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BioControl secures £500,000

BioControl, a UK-based company developing a phage based treatment for pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, has raised £500,000 in its first institutional round.

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3i increases AES stake

3i has increased its stake in AES Engineering to 40 per cent, valuing the business at £100 million. This secondary investment comes 11 years after 3i’s first and will allow AES to continue its growth and consider acquisition opportunities.

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Hotel deal in lap of the gods

Zeus Private Equity has begun a £50 million-plus spending spree with the acquisition of the Belfry House Hotel at Handforth in Cheshire for an undisclosed amount.

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Management buy pasty company

A company that sells hand-made pasties across the UK has been bought by two of its directors in a deal that also secures funding to grow the business.

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Walmotts finds new home with Kinetics

Kinetics Group, a reinvestment, asset management and construction services provider to the public and private sectors, has made its third acquisition in less than 12 months.

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Templine’s management recruit Key Capital

Private equity firm Key Capital Partners (KCP) has made its first investment after backing the management buy-out of a Birmingham-based recruitment company.

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BAE Systems acquires Petards software products

Defence and aerospace group BAE Systems has bought part of the UK software business of Petards Group, a developer of surveillance systems, for £2.4 million.

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Baronsmead VCTs see 3.7 times return from RLA sale

Private equity firm ISIS Equity Partners says it nearly quadrupled the investment made through its Baronsmead VCTs in marketing agency RLA, which was sold last month.

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BAE Systems acquires Petards software products

Defence and aerospace group BAE Systems has bought part of the UK software business of Petards Group, a developer of surveillance systems, for £2.4 million.

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Baronsmead VCTs see 3.7 times return from RLA sale

Private equity firm ISIS Equity Partners says it nearly quadrupled the investment made through its Baronsmead VCTs in marketing agency RLA, which was sold last month.

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Japan Leisure Hotels looks to AIM for funds

A company formed to invest in the leisure hotel sector in Japan expects to raise £3 million on admission to AIM.

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G4S buys police staffing firm

International security group G4S is now serving the police after it bought RIG PR (trading as RIG Police Recruit).

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Management bites into food company

A food manufacturer and distributor has been bought by a management team that included the son of one of the vendors in a deal backed by NBGI Private Equity.

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CBG buys specialist insurance company

CBG Group plc, a corporate general insurance, risk management and financial services intermediary, has acquired Marcus Hearn & Co, a London-based provider of specialist insurance products, from the Marcus Hearn Group.

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