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Oxford Instruments buys VeriCold and all today's headlines

By on August 21 2007

In today's headlines MMC Ventures has injected £2.4 million into money transfer business Small World and bathroom supplier James Theobald has undergone an MBO.

Done Deals:

British Telecom has snapped up IT solutions provider Basilica Computing for an undisclosed sum

Early-stage venture capitalist MMC Ventures has injected £2.4 million into Small World, a money transfer business

High-tech tools and instrument manufacturer Oxford Instruments has completed its second acquisition of the year with the purchase of pulse tube refrigerator manufacturer VeriCold Technologies for up to £5.7 million

Bathroom supplier James Theobald has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, supported by debt from Clydesdale Bank

Sports gloves and socks manufacturer Sealskinz has been bought by its management from waterproof membrane maker KL Technologies for an undisclosed sum. The deal was backed with £1.35 million of funding from venture capitalist Bridges Ventures

Interactive mobile data solutions business weComm is set to expand after securing £3 million from existing investors Elderstreet Investments and Frontiers Capital

Entrepreneur Peter Gabriel has invested £2.5 million into music recommendation technology company The Filter

Ward-Philipson Group has gone into administration with the loss of 20 staff and the closure of its print section after 150 years trading

Semi-finished materials producer Nylacast Materials is re-branding and undergoing a multi-million pound investment programme, changing its name to Global EPP

Deals in the pipeline:

Irish Continental Group’s independent directors have backed an improved takeover bid from consortium Aella, valuing the ferry operator at €611.8 million (£416.4 million)

DAB radio manufacturer and developer Intempo Digital is set to expand after securing £1.825 million of growth capital from private equity firm Hotbed

The Capital Pub Company is to boost its existing portfolio of 24 pubs by acquiring Dixies for £2.2 million. The deal is expected to complete in November

Merchant banking group Close Brothers is to acquire a 49.9% stake in brokers Global Derivatives Executive for an undisclosed sum

Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance has pulled out of the running to acquire AIM-listed property services company Erinaceous, which is valued at about £320 million

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