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Need to know…R&D finance

Businesses involved in leading-edge research and development projects have the opportunity to bid for a share of £80 million, as part of a Government initiative to boost the level of innovation in the UK.

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Celtic Inns secures £26 million

Sand Aire Private Equity and RBS Structured Finance have backed the £26 million buy-out of Celtic Inns, the community pub chain based in and Wales and south-west England.

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Carrington quits Sky

Former Conservative MP Matthew Carrington has stepped down from the board of Trans-Atlantic stockbroker Sky Capital.

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Rowan prepares for action

Serial small company backer Bruce Rowan is expecting a busy few months as he steps up the pace at his investment vehicle Starvest.

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Platinum card for Jack Jones

Veteran mining analyst Jack Jones is joining platinum miner Lonmin to fill the newly-created post of head of business development.

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Israeli debut for OFEX

Pinchas Dror, an Israeli diplomat and industrialist, is seeking to bring Ofex its first Israeli company in the shape of ESPRO Information Technologies.

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New finance boss at Vega

Acquisitive software group Vega has recruited Sue Bygrave as finance director.

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Flightstore on the prowl

Advisers to digital media specialist Flightstore say it is ‘not out of the question’ that the AIM-quoted concern will seek a further funding, now that GP Capital has been hired to ‘search for acquisition opportunities’.

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New finance boss at Vega

Acquisitive software group Vega has recruited Sue Bygrave as finance director.

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Flightstore on the prowl

Advisers to digital media specialist Flightstore say it is ‘not out of the question’ that the AIM-quoted concern will seek a further funding, now that GP Capital has been hired to ‘search for acquisition opportunities’.

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Seymour plays down divestment talk

Small company corporate finance and broking group Seymour Pierce is unruffled by City talk that Seymour Pierce Ellis could soon be hived off.

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IP2IPO plots VCT launch

One of AIM's most successful companies is planning to launch a venture capital trust (VCT) to take advantage of the enhanced tax breaks.

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Fisherman’s tale from Totte

Pieter Totte, who is behind such successful AIM endeavours as Glisten, Real Good Food and Hill Station, is now turning his attentions to farming tropical Barramundi fish.

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Careforce seeks £7 million

Careforce, a provider of care for the elderly and infirm, wants to raise £7 million ahead of a proposed flotation on AIM this November arranged by Arbuthnot.