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New OFEX shell seeks £0.2m

Entrepreneur Ian Lancaster, who set up Virgin Cars for Richard Branson, is seeking £200,000 at 50p on OFEX for marketing services-oriented shell, Twenty.

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Jackson leads PartyGaming to market

Gibraltar-based online gaming giant PartyGaming is poised to complete a reported $10 billion London flotation later this month, having assembled a powerhouse non-executive team headed by Sage chairman Michael Jackson.

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ISIS seeks autonomy

Asset management giant F&C has unveiled plans to transform private equity division ISIS Equity Partners from a subsidiary into a partner, as it seeks to address impending changes to international accounting standards.

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Clark moves in for Murray challenge

Shareholders in the first three Murray VCTs, which have recently replaced original manager Murray Johnstone with Close Venture Management, are attempting to unseat directors of these trusts.

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Ex-MP Flight takes EIS role

Successful financier Howard Flight, controversially de-selected as Conservative MP for Arundel & South Downs at the start of the General Election, has agreed to become chairman of the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association.

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New £2m Israeli AIM float

Greenkote, a young ‘eco-friendly’ Israeli coatings company targeting the motor and construction sectors, plans to raise £2 million at 25p to fund expansion.

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Jefferies in for Helix

US investment bank Jefferies has also moved to increase its UK profile, through the acquisition of London-based Helix Associates. Helix acts as a placing agent for private equity firms and carries out a range of activities for its clients, with research and due diligence services among those offered.

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Northern and HSBC back KCS

South London HR solutions business KCS Management Systems (KCS) has become the subject of a secondary buyout financed by Northern Venture Managers (NVM) and HSBC.

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Jefferies in for Helix

US investment bank Jefferies has also moved to increase its UK profile, through the acquisition of London-based Helix Associates. Helix acts as a placing agent for private equity firms and carries out a range of activities for its clients, with research and due diligence services among those offered.

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Northern and HSBC back KCS

South London HR solutions business KCS Management Systems (KCS) has become the subject of a secondary buyout financed by Northern Venture Managers (NVM) and HSBC.

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Legislation good for business

It sounds strange but after years of complaining about the burden of red tape, employers are saying that employment legislation can be good for business, according to recent research.

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Micro Focus takes to techMARK stage

Software developer Micro Focus became only the second new techMARKarrival of 2005 yesterday, after raising a net £52.7 million through aglobal offer arranged jointly by UBS and Goldman Sachs.

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Numerica adds up for Vantis

Acquisitive accountancy group Vantis has agreed to acquire rival AIM-quoted concern Numericafor £15.8 million and to then immediately sell on three practices to BDO Stoy Hayward for £12.1million in cash.

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£14m boost for Eurovestech

AIM-listed investment vehicle Eurovestech is poised to net a near £14million paper profit when online research company Cjudge completes its£25 million flotation on Wednesday 25 May.

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