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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.

Entrepreneurs

What I’m reading now – Subway Art – by Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper

Subway Art, by Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper, reviewed by Marc Ecko, CEO and chairman of Marc Ecko Enterprises

News

Sale and purchase agreements

For an accountant not used to dealing with acquisitions, the accounting policies are simply the ones set out in the annual financial statements. However, companies may have many more accounting policies that are not disclosed in the annual accounts.

News

Mining M&A activity set to soar

Deals in the mining sector are set to reach 'astronomical record levels' according to research from IFA PricewaterhouseCoopers.

News

Management’s
Jolly buy-out

A Preston-based mechanical and electrical engineering services provider is poised for organic and acquisitive growth after its management bought the business.

Growth Planning

Future proof

Geoff Girdler talks about his venture Emizon, which is leading the change to IP for security signalling. By M&A’s Mark Dunne

News

RPS on spending spree

RPS Group plc has acquired WTW & Associates, a Hampshire-based provider of personnel and technical services for oil and gas exploration projects, for £1.9 million.

Alternative Finance for Business

Post-deal potential

Chris Hawes, Venture Structured Finance MD, reveals the benefits of ABL in the post-deal phase

News

Bestport Ventures tops up Mfuse stake

Mobile gambling specialist Mfuse has raised £55 million in a funding round led by existing investor Bestport Ventures, which contributed £850,000.

News

GCap completes local networking website deal

Commercial radio group GCap Media plc has bought an undisclosed but majority stake in local social networking website welovelocal.com.

News

IMS maximises its clinical offering

IMS MAXIMS plc, an AIM-listed healthcare provider, has expanded its clinical systems portfolio with the purchase of Preview Health from CIS Healthcare for £250,000 cash.

Technology

How WAN optimisation works

It’s not uncommon for a corporate litigator in the New York office of a law firm to be working on the same case as colleagues in New York or Brussels – sometimes over many years. The only problem is that the case notes the different groups are reviewing and updating over their wide area network (WAN) can amount to 100MB or more.

PR and Marketing Strategy

How we doubled revenues in a year

It's every entrepreneur's dream. Three business leaders reveal how they supercharged their sales and doubled revenues in a year.