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Finance Wales backs Outlook Expeditions
The Welsh Assembly’s investment arm, Finance Wales, has backed Snowdonia-based Outlook Expeditions with a six-figure sum. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 28th May 2009
Corporate travel group expands
ATP International, a corporate travel company backed by Barclays Private Equity, has acquired marine fares specialist Instone International. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 21st April 2009
Cheapflights co-founder sees downturn’s silver lining
Hugo Burge, the co-founder of discount travel website Cheapflights, says there are plus points to doing business in a downturn. Business News / Wednesday, 12th November 2008
British team buys TelecomFM
The managing director of a Slough-based telecom specialist has led his fellow directors in a buy-out of the business from its US parent. Mergers & Acquisitions / Friday, 24th October 2008
Five fleet cars for under £25,000
Steer your purchasing decision in the right direction with our round-up of the five most popular fleet cars on the market. Marketing & Sales / Thursday, 23rd October 2008
Service level agreements
You want to make sure you get what you’re paying for from your suppliers. Service level agreements (SLAs) can set agreed standards in stone. Legal Advice / Thursday, 10th July 2008
Bowmark in £100 million deal
Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark has sold Education and Adventure Travel (EAT), a UK-based school travel agent, for £100 million. The acquirer is DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, part of the Credit Suisse financial services group. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 9th July 2008
BA to fly away with French airline
Aviation giant British Airways has boosted the services offered by one of its subsidiaries after agreeing to buy a French airline. The group will acquire L’Avion, which operates two Boeing 757s between Paris Orly and Newark airports. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 2nd July 2008
Ian McCaig on workplace giving
Lastminute.com is one of many organisations engaged in the workplace giving scheme. The company's CEO Ian McCaig explains why he’s making it easier for his employees to give money to charity. Human Resources / Thursday, 19th June 2008
The Qombi Case
You’ve heard the expression ‘living out of a suitcase’. Well, Bedford-based designer Parmata is set to make this a literal possibility with their self-proclaimed ‘suitcase for the 21st century’. Wealth Management / Friday, 9th May 2008
Online travel agent nets $8 million
Isango, a website selling tours and ‘travel experiences’, has secured its first institutional round of funding. A total of $8 million (£3.9 million) was raised in the round, which was led by UK-based SPARK Ventures. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 17th March 2008
Business air travel
From private flights to business-only airlines, the offerings of the air travel industry are as wide-ranging as the destinations they can carry you. The only limit is the tolerance of your finance director. Business Expansion / Thursday, 17th January 2008
The last laugh: Deirdre Bounds
'Shall we talk in the igloo?’ says Deirdre Bounds, teetotal ex-comedienne on the Northern nightclub circuit and founder of Horsforth-based travel business i-to-i. Business Leaders / Wednesday, 2nd May 2007
Graphite's considered approach
Graphite has been behind some of the real success stories of UK businesses during the past decade, such as restaurant chain Wagamama and the electrical goods outfit Maplin. Venture Capital / Tuesday, 6th February 2007
Charles Cockell: What I wish I'd known
Charles Cockell, managing director of hotel and conference management company Booking Services International (BSI), worked his way up to lead a management buyout of the company in 1995. He now jointly owns BSI with chairman Simon Milstead and during 2006, was recognised as one of the top ten travel management firms in the UK by Business Travel World Achieving Growth / Thursday, 11th January 2007
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Bglobal wins funding
‘Smart metering’ specialist Bglobal has obtained up to £15 million asset funding from Barclays Asset Sales & Finance. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 3rd July 2009
Jubilee in £26m Braemore bid
Jubilee Platinum is offering shares to buy fellow AIM counter, smelting and refining specialist Braemore Resources. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 3rd July 2009
Agriterra moots sugar move
Phil Edmonds’ African food group Agriterra expects a turnaround to profits as it contemplates a move into sugar. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 3rd July 2009
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