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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.

Entrepreneurs

Eat Natural’s healthy growth

Despite knowing nothing about food retailing, the manufacturing industry or even home cooking, Preet Grewal and Praveen Vijh have created the fastest-growing cereal bar brand in the UK. GrowthBusiness reports on a duo that are giving the giants of the food trade a run for their money.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Next Fifteen’s growing appeal

London-based public relations outfit Next Fifteen is now the leading provider of technology PR in the United States, following the purchase OutCast Communications – a firm based in San Francisco and New York – during the summer.

News

Quester’s flu boost

A company in which technology specialist VCT manager Quester has invested stands to receive a boost from rising fears over a possible Avian flu outbreak. The investment group backed PowderMed via the Isis College Fund it manages, in an initial £20 million fundraising in May 2004.

Growth Planning

Pasporte targets growth

Gary Woodward, co-founder of Panacea, a traditional IT solutions business, was seeking a fresh challenge and launched Pasporte in 2000, one of the first application service providers.

News

Cartucho fills up for float

Investment bank Collins Stewart is looking to raise up to £10 million for Cartucho, a UK-based developer of ink-cartridge refill kiosks, ahead of the company’s planned AIM float in early December.

News

Davenham float aids Dunedin

Private equity house Dunedin Capital is on the verge of securing an £11.2 million cash windfall, as a result of portfolio company Davenham’s imminent £65 million AIM flotation.

News

Direct Petroleum targets AIM

Denver-based Direct Petroleum plans to raise £43 million, with the aid of broker Williams de Broe, for exploration in Morocco and Bulgaria before listing on AIM.

News

Mediterranean Oil & Gas to float on AIM

Mediterranean Oil & Gas, chaired by Aussie entrepreneur David Lenigas, is bound for AIM after raising £11.7 million from investors with the aid of broker WH Ireland, in a placing at £1.

News

£4.4m Application for OFEX

Labelling and packaging solutions business Application Developments is looking to raise up to £756,000, with the aid of St Helen’s Capital, ahead of a £4.4 million OFEX launch next month.

News

MMC gives Ibis wings

Ibis Project Services, a Henley-based company providing project management solutions to UK housing associations, has received £1.8 million of expansion capital from venture capital firm MMC Ventures.

News

Noble buys Sitka

Specialist healthcare investor Sitka, founded by former Schroders venture capitalist Gerard Tardy and Dr Louis Nisbet, who built up quoted biotech Xenova, has been bought by Noble Fund Managers.

News

IPCC looks for £4.5m

Pharmacy and healthcare sector aspirant Independent Pharmacy Care Centres intends to raise a net £4.5 million through a private placing, with the aid of business angel network Beer & Partners.