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Key deal is Catapult’s 26th this year
Midlands-based investor Catapult Venture Managers has revealed it invested £850,000 in the flotation of engineering company Key Technologies. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 1st December 2008
Pre-register now to avoid fines, suppliers told
Companies that fail to pre-register the chemicals they manufacture or import will have to cease supplying them from Monday. Business News / Thursday, 27th November 2008
Zenergy nets European money
AIM-listed renewable energy specialist Zenergy Power has been awarded a grant of €475,000 (£399,000) by the European Comission. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 18th November 2008
Ultra’s Weed Instrument deal
A London-based electronic systems supplier to the aerospace industry has expanded its US operations by acquiring a company in Texas. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 13th November 2008
Air Touring takes control of Socata Deutschland
Aircraft engineering specialist Air Touring has become the sole owner of a German business after buying its JV partner’s shares. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 12th November 2008
Six-figure boost for View Holographics
A North Wales-based specialist in animated holographics has secured £500,000 from public and private sector investors. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 5th November 2008
Carlyle flies in to pick up Gardner
Private equity giant Carlyle has bought a Nuneaton-based manufacturer and supplier of components to the global aviation industry. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 5th November 2008
Floor screen specialist secures six-figure sum
Flasma, a company which has developed a floor-based screen system, has received an investment of ₤350,000. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 21st October 2008
Filtrona completes Lendell move
A Milton Keynes-based plastics company has strengthened its operations in the medical sector with an acquisition in the US. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 20th October 2008
Funding package for Chromatide
Chromatide, a developer of polymer technologies, has raised venture capital finance from two existing investors. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 16th October 2008
Welsh chemical group in MBO
Warwick International, a chemical group based in North Wales, has undergone a management buy-out (MBO) led by private equity and venture capital firm Close Brothers. The deal, worth £129 million, was financed by the big four banks in a syndicate led by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 2nd September 2008
Ultra locates AudioSoft deal
A technology group that makes electronic and electromechanical systems to support the defence, security and aerospace industries has continued its acquisition spree by adding a Gloucestershire company to its business. Ultra Electronics has paid £5 million for specialist data recording company AudioSoft. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 1st September 2008
Hill & Smith’s US window of opportunity
The board of construction products manufacturer Hill & Smith has confirmed that the latest step in its international expansion plans will be an acquisition in the US. The West Midlands-based company, which makes parts for the transport, construction, utilities and electrical sectors, has agreed to buy Creative Pultrusions. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 26th August 2008
Lion Capital in frozen food buy-outs
Private equity firm Lion Capital has announced its intention to acquire two European frozen food manufacturers, FoodVest and Ad van Geloven. Terms of the two separate deals were not disclosed, but the companies have a combined turnover of more than £1.1 billion. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 22nd July 2008
Investcorp announces CEME deal
Investcorp, a London-based provider and manager of alternative investments, has agreed to buy an Italian producer of pumps and valves for domestic appliances. CEME, which makes components for espresso machines, steam ironing systems and condensing gas boilers, is being sold by Barclays Private Equity three years after it bought the business. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 10th July 2008
NEWS
One more bank to offer EU funding
The Bank of Scotland intends to make £250 million of funds available to businesses with fewer than 250 staff in the next two weeks. Business News / Wednesday, 3rd December 2008
Middle East and Africa ‘fastest improving region’
Conditions for entrepreneurship are improving faster in the Middle East and Africa than in any other part of the world, according to a report. Business News / Wednesday, 3rd December 2008
Hospital deal buoys Deltex
Shares in medical technology venture Deltex Medical moved five per cent higher to 10.75p this morning, on news of a five-year deal to supply its 'CardioQ-ODM' equipment to University College London Hospital (UCLH). SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Wednesday, 3rd December 2008
Latest Deals: Manufacturing
| Company | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Catalysts | AIM | Nov 2008 |
| LM Technologies | VC | Nov 2008 |
| The Carlyle Group | VC | Nov 2008 |
| Antenova | VC | Nov 2008 |
| Mountfield | AIM | Oct 2008 |
| Kedco | AIM | Oct 2008 |
| E-Blink | VC | Oct 2008 |
| Orteq Bioengineering | VC | Oct 2008 |
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