Boston Clinical Trials...

Northern Ireland Company Intelesens today announced the commencement of a world-first clinical trial to evaluate one of their devices at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, USA.
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Private Equity Outperforms

The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has published its Performance Measurement Survey, assessing the performance of 470 UK-managed independent private equity and venture capital funds in 2009.
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Sepha launches new, mobile blister packing machine

Packaging machinery manufacturer, Sepha Ltd has launched a new, mobile blister packing machine to meet market demand for flexible short-run blister-packing solution at minimal cost.
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Arabian Dreams for Kelsius

Arabian Dreams for Kelsius as it deploys wireless to web temperature monitoring system in the Madinat Zayed Hospital
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UK's Largest Wood Pellet Plant Fully Operational

Invergordon in the highlands of Scotland is the site of EE investee company Balcas’ new £24m biomass plant. The now fully operational plant will produce 100,000 tonnes of brites, enough to heat 20,000 homes every year.
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EU Seal of Approval for Intelesens

Vitalsens patient database software package receives EU regulatory seal of approval.
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Association of First Aiders in partnership with HeartSine Technologies

The Association of First Aiders (AoFA) is pleased to be associated with HeartSine in promoting their range of Automatic External Defibrillators.
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HeartSine Wins New Orders in Asia and US

HeartSine Technologies has won new business for its cardiac defibrillators worth around £150,000 in India, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia from its participation on the Invest Northern Ireland stand at the recent Arab Health exhibition in Dubai.
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Kelsius launch innovative Cold Chain Portal

Enterprise Equity investee company, Kelsius, a market leader in the provision of wireless temperature monitoring solutions for the pharma, healthcare and food sectors, announces the launch of its innovative Cold Chain Portal.
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FAA selects HeartSine Partnership

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced its selection of Emergency University and HeartSine Technologies to provide nationwide Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and program management for ERT members.
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Kelsius wins a hat-trick of consecutive NHS European tenders

Kelsius, an Enterprise Equity backed company, and leading provider of web based monitoring and alarming solutions for the Food, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sectors, has been chosen by three major NHS Foundation Trust Hospitals to implement their market leading solution.
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Sepha, Thrives despite downturn

Enterprise Equity backed manufacturing firm, SEPHA, has bucked the economic downturn with a 33% increase in sales for 2009...
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Vitalsens receives regulatory seal of approval

Enterprise Equity backed Intelesens today received CE class 2a regulatory approval for its Vitalsens multi-parameter, body-worn, wireless monitoring device from SGS - Yarsley.
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Sepha returns to land of opportunity

One year on from being caught in terrorist attacks in the city of Mumbai and Chief Executive of the Enterprise Equity backed manufacturer Sepha remains undeterred to develop the company's presence in the high-growth Indian pharmaceutical market.
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Vitalsens wireless monitor soars to new heights in London

Intelesens’s newly launched Vitalsens multi-parameter, body-worn, wireless monitoring device featured at the recent launch of the University of Aberdeen’s Rural Digital Economy Hub which took place at the top of the BT tower in London.
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'brites' to bring warmth to the Stormont Estate

Balcas, an Enterprise Equity investee company, has won an important new contract to provide eco-friendly brites to five Government buildings across Northern Ireland.
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HEARTSINE® SAMARITAN® PAD helps save a Life in Sweden

On October 13, staff from the Umeå, Sweden fire department were able to save the life of a person who had suffered from a cardiac arrest, using a recently-purchased automatic external defibrillator.
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Intelesens to show its new Vitalsens device at Medica 2009

Intelesens will be exhibiting its new ‘plug and play’ Vitalsens vital signs monitor at this year’s Medica show in Dusseldorf on November 18 to 21.
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Asia Sales Success for Sepha

The Enterprise Equity-backed company, Sepha Ltd, has installed its innovative laser technology at the fastest pharmaceutical packaging line in Asia Pacific.
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New brites Contracts in Scotland

More and more commercial and public sector organisations in Scotland and North East England are 'switching on' to using brites and this has been highlighted recently by the announcement of two important new public sector contracts.
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Private Equity Matters - really?

As the global economic mood lightens, Brian Cummings of Private Equity firm, Enterprise Equity looks at the role of Private Equity in moving from recession to recovery...
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Sepha keeps pharmacies ahead of pack

Innovative machines from the Enterprise Equity backed manufacturing company, Sepha, are being used to revolutionise the way drugs are dispensed throughout the UK.
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Balcas and Action Renewables to host conference on the commercial benefits of wood pellet fuel

Enterprise Equity portfolio company, Balcas, the manufacturer of brites wood pellets, has joined forces with Action Renewables, to deliver a specialist one-day conference entitled ‘The Complete Wood pellet Experience’.
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ST+D changes name to Intelesens Ltd

Belfast, Northern Ireland July 28, 2009 – Sensor Technology and Devices Ltd, (ST+D) a medical device company focused on wireless vital signs measurement, announced today that it has changed the name of the company to Intelesens Ltd.
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Bluechip £250,000 Personal Security deal

Bluechip has bucked the current economic down turn by clinching a £250,000 deal aimed at improving Lone Worker security.
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Kelsius success continues with South Eastern HSC Trust

Belfast, 15th June 2009 - Innovative solutions provider Kelsius has been chosen by the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust to implement its market leading wireless temperature monitoring solution.
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What is Private Equity and how does it work?

