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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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Foresight expects explosive growth at Aigis

Foresight Partners has invested £142,000 in Aigis, a maker of a material that is able to withstand bomb blasts and other explosions.

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Oxonica seeks £15m

Nanotechnology application developer Oxonica is looking to raise £15 million in a flotation that will see the fast-growing company join AIM in April with a possible valuation of £50 million.

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Plethora comes to AIM

Plethora Solutions, developer of products treating a variety of urological diseases, has floated on AIM, raising £10 million in a placing advised by Collins Stewart.

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Mixed future for buyout market

Spring is looking good for the UK and European buyout markets but it could be downhill from then on, according to latest figures from the Centre for Management Buyout Research.

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Proximagen proposes £30m IPO

Drug developer Proximagen, a spin out from King’s College, will join AIM at the end of the month with a £30 million starting price tag.

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Mixed future for buyout market

Spring is looking good for the UK and European buyout markets but it could be downhill from then on, according to latest figures from the Centre for Management Buyout Research.

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Proximagen proposes £30m IPO

Drug developer Proximagen, a spin out from King’s College, will join AIM at the end of the month with a £30 million starting price tag.

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Hardide float helps Oxford Technology

The net asset value (NAV) of Oxford Technology 2 VCT should surge when tungsten carbide coating specialist Hardide floats on AIM next month.

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ProVen pulls fundraising

The crowded VCT fundraising market has seen its first casualty after Beringea, which manages the ProVen and ProVen Media VCTs, pulled its £30 million fundraising for ProVen 3.

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Cazenove backs Zeus again

Cazenove, a leading member of London's investment banking aristocracy, has reasserted its faith in Cambridge-based internet infrastructure solutions business Zeus Technology, backing the company's latest £3 million fundraising.

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Quorum concludes SWAIN investment

Bristol-based conferencing technology developer Quorum Tools has finally succeeded in raising £300,000 to help finance its growth ambitions, thanks to support from The South West Angel and Investor Network (SWAIN).