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Ingenious to continue investment spree

A Guernsey-registered investor is to step up its search for new opportunities after making and committing more than £65 million worth of investments in its last financial year.

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Ryanair’s Aer Lingus stake takes off

Ryanair has upped its stake in rival Irish airline Aer Lingus to almost 30 per cent. Europe’s biggest low-cost airline bought an additional 3.5 million shares, bringing its total holding to more than 159 million.

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Ten Alps Twenty First Century deal

A factual media group co-founded by Bob Geldof has bought a video production company that produces content for organisations, such as Nike, Sage, the NHS and the Prince's Trust.

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AXA gambles on SBO

European buy-out house AXA Private Equity has acquired Löwen Play, Germany’s second largest amusement arcade operator, from Dutch investor Waterland Private Equity for an undisclosed sum.

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Founder sells jewellery specialist to son

The founder of a diamond and platinum specialising in bespoke one-off pieces has sold the business to his son.

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BA to fly away with French airline

Aviation giant British Airways has boosted the services offered by one of its subsidiaries after agreeing to buy a French airline.

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Domain name rush 2.0?

Last week's decision to allow companies to buy their own top-level domains (TLDs) has led to press forecasts of a land-grab similar to that of the late 1990s. Nora Nanayakkara, director of business development at domain marketplace SEDO, believes this prospect may be exaggerated.

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Portuguese group buys salad supplier

A grower of watercress and other salad ingredients in the UK and Portugal is set to be acquired by RAR Group, a Portuguese private company.

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Domain name rush 2.0?

Last week's decision to allow companies to buy their own top-level domains (TLDs) has led to press forecasts of a land-grab similar to that of the late 1990s. Nora Nanayakkara, director of business development at domain marketplace SEDO, believes this prospect may be exaggerated.

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Portuguese group buys salad supplier

A grower of watercress and other salad ingredients in the UK and Portugal is set to be acquired by RAR Group, a Portuguese private company.

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Biofuel business secures £1.75 million

Foresight, an asset management firm that runs five VCTs, has invested £1.75 million in biomass fuel producer Silvigen.

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Novacom deal sparks growth

Advanced Power Components plc, a specialist distributor and manufacturers' representative of electronic components, has acquired Novacom Microwave.

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SOS undergoes executive MBO

Solicitors Own Software (SOS), providers of legal practice and case management software and services, has undergone a management buy-out by the current executive team following the planned retirement of founder Michael Platt. The financial details of the MBO were undisclosed.

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Trio buy ServiceSource

IT professionals George Buchan, Mark Hesketh and James Bruce have completed the management buy-out of ServiceSource Europe’s multi-vendor division in a deal backed by RBS Invoice Finance.

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