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Profits squeezed as orders rise
Manufacturing companies across the world are expecting their profit margins to narrow, even as demand for their goods increases.
Dragons invest in antiques valuation service
An online valuation service for antiques, ValueMyStuffNow, has secured £100,000 from two Dragons' Den investors.

LDC backs Mountain Warehouse buy-out
Lloyds’ mid-market private equity division LDC has backed the buy-out of the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Mountain Warehouse.
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice buys Univar stake
New York and London-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is to buy a stake of 42.5 per cent in chemicals company Univar.

Moulton backs Founders Club
The Founders Club, a venture capital 'equity exchange' fund, has won backing from investors including outspoken private equity boss Jon Moulton.

Consumers clueless about VAT rise
Shoppers know that VAT is set to go up, but have little idea when or by how much, finds a study.
European companies target growth
Companies across Europe will be employing entrepreneurial, opportunistic tactics to get ahead in the coming year, according to research.

Interest rates to rise by year end
The Bank of England could be forced to raise its base rate before the end of the year in response to rising prices.
Moonfruit wins cash for global push
DIY website building company Moonfruit has raised $2.25 million (£1.5 million) to invest in further international expansion.

Duvas Technologies raises £915,000
Gas analysis specialist Duvas Technologies has secured £915,000 of equity and debt finance from existing and new shareholders.
Pyramid buys The Art Group
The Art Group, which supplies framed prints on behalf of museums and galleries such as the Tate, has been bought out of administration.

Barclays backs Allied Glass MBO
Mid-market investor Barclays Private Equity has acquired glass container maker Allied Glass in a £75 million secondary management buy-out (MBO).
Braveheart and Envestors in tie-up
Technology commercialisation company Braveheart is to acquire business angel network Envestors, creating a larger group able to facilitate investments of between £100,000 and £5 million.

ISIS-backed Enotria in acquisition
Wine distributor Enotria, which is backed by venture capitalist ISIS Equity Partners, has bought Bath-based Great Western Wine Company.
ISIS-backed Enotria in acquisition
Wine distributor Enotria, which is backed by venture capitalist ISIS Equity Partners, has bought Bath-based Great Western Wine Company.

Endless acquires Amdega
Amdega, a maker of timber conservatories established in 1874, has been acquired by turnaround firm Endless.
Marwyn seals biggest deal to date
AIM-quoted cash shell Marwyn Materials has acquired aggregates producer Breedon Holdings, formerly known as Ennstone, in a reverse takeover.

New business lender to 'sidestep' banks
Funding Circle, an 'online marketplace' to facilitate lending to businesses, has attracted backing from Better Capital founder Jon Moulton.
Endeavour Ventures funds ex-Tadpole businesses
London-based investor group Endeavour Ventures has raised £4 million for the former subsidiaries of listed software group Tadpole.

STAR Capital acquires Pepcom
London-based fund manager STAR Capital Partners has acquired German cable operator Pepcom for an undisclosed sum.
First CfE exits for Maven
Venture capital firm Maven Capital Partners has completed two exits on behalf of the government's Capital for Enterprise (CfE) fund.

Boost for bone substitute company
Medical device company Orthos has received funding of £835,000 to bring its mouldable bone substitute to market.
New watchdog for supermarkets
The government will set up a new body to rein in large retailers who 'abuse their power', consumer minister Edward Davey has announced.

Octopus invests in Bowman Power
Engine efficiency specialist Bowman Power has received an investment of £1.83 million from Octopus Ventures.

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