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Havok acquires tech partner

US-based interactive software business Havok has acquired Trinigy, a 3D game engine provider as it builds its rendering capabilities.

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Forward Venture Partners backs beauty merger

Venture capital investor Forward Venture Partners has backed the merger of online beauty retailers LoveLula and Zuneta with a growth equity investment.

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Crown Telecom Solutions adds to technical capacity with Strata Communication acquisition

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Webpromoter360 secures Tom Maxfield and £72,000

Serial entrepreneur Tom Maxfield has joined start-up search engine optimisation software business Webpromoter360 as the company secures a £72,000 investment from Northstar Ventures.

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Acquisition follows strong start to 2011 for Telecity

TelecityGroup (Telecity) has made an Irish buy with the acquisition of Data Electronics Group in a purchase worth £87.6 million.

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Passion Capital backs wireWAX

Early-stage investment fund Passion Capital has backed software-as-a-service business wireWAX, which enables people to tag video online, with a growth capital investment.

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Talaris buys out joint development partner

Cash management business Talaris has made a German purchase with the acquisition of Lutzwolf Systems.

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£30 million final close for third Hollyport fund

Hollyport Capital has announced the final close of a third private equity fund, Hollyport Secondary Opportunities III, for £30 million, attracting three-times more investors than its last fund.

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NCC Group buys website monitoring business

NCC Group, which provides Escrow and Assurance Services, has acquired Axzona Limited, a Scottish website monitoring company, for a consideration of up to £1.7 million in cash.

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Photo sharing app EyeEm closes seed round

EyeEm, a smartphone camera and photo sharing application, has closed a seed round backed by London-based Passion Capital and pan-European investors Wellington Partners.

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UK distressed deals continue to decline

The number of insolvent businesses being acquired in the UK fell in the first half of 2011, according to new research.

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Meltwater continues social drive with IceRocket acquisition

IceRocket, a social search engine, has been bought out by The Meltwater Group in a deal aimed at building Meltwater's position in the fast growing social media market.

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