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Ultra Electronics buys Atkins for £4 million

Ultra Electronics (Ultra), a group of specialist electronic systems and product supply companies, has acquired specialist software provider Atkins & Partners for £4 million.

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Ennstone continues to build for £3.25 million

Diversified quarrying group Ennstone has acquired its ninth firm this year, purchasing Waveney Asphalt Company (Waveney) for £3.25 million.

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FKI steams ahead with £2.1 million deal

Engineering firm FKI has acquired historic locomotive works Hunslet-Barclay out of administration for £2.1 million.

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Funeral Services Partnership raises £3.75 million

Funeral Services Partnership (FSP), a group of independent funeral businesses in the UK, has raised £3.75 million.

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Giles Insurance Brokers heads to Wales

Independent firm Giles Insurance Brokers has made its first Welsh acquisition, buying Hedges & Rose Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.

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Branded Entertainments catches £375,000 buy

Media-focused brand management group Branded Entertainments has bought skiing and surfing publisher Wavefinder for £375,000.

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Scottish & Southern’s power play

Utility giant Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE) is to buy an environmentally-friendly energy company in a deal worth tens of millions of pounds.

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IPO postponed due to tough market conditions

A company that was expected to float on AIM on 16 November has postponed its initial public offering (IPO). Timber harvesting group Russian Timber made the decision due to a ‘difficult investment climate’, according to CEO Leo Hambro.

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Scottish & Southern’s power play

Utility giant Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE) is to buy an environmentally-friendly energy company in a deal worth tens of millions of pounds.

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IPO postponed due to tough market conditions

A company that was expected to float on AIM on 16 November has postponed its initial public offering (IPO). Timber harvesting group Russian Timber made the decision due to a ‘difficult investment climate’, according to CEO Leo Hambro.

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HgCapital closes Dutch deal

Private equity firm HgCapital has completed its fifth investment in the Benelux region with the purchase of a distributor of industrial fasteners.

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Moloney bites into Enterprise Foods

The chief executive of Yorkshire-based Anthony Alan Foods has joined the management team of Enterprise Foods in buying the company.

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Double D heats up following buy-in

A Scottish specialist oven manufacturer has been bought by a management buy-in team after they secured the backing of an engineering group.

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Foresight helps management see the big picture

A Derby-based technology firm has been bought by a buy-in management buy-out team in a £12 million deal.

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Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial