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Octopus launches new VCT

Investment company Octopus has lauched a new twin-structure venture capital trust (VCT). Octopus Titan VCTs 1 and 2, due to open in early November, will back early-stage unquoted companies with investments of between £500,000 and £2 million.

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Media group takes $20 million initiative

Media Initiative Group (MIG), an independent, diversified media sales firm, has bought US firm Dedicated Marketing Solutions (DMS) for $20 million (£9.8 million) cash.

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Synchronica’s clever £500,000 buy

Synchronica, a mobile synchronisation and device management company, has acquired the intellectual property (IP) and contracts of GoodServer for £500,000

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Barclays Ventures backs Howorth BIMBO

Barclays Ventures has backed the buy-in management buy-out (BIMBO) of Howorth Airtech.

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ISIS exits Boldon James for £20 million

ISIS Equity Partners (ISIS) has sold software specialist Boldon James to QinetiQ for £20 million. The deal will be settled for an initial cash consideration of £15.7 million, with a further £4.3 million payable depending on performance targets.

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Ascribe gets £1.3 million sting in its tail

Ascribe, a provider of IT services to the health sector, has bought Scorpio Information Systems for £1.31 million.

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WeatherBill closes $12.5 million fundraising

WeatherBill, an online service that allows businesses to protect revenue and control costs in the event of bad weather, has closed a $12.5 million (£6.1 million) Series A round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Index Ventures.

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Spiritel completes deal number four

Telecom services group Spiritel has completed its fourth acquisition in 12 months after acquiring voice and data systems supplier tdotcom in a deal that could be worth up to £260,000. London-based tdotcom will be integrated into Spiritel’s existing business.

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WeatherBill closes $12.5 million fundraising

WeatherBill, an online service that allows businesses to protect revenue and control costs in the event of bad weather, has closed a $12.5 million (£6.1 million) Series A round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Index Ventures.

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Spiritel completes deal number four

Telecom services group Spiritel has completed its fourth acquisition in 12 months after acquiring voice and data systems supplier tdotcom in a deal that could be worth up to £260,000. London-based tdotcom will be integrated into Spiritel’s existing business.

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Rutland completes £51.5 million deal

Private equity firm Rutland Partners has bought Pulse Home Products, a leading UK supplier of branded domestic appliances, for £51.5 million from consumer goods group Alba plc.

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Experian buys marketing analytics specialist

Global information company Experian has bought The pH Group, a business-to-business marketing analytics specialist.

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Someone to look after me

Consolidation is accelerating among health and domiciliary care services providers as the sector matures and investors and entrepreneurs see increasing opportunities to make some serious cash. Report by Daniel Parton.

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No value in boards of directors

Entrepreneurs find the concept of boards of directors a turn-off, according to a study from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

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