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Forest Holidays uses fresh LDC investment to open new cabin site in Hampshire

Fundraising Deals

LDC portfolio company Forest Holidays has netted follow-on funding from its private equity backer to aid its roll-out.

TV rights distribution business behind The Inbetweeners sold to Modern Times Group

Mergers & Acquisitions

London-based Digital Rights Group has been acquired by Modern Times Group for a consideration of £13.2 million.

Greenhouse gases, gender division and human rights added to quoted firms' reporting

Business News

Quoted companies will now have to report on extra issues including gender representation and greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to make non-financial reporting simpler for shareholders.

Belfast start-up WorldDesk adds $1.25 million of investment to expand footprint

Fundraising Deals

Irish start-up investor Lough Shore Investments has joined a $1.25 million backing of WorldDesk, the second time it has supported the business.

Product innovation being stymied by lack of available finance for SMEs

Business News

A lack of capital is preventing UK businesses from investing in new product development, new figures show.

British International Helicopter Services sold by Mobeus Equity Partners after ‘challenging conditions’

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mobeus Equity Partners has closed its first exit since it rebranded in 2012 and offloaded a business which it says has been operating in a 'deteriorating trading environment'.

BrightEdge takes VC takings up to $63.9 million as it looks to build SEO platform

Fundraising Deals

A search engine optimisation business with bases in California, London and New York has raised $42.8 million in venture capital.

Management break-out business Fourteen IP secures £500,000 venture capital investment

Fundraising Deals

A business set up by three former colleagues has received a funding boost from the North West Fund for Venture Capital.

Guitar Hero and Halo 4 video games firm eyes AIM listing

IPO & City News

Keywords Studios has outlined plans to join the Alternative Investment Market through a listing which could net the business £10 million.

iZettle forms partnership with Banco Santander as part of €5 million investment

Fundraising Deals

Mobile payments business iZettle has added to the list of venture capital backers it has by securing a new corporate investment partner in the form of Banco Santander.

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