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Alcuin gobbles up Krispy Kreme

Doughnut retailer Krispy Kreme UK has undergone a management buy-out worth £25 million, with private equity firm Alcuin Capital Partners taking a bite out of the business.

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Step forward for IP firm

Intellectual property (IP) firm Mathys & Squire LLP has hired Dr David Martin to work in its life sciences team.

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Ready, steady, Geo for Andy Tipping

Provider of optical-fibre networks Geo Networks has named Andy Tipping as sales director to head its new online business sector team.

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VC-backed Zoopla in merger deal

Online property website Zoopla is merging with The Digital Property Group, a business owned by the holding company of the Daily Mail newspaper.

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Property merger to rival Rightmove.com

The Digital Property group and Zoopla have agreed to merge, bringing together brands including findaproperty.com and primelocation.com. Plus, a round-up of today's M&A deals.

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Regulation drives Sportingbet’s M&A activities

Sportingbet has recouped the capital spent on the acquisition of Danbrook and Scandic earlier this week by disposing of its Turkish language website to East Pioneer.

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Ebiquity uses acquisition for expansion

Media and marketing analytics business Ebiquity has acquired the entire share capital of Faulkner Media Management (FMM), in a deal which could rise to A$5.9 million (£3.7 million).

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Carbon reduction plans don’t go beyond 2020

UK companies' carbon reduction plans are overwhelmingly short-term, with fewer than one in six planning beyond 2020.

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The next big thing: optical communications technology

Since the dawn of the space age, NASA has been relying on radio communications technology to send and receive data to and from spacecraft.

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Hostel boosters

Josh Wyatt, director of hospitality and leisure at Patron Capital, explains why the firm has invested €100 million (£87 million) in the Generator Hostels chain.

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Silicon Valley VCs lead Zenprise fundraising

Mobile management software business Zenprise has secured $30 million in a round of financing led by Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm based in California’s tech hub Silicon Valley.

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UK joint-venture bought up

Coupons.com has bought out the remaining 50 per cent stake in its UK joint venture, Couponstar, that it did not already own.
Round-up of today's M&A deals