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Bigpoint in €70 million buy-out

Multiplayer online games developer Bigpoint is set to be acquired by two private equity funds.

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Ophir secures finance to drill

Privately owned African oil and gas exploration company Ophir Energy has secured £168 million from private investors to finance its drilling programmes until 2009.

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NVM exit nets 70% IRR

Newcastle-based venture capitalist NVM has sold its stake in defence logistics company Product Support to European supply chain services group Wincanton.

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Helicopter firm lands on PLUS

Having touched down on PLUS, low-cost helicopter designer Pegasus plans to raise up to £2 million to market its home-assembly kits.

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UK family firms under threat

The proportion of UK family businesses taken over by third parties is more than double that of Germany, France and Italy, according to new figures.

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Man acquires 25%
in Nephila

Hedge fund manager Man Group has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Nephila Capital. Man will pay $50 million (£25 million) from its existing cash resources for the investment manager, which specialises in underwriting natural catastrophe reinsurance. 

 

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Helicopter group touches down on PLUS

Pegasus, an Arizona-based manufacturer of two-seater kit helicopters, has floated on PLUS with a market capitalisation of £23 million at 11.5p per share.

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Indus raises £25 million on AIM

An oil and gas exploration and development company is to expand its interests in India after raising £25 million on AIM.

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Helicopter group touches down on PLUS

Pegasus, an Arizona-based manufacturer of two-seater kit helicopters, has floated on PLUS with a market capitalisation of £23 million at 11.5p per share.

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Indus raises £25 million on AIM

An oil and gas exploration and development company is to expand its interests in India after raising £25 million on AIM.

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UK M&A second on global list

Global M&A volume has hit $1.51 trillion (£772 billion) so far this year, signalling a 34 per cent drop on the $2.27 trillion generated during the same period in 2007.

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Balfour Beatty expands
US business

Balfour Beatty, an engineering construction, services and investment group, has bought US firm Douglas E Barnhart from its management.

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ITE buys Russian event

A London-based company that specialises in organising exhibitions in emerging and developing markets has added a construction event in Russia to its portfolio.

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GoIndustry buys US firm

GoIndusty, an industrial machinery and equipment auctioneer, has acquired DoveBid, a US-based global provider of capital asset auction and valuation services, for £17 million.

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