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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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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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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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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.