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Sofia so good for Lewis Charles

Hot on the heels of The Black Sea Property Fund and Orchid Developments, The Lewis Charles Sofia Property Fund has become the third company to announce plans to float on AIM and seek out property investments in Bulgaria inside of four months.

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Collapse of MG Rover may induce VAT law change

The collapse of MG Rover may benefit suppliers operating in troubled sectors in the future, according to accountants PKF.

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Hotbed for nursing home

Private investor network Hotbed has raised £4 million from its members, as part of a total £15 million expansion capital package for nursing homes operator Mimosa Healthcare.

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Cyberscan completes £91m IPO

Cyberscan, a provider of downloadable server-based systems to the gaming industry, has joined AIM with a £91.3 million price tag following a £34 million Collins Stewart-sponsored placing.

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Close makes maiden investments

Close Income & Growth VCT, the most popular of the forty or so trusts seeking funds in the last tax year, has started to invest the £45 million cash pile it gathered in earlier this year.

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Coffee Nation looks for growth

Coffee Nation – the fast-growing self-service coffee business which has already secured relationships with Tesco Express, WH Smith Travel and motorway service station operator Wellcome Break – is considering its refinancing options as it looks to fund its expansion plans.

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High Integrity appeals to Albany

Technology-focused venture capital group Albany Ventures has led a £2.5 million second-round funding for engineering software developer High Integrity Solutions, alongside co-investors Foresight Venture Partners and Enterprise VCT.

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FNI backs Ranier again

Cambridge-based medical device developer Ranier Technology has secured a further £4 million of funding from FNI Venture Capital, as it looks to advance clinical trials of its CAdisc spinal disc implant.

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High Integrity appeals to Albany

Technology-focused venture capital group Albany Ventures has led a £2.5 million second-round funding for engineering software developer High Integrity Solutions, alongside co-investors Foresight Venture Partners and Enterprise VCT.

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FNI backs Ranier again

Cambridge-based medical device developer Ranier Technology has secured a further £4 million of funding from FNI Venture Capital, as it looks to advance clinical trials of its CAdisc spinal disc implant.

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£15m tech fund makes its bow

The London Technology Fund (LTF), a new Government-backed venture capital vehicle aiming to support technology start-ups in Greater London, will launch tonight – becoming the first business of its kind in the South of England.

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Close Brothers backs CanDu

Close Brothers Private Equity has lent its support to the £27.2 million management buyout out of CanDu Entertainment, from London-listed bar and nightclub operator Luminar.

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Laser firm lights up AIM

A producer of equipment using lasers that treat medical and cosmetic skin conditions will join AIM next week, having raised £1.6 million net via a placing organised by Corporate Synergy.

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£3m launch for ATC

Telecoms solutions supplier and integrator AT Communications is looking to raise £3 million, with the aid of broker Insinger de Beaufort, ahead of its upcoming AIM flotation.