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Foresight invests in Silvigen
By Real Deals & Real Business
Silvigen, a supplier of biomass fuels for use in the power industry, will use £1.75m from Foresight to finance the development of a processing plant in Goole, North Humberside.

July 03, 2008 3:45pm

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Thai restaurant chain gets PE backing
By Real Deals & Real Business
The Thai restaurant chain launched by Wagamama founder Alan Yau has attracted backing from private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners in a deal that values the London-based business at £21.5m.

June 30, 2008 4:21pm

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Finance entrepreneur goes after B&B
By Catherine Woods
Shares in beleaguered UK lender Bradford & Bingley have risen after news insurance magnate Clive Cowdery is seeking control of the company for £400m.

June 24, 2008 3:08pm

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Art storage firm escapes CGT hike
By Kate Pritchard
Momart managing director Eugene Boyle saved thousands of pounds by selling his fine art logistics group in March – before the CGT changes came into play.

June 23, 2008 5:17pm

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UK manufacturer woos reluctant VCs
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
DeepStream Technologies founder Mark Crosier had a tough time fundraising for his manufacturing start-up back in 2002. Not only had investors been burned by the bubble, they were also reluctant to put money into asset-based firms.

June 18, 2008 4:42pm

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Why choose debt?
By Jeremy Rayment
Want to buy up a rival but not sure whether to use debt or equity to finance the deal? Here's why debt wins, hands down.

June 18, 2008 1:10pm

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Investment shakes up sports drink firm
By Real Deals & Real Business
For Goodness Shakes founder Stuart Jeffreys has given up a minority stake in the business to entrepreneur-focused venture capital fund Sussex Place Ventures, which has led a £1.5m investment for the sports drink producer.

June 17, 2008 11:23am

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Vibrant Energy Surveys wins VC backing
By Real Deals & Real Business
Vibrant Energy Surveys, one of the UK’s largest providers of energy performance certificates, has attracted £1.35m from venture capital trust fund Close Ventures.

June 16, 2008 11:04am

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Jowell highlights Olympics risk
By Catherine Woods
Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell has admitted backing the 2012 Games is one of the riskiest things the government is doing given the ₤9.325bn of public money it’s stumping up to help fund the event.

June 11, 2008 1:57pm

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Mobile company focuses on VC funding
By Catherine Woods
When Rapid Mobile Media needed cash to fund its campaign to win more market share, chief executive Jeremy Copp was focused on luring venture capital to the company.