In the current credit environment, companies are looking at private equity as a way to fund growth. ‘Private Equity’ is generic term that relates to the equity financing of unquoted companies at various stages of development.
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Kelsius Appoints Brian Baird as New Chairman

Kelsius, a leading provider of web based automated HACCP and task management systems for the Food and Healthcare sectors, announced today that the board of directors has appointed Brian Baird as chairman.


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Crisis = Opportunity?

Brian Cummings from Belfast based Private Equity Firm, Enterprise Equity, suggests that the current economic environment provides transformational opportunities for entrepreneurial businesses - and Private Equity has the funds to make it happen.
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Private Equity Performance Survey

The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has published its Performance Measurement Survey, assessing the performance of 458 UK-managed independent private equity and venture capital funds in 2008.
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Sepha boosts its European network ahead of major phara congress in Germany

The Dundonald based manufacturer Sepha Ltd. is boosting its European distribution network with two strategic alliances ahead of its attendance at a major pharmaceutical congress in Germany.
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McLernon Computers partners with Kelsius

McLernon Computers, Ireland’s leading pharmacy systems provider partner with Kelsius.

Northern Irish firms McLernon Computers and Kelsius have embarked on a partnership to offer pharmacists north and south of the border an innovative way of monitoring their fridge temperatures.


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Sepha debuts new-look machine to US pharma-companies

NORTHERN IRISH MACHINE GETS US DISTRIBUTOR DEBUT IN NEW YORK ON ST PATRICK’S DAY
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Battered Balance Sheet?

As businesses take a bruising from the economic slowdown, Brian Cummings of Private Equity firm, Enterprise Equity looks at how private equity can play a role in moving from recession to recovery...
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Gala Retail Group Enters Strategic Partnership with Kelsius

Gala Retail Group Enters Strategic Partnership with Food Safety Specialist Kelsius
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Christmas arrives early at SEPHA

Dundonald-based export company, Sepha Ltd. announces 70% increase in orders
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Private Equity Investment for Wireless Temperature and Compiance Business, Kelsius

Kelsius Limited, a leading provider of integrated wireless monitoring and Internet based compliance services to the health and food sectors, has received a £1.35M injection of growth capital. The funding was led by Enterprise Equity and supported by Clarendon Fund Managers and Northern Bank.
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Craig Holmes welcomes Aubrey Sayers as New Chief Executive Officer at Sepha Ltd

The county Down based manufacturing company, Sepha Ltd has appointed Aubrey Sayers as Chief Executive Officer.
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Bus company gears up for growth with £5m investment

Northern Ireland’s largest private bus company, Chambers, is gearing up for an increase in demand for its luxury transport services with a £5 million investment in state-of-the-art new coaches and a modern operating centre situated on the outskirts of Moneymore in Co. Londonderry.
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Patients to benefit from new locally developed monitoring system

Sensor Technologies and Devices (ST+D) is investing over £400,000 in developing an innovative wireless health monitoring system that will significantly improve patient care during hospital stays.
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EENI Leads Funding Workshop...

Brian Cummings briefed the local Digital Content sector on funding high growth businesses at crea8ivity.com’s ‘New Ways to Create Revenue Online’ event held at the Innovation Centre, Northern Ireland Science Park, Belfast.
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Building a better future...

New Horizons for Northern Ireland 2008

After the announcement last October of a 10 year Investment Strategy worth an estimated £18 billion, Northern Ireland is poised for unprecedented growth....
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Success for entrepreneurs at Seedcorn Competition

Aidan Langan, Enterprise Equity Chief Executive, was part of the judging panel for the fifth All-Island Seedcorn Competition, organised by InterTradeIreland’s Equity Network.
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Enterprise Equity recognises Technology Personality of the Year

At the inaugural UTV Business Eye Awards ceremony held at the Culloden Hotel, Aidan Langan was delighted to present Dr. Steve Brankin, Asidua Ltd CEO, with the Enterprise Equity sponsored Technology Personality of the Year' award.


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....a smart solution to Sucession Planning

Aidan Langan, Chief Executive of Belfast private equity house, Enterprise Equity, considers how ‘keeping it in the family’ is not always the ideal solution to the issue of succession planning for family businesses.
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Enterprise Equity sponsors ‘Technology Personality of the Year’ Award

Enterprise Equity is delighted to be associated with Northern Ireland’s new business awards The UTV Business Eye Awards - through its sponsorship of the 'Technology Personality of the Year’ category.
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German discounter and HeartSine in drive against heart deaths

Top German discount retailer PLUS has teamed up with HeartSine Technologies in Belfast to offer automatic defibrillators in the first-ever Europe wide promotion designed to help reduce sudden death from heart attacks.
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Sepha Wins at BT Business Awards 2007

INNOVATION FOR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT

Winner: Sepha
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TM Forum Shortlists Mobile Cohesion...

