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Accent backs Flextrus buy-out

The packaging business of Australian group Amcor Flexibles has been bought by its management.

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Robin Holiday’s racing heart

Robin Holiday combines his entrepreneurial acumen with a commitment to the community through his not-for-profit school uniform business.

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Funding boost for Durham Pipeline Technology

A northeast-based pipeline inspection company is set to continue its international growth after securing a six-figure investment.

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Provident on the lookout for friends

Friends Provident is on the search for potential acquisitions in Asia that could take it beyond the Hong Kong and Singapore markets, though no specific deals are in the pipeline. The priority in Asia for Friends Provident though was the organic growth of existing operations.

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Liverpool Victoria races off with Highway

Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company is set to take over British motor insurer Highway Insurance Plc in a deal worth around £150 million.

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Triton finds its sea legs

Triton Group, an undersea services business, has completed acquisitions totalling £100 million since it was founded at the start of last year

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Friction-free investment for medical company

APA Parafricta, a developer of low-friction fabric for the medical sector, has secured £230,000 to help set up a global distribution network for the product. The investment comes from business angel group the Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION) and Bank of Scotland Corporate.

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Serco acquires SI International

Support services group Serco has revealed its plans to acquire SI International, a NASDAQ-listed provider of information services, outsourcing, technology and network solutions to the US Department of Defense and civil government agencies, for $423 million (£229 million).

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Friction-free investment for medical company

APA Parafricta, a developer of low-friction fabric for the medical sector, has secured £230,000 to help set up a global distribution network for the product. The investment comes from business angel group the Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION) and Bank of Scotland Corporate.

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Serco acquires SI International

Support services group Serco has revealed its plans to acquire SI International, a NASDAQ-listed provider of information services, outsourcing, technology and network solutions to the US Department of Defense and civil government agencies, for $423 million (£229 million).

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Proventec cleans up
with German deal

Proventec Plc, a steam cleaning and coatings technologies specialist, has bought a controlling stake in a German engineering company.

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Busy month for YFM

Venture capital firm YFM has invested in two Yorkshire-based software companies through the Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund (YHEF).

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Hill & Smith’s US window of opportunity

The board of construction products manufacturer Hill & Smith has confirmed that the latest step in its international expansion plans will be an acquisition in the US.

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Building Society mergers “inevitable” says KPMG

A report by accountant KPMG out this week will warn that the downturn in the housing market is likely to lead to an increase in mergers among building societies, as bad debts from mortgages rise and profits fall.

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