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Trio taken private in £28.5m deal

FTSE-listed Trio Holdings, a foreign exchange and money market broking firm based in London’s LIFFE Exchange building, has been taken private by its management in a £28.5 million transaction.

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Indian PGM float attracts £14m

Richard Healey, chairman of Platinum Mining Corporation of India (PMCI), says investors have offered to put up £14 million at 22p for the company’s AIM float placing, as against an original target of £8 million.

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UTEK takes AIM

Floridian technology transfer business UTEK Corporation, which acquires new university technologies and develops them into practical applications, is poised for an AIM launch on Monday 11 April.

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Centaur plans £2.5m seaplane float

Yacht designer James Labouchere is seeking to tap AIM investors for £2.5 million to back Centaur Seaplane, described by fans as the first serious project in decades to produce planes that take off and land on water.

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Early-stage investment for IDL

Over-50s insurance broking specialist Insurance Dialogue (IDL) has secured £1.7 million of early-stage funding – with £1 million of this total coming from Bridges Community Ventures.

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£17m BIMBO for Knight

Media-monitoring group Knight Banner Information has completed a £17 million buy-in management buyout supported by 3i and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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ASOS founder in £1m new venture

Two former directors of online clothes retailer ASOS, which saw its shares soar 1,500 per cent from 5p to 85p last year, plan to float their current venture on AIM in the next month.

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Campbell nets Tilney deal

Former Charlton Athletic footballer David Campbell has led a management buyout of wealth management services group Tilney, with financial support coming from private equity house Bridgepoint Capital.

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ASOS founder in £1m new venture

Two former directors of online clothes retailer ASOS, which saw its shares soar 1,500 per cent from 5p to 85p last year, plan to float their current venture on AIM in the next month.

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Campbell nets Tilney deal

Former Charlton Athletic footballer David Campbell has led a management buyout of wealth management services group Tilney, with financial support coming from private equity house Bridgepoint Capital.

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Leadcom raises its ambitions

Israeli telecoms technology business Leadcom Integrated Solutions has confirmed it has raised £9 million (£1 million more than originally anticipated) ahead of its imminent AIM IPO, thanks to keen interest among investors.

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Close exit from NDR

Close Brothers Private Equity has sold its stake in business continuity specialist Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) for £37.2 million.

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IP2IPO pulls UniVen VCT

Successful technology investor IP2IPO has pulled the fundraising for its UniVen Venture Capital Trust, which was aiming to back university spin-outs making use of the agreements it already has in place.

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BVCA chief to step down

John Mackie, chief executive of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA), has announced his intention to step down next year.

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