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IXICO, a spin-out company from London University, has drummed up £930,000 in its first institutional fundraising, from The Capital Fund and a number of private investors.

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Media-industry investment business Ingenious has signed its second deal with record label Independiente, having agreed to invest an initial £2 million in the production of melodic Scottish pop-rock outfit Travis’ fifth album. Both of Ingenious’ Music VCTs are involved in the deal.

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Canadian media group JumpTV – which broadcasts a range of subscription-based ethnic television channels via the internet – is seeking to raise up to £31.4 million from investors, ahead of a planned AIM float next Thursday. Canaccord Adams is acting as broker and adviser to the float.

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Nottingham-based healthcare administration business PHF Services, has received £600,000 of expansion capital from Bridges Community Ventures, the investment group that specialises in backing businesses based in the UK’s most deprived areas. Formed in 2003, PHF makes its money through the provision of ‘virtual secretarial and billing services,’ for doctors.

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Optos, a leading medical technology company, joined London's main market in February 2006 and raised £30 million in primary proceeds in the process. But why did it go main, rather than to AIM?

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Hong Kong entrepreneur Johnny Hon, the well-connected boss of AIM-quoted Chinese lottery operator Betex, plans to float yet another of his companies in London.