Funding grows for Serentis
By Real Deals & Real Business
Cambridge-based biopharma group Serentis has raked in £10m in a second tranche of a series A round of funding, from Adamant Ventures and other existing investors.

"More than 50" bids for Cains
By Matthew Rock
Last week the LIverpool-based brewer Cains (which also owns around 100 leasehold and freehold pubs) went into administration, citing commodity prices and dampened consumer demand. Cue a frenzy of interest from the brewing industry.

FD watch – Mark Fresson
By Catherine Woods
Mark Fresson has been appointed finance director of Brinkley Mining.

FD watch – Ian Collins
By Catherine Woods
Ian Collins has resigned as finance director of foreign exchange company Baydonhill.

FD watch – Richard Hughes
By Catherine Woods
Richard Hughes, the managing director and former finance director of media management business First Artist Corporation, has resigned.

FD watch – Christopher Hyde
By Catherine Woods
Christopher Hyde has resigned as finance director of Merchant Securities, the holding company for a financial services group specialising in private client and institutional stockbroking, corporate finance and private equity.

Tips to cure the credit crunch "hangover"
By Steve Mason*
A few weeks ago, as I’m sure you’re all aware, the media reported that US President George W Bush explained the credit crunch by saying that: “Wall Street got drunk and now it’s got a hangover.”

DCG in Sapient deal
By Matthew Rock
It's a big day for Derivatives Consulting Group, one of this year's Real Business "Hot 100".

The froth comes off at Cains
By Matthew Rock
The Liverpool-based brewer hits big trouble.

Are you crippling your IT network?
By Steven Foster*
Giving authorisation to spend on new and exciting network services might well be the last thing the finance director should do. The first question to ask is: can the network deliver? And this is not a question that falls easily from the lips of the FD.