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Tax climbdown on the cards

A move by HM Treasury to tax intellectual property (IP) on UK companies with foreign subsidiaries seems set to be ditched after a backlash by businesses.

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Tech stocks on the wane

Software companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) are maintaining a strong average share price performance (up 19 per cent).

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Big Canadian deal for Entertainment One

A film and television content provider has established itself as a producer and distributor in Canada following a treble acquisition.

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Chemring deal boosts
US business

A Hampshire-based defence systems developer has enhanced its position in the US pyrotechnic market through the acquisition of an Illinois-based company.

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Laxey makes TDG bid

Hedge fund manager Laxey Partners has reached an agreement with the board of transport and logistics specialist TDG Plc to buy the group.

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Matrix puts finishing touches to MBO

Plastic Surgeon Fine Finishers, a cosmetic repair services provider to the UK construction and housing industry, has undergone a management buy-out led by MD Rob Mouser and backed by Matrix Private Equity.

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South African firm strengthens UK operations

South African financial services firm Sanlam has built on its UK operations with the acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in Buckles Holdings.

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Nationwide Franking Sense business gets £1m boost

Nationwide Franking Sense, a family firm that supplies postal franking machines and office equipment to clients including Sainsbury's and Bolton Wanderers FC, has received £1 million from Royal Bank of Scotland to develop its leasing operations.

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South African firm strengthens UK operations

South African financial services firm Sanlam has built on its UK operations with the acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in Buckles Holdings.

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Nationwide Franking Sense business gets £1m boost

Nationwide Franking Sense, a family firm that supplies postal franking machines and office equipment to clients including Sainsbury's and Bolton Wanderers FC, has received £1 million from Royal Bank of Scotland to develop its leasing operations.

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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.