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The chief executive of a packaging company that names beverages such as Bacardi and Budweiser as examples of its work has bought the business.
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Publishing firm NPI Media has secured funding for the £15 million acquisition of three rivals. It received £5.5 million from Octopus Investments and debt finance from GMAC Commercial Finance.
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Furniture manufacturer Belle Maison Home Interiors has secured £650,000. The finance package comprised factoring, investment from the company’s directors and a £100,000 loan from the Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF).
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An event specialist that has provided services for Wimbledon, The Ryder Cup and the MTV Europe Awards has been bought by a team led by the company’s chief executive David Walley.
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An Icelandic bank has backed the secondary buy-out of a London-based womanswear retailer. Phase Eight, which has stores and concessions across the UK and Ireland, has changed hands in a £51.5 million deal led by Kaupthing.
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Exploration company Yellow Cat Uranium has joined PLUS Markets, issuing 445 million shares. The listing values the company at more than £10 million.
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A slow year for the VCT market is likely to pick up next month, according to Jeff Cornish, a director at international private equity firm Beringea. ‘March will go crazy,’ he tells Growth Business, ‘£120 million to £130 million will be raised during the coming month.’
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Early-stage telecommunications firm Telekom Atlas On-Line Turkey (TAOLT) has joined PLUS.
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A slow year for the VCT market is likely to pick up next month, according to Jeff Cornish, a director at international private equity firm Beringea. ‘March will go crazy,’ he tells Growth Business, ‘£120 million to £130 million will be raised during the coming month.’
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Early-stage telecommunications firm Telekom Atlas On-Line Turkey (TAOLT) has joined PLUS.
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Venture capitalist Advent Venture Partners has invested in a mobile media technology specialist. The London-based firm has given Echovox £3.8 million to strengthen its business.
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Manx-based Bulgarian Land Development has raised an impressive £15 million to pursue residential development in Bulgaria. Swedish property veteran Sten Mortstedt's £545 million fully listed CLS Holdings group is contributing £7.2 million to AIM-quoted Bulgarian's hefty £1-a-share placing.
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The management of F Bender, a manufacturer of paper catering products, has acquired the company for an undisclosed sum. Barclays Ventures backed the deal with £5.25 million in return for an equity stake.
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