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United Drug targets US firm

United Drug Plc, a provider of services to healthcare manufacturers and pharmaceutical retailers, has expanded its operations in the US after completing an acquisition worth tens of millions of pounds.

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Property sharks stalk cheap deals

Real estate investors with cash in the bank are taking advantage of the stricken market to build their portfolios, according to new research.

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TVC tunes into TV and radio company

A Dublin-based investor has become the largest single shareholder in a radio and TV company as part of its on-going strategy of backing public and private businesses in the UK and Ireland.

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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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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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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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