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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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Glanbia muscles in on US deal 

Glanbia, an international cheese and nutritional ingredients group, has moved in on the growing sports nutrition market with the acquisition of Optimum Nutrition, a manufacturer of nutritional supplements for the sports sector.

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Atlantic makes splash in UK property market

A US-based private investment and asset management firm, focused specifically on the real estate industry, is embarking on a UK acquisition spree with nearly £400 million worth of deals.

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Lone Star buys German bank IKB

German bank IKB Deutsche Industriebank, which collapsed as a result of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, has agreed to sell a 90.8 per cent stake in its business to Lone Star, a US private equity firm.

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Right prescription for Oxford John Radcliffe

HSBC Infrastructure Company Limited (HICL), a listed infrastructure investment company, has announced it has completed the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in the Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital PFI deal for £18 million.

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Lone Star buys German bank IKB

German bank IKB Deutsche Industriebank, which collapsed as a result of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, has agreed to sell a 90.8 per cent stake in its business to Lone Star, a US private equity firm.

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Right prescription for Oxford John Radcliffe

HSBC Infrastructure Company Limited (HICL), a listed infrastructure investment company, has announced it has completed the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in the Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital PFI deal for £18 million.

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Lights, camera, action for Litepanels deal  

The Vitec group, an international provider of products and services for the photographic, live entertainment and broadcast industries, has acquired US Litepanels, a US manufacturer of light-emitting diode (LED)-based lights for the television, broadcast, video and film sectors.

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Bimbo for engineering group

A major British engineering company serving the defence sector has been bought by a buy-in management buy-out team.

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Three become one in United deal

Three office supplies businesses have merged to create a company with a £12 million turnover.

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Funding puts growth in the frame

Leeds-based entrepreneur Paul Ross is to expand his business after receiving a funding package of more than £1 million. The capital will allow Ross to extend his designer sunglasses range into more Wal-Mart and QVC stores.

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