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Gardiner and Brooks buy James Theobald

Two directors with more than 20 years combined experience at a Kent-based bathroom and kitchen distributor have bought the company for an undisclosed sum.

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Phoenix and management buy Musto

A technical sportswear company that supplied its products to Dame Ellen MacArthur during her record breaking round-the-world trip in 2005 has been bought by its management.

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Government must support innovation

The Government should do more to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in the UK's technology sector, claims Simon Walker, chief executive of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA).

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CVV buys northwest intermediary

Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV) has strengthened its operations in the northwest after buying Liverpool-based intermediary Ajax Insurance Brokers.

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Charlton & Jenrick fired up for deal success

Heating products manufacturer Charlton & Jenrick has acquired a Manchester-based fireplace supplier Fireline UK for an undisclosed sum.

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Octopus launches new VCT

Investment company Octopus has lauched a new twin-structure venture capital trust (VCT). Octopus Titan VCTs 1 and 2, due to open in early November, will back early-stage unquoted companies with investments of between £500,000 and £2 million.

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Media group takes $20 million initiative

Media Initiative Group (MIG), an independent, diversified media sales firm, has bought US firm Dedicated Marketing Solutions (DMS) for $20 million (£9.8 million) cash.

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Synchronica’s clever £500,000 buy

Synchronica, a mobile synchronisation and device management company, has acquired the intellectual property (IP) and contracts of GoodServer for £500,000

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Media group takes $20 million initiative

Media Initiative Group (MIG), an independent, diversified media sales firm, has bought US firm Dedicated Marketing Solutions (DMS) for $20 million (£9.8 million) cash.

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Synchronica’s clever £500,000 buy

Synchronica, a mobile synchronisation and device management company, has acquired the intellectual property (IP) and contracts of GoodServer for £500,000

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Barclays Ventures backs Howorth BIMBO

Barclays Ventures has backed the buy-in management buy-out (BIMBO) of Howorth Airtech.

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ISIS exits Boldon James for £20 million

ISIS Equity Partners (ISIS) has sold software specialist Boldon James to QinetiQ for £20 million. The deal will be settled for an initial cash consideration of £15.7 million, with a further £4.3 million payable depending on performance targets.

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Ascribe gets £1.3 million sting in its tail

Ascribe, a provider of IT services to the health sector, has bought Scorpio Information Systems for £1.31 million.

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WeatherBill closes $12.5 million fundraising

WeatherBill, an online service that allows businesses to protect revenue and control costs in the event of bad weather, has closed a $12.5 million (£6.1 million) Series A round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Index Ventures.

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