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Japan Leisure Hotels looks to AIM for funds

A company formed to invest in the leisure hotel sector in Japan expects to raise £3 million on admission to AIM.

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G4S buys police staffing firm

International security group G4S is now serving the police after it bought RIG PR (trading as RIG Police Recruit).

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Management bites into food company

A food manufacturer and distributor has been bought by a management team that included the son of one of the vendors in a deal backed by NBGI Private Equity.

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CBG buys specialist insurance company

CBG Group plc, a corporate general insurance, risk management and financial services intermediary, has acquired Marcus Hearn & Co, a London-based provider of specialist insurance products, from the Marcus Hearn Group.

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Imagestate secures £2 million

Beringea, a private equity and investment banking group, has provided £2 million of expansion capital to an image licensing specialist.

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Management duo closes ESS deal

A South Yorkshire-based component manufacturer for the oil services industry is to expand its product range after being bought by its management.

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Oxford Advanced Surfaces begins trading on AIM

A company that has developed technology which modifies the surface properties of a range of materials has begun trading on AIM.

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Management duo close ESS deal

A South Yorkshire-based component manufacturer for the oil services industry is to expand its product range after it was bought by its management.

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Oxford Advanced Surfaces begins trading on AIM

A company that has developed technology which modifies the surface properties of a range of materials has begun trading on AIM.

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Management duo close ESS deal

A South Yorkshire-based component manufacturer for the oil services industry is to expand its product range after it was bought by its management.

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US private equity firm backs Waterford Wedgwood

High-end tableware group Waterford Wedgwood, which is listed on the London and Dublin stock exchanges, has secured €50 million (£37 million) from New York-based private equity firm Lazard Alternative Investments.

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Powerplay

UK utility company Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) has acquired Slough Heat and Power from SEGRO for just over £49 million. It follows that around 140 employees will join the enlarged group.

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Flower power for Zeus

Zeus Private Equity has bought a majority stake in online floral and gift company Flowers Direct.

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Management clean up with toothpaste tube buy-out

A toothpaste tube manufacturer that lists Colgate Palmolive, GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever and Procter & Gamble among its clients has been bought by its management for the second time.