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Connaught buys social housing business

One of the largest social housing maintenance businesses in the North of England has been created after Connaught bought Leeds-based Baldwins.

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AlertMe bags £5 million

Cambridge-based start-up AlertMe has raised £5 million in its first round of funding from US hedge fund Tudor Investment. The money raised will be used on R&D, developing the company’s brand and establishing partnerships.

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Inflexion backs Aspen Pumps takeover

A company that manufactures and supplies pumps and condensers for the air conditioning industry in more than 50 countries has been bought by its management. Aspen Pumps & BBJ Engineering was acquired for an undisclosed sum.

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Eco-friendly fund invests £350,000

A Shropshire-based company that builds environmentally-friendly homes has secured a six-figure investment.

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Sound investments for Downing

Asset-backed investor Downing Protected VCT spent £2.2 million on four investments in its half-year to December. The VCT is one of a pair of Downing funds that look to protect their investments by using loans to investee companies and taking security over their assets.

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Ingenious backs new rock concert

Media investment company Ingenious has come up with the goods again as its Live VCTs have invested in their first music festival, the Knowsley Hall Music Festival.

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Bramhill gas ready for listing

David Bramhill – ex-boss of Oilquest and Cambridge Mineral Resources – will bring Nighthawk Energy to AIM with an £8 million to £10 million funding today.

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More PE funds should go public, says AIC

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has called for the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to ensure the rules governing the listing of private equity (PE) funds are liberalised to allow for the expansion of the sector.

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Bramhill gas ready for listing

David Bramhill – ex-boss of Oilquest and Cambridge Mineral Resources – will bring Nighthawk Energy to AIM with an £8 million to £10 million funding today.

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More PE funds should go public, says AIC

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has called for the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to ensure the rules governing the listing of private equity (PE) funds are liberalised to allow for the expansion of the sector.

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MBI makes a splash

Catering company Waterfall Services, which trades as Cater Plus Services, has been acquired in a management buy-in backed by YFM Private Equity and Clydesdale Bank.

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Park buys hamper business

Financial services specialist Park Group has expanded the products its Christmas hamper club can offer after it spent £300,000 on buying Home Farm Hampers. The consideration was paid in cash and funded from Park’s existing resources.

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Kenmore backs Avanta

Serviced office provider Avanta has been acquired by its management for an undisclosed sum.

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Drug testing company Gentronix secures £1.4 million

Drug testing specialist Gentronix is to continue the development and marketing of its screening kits after it raised £1.4 million.

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