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Leslie was made Editor for Growth Company Investor magazine in 2000, then headed up the launch of Business XL magazine, and then became Editorial Director in 2007 for the online and print publication portfolio of Vitesse Media (until 2012). Among the titles of this group were: What Investment, Information Age, Growth Company Investor, Growthbusiness.co.uk, and smallbusiness.co.uk.

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Clark moves in for Murray challenge

Shareholders in the first three Murray VCTs, which have recently replaced original manager Murray Johnstone with Close Venture Management, are attempting to unseat directors of these trusts.

Company Flotations

Endace poised to take AIM

New Zealand-registered network security venture Endace will become the first Kiwi company listed on AIM when it floats in mid-June following a £14 million fundraising.

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Ex-MP Flight takes EIS role

Successful financier Howard Flight, controversially de-selected as Conservative MP for Arundel & South Downs at the start of the General Election, has agreed to become chairman of the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association.

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New £2m Israeli AIM float

Greenkote, a young ‘eco-friendly’ Israeli coatings company targeting the motor and construction sectors, plans to raise £2 million at 25p to fund expansion.

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Jefferies in for Helix

US investment bank Jefferies has also moved to increase its UK profile, through the acquisition of London-based Helix Associates. Helix acts as a placing agent for private equity firms and carries out a range of activities for its clients, with research and due diligence services among those offered.

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Northern and HSBC back KCS

South London HR solutions business KCS Management Systems (KCS) has become the subject of a secondary buyout financed by Northern Venture Managers (NVM) and HSBC.

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Micro Focus takes to techMARK stage

Software developer Micro Focus became only the second new techMARKarrival of 2005 yesterday, after raising a net £52.7 million through aglobal offer arranged jointly by UBS and Goldman Sachs.

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Numerica adds up for Vantis

Acquisitive accountancy group Vantis has agreed to acquire rival AIM-quoted concern Numericafor £15.8 million and to then immediately sell on three practices to BDO Stoy Hayward for £12.1million in cash.

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£14m boost for Eurovestech

AIM-listed investment vehicle Eurovestech is poised to net a near £14million paper profit when online research company Cjudge completes its£25 million flotation on Wednesday 25 May.

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Armstrong extracts £1m

Armstrong Healthcare, the developer of precision robots for neurosurgical, cardio-thoracic and laparoscopic procedures, has completed a £1 million top-up fundraising to support clinical trials of its three main products.

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Grosvenor receives healthy support

Occupational health services provider Grosvenor Healthcare has receivedan additional £1.05 million from existing investor Close VentureManagement to fund the acquisition of Glasgow rival Associated HealthSpecialists.

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Bioscience breaches VCT rules

Octopus Asset Management has admitted that the Bioscience VCT it manages will breach the VCT rules.