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Symetrica appeals to NESTA

Symetrica, a Southampton-based firm specialising in the detection of radioactive material, has secured an additional £500,000 of development cash, from a trio of investors led by the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts.

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Matrix tucks into Maynard

Matrix Private Equity has completed its seventh management buyout in just 12 months, investing £2.1 million in Maynard Scotts – the UK’s ‘largest manufacturer of chocolate fudge cake for the food service industry.’

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3i windfall as Petrofac floats

Venture capital and private equity group 3i is to land a £120 million realisation on its investment in Petrofac, as a result of the oil and gas services provider's imminent £742 million London flotation.

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Xceldiam targets AIM

Broker WH Ireland is seeking to raise £10 million for diamond prospector Xceldiam, which is looking for gems in Angola, ahead of an anticipated £30 million AIM flotation.

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Hartford gobbles up Beans

AIM-quoted restaurateur Hartford, which runs Jamies bars, has bought American-style chain Henry J Beans for £5.8 million from a consortium of investors including the Guinness Flight, Elderstreet and Chrysalis VCTs.

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Deals news for Leisure & Media VCT

Three of Leisure & Media VCT's four investments in the first half were media ventures.

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Mind your mobile manners

Mobile phones and PDAs are fast becoming the bane of British businesses, with almost two-thirds of workers complaining of poor mobile habits amongst their co-workers, or so latest research from polling organisation YouGov suggests.

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Plant Impact next for Enterprise

North of England- and Midlands-focused investment group Enterprise Ventures has named plant health technology business Plant Impact as the latest addition to its RisingStars Growth Fund.

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Mind your mobile manners

Mobile phones and PDAs are fast becoming the bane of British businesses, with almost two-thirds of workers complaining of poor mobile habits amongst their co-workers, or so latest research from polling organisation YouGov suggests.

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Plant Impact next for Enterprise

North of England- and Midlands-focused investment group Enterprise Ventures has named plant health technology business Plant Impact as the latest addition to its RisingStars Growth Fund.

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A look at AIM’s investors

Institutional investment in AIM companies continues to rise steadily, with institutions now controlling some 40.9 per cent of the market, a statistic revealed by Growth Company Investor's third annual market survey.

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Marsh signs for ISIS

ISIS Equity Partners has hired 3i veteran Henrietta Marsh to head up the AIM investment side of its four Baronsmead VCTs, which currently have more than £200 million under management.

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Sheikh’s take road to AIM

Barclays Private Equity has sold its stake in residential care business CareTech back to the company’s management – after three years of investment – ahead of a reported £50 million AIM flotation.

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Gresham invests in duo

Mid-market private equity house Gresham has completed a brace of deals in under a week, supporting both the management buyout of industrials business Olaer and providing £31 million of financing for local government services group Jackson Lloyd.

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