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Kalashnikov Vodka plans AIM shot

Entrepreneur John Florey is seeking to raise between £750,000 and £1.25 million in a pre-float funding for The Kalashnikov Joint Stock Vodka Company (1947).

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Milestone acquires Coffee Nation

Self-serve coffee business Coffee Nation has been bought by private equity firm Milestone Capital Partners via a secondary management buy-out (MBO).

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Finding your market niche

As markets mature and consolidate, two things happen: wily entrepreneurs make their fortunes by selling to big businesses, and up-and-coming entrepreneurs need to figure a way to provide an alternative to those high street giants.

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Sweet China in £4.3 million comeback

Chinese chocolate maker Sweet China is returning to AIM with a £4.3 million acquisition and £2.7 million placing, and says there are bigger deals to follow.

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ProVen VCTs back BIMBO of Donatantonio

Two VCTs managed by venture capitalist Beringea have backed the buy-in management buy-out (BIMBO) of Donatantonio, a family-owned importer and distributor of Mediterranean foods.

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Greenvale buys Swancote Foods

A fresh potato supplier has expanded its operations after it bought a West Midlands-based family business that specialises in processing potatoes and producing potato products.

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Punch managers create new pub group

Two former Punch Taverns senior managers have established a new pub company after buying 25 sites from their former employer.

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Beringea fund takes Coal from Wimbledon to world

Private equity and investment banking firm Beringea has invested £1.7 million in emerging restaurant group Coal Restaurants.

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Brulines takes Coin Metrics stake

A provider of systems that measure sales of draught drinks in pubs has bought a majority stake in a rival firm. Brulines bought 66 per cent of Coin Metrics, a wireless data specialist whose technology allows the amusement and gaming industries to monitor the financial performance of their machines.

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YFM savours new investment

Venture capital investor YFM Group has backed construction of the first UK sea salt plant to harvest salt direct from the ocean.

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Seafood company buys Northern Irish competitor

A company that manufactures and supplies seafood products to the retail and foodservice sectors has expanded its offering after buying one of its Northern Irish rivals.

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Hopes for Bomfords Group rescue

Administrators are confident that troubled fresh food producer Bomfords Group will be sold after receiving a “large” number of enquiries about the business.

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