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Ready to strike

COBRA chief executive Steve Burrows tells M&A why acquiring a company is only one part of the deal, writes Morag Dickson

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Business intelligence maps

Google and Information Builders have released the first so-called business intelligence “mash-up”, a mix and match software giving users a visual representation of sales figures and stock movements in different geographies via an interactive Google Map.

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PLUS activity soars

PLUS Markets has enjoyed a strong opening five months of the year by recording a 44 per cent increase in IPO and fundraising activity on its exchange on the same period in 2007.

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First London
buys Belgravia

International merchant bank First London Securities has acquired Belgravia Financial Services Group, a financial services operations and takeover asset management company based in Jersey. The terms of the agreement remain undisclosed.

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Fund powered up with
AIM cash

A Guernsey-incorporated fund in has raised almost £100 million to invest in India’s power and energy sector after a completing a dual listing.

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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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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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