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ISIS backs medical software developer

ISIS Equity Partners has continued its strategy of investing in healthcare and IT by buying ScriptSwitch, a developer of medical prescription software.

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MBO at Scottish food inspector

Food Certification Scotland (FCS), an independent food inspector, has been bought by a management buy-out team for an undisclosed sum.

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Canadian mining firm to join AIM

Precious gemstone and mineral mining firm Tsar Emerald Corporation is planning to join AIM later this month.

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Consortium buys Threshers

Threshers Group, the UK's largest off-licence chain, has been bought by a team of private equity investors led by Edmund Truell.

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Assessment service buys eNVQ

Education Development International plc (EDI), a provider of accredited qualifications and assessment services, has bought eNVQ, a developer of a web-based assessment system.

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Buy-out at Scottish paper mill

The management team at paper manufacturer Curtis Fine Papers has completed a secondary buy-out, led by finance director Robin Paul.

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Go-private trend to continue, say CEOs

Two-fifths of CEOs and CFOs of FTSE350 companies would take their companies private given the right opportunity, according to research by financial services firm Close Brothers. The research also reveals that 95 per cent of the listed respondents think it is ‘likely’ the current trend of public companies going private will continue over the next year.

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Lloyds backs Picture Production buy-out

Picture Production Company, a marketing agency that serves the entertainment industry, has been bought by its management for an undisclosed sum.

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Go-private trend to continue, say CEOs

Two-fifths of CEOs and CFOs of FTSE350 companies would take their companies private given the right opportunity, according to research by financial services firm Close Brothers. The research also reveals that 95 per cent of the listed respondents think it is ‘likely’ the current trend of public companies going private will continue over the next year.

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Lloyds backs Picture Production buy-out

Picture Production Company, a marketing agency that serves the entertainment industry, has been bought by its management for an undisclosed sum.

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Expomedia stages Homebuyer acquisition

An AIM-listed media group has continued the expansion of its exhibition operations with its largest acquisition to date.

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US fund backs UK buy-out

The management team at an Oxfordshire-based manufacturer of healthcare equipment has bought the company after securing the backing of a US private equity firm. InterMed, which trades under the Penlon brand, has changed hands in a deal worth £27.5 million funded by Altaris Capital Partners.

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Zetar acquisition takes the biscuit

Snack foods and confectionery group Zetar has bought Britannia Biscuits Company in a deal that could be worth £27.7 million.

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ISIS backs duo in medical company buy-out

Medical product distributor Williams Medical Supplies (WMS) has been bought by two of its directors.