunting company Executives Online has undergone a management buy-out, with senior managers acquiring a 56 per cent stake.

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HMV acquires Zavvi stores

Entertainment retailer HMV has announced that it will buy 14 Zavvi stores out of administration. The deal will be funded through a placing of some 20 million shares at 1p each. 

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Toumaz ups Sentinel stake

Toumaz Holdings, the AIM-listed investment company focused on the technology sector, has upped its stake in Sentinel Healthcare Solutions, a developer of intelligent healthcare services, to 81.25 per cent.  

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Pentech invests in Hubdub

Software VC company Pentech Ventures and Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Co-Investment Fund (SCF) have led an £810,000 round of funding into Hubdub, a Scottish-based web start-up.

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Goold Estates in £1.5m deal

Midlands property manager Goold Estates has acquired Black Country House in Oldbury for £1.5 million in a deal backed by HSBC.

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Hi-Craft buy-out backed by AFM

Petlife Ventures, the pet accessories manufacturer trading as Hi-Craft, has been bought by its management in a deal worth more than £500,000.

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Goold Estates in £1.5m deal

Midlands property manager Goold Estates has acquired Black Country House in Oldbury for £1.5 million in a deal backed by HSBC.

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Hi-Craft buy-out backed by AFM

Petlife Ventures, the pet accessories manufacturer trading as Hi-Craft, has been bought by its management in a deal worth more than £500,000.

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Mecom deal makes the headlines

German media business M DuMont Schauberg has agreed to acquire the German operations of European newspaper and content group, Mecom, for €152 million (£135 million) in cash.

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Kennet invests in Go Internet Media

Private equity firm Kennet Partners has led a $10 million (£7 million) round of funding into US-based advertising network Go Internet Media.

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Business Logic Systems gets funding to go global

A provider of customer intelligence tools to mobile network operators has secured US$4 million (£2.8 million) to open more international offices.

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Amadeus co-founder talks of ‘dire’ VC market

Hermann Hauser, the co-founder of venture firm Amadeus Capital Partners, has said venture capitalists (VCs) are enduring the toughest conditions for 20 years because of a shortage of credit and a lack of exit opportunities.

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