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Advanced Computer Software -Murria funds £100m acquisition using large dollop of debt

April 2010

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Mrs Vin Murria is one of the shrewder deal makers on the London software scene. She cut her teeth at Kewill Systems (KWL; 97.5p), where for 16 years she headed a programme of European acquisitions. But her first fortune was made subsequently through her connections arising from her position as a partner at private equity firm, Elderstreet. In 2002, Elderstreet orchestrated her move as chief executive into Computer Software Group (CSG) - an old friend to Sharewatch readers. CSG was a struggling supplier of sports ticketing software but Murria used it as a vehicle to buy a raft of software companies supplying systems for charities and legal practices. In the space of four-and-a-half years, a frenz ...

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Market Comment - April '10

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