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The Capital Fund exits Solcara

The £4.5 million acquisition of software company Solcara by e-commerce group ArgentVive has led to a ‘highly profitable’ exit for The Capital Fund, which originally invested £250,000 in 2003.

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VCs back Palringo in £2.4 million deal

Mobile communications company Palringo has secured funding of £2.4 million from five venture capital (VC) firms to help launch its platform for next-generation mobile messaging globally.

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Israeli group targets PLUS

Investment fledgling MGIC is seeking £1.5 million at 10p to back early-stage internet ventures in Israel. Axiom Capital is handling the PLUS offer for MGIC, which is headed by Amir Raveh and Robert Pincas, two leading lights at Anglo-Israeli investment concern MG Equity Partners.

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Packaging business moves to AIM

API Group, a manufacturer of packaging materials, has completed its move to AIM and cancelled its shares on the London Stock Exchange’s main market. The move follows cash flow problems disclosed late last year, which API resolved through an open offer underwritten by its two largest existing shareholders, raising £8 million.

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Leadership failing post-deal mergers – Hay Group

Mergers and acquisitions across Europe are failing to deliver on their strategic objectives due to a lack of leadership, according to new research released by management consultancy Hay Group.

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Mattioli buys pensions consultancy

Pensions consultancy Mattioli Woods plc has expanded its operations through buying a complementary business in a seven-figure deal.

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Delek taps US resources

Israel’s Delek Energy Systems, subsidiary of conglomerate Delek Group, has bought a Denver-based privately-held exploration and production company to strengthen its oil and gas capabilities in the US.

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Today’s deal headlines

In today’s deal headlines Mattoli Woods plc has acquired the JB Group for up to £2.6 million and Academy Learning has expanded its digital capability with the purchase of Site Visibility for an undisclosed sum.

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Delek taps US resources

Israel’s Delek Energy Systems, subsidiary of conglomerate Delek Group, has bought a Denver-based privately-held exploration and production company to strengthen its oil and gas capabilities in the US.

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Today’s deal headlines

In today’s deal headlines Mattoli Woods plc has acquired the JB Group for up to £2.6 million and Academy Learning has expanded its digital capability with the purchase of Site Visibility for an undisclosed sum.

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Clinical Computing agrees software acquisition

A developer of clinical information systems for the healthcare industry is to add a project management and resource planning software specialist to its portfolio.

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Today’s headlines

In today’s deal headlines London-based Libra Holidays has bought sister companies Argo Holidays and Jetlife and H&T Group plc has bought two pawnbrokers in the northeast

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SAM completes deal number nine

Fund management specialist Syndicate Asset Management (SAM) has completed its ninth acquisition in just over two years.

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TNS makes prosperous acquisition

Online research provider Taylor Nelson Sofres plc (TNS) has acquired Stockholm-based Prospera Research AB in a bid to grow its syndicated services in the financial sector across the Nordic region and other European markets. The consideration has been satisfied by the issue of shares in TNS.

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