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AEC buys Malvern House Jul 02 2009

AEC Education Plc, a Singapore-based provider of education services, has acquired London-based rival Malvern House Group for up to £3.9 million.  

 

Bloomsbury waves wand at Tottel Jul 01 2009

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, the company behind the Harry Potter series, has acquired West Sussex-based Tottel Publishing for £9.9 million in cash. 

 

 

Freedom4 Group Plc in acquisition spree Jul 02 2009

Freedom4 Group Plc, an Uxbridge-based provider of personal wireless broadband services, has agreed to acquire rivals Daisy and Vialtus for a combined value of £123 million.

 

Access Intelligence buys Ether-Ray Jul 01 2009

Access Intelligence Plc, a London-based professional services company, has acquired Ether-Ray, a software business that specialises in the public sector, for £2.4 million in cash.

 

 
 

Max Property's at home on AIM Jul 02 2009

The arrival of Max Property gave a boost to AIM and the market as a whole, since its accompanying placing was oversubscribed and pulled in a plentiful £220 million of new cash. 

Why a global presence is vital Jun 30 2009

Simon Cook, the CEO of venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, looks at why you should maintain an overseas presence 
   
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Back on track

Hard choices do pay off. James Harris speaks to CEOs who have revived the fortunes of their respective companies.
 

RWS Holdings buys Communicare Jun 30 2009

RWS Holdings Plc (RWS), an international provider of intellectual property support services, has acquired Communicare, which focuses on translations for the medical and pharmaceutical industries, for £2.1 million in cash. The deal is in keeping with RWS’s strategy to complement organic growth with targeted acquisitions. 

 

Read IFA in management buy-out Jun 30 2009

Hanover-based financial services provider AWD Group has sold its subsidiary Read IFA to management. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

 

 
 

AIM liquidity drivers

Good companies are hard to find. Oliver Haill takes a look at what differentiates the Alternative Investment Market’s most-traded concerns 
 

Scotland M&A review

The collapse of the Dunfermline Building Society may have dented consumer confidence, but it hasn’t discouraged dealmakers from expanding north of the border 
 

Creative Sparks

A North London electrical goods firm has secured funds from unlikely sources to re-energise the business.
 

Championing cash flow

Steve Websdale, managing director of independent asset-based financier Venture Structured Finance, outlines how businesses can escape today’s cash flow pitfalls