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Businesses miss out on cost savings

Growing businesses across the UK are missing out on cost savings as they remain unaware of the 2006 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, according to research by environmental consultancy NetRegs.

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Travelzest buys Malaysia Experience

UK entrepreneur Chris Mottershead has broadened the portfolio offering of his online holiday group Travelzest plc, with the acquisition of tour specialist Malaysia Experience from Bob Mortimore Travel for £45,000.

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Hasgrove buys London public affairs firm

Hasgrove, a pan-European marketing and communications group, has extended its public affairs network with an acquisition in London.

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Today’s deal headlines

Travelzest plc has acquired the Malaysia Experience for £45,000 and Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port has bought the remaining 50 per cent of Baltic Stevedore Co

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EPIC VCT makes its first investment

The first VCT ever launched by EPIC Private Equity has made its maiden investment, in salad bar chain Chop’d.

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Most large companies miss financial forecasts

Two-thirds of large European and US companies are unable to forecast quarterly earnings within a five per cent error margin, according to research from advisory firm Hackett. Despite harsh penalties from the market for getting it wrong, companies still miss the mark by up to 30 per cent, claims the study.

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Artilium buys location-based services provider

Artilium plc, a telecom software specialist, has strengthened its offering with the acquisition of a location-based services provider to mobile network operators.

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Kier Group sells PFI investment

UK building and civil engineering contractor Kier Group plc has disposed of its 50 per cent Private Finance Initiative (PFI) investment in Hairmyres Hospital, which it sold to Innisfree M &G PPP Fund for £13.8 million cash.

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Artilium buys location-based services provider

Artilium plc, a telecom software specialist, has strengthened its offering with the acquisition of a location-based services provider to mobile network operators.

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Kier Group sells PFI investment

UK building and civil engineering contractor Kier Group plc has disposed of its 50 per cent Private Finance Initiative (PFI) investment in Hairmyres Hospital, which it sold to Innisfree M &G PPP Fund for £13.8 million cash.

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Today’s deal headlines

In today’s deal headlines Laird Group plc has bought Bluetooth supplier Ezurio for £12.5 million and UK business Greystone Financial Services has been acquired by Focus Financial Partners LLC of the US

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Artilium buys Trisent Communications for £1.7 million

Telecom software specialist Artilium has acquired Trisent Communications, which helps mobile network operators tailor services based on the geographic location of their clients’ mobile phones, for £1.7 million. The consideration was satisfied in £460,000 cash with the balance paid in some 1.24 million shares.

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Media group buys Exposure Events UK

An international media group has expanded its construction portfolio through buying the organiser of a public sector event.

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Buy.at joins AOL stable

Web services company AOL, a subsidiary of media behemoth Time Warner, has made its fifth acquisition in 12 months.

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