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Management buys Bottlegreen

Bottlegreen Drinks Company, a supplier of elderflower-based food and drink, has been acquired in a management buy-out for an undisclosed sum. Piper Private Equity backed the deal with £5 million, while HSBC’s Leveraged Finance team provided debt.

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High Road for PLUS

High Road Capital (HRC) has floated on PLUS Markets. The investment vehicle raised £418,150 by placing about 41.8 million shares at 1p each.

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Husband and wife duo buy manufacturer

A Sheffield-based electrical safety enclosures manufacturer has been bought by its husband and wife management team. AB Controls and Technologies, which also makes electrical junction boxes, is now under the control of Mike and Avril Lancashire.

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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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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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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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