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NSEI makes second investment in PointOV

Online retailer PointOV, tipped to be the ethical version of Amazon, has received £800,000 in a funding round led by the NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) Co-Investment Fund. The funding comprises £500,000 from NSEI and £300,000 from business angels.

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Timely funding for MBO

In Time Watch Services (ITWS) has secured £1.75 million from its directors and Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) to support its management buy-out and future expansion. 

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Iceni backs Pell & Bales buy-out

A marketing services provider that assists charities and not-for-profit organisations with fundraising and campaigning has been bought by its senior management. Pell & Bales, which lists Cancer Research UK, Oxfam and the NSPCC among its clients, was sold by its co-founder for an undisclosed sum.

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NVM backs second Promanex buy-out

The founder of a Warwickshire-based support services provider to the industrial sector has bought the business for the second time. Mark Dixon remains chief executive of Promanex Group after leading a secondary buy-out with the backing of NVM Private Equity.

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Streetcar shows desire

The UK’s largest pay-as-you-go car club, Streetcar, has received £6.4 million funding from London-based private equity firm Smedvig Capital.

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Midven backs Alzheimer’s research

Cytox, a university spin-out that creates diagnostics tests and therapeutic cures for Alzheimer’s disease, has raised £1.25 million from Midven, NESTA and angel investors including members of Cambridge Angels and Cogent Lifesciences.

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VASTox completes double deal

Biotechnology company VASTox has strengthened its drug discovery pipeline and pharmaceutical services business after it bought two companies. The Oxfordshire-based group has spent £16.5 million adding drug discovery company DanioLabs and specialist carbohydrate chemistry service Dextra Laboratories to its operations.

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Petrra secures funding

Technology firm Petrra has secured venture capital in a funding round led by investment firm Synergis Technologies. Petrra has developed a medical device known as a ‘PET scanner’, which is able to diagnose heart disease and cancer more quickly and cheaply than existing models.

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VASTox completes double deal

Biotechnology company VASTox has strengthened its drug discovery pipeline and pharmaceutical services business after it bought two companies. The Oxfordshire-based group has spent £16.5 million adding drug discovery company DanioLabs and specialist carbohydrate chemistry service Dextra Laboratories to its operations.

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Petrra secures funding

Technology firm Petrra has secured venture capital in a funding round led by investment firm Synergis Technologies. Petrra has developed a medical device known as a ‘PET scanner’, which is able to diagnose heart disease and cancer more quickly and cheaply than existing models.

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Fresh funds for North West Precision Forms

A Merseyside-based manufacturer of aircraft components is to re-locate to new premises and upgrade its machinery after it received a six-figure investment. North West Precision Forms (NWPF), which makes parts for aviation organisations such as Airbus, secured some £800,000 from a consortium of investors.

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Jump in funds for Trampoline

Enterprise software company Trampoline Systems has secured £3 million in a funding round led by Tudor Group. The money will fund sales, R&D and expansion in North America.

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Target UK

Acquisitions of UK companies by foreign businesses are at record levels, which may spark fundamental changes to the domestic corporate landscape.

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Atkins strengthens its defence

A surrey-based consultancy and support services provider to governments, financial organisations and blue-chip companies around the world has strengthened its defence systems operations following a multi-million pound deal.