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Gremlins mar e-commerce boom

More than three-quarters of British adults have experienced problems with an online transaction in the past 12 months.

Private equity: ‘lenders have the power’

Four out of five UK-based private equity firms expect some of their portfolio companies to breach banking covenants, according to Grant Thornton.



Business failure drop raises recovery hopes

The number of businesses going bust has dropped for the first time in more than a year, according to business information provider Equifax.

Linkedex nets seed funding

Web search specialist Linkedex has secured €650,000 (£605,000) from European technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners.



Giraffe restaurants to expand with Tootsies deal

Private-equity backed restaurant group Giraffe has agreed to purchase eleven outlets from bust burger chain Tootsies.

Giraffe restaurants in expansion

Private-equity backed restaurant group Giraffe has agreed to purchase eleven outlets from bust burger chain Tootsies.



Venture capital trusts in shake-up

Some 19 venture capital trusts (VCTs) have changed manager over the past year, almost a fifth of the total, according to research from the AIC.

Linkedex in seed funding

Web search specialist Linkedex has secured €650,000 (£605,000) from European technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners.



Gomez sold for $295 million

US web application specialist Gomez has been acquired by software company Compuware, providing an exit for its private equity investors.

Spun-out Allinea Software wins investment

Warwick-based computing specialist Allinea Software has raised £400,000 after being spun out from its parent company.



Recovery hits stumbling block

The trend of rising output expectations has gone into reverse, according to research from accountancy firm BDO Stoy Hayward.

Institutions hold on to AIM stakes

Investment houses such as BlackRock, Invesco and Prudential collectively hold a larger share of AIM than they did before the financial crisis.



Recovery hits stumbling block

The trend of rising output expectations has gone into reverse, according to research from accountancy firm BDO Stoy Hayward.



Spun-out Allinea Software wins investment

Warwick-based computing specialist Allinea Software has raised £400,000 after being spun out from its parent company.

Institutions hold on to AIM stakes

Investment houses such as BlackRock, Invesco and Prudential collectively hold a larger share of AIM than they did before the financial crisis.



Documetric secures CfE investment

The Capital for Enterprise (CfE) fund has invested £2 million in business process outsourcing provider Documetric.

New finance source for biotech ventures

The Mobius Life Sciences Fund has been launched by biotech incubator BioCity Nottingham to finance early-stage life sciences companies.



Mid-sized businesses confident and able to raise finance

The UK recession will be over next year, according to a survey of management accountants from medium-sized businesses. 

Most of Companies Act becomes law

Some 550 sections of the 2006 Companies Act, the largest single piece of UK legislation ever to be introduced, come into force today.



Amplio snaps up bankrupt US water business

London private equity group Amplio has acquired almost all the assets of NASDAQ-quoted water treatment company Basin Water for $2 million.

Albion in VCT fundraising

Venture capital investor Albion Ventures aims to raise £25 million through a D-share offer for its Development VCT.



London still top city for business

The UK’s capital is still the best place in Europe to do business, according to an annual study of 34 cities from real estate firm Cusham & Wakefield.

Ludgate backs New Earth

Waste specialist New Earth Solutions has raised £5 million from AIM-listed Ludgate Environmental Fund as part of a planned £15 million fundraising.

Ludgate backs New Earth

Waste specialist New Earth Solutions has raised £5 million from AIM-listed Ludgate Environmental Fund as part of a planned £15 million fundraising.



London still top city for business

The UK’s capital is still the best place in Europe to do business, according to an annual study of 34 cities from real estate firm Cusham & Wakefield.

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