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Venture capital-backed Zoopla.co.uk has bought UpMyStreet.com as the property website looks to build its audience size.
Following a year of uncertainty Perevel Group has secured the backing of two private equity partners, and is set to see its debt levels slashed.
Commercial fund manager Midven has supported the management buy-out (MBO) of construction management and compliance consultancy Confluence Management with a £500,000 investment from their Exceed Fund.
UK construction companies are set to face difficulties paying off debts as the sector suffers from falling sales and profits, according to a study.
UK-based NVM Private Equity has exited maintenance services company Promanex Group to Costain for a total consideration of £18.8 million following a period of ‘strong growth’.
Private equity group GMT Communications Partners has acquired Scandinavia-based Sverige Bygger and Norge Bygges through its portfolio company DOCUgroup for €15.2 million (£13.3 million).
Swisher Blue, a specialist hygiene franchise company, has secured £25,000 in equity investment from Finance Yorkshire to purchase new products and ramp up marketing.
UK private equity house Endless has exited Crown Paints in a sale to coatings supplier Hempel for an undisclosed sum.
OpenBuildings, an online archive of buildings for architecture, has launched a redeveloped website after securing $2 million (£1.2 million) in a Series A funding round.
Private investor RCapital has made a growth investment in DBK, a consultancy to the construction and property industry.
Private equity house Endless has sold specialist engineering business Amco Group to Renew Holdings for £19.8 million, less than three years after backing the group’s management buy-out (MBO).
For business owners and managers, gaining planning permission can seem akin to winning the lottery. Christine Hereward, a partner at Howard Kennedy, explains a few simple techniques that can ease the process.
Jon Moulton’s private equity firm Better Capital has acquired part of the collapsed property services group Connaught, committing £15 million for the purchase and restructure of half the compliance division.
Carbon negative cement company Novacem, a spin-out from Imperial College London, has raised £1.6 million and added global construction giant Laing O’Rourke to its investors.
Online conveyancing and property search provider eConveyancer has secured an investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC.
Consumer property website Zoopla has acquired property price information service Houseprices.co.uk in a deal that will see the two internet businesses continue operating as separate brands.
Consumer property website Zoopla plans a marketing push to increase awareness of its brand following a £3.25 million fundraising led by venture capital firms Atlas Venture and Octopus.
Tom Galvin, managing director of property maintenance provider Adrem, explains how a decision to branch out saved the company.
Amdega, a maker of timber conservatories established in 1874, has been acquired by turnaround firm Endless.
Private equity firm Graphite Capital is investing £50 million for a majority stake in London Square, a new housebuilding company.
Stuart Kellock, managing director of Label Apeel, leafs through Art Markman's Smart Thinking to find out whether training the brain and its thought process can have any impact on his business bottom line.
Christopher Shaw, CEO of invoice trading firm Platform Black, looks at why Britain's SMEs are at risk from the Eurozone crisis.
There are a few golden rules to consider when rescuing a business.
Directors’ salaries on London’s junior market are at all-time highs, but almost half of CEOs did not get a pay rise last year.