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Jardine Lloyd makes
HWS move

Jardine Lloyd Thompson plc (JLT), a risk management adviser and insurance and reinsurance broker, has added Harman Wicks & Swayne (HWS) to its operations.

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Tower explores options
in Western Sahara

Tower Resources, an oil and gas exploration company, has acquired Comet Petroleum, which has a 50 per cent stake in two oil and gas exploration licences in the Guelta and Bojador Blocks located in the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also known as Western Sahara.

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MAMA gets into Angel groove

Music and media group MAMA has increased its interests in the festivals market after buying a majority stake in Angel Music from Neil Moffitt.

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Keycom unlocks deal

Keycom, a provider of broadband services to the tertiary education market, has acquired several contracts from Catalyst Management, a supplier of converged communications services to universities and NHS Trusts.

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Close Ventures invests in Vibrant

Vibrant Energy Surveys, a provider of energy performance certificates (EPCs) to homes in the UK, has received venture capital funding. Close Ventures, which manages seven VCTs with net assets of £240 million, has invested £1.35 million in the company.

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Review Centre in £7 million buy-in

The Review Centre, a user-generated review website that generates revenues from pay-per-click advertising, has been acquired by Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC). IMAC’s investment of £7 million gives it a share of 71.5 per cent in the website’s owner, RTL.

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A welcome return

The final months of 2007 were quiet for the Isle of Man’s hedge fund industry, but times have changed. Mark Dunne reports

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Management’s Dipec Plastics deal

Dipec Plastics, a manufacturer of bespoke plastic products for clients, including a TV sci-fi series and a British artist, has been bought by its management. The MBO by Jason Callow followed the decision of founder and managing director Paul Robinson, to retire.

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A welcome return

The final months of 2007 were quiet for the Isle of Man’s hedge fund industry, but times have changed. Mark Dunne reports

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Management’s Dipec Plastics deal

Dipec Plastics, a manufacturer of bespoke plastic products for clients, including a TV sci-fi series and a British artist, has been bought by its management. The MBO by Jason Callow followed the decision of founder and managing director Paul Robinson, to retire.

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RSK deal builds bridges with STATS

Environmental consultancy RSK Group has pushed forward with its plan to become a major support services player with the acquisition of STATS, an adviser to the building materials sector.

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Manager buys Merseyside transport group

The operations manager at a Merseyside-based transport and warehousing business has bought the group for £1.1 million.

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Management bring Brand-Rex back into Scottish ownership

A Fife-based cabling group is back under Scottish ownership after its management bought the company from its US owner.

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Tai Zi set for £3m
AIM IPO

Newly formed south-east Asian property investor Tai Zi Capital is looking to raise some £3 million with an IPO on AIM at the end of June.

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Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

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