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Smoothie business to raise £500,000

The Original Smoothie Company, a recent entrant to the UK drinks market, is planning to raise £500,000 by a private placing of four million shares through corporate finance house City One Securities.

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Knowledge bank

Valuing intangible assets is a tough call, especially putting a price on what’s in people’s heads. Andrew MacLeod investigates

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Greystone Financial Services in £3m buy

Wealth management group Greystone Financial Services has bought its competitor Roger Harris & Co for a reported £3 million.

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WPP expands into digital

WPP, one of the world’s largest communication services groups, has bought a majority stake in Adventures s.r.o, an online marketing agency based in Prague.

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Star does double Dutch

Oil and gas specialist Star Energy Group Plc has increased its interests in the Netherlands with the acquisition of two gas storage projects.

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AIM on top as IPOs drop

AIM has proved more attractive than the main market to UK firms looking to float last quarter, according to research from Ernst & Young. M&A's Paul Driscoll reports

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Micro Focus International buys Liant Software for $5m

Micro Focus International Plc has acquired US firm Liant Software Corporation for US$5 million (£2.5 million) cash, in order to improve its business development software services.

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Wish I’d known… Tom Weston

Back in 1999, Tom Weston hired a chief exec to take the reins, allowing him to become chairman of the company he had founded, Sunrise Software. Three years later, Weston discovered Sunrise was on the verge of going under.

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Micro Focus International buys Liant Software for $5m

Micro Focus International Plc has acquired US firm Liant Software Corporation for US$5 million (£2.5 million) cash, in order to improve its business development software services.

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Wish I’d known… Tom Weston

Back in 1999, Tom Weston hired a chief exec to take the reins, allowing him to become chairman of the company he had founded, Sunrise Software. Three years later, Weston discovered Sunrise was on the verge of going under.

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Private equity looks buoyant

The private equity (PE) sector across Europe has shown some resilience during the slowdown by generating strong value gains in the second quarter.

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Investcorp announces CEME deal

Investcorp, a London-based provider and manager of alternative investments, has agreed to buy an Italian producer of pumps and valves for domestic appliances.

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Salamander increases Indonesian interests

Salamander Energy Plc, an Asia-focused independent upstream oil and gas exploration and production company, has increased its shareholding in two of its Indonesian assets.

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Porvair seals water quality deal

Porvair plc, a filtration and environmental technology group, has strengthened its offering to the water quality markets after buying Seal Analytical.

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