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Vocational training specialist floats on AIM

A company which aims to acquire businesses in the vocational training sector has floated on AIM. Melorio raised £27.5 million before expenses at 100p per share, supporting its £35 million acquisition of Construction Learning World, a provider of on-site assessment and training to the construction industry.

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Group NBT acquires Envisional Solutions

Group NBT plc, Europe’s leading domain name management and website hosting company,  has completed its third acquisition in two years with the acquisition of Envisional Solutions for £4 million.

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Maria Mallaband raises growth funding

Leeds-based care home group Maria Mallaband hopes to double in size by 2010 after securing a property finance deal with Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets.

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Brickability cements further growth

Brickability has snapped up two companies for an undisclosed sum, propelling the business into the top three brick firms in the UK.

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Rippleglen snaps up Northcliffe retail

Rippleglen, a Birmingham-based CTN operator, has acquired Northcliffe Retail, the news shops arm of Daily Mail and General Trust, with 61 outlets in the Midlands and the North, for £8.2 million.

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Management speeds off with H&L stake

Management at H&L Garages, a group of Mercedes-Benz dealerships, has taken control of the business after completing a secondary buy-out. Chief executive Brett Whittingam has bought private equity firm Endless’ 40 per cent stake in the business.

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Light Blue Optics raises $26 million

Light Blue Optics (LBO), a developer of laser projection technology, has closed a US$26 million (£12.8 million) Series ‘A’ funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and Capital-E. Existing investors 3i, which led LBO’s $3.5 million seed-funding round, and NESTA also participated.

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All Leisure floats onto AIM

All Leisure Group raised £19.66 million on its first day’s trading on AIM, putting the holiday cruise company’s market cap at a seaworthy £110.5 million.

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Light Blue Optics raises $26 million

Light Blue Optics (LBO), a developer of laser projection technology, has closed a US$26 million (£12.8 million) Series ‘A’ funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and Capital-E. Existing investors 3i, which led LBO’s $3.5 million seed-funding round, and NESTA also participated.

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All Leisure floats onto AIM

All Leisure Group raised £19.66 million on its first day’s trading on AIM, putting the holiday cruise company’s market cap at a seaworthy £110.5 million.

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Octopus claims VCT of the Year award

Octopus Private Equity has won the Investor AllStars VCT of the Year award for its Phoenix and Eclipse VCTs.

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Matrix VCT weathers stock market storm

The half-yearly report of Matrix Income & Growth 4 VCT shows a modest increase of 3.3 per cent in total returns over the six months to 31 July.

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Albemarle & Bond bags Herbert Brown & Son

Gold jewellery and diamond pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond has acquired rival company Herbert & Son for £30.7 million.

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Senator completes Plan-it Welding deal

Office furniture manufacturer Senator International has bought the company that makes the tubular steel components it uses to build its products.

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