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Insuring your key people

Does your business have a Steve Jobs? How to limit the risks of being reliant on one 'key person'.

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Photonis sold to AXA Private Equity for second time

French-based AXA Private Equity has bought back photo sensor technology business Photonis three years after the firm disposed of its interest in the company to Astorg Partners.

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Envestors closes £1 million fundraising for Olly

Business angel network Envestors has closed a £1 million fundraising for Olly Limited, the company that produces animated children's TV series Olly the Little White Van.

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Home entertainment deal for Qualcomm

Qualcomm, a next-generation mobile technologies and semiconductor business, has acquired Bigfoot Networks, a company which provices consumer-grade networking devices aimed at the gaming market.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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PTC acquires software business 4CS

US-based warranty management and services lifestyle software business 4CS Solutions has been bought out by Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC).

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Lyceum Capital’s Compact acquires Rights.tv

Compact Media Group, an independent entertainment rights administrator, has acquired rights consultancy Rights.tv for an undisclosed amount in a deal backed by private equity investors Lyceum Capital.

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YFM leads £2 million financing for Intamac Systems

Technology company Intamac Systems has received £2 million of further investment that includes backing from YFM Equity Partners.

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YFM sells HS Atec stake

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Overseas UK M&A falls despite domestic deal appetite

Expenditure on acquisitions abroad by UK companies has fallen to £10.2 billion in the second quarter of 2011, down from £20.7 billion in quarter one, in contrast to the increase seen in domestic M&A as buyers look for local value, new statistics show.

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Ambitious Minds backed with £350,000

The North West Fund for Venture Capital has backed training and education company Ambitious Minds with a £350,000 investment to ramp up marketing and sales initiatives.

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TeleNav acquires activity search engine

GPS navigation services provider TeleNav has completed the acquisition of goby, a US-based local search engine and mobile application developer.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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APSU formed from IT merger

Apex Computers International has merged with West-Midlands-based AssurIT to form new business APSU.

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