IN BRIEF: Capital For Colleagues sells stake in Merkko on acquisition

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Capital For Colleagues PLC - Wiltshire, England-based investment vehicle focused on the Employee Owned Business sector - Sells remaining investment in Merkko Group Ltd, a builder's merchant in Kingston Bagpuize, England. Merkko was recently acquired by Independent Builders Merchant Group Ltd. Explains that it originally invested in 2015 and sold its stake in 2020. Says that it reinvested £150,000 of the proceeds to subscribe for ordinary shares and sold these for £378,000 now, more than double its original investment. Plans to use proceeds for general working capital purposes.

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