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Boss quits as Scott Tod loss mounts

Nick Tod is resigning from the helm of card vending machine group Scott Tod, which expects to report a full-year loss of up to £1.1 million.

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Penta gobbles up EAT

Sandwich and coffee bar operator EAT has completed a £39 million management buyout from 3i, with the aid of Glasgow-based private equity group Penta Capital.

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NBGI warms to Superglass

NBGI Private Equity, the mid-market investment group that backs businesses operating in the traditional economies, has supported the £40 million MBO of Stirling-based insulation manufacturer Superglass.

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Ample Gains heads for London

Ample Gains Investment, which runs China's Shandong International Institute of Translation, hopes to float on London's OFEX private share market this autumn.

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China phone group in £4m AIM move

EBT Mobile China, which supplies mobile phones in the Shanghai area, plans to join AIM through a reverse takeover of cash shell The Trading Exchange.

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Racal secures ECI backing

Mid-market buyout specialist ECI Partners has completed its second investment in as many months, supporting Harrow-based Racal Acoustics’ £52 million MBO from US private equity group JF Lehman & Co.

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£800,000 for Quotient

Diabetes testing technology developer Quotient Diagnostics has raised £800,000 from a syndicate of backers - including The Capital Fund, GEIF Ventures and NESTA - and will use the cash to develop its technologies through to commercialisation.

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Cash shells: the clock ticks

Looking for a quick route to the stock market with a tidy sum of cash thrown in for good measure? Then why not take the cash shell route. There are 88 shells on AIM, with £77.1 million in cash between them - and most of it has to be spent in the next eight months.

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£800,000 for Quotient

Diabetes testing technology developer Quotient Diagnostics has raised £800,000 from a syndicate of backers - including The Capital Fund, GEIF Ventures and NESTA - and will use the cash to develop its technologies through to commercialisation.

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Cash shells: the clock ticks

Looking for a quick route to the stock market with a tidy sum of cash thrown in for good measure? Then why not take the cash shell route. There are 88 shells on AIM, with £77.1 million in cash between them - and most of it has to be spent in the next eight months.

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AIM’s best advisers

For companies eyeing flotation, perhaps the greatest headache is securing a team of advisers to guide you through the IPO process. Fortunately, the level of expertise available remains reassuringly high, as this year’s Growth Company Awards prove.

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Growing firms urged to report competitors

Anti-competitive practices are damaging the UK's growing businesses and the Office of Fair Trading is calling for them to fight back.

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Pensions group eyes float

Phoenix Private Equity plans to put £14 million into demutualising the Pension Annuity Friendly Society ahead of an eventual share float or trade sale.

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Pivotal deal for NVM

Pivotal Laboratories, a Yorkshire-based business that conducts clinical trials for pharmaceutical and biotech firms, has completed a multi-million-pound management buyout with the aid of Northern Venture Managers (NVM).

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