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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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Management walk off with shoe company

A shoe retailer has been valued at £95 million after its chief executive bought the company with five of his fellow directors.

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Graphite buys Kurt Geiger from Barclays

Mid-market private equity house Graphite Capital has backed a management buy-out of shoe retailer Kurