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Chemring raises $280m to help fund deals

By Jeremy Lemer

Published: November 20 2009 17:15 | Last updated: November 20 2009 17:15

Chemring, the military decoy and pyrotechnic device group, has placed $280m of loan notes with institutional investors, giving it renewed firepower for further acquisitions.

David Price, chief executive, said half of the money would be used to pay for a recent acquisition, leaving about $140m for “general corporate purposes”.

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