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Independent travel investor in PLUS float

Alpha Prospects, a company formed to back quoted or unquoted companies in the independent travel sector, has raised £732,000 through a flotation on PLUS.

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Gastropub business gets £1 million funding

Wykeham Inns, a company that owns and manages pubs and restaurants in South West England, has received an investment of £ million to support the launch of its eighth venue.

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Threefold return for Matrix on BBI sale

Private equity firm Matrix says it has realised a return of 3.3 times its investment in diagnostics and diabetes specialist BBI Holdings.

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YFM and Noble VCTs seek new funds

The latest VCT managers to launch new share offers, YFM and Noble, are seeking almost £20 million for their existing VCTs.

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VC funding for B2B text messaging specialist 2sms

2sms, a Milton Keynes-based provider of text messaging services to businesses, has secured £450,000 in venture capital (VC) to expand its business in the US.

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PayStream buys Mimax Mosaic

Diversified accountancy and tax services provider PayStream has bought umbrella fund provider Mimax Mosaic, increasing its presence in Scotland.

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Eurobrand deal forms The Good Agency

Ethical consumer communications firm Ideas Eurobrand has merged with charity marketing specialist Cascaid to form a new agency, The Good Agency.

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Marston’s drinks to Dorset deal

Pub operator Marston’s has bought the Inn on the Chase, a country pub in the village of Cashmoor, Dorset.

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Eurobrand deal forms The Good Agency

Ethical consumer communications firm Ideas Eurobrand has merged with charity marketing specialist Cascaid to form a new agency, The Good Agency.

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Marston’s drinks to Dorset deal

Pub operator Marston’s has bought the Inn on the Chase, a country pub in the village of Cashmoor, Dorset.

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Spiritel makes tdotcom move

Spiritel, a provider of telecommunications services, has bought tdotcom, a re-seller of Mitel equipment and services, for up to £260,000.

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Ascribe buys Scorpio

Health IT group Ascribe has purchased Scorpio Information Systems, a supplier of clinical information management systems to the UK National Health Service, for £1.31 million.

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European VC investment drops in 2007

Venture capital (VC) investment in European companies fell to €1.21 billion (£920 million) in the fourth quarter of 2007, down 20.4 per cent on the same period of 2006, according to research institute Library House.

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Nomad Payments sale doubles investors’ money

Payment processing business Nomad Payments, which specialises in the prepaid and debit card market, has been acquired by US banking technology provider Metavante Technologies for $58 million (£30 million).