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• Wolf Minerals secures more funding for Hemerdon Mine 30th May, 2012

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  Australian mining company Wolf Minerals has secured an additional AUD$5m (£3.1m) of funding as part of its plans to reopen the Hemerdon tungsten mine in Devon.
• 1pm receives £2m facility 29th May, 2012

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  Bath-based financial services provider 1pm has secured a £2m finance facility.
• BIMBO for Aspirations Care Group 28th May, 2012

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  August Equity has completed a buy-in management buy-out (BIMBO) in Gloucester-based community care provider Aspirations Care Group.
• Dorset water cooler supplier acquired 28th May, 2012

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  Poole-based Isis Office Hydration has been acquired by Midlands-based water cooler business Angel Springs.
• Christie Finance releases £70m of funding 28th May, 2012

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  Commercial finance broker Christie Finance, which has offices in Bristol and Exeter, has announced it has released £70m worth of funding.
• OFT clears Unomedical sale 28th May, 2012

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  The Office of Fair Trading has cleared the sale of Unomedical, which is based in Stonehouse near Stroud, to Danish-owned Ambu.
• Skape secures Santander backing 24th May, 2012

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  Women's fashion importer Skape has received a funding deal from Santander Corporate Banking.
• Design and print businesses merge 24th May, 2012

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  Cornish design and print company A:Solutions has merged with Desine.net.
• Farmer funding scheme opens 24th May, 2012

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  Farmers in the South West have a second chance get their hands on £25,000 to boost their efficiency.
• Grant joins Fidelius after investment 24th May, 2012

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  Bath-headquartered Fidelius has appointed Jim Grant as chief executive after the former owner of Chartwell Group made a "major investment" into the business.
• Avelo moves for TrigoldCrystal 23rd May, 2012

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  Avelo, a provider of software to the financial services industry backed by private equity firm LDC, has acquired TrigoldCrystal.
• Property services business bought in pre-pack 23rd May, 2012

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  The business and assets of Bristol-based Reactive Property Services have been sold in a pre-pack deal, it has emerged.
• Milk Link merger to create £2bn dairy giant 22nd May, 2012

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  Bristol-headquartered dairy co-operative Milk Link has announced plans to merge with Arla Foods. The deal will create the largest player in the UK dairy market, which will process...
• Milk Link chief hails merger plans 22nd May, 2012

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  Milk Link chief executive Neil Kennedy has said the dairy co-operative's planned merger with Arla Foods would create a "strong platform for a sustainable future" for its members.
• Thrane & Thrane shareholders accept Cobham offer 22nd May, 2012

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  Dorset defence technology group Cobham has acquired the share capital of more than 90 per cent of Danish communications business Thrane & Thrane.
• Colas on track with Pullman Rail deal 22nd May, 2012

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  Bristol advisers have worked on the sale of Cardiff-based engineering company Pullman Rail.
• Synergy and Aster merger nears 21st May, 2012

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  The proposed merger of Synergy Housing and Aster Group has moved a step closer after Synergy’s shareholders voted in favour of the deal.
• NVM brings in PwC dealmaker 21st May, 2012

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  NVM Private Equity has recruited a dealmaking heavyweight as investment partner for the south of England.
• Fitness First agrees debt deal 18th May, 2012

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  Health club group Fitness First, which has its headquarters in Poole, has agreed a debt deal with its lenders.
• Osborne Clarke advises on Swedish fundraising 18th May, 2012

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  The Bristol office of Osborne Clarke has advised Swedish real estate private equity firm Niam on the close of a €719m (£578m) fund.