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NCC secures Next Generation acquisition 

An IT security specialist has completed its third acquisition in 15 months after unveiling its takeover of Next Generation Security Software. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 27th November 2008

Funding lures software company to North East

Surrey-based Illumix Software is setting up a technical centre in north-east England after receiving venture capital funding from NorthStar Equity Investors, a firm based in the region. Fundraising Deals / Friday, 7th November 2008

IP management specialist gets funding

London-based Rights Tracker has secured investment to further develop and commercialise its intellectual property (IP) management software. Fundraising Deals / Friday, 7th November 2008

Online learning provider nets six-figure sum

Guroo, a company that creates online learning packages for schools and colleges, has secured £440,000 in a deal led by NorthStar Equity Investors. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 15th October 2008

Vizuri says ‘oui’ to Sogeti deal 

A French provider of IT and test services has acquired a consultancy in London for undisclosed terms.   Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 14th October 2008

Nova agrees sale of nCode to HBM

Private equity firm Nova Capital Management has exited test and data analysis specialist nCode International for £17.5 million. The company has been acquired by instrumentation and controls company HBM. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 4th August 2008

IS announces Chapter26 deal

An AIM-listed website designer and developer is to strengthen its offering by adding a content management systems specialist to its business. IS Solutions, which also provides systems support services to the public and private sectors, has agreed to buy Surrey-based Chapter26. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 23rd July 2008

Touchpaper joins US group

A Surrey-based IT management services specialist has been valued at £23 million after it was bought by a US group. Touchpaper, a Woking-based business operating across Europe, Asia and the US, has become part of IT infrastructure management group Avocent. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 8th July 2008

Maxima agrees DXI deal

IT services group Maxima Holdings is to make its eleventh acquisition in three years after agreeing to buy DXI Networks. Maxima has agreed to buy the company for some £8.5 million as part of its consolidation strategy designed to build a fully-managed IT infrastructure and communications services group. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 30th June 2008

Windfall keeps IM-Sense in the picture

A digital photograph and video enhancement specialist is to bring its technology to market after closing a seven-figure deal. IM-Sense, which was established in 2006 as a spin-out from the University of East Anglia, has received £1 million from a consortium of investors. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 23rd June 2008

Bigpoint in €70 million buy-out

Multiplayer online games developer Bigpoint is set to be acquired by two private equity funds. GMT Communications Partners and the Peacock Equity Fund are expected to close the €70 million (£56 million) majority buy-out by the end of August. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 9th June 2008

Maiden investment for Titan VCTs

The Key Revolution, a developer of technology allowing nomadic computer users to work from any machine without leaving traces behind them, has secured equity funding. Octopus Ventures backed the company with £1.25 million from its Titan VCTs 1 and 2. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 3rd June 2008

Tekton sale nets YFM 122% return

YFM Private Equity, an investor in construction software business Tekton, says that it achieved an IRR of 122 per cent from the company’s sale to LSE-listed Sage. Tekton was sold for £21 million at the end of last month, generating a return for funds managed by YFM of 2.7 times its investment, according to the firm. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 14th April 2008

Bestport Ventures tops up Mfuse stake

Mobile gambling specialist Mfuse has raised £2.55 million in a funding round led by existing investor Bestport Ventures, which contributed £850,000. The round also introduced Mark Blandford, the founder of AIM-listed online gambling business Sportingbet, as a new investor. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 18th March 2008

More VC backing for Palringo

Palringo, a developer of software that enables mobile phones to operate like walkie-talkies, has received £2.4 million in a new round of venture capital (VC) funding. The Northumberland-based firm now intends to launch its product internationally. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 11th March 2008

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