LOVEFiLM and Betfair investor leads big Series A investment into Urturn
Fundraising DealsUrturn, a business which labels itself as a 'social platform for self-expression', has closed a $13.4 million Series A funding round.
British Gas looks to build energy efficiency offering with investment in 4energy
High tech: 4energy's products are aimed at the data centre market
Energy supplier British Gas has led a £7 million investment into telecoms and data centre efficiency company 4energy.
Silicon Roundabout: The competition winner will be moving to London's Tech City
Boris Johnson, Seedrs and TCIO rally round to form £1 million prize pot for next big London tech start-up
Business NewsA £1 million competition has been launched to encourage start-ups to move to London and highlight the capital as a 'prime location' for building global digital and technology businesses.
High speed: m2fx is using fibre optic technology to speed up communication
Third Dutch investment deal for UK technology firm m2fx
Fundraising DealsFibre cables business m2fx has gone back to the Netherlands to secure the equity investment it needs to build worldwide sales.
Food production: Amongst Atlantic's range of products is salad dressings
Atlantic Foods Group exit continues Maven Capital Partners disposal activity
Mergers & AcquisitionsMaven Capital Partners has sold its stake in Atlantic Foods Group through a transaction which represents a 1.8x return.
Academic innovation: IP Group helps commercialise university developments
IP Group and the European Investment Fund partner on new spin-out fund for second time
Fundraising DealsCapital market-listed intellectual property commercialisation investor IP Group has launched a new £30 million fund alongside the European Investment Fund.
Reading, writing and arithmetic: Are schools spending time on the wrong skills?
UK schooling is failing to provide skills needed for an entrepreneurial future
Business News
Entrepreneurs in the UK do not feel that education in earlier life has sufficiently tooled them up for business success, Ernst & Young says.
Green retail: Eco Market's founders are aiming for more overseas traffic
Former PayPal executive and ghd co-founder back start-up Eco Market
Fundraising DealsEco Market has added to its growing list of angel backers by securing the interest of ghd co-founder Martin Penny and former PayPal and eBay executive Elisabeth Ling.
Deal Update
MedicX Healthfund makes three acquisitions
kwittken + company acquires London's Epoch PR
YFM sells HS Atec stake
Sophos broadens security portfolio with Astaro acquisition
Oxygen Accelerator to ‘give away’ £75,000
New head appointed for LDC South
Aureos Capital makes fourth Indian exit
Endless backs TJ Hughes MBO
JP Morgan invests £2.75 million in social fund
The Content Group to partner RSD
Santander backs MediaCityUK with £22 million
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Dragons' Den star sets out IPO route for his cloud-based business
IPO & City NewsTechnology entrepreneur Piers Linney is listing his company on the Alternative Investment Market, where it will possess a market cap of £34.6 million.
Jewellery brand worn by Cameron Diaz and Cheryl Cole backed by Beringea through £2.5 million round
Fundraising DealsBeringea and The Clark Group are investing in Monica Vinader to aid the business in its efforts to open new UK own-brand shops and develop its international distribution.
Wellness and health start-up incubator launched by Alliance Boots
Business NewsA new collaboration between Alliance Boots and BioCity will see the creation of a new business incubator focused on health and wellness.
Quixant aims for bigger customers as it joins AIM to fuel growth
IPO & City NewsGaming and slot machine software company Quixant has joined the Alternative Investment Market and raised £4.55 million in the process.
US and European development on the agenda for Celoxica following $3 million VC round
Fundraising DealsOxford Capital Partners has led a $3 million funding round into Celoxica, a business which provides technology related to the tracking of capital markets.
Technology aimed at increasing fuel efficiency receives follow-on investment from Midven
Fundraising DealsMidven has invested in Warwickshire-based Aeristech for the second time in three years.
Yahoo! acquires Tumblr and promises to ‘not screw it up’
Mergers & AcquisitionsInternet giant Yahoo! has continued with its big spending acquisition activity by buying blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion.
Recruitment and funding flagged as issues for London’s Tech City start-ups
Business NewsFast growth companies located in London's Tech City are being held back by a lack of capital, new research suggests.
Kick Sport bags £250,000 to create white label e-commerce site for partners
Fundraising DealsOnline martial arts retailer Kick Sport is now looking to create partnerships with martial arts clubs and associations on the back of a £250,000 venture capital investment.
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