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Betex in £7m AIM move

Online football betting specialist Betex, now raising £3 million on OFEX, plans to join AIM to attract another £7 million of investment and has already appointed broker Numis to assist.

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Librarians look to AIM

If its £8.3 million fundraising goes according to plan, software venture Ex Libris will become the latest in an increasingly long line of Israeli ventures to launch onto AIM – although it is likely to be the only company on the market founded by librarians.

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Pelikon raises £5m

Pelikon, a Cambridge-based company seeking to commercialise a range of plastic display technologies, has raised £5 million from a series of backers and will use the cash to prepare for an AIM launch anticipated some time next year.

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£27m fund prepares for Liverpool launch

Alliance Fund Managers, operator of regional investor the Merseyside Special Investment Fund, is poised to launch a new £27 million investment vehicle on Tuesday 27 September.

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Close backs IDIS MBO

IDIS, a Surrey-based importer and distributor of unlicensed pharmaceuticals to named patients, has completed a £22 million management buyout with the backing of Close Brothers Private Equity.

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Persistent LG sets Polypipe free

US private equity house Castle Harlan has completed the £293 million acquisition of Doncaster-based plastic pipes manufacturer Polypipe in a deal facilitated by corporate finance boutique Livingstone Guarantee.

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Carlyle secures Britax Childcare

Warwick-based specialised manufacturer Britax International has agreed to sell its childcare division to US private equity giant The Carlyle Group in a £230 million transaction.

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Graphite Capital signs Williams

Following last week’s news that family business buyout specialist Sand Aire Private Equity is to be acquired by Dunedin Capital, David Williams, Sand Aire’s managing director, has confirmed that he is moving on.

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Carlyle secures Britax Childcare

Warwick-based specialised manufacturer Britax International has agreed to sell its childcare division to US private equity giant The Carlyle Group in a £230 million transaction.

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Graphite Capital signs Williams

Following last week’s news that family business buyout specialist Sand Aire Private Equity is to be acquired by Dunedin Capital, David Williams, Sand Aire’s managing director, has confirmed that he is moving on.

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Dunedin nears Sand Aire deal

Edinburgh-based Dunedin Capital Partners is on the verge of acquiring rival buyout business Sand Aire Private Equity (SAPE), a specialist investor in owner-managed and family-run businesses.

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Midasplayer touches Apex for £23m

Online games outfit Midasplayer.com has turned some of its equity to gold, after leading private equity investment group Apax Partners came in for a €34 million minority stake (around £23 million).

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Global Brands goes for £3.5m

Global Brands, the exclusive master franchisee for Domino’s Pizza in Switzerland Luxemburg and Liechtenstein, is looking to raise up to £3.5 million ahead of an AIM flotation in September.

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Octopus launches twin trusts

Octopus Asset Management, the operator of four venture capital trusts – namely, Eclipse 1 and 2, BioScience and Phoenix VCT – has revealed it is seeking to raise up to £60 million through a new twin investment vehicle.