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Marc was editor of GrowthBusiness from 2006 to 2010. He specialised in writing about entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital, mid-market M&A, small caps and high-growth businesses.

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Kinetics on acquisition trail

Sovereign Capital, a UK private equity buy-and-build specialist, has acquired fabric maintenance provider Lord via its portfolio company Kinetics. The acquisition is the fifth for the overall group in the past 15 months.

Growth Planning

UK businesses in India

India has a burgeoning middle class with money to spend, a large English-speaking population and a government showing a steady commitment to liberalisation.

Entrepreneurs

Peter Cullum: Towering above the rest

Insurance conjures up images of risk-averse males in grey suits and bowler hats. It’s made Towergate’s executive chairman, Peter Cullum, a billionaire.

Alternative Finance for Business

Rise of the super angels

Too often, the meagre amounts business angels tend to put into a company simply serve to guarantee failure.

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Enegi raises £15 million in dual listing

A recently established oil and gas company has raised some £15 million after it joined AIM as part of a dual listing.

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RPS nets number three

Multi-disciplined consultancy practice RPS Group plc has completed its third acquisition in the space of a week. The acquisition of Oceanfix International Limited (OIL) follows the purchases of engineering consultancies RWG and WTW Associates on 13 and 18 March respectively.

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SEP leads Series B round for Stentys

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has led an $18 million (£9.1 million) Series B funding round for cardio vascular device specialist Stentys. The investment in the Paris-headquartered company was also supported by existing investor Sofinnova Partners.

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ECI bid for Premier Research 

UK mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners (ECI) has made a bid to acquire clinical specialist Premier Research Group (PRG) for £60 million.

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Terra Firma chief attacks tax plans

Private equity firm Terra Firma's chief executive, Guy Hands, has attacked the government's decision to tax foreign workers and change capital gains tax.

Entrepreneurs

Rising star: Ethical Superstore

Ethical Superstore, an online retailer of fair trade, organic and eco-friendly goods, is forecasting turnover of £2.2 million this year (up from £800,000 last year). We talk to co-founder Andy Redfern

Entrepreneurs

Blackberry Pearl 8110 Smartphone

While the new Blackberry Pearl 8110 Smartphone doesn’t boast WiFi like the similar 8120 Pearl, it does have built-in GPS with Blackberry Maps software, so you can happily wander the city and not get lost in the process.

Entrepreneurs

Economic insight

Marc Sidwell, author of the Unfair Trade report from the Adam Smith Institute, speculates on how sustainable ethical buying patterns are in the long term