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Sealwood buys construction chemicals company

Sealwood Group, a building repair products manufacturer, has acquired Exchem Polymer Systems (EPS), a construction chemicals specialist.

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Diametric Technical MBO

Diametric Technical, a UK-based industrial logo and nameplate specialist, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

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CPI in coast-to-coast sale

EnPro Industries, a US manufacturer of engineered industrial products, has acquired UK business Compressor Products International (CPI) in an all-cash transaction. The sum was not disclosed.

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Tulloch buys housebuilder

House-building specialist Tulloch Homes plc has snapped up Ross-shire-based Cameron & Paterson Homes for a seven-figure sum in a move that aims to explore growth opportunities in the Highlands.

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Sagicor buys BSU

Sagicor Syndicate, a provider of financial services, has acquired Byrne & Stacey Underwriting (BSU) for an undisclosed sum.

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BioControl secures £500,000

BioControl, a UK-based company developing a phage based treatment for pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, has raised £500,000 in its first institutional round.

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3i increases AES stake

3i has increased its stake in AES Engineering to 40 per cent, valuing the business at £100 million. This secondary investment comes 11 years after 3i’s first and will allow AES to continue its growth and consider acquisition opportunities.

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Hotel deal in lap of the gods

Zeus Private Equity has begun a £50 million-plus spending spree with the acquisition of the Belfry House Hotel at Handforth in Cheshire for an undisclosed amount.

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3i increases AES stake

3i has increased its stake in AES Engineering to 40 per cent, valuing the business at £100 million. This secondary investment comes 11 years after 3i’s first and will allow AES to continue its growth and consider acquisition opportunities.

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Hotel deal in lap of the gods

Zeus Private Equity has begun a £50 million-plus spending spree with the acquisition of the Belfry House Hotel at Handforth in Cheshire for an undisclosed amount.

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Management buy pasty company

A company that sells hand-made pasties across the UK has been bought by two of its directors in a deal that also secures funding to grow the business.

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Walmotts finds new home with Kinetics

Kinetics Group, a reinvestment, asset management and construction services provider to the public and private sectors, has made its third acquisition in less than 12 months.

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Templine’s management recruit Key Capital

Private equity firm Key Capital Partners (KCP) has made its first investment after backing the management buy-out of a Birmingham-based recruitment company.

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BAE Systems acquires Petards software products

Defence and aerospace group BAE Systems has bought part of the UK software business of Petards Group, a developer of surveillance systems, for £2.4 million.

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