SCOTTISH engineering entrepreneur Jim McColl is close to acquiring an Italian business for about €150 million (£125m), after raising £420m for his third Clyde Blowers Capital fund.

Mr McColl revealed yesterday he had to turn away some investors and scale back the stakes of others as he closed the fundraising for his Clyde Blowers Capital Fund III at £420m, well ahead of an initial target of £350m.

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