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Beware the flighty phoenix company

More than a quarter of growing businesses have been adversely affected by dealings with so-called phoenix companies, perfectly legitimate entities that have risen from the ashes of a failed venture – according to a survey from the Better Payments Practice Group.

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Mayflower sails anew

Sheffield-based laser cutting outfit Mayflower Technology has been taken over by a new management team, backed by an integrated package of debt and equity from Bank of Scotland. Though exact details of the BIMBO have not been confirmed, Bank of Scotland is known to be taking a ‘significant’ minority equity stake.

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Duke backs Deloro buyout

Duke Street Capital has supported the management buyout of global engineering firm Deloro Stellite from erstwhile owner Vision Capital, in a deal rumoured to worth around €165 million.

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IBIS prepares for take-off

Former EMAP boss Sir Robin Miller heads the team behind two new venture capital trusts conceived to support small UK-based media companies.

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Pactolus heads for Budapest

AIM’s recent infatuation with Eastern European property companies is set to spread still further in the coming weeks, as Budapest-focused Pactolus Hungarian Property readies itself for flotation.

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Phoenix goes Nationwide

The ownership of MOT and car servicing group Nationwide Autocentres has changed hands, with private equity house NBGI selling the business on to rival Phoenix Equity Partners in a £49 million deal.

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eBay benefits SMEs

More than 68,000 people make a living by selling on auction site eBay, according to research by ACNielsen that also shows the UK leads Europe in the number of eBay entrepreneurs.

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ImmuPharma plots reversal

Drug developer ImmuPharma, which is focusing its efforts on converting small peptides into clinically viable compounds, hopes to launch on AIM on Friday – after raising £2.2 million from investors with the aid of broker KBC Peel Hunt.

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eBay benefits SMEs

More than 68,000 people make a living by selling on auction site eBay, according to research by ACNielsen that also shows the UK leads Europe in the number of eBay entrepreneurs.

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ImmuPharma plots reversal

Drug developer ImmuPharma, which is focusing its efforts on converting small peptides into clinically viable compounds, hopes to launch on AIM on Friday – after raising £2.2 million from investors with the aid of broker KBC Peel Hunt.

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Do graduates lack key skills?

Graduate job vacancies are anticipated to rise by a staggering 14.6 per cent over the next 12 months, although employers have lingering concerns relating to the difficulty of filling these positions, or so new research from the Association of Graduate Recruiters suggests.

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Apertio nets $30m

Bristol-based network software specialist Apertio has clinched $30 million of second-round venture capital backing, with the aid of specialist technology investment bank GP Bullhound. The company intends to use the cash to gear itself for a planned IPO in the not-too-distant future.

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Ixaris flying high

Online payment system software provider Ixaris is speaking to investors about an additional round of fundraising.

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Graphite tracks tyre firm

Graphite Capital has completed the buy-in management buyout of tyre distributor Micheldever, installing Paul Fox and Richard Sawney as senior directors. The deal grants Graphite a 72 per cent stake in the business, which supplies around four million tyres across the UK each year.

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