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How corporate governance pays

Companies with good corporate governance generate higher shareholder returns than those which breach guidelines, according to research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

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Growth of law firms ‘unsustainable’ says Eversheds report

Law firms soaring profits and the dominance of the 'magic circle', the City's top five law firms, are set to erode, according to the findings of a survey by research company RSG Consulting.

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Suez and Gaz power up
in the UK

Electrabel, a subsidiary of French utility Suez, and merger partner Gaz de France (GdF) have jointly acquired a power plant in England from Goldman Sachs and Cargill for an undisclosed amount.

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Close VCTs invest in sports data business

Venture capital house Close Ventures has invested £1.5 million in a company that provides sports data and analysis to media companies.

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Rising salaries fail to slow lawyer exodus

Increasing pressures to work overtime and a falling number of available partnerships are driving young lawyers to leave their firms, according to a recent survey.

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Capvis buys leather furniture maker

Swiss private equity firm Capvis has acquired leather furniture maker de Sede. The target company, also based in Switzerland, was bought from Hans-Peter Fässler and Bernhard Schüler for an undisclosed sum.

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Management walk off with shoe company

A shoe retailer has been valued at £95 million after its chief executive bought the company with five of his fellow directors.

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Graphite buys Kurt Geiger from Barclays

Mid-market private equity house Graphite Capital has backed a management buy-out of shoe retailer Kurt Geiger from its current owner, Barclays Private Equity.

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Management walk off with shoe company

A shoe retailer has been valued at £95 million after its chief executive bought the company with five of his fellow directors.

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Graphite buys Kurt Geiger from Barclays

Mid-market private equity house Graphite Capital has backed a management buy-out of shoe retailer Kurt Geiger from its current owner, Barclays Private Equity.

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Whizz Kid gets follow-on funding

Venture capitalist Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) has invested a further £2 million in TV production company Whizz Kid Entertainment.

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Indutrade in second UK acquisition

Swedish technology group Indutrade has acquired Precision Products, a Chesterfield-based supplier of piston rings to the marine engine industry. The deal marks Indutrade’s second UK acquisition, following last year’s acquisition of Newcastle-based technical sales business International Plastic Systems.

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Galleon continues China invasion

A London-based intellectual property company has continued its plan to expand its presence in China’s interactive TV market by completing a deal worth at least £2 million.

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IFAs tip mature VCTs over new launches

Almost two-thirds of independent financial advisers (IFAs) believe that established VCTs will be most popular with investors this year, according to research from Noble Fund Managers.

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