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Asian banks wary of Western investments

High growth Asian banks have largely avoided the huge credit loses that have pushed Lehman Brothers to the brink and will remain wary of buying into Western banks.

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Irish firm in online sale

Dublin-based online shopping and e-business software specialist Buy4Now, has sold its US business interests and restructured its capital in a deal worth £8.4 million.

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Randall & Quilter acquires KMS

Randall & Quilter, an AIM traded run-off management service provider and acquirer of solvent insurance companies in run-off, has acquired KMS, a London-based provider of insurance run-off services, through the acquisition of the holding company Continuum Holdings for £1.78 million.

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Relative strangers in the Benelux

Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands form the Benelux Economic Union, but when it comes to deal-making, that’s all they have in common. Mark Dunne reports

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SPARK Ventures invests in Gemini

A company providing medical screening services to life insurance companies has secured £1.4 million in a Series B funding round. Gemini Biomedical received £700,000 each from VCT manager SPARK Ventures and existing backer Alliance Fund Managers.

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Merger creates major grain business

Two farmer-owned operations have combined to create a major new grain marketing and input supply business. Grainfarmers and Centaur Grain have merged to form Openfield, which will handle around a fifth of the UK grain market and become one the largest supplier of seed and fertiliser in the UK.

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First Derivatives expands into the US

Irish financial technology company First Derivatives, has bought US-based technology marketing company Marketing Resources Partners, in a deal which could be worth up to £11.1 million.

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Game is up for Take Two acquisition

EA, a computer games business, has officially ended takeover talks with Rockstar owners Take-Two Interactive. The two American games publishers had been in discussions over a possible takeover of Take-Two by EA, after the latter had agreed to drop a $2 billion (£1 million) hostile takeover bid.

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First Derivatives expands into the US

Irish financial technology company First Derivatives, has bought US-based technology marketing company Marketing Resources Partners, in a deal which could be worth up to £11.1 million.

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Game is up for Take Two acquisition

EA, a computer games business, has officially ended takeover talks with Rockstar owners Take-Two Interactive. The two American games publishers had been in discussions over a possible takeover of Take-Two by EA, after the latter had agreed to drop a $2 billion (£1 million) hostile takeover bid.

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UK M&A down but not out

UK M&A has refused to give in, despite a slowdown in the first half of 2008, according to a study by PKF Accountants.

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Nationwide becomes a self-preservation society

The Nationwide merger with the Derbyshire and Cheshire building societies comes as the credit crunch and sub-prime crisis puts further pressure on small building societies, according to experts. There is industry prediction that the merger may lead to a speeding up of the long predicted consolidation in the sector.

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SMEs avoid the bank manager

Almost half (49 per cent) of business owners and directors have not seen their bank manager for a year or more, while nearly a quarter (23 per cent) can't remember the last time they met.

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