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St Quinton converts Gloucester rugby deal

Entrepreneur and serial acquirer Martin St Quinton has acquired a minority interest in UK rugby team Gloucester RFC for an undisclosed sum from Tom Walkinshaw.

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Corporate failures to rise

More than 40,000 companies will be declared insolvent this year, according to the Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC) at Leeds University Business School.

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Boparan buys four FishWorks restaurants

Ranjit Boparan, owner of chicken processor 2 Sisters Food Group, through his Birmingham-based investment vehicle Boparan Ventures, has acquired four FishWorks restaurants from administration.

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CVS on acquisition spree

Expansionist CVS, a provider of veterinary services in the UK, has announced the acquisition of Melton Veterinary Practice in Suffolk.

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Maxymiser in £2 million Series A round

UK-based web marketing company Maxymiser has secured £2 million from two venture capital (VC) funds to develop its products and grow sales.

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Kittiwake swoops on Krystallon

Sussex-based Kittiwake Developments has acquired a further 55 per cent stake in Krystallon from BP International.

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Melorio makes double education deal

Melorio has continued its consolidation of the UK’s vocational training sector with the acquisition of two government-funded vocational learning providers, Zenos and Zenos Learning.

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Murgitroyd buys Raworth Moss & Cook

European patent and trademark attorney practice Murgitroyd Group Plc has announced that it has acquired Croydon-based practice Raworth Moss & Cook for up to £700,000.

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Melorio makes double education deal

Melorio has continued its consolidation of the UK’s vocational training sector with the acquisition of two government-funded vocational learning providers, Zenos and Zenos Learning.

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Murgitroyd buys Raworth Moss & Cook

European patent and trademark attorney practice Murgitroyd Group Plc has announced that it has acquired Croydon-based practice Raworth Moss & Cook for up to £700,000.

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Delphic in diagnostics deal

Delphic, a provider of specialist diagnostics for HIV and hepatitis, has acquired the diagnostics business of iQur, a biotechnology company specialising in chronic liver disease. The terms of the transaction remain undisclosed.

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Executives Online in MBO

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

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Brakes serves up O’Kane

UK foodservice wholesaler and distributor Brakes has taken a controlling stake in Northern Ireland-based wholesaler O’Kane Food Service, cementing their long-standing relationship, which has seen O’Kane distribute Brakes private-label products for more than ten years.

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Steely determination in deal

Special Steel Co Ltd has acquired Hillfoot Forge from Murray Metals. The forge was one of three trading divisions that the Scottish firm acquired back in April following the acquisition of Hillfoot Steel for an undisclosed sum.