Mobile Cohesion announced today that it has been named a finalist in the TeleManagement Forum Excellence Awards 'Most Innovative Supplier' Category.
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Awards for Northern Ireland's best operators - Chambers

The highlight of the annual gala dinner held by the Confederation of Passenger Transport in Northern Ireland was the presentation of awards to the top operators amongst its members.

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Belfast equity group buys coach company

Chambers Coach Hire, the North's largest independent bus and coach company, has been taken over by Enterprise Equity, a Belfast-based private equity group.
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Jan 07, New Optimism in Northern Ireland

Corporate UK spoke to a number of leading business advisers about the challenges still faced by the province and the outlook for business in 2007.
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Nov 06, ST&D - named as Rising Star in Deloitte Fast 50 Awards

University of Ulster spinout company ST&D has been named as a 'Rising Star’ in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards.
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Oct 06, $4.8 VC deal for Murphy's MoCo

Denis Murphy’s latest venture, Mobile Cohesion (MoCo), has secured $4.8 million worth of VC funding in a deal led by locally based Enterprise Equity.


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Sept 06, Venture Capital and Private Equity: when and how

Craig Holmes, of Belfast-based private equity house Enterprise Equity, explains the meaning of venture capital and private equity and how businesses can go about attracting this kind of corporate funding…
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Aug 06, VC and Private Equity: A convincing case

Craig Holmes, reviews the recent trends and activities in the Northern Irish Venture Capital and Private Equity markets...
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May 06, MBO: Boxing clever post-MBO

In this final article on Management Buyouts, Brian Cummings looks at life after the deal and what it takes to secure a successful exit transaction for the management team and investment partners…

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March 06, MBO: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

In the second of three articles on Management Buyouts, Brian Cummings takes a management team’s aspirations for ownership to proposal stage and reveals that financing the deal need not be as daunting as it seems...

Ulster Business
March 2006, Issue

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March 06, Timber group plans big bio-energy plan

A Northern Ireland timber company is to create the UK's largest bio-renewable energy plant, with a £20m investment in the north of Scotland.


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Feb 06, MBO: So what's stopping you?

In the first of a series of three articles, Brian Cummings of venture capital house, Enterprise Equity, unravels the mysteries of an MBO and what businesses need to know to ‘do the deal’…

Ulster Business Magazine
February 2006, Issue
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Feb 06, Play up, and play the game

Aidan Langan studies the latest economic impact report on private equity activity in the UK and its implications for NI business


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Jan 06, New investment in life-saving equipment to be announced

The Belfast firm which has already pioneered the world’s first portable cardiac defibrillator is set to press ahead with plans for further life-saving medical devices following a cash injection from a venture capital company.
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Dec 05, Sepha Limited, MBO secures package deal

A Newtownards company which makes packaging equipment for the global pharmaceuticals industry has been bought over by its management.
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Dec 05, Bittwares First Advanced Mezzanine Card Shipment

BittWare Announces Industry’s First Customer Shipment of Signal Processing Advanced Mezzanine Card (AdvancedMC™)
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July 05, ST&D Secures €2.4m funding

Sensor Technology & Devices (ST&D), plans to significantly increase its operations following the completion of a €2.4m funding round.
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July 05, Future looks brite for Balcas

Balcas recently started production of new environmentally friendly fuel at its factory
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Ulster Medical Firms Unveil New Products

Two Belfast-based medical technology companies have unveiled major product developments
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Private sector needs to wake up to Venture Capital

“The national resurgence in venture capital activity across the UK is not being reflected in Northern Ireland. This has implications for the local private sector economy and needs to be addressed if the government’s economic development policy is to succeed.
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Enterprise Equity celebrates Ben Sherman sale

Bob McGowan-Smyth, former Enterprise Equity CEO, and Gillian Russell, Deloitte & Touche Partner, celebrate the £80m sale of Ben Sherman to Oxford Industries.
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Enterprise Equity nets €17.4m in Ben Sherman sale

The following article appeared in The Sunday Business Post newspaper, June 27th 2004
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Making money from mobile technology…

The following article appeared in The Irish News newspaper, June 17th 2004
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TriVirix gets $25M equity injection from top US & Northern Ireland Venture Capital Funds

Enterprise Equity backed TriVirix International, the contract manufacturer of electronic medical equipment with its major manufacturing site at Springvale in Belfast has received $25m or £15.5m in private equity funding from a range of top venture capital funds, it was revealed today.
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Venture capital 'can fast track your firm to increased wealth'

Bob McGowan-Smyth, the Belfast-based chief executive of Enterprise Equity Venture Capital Group, a leading venture capital provider, reflects on the first all-island private equity conference, which was staged in Belfast last week.

By Bob McGowan-Smyth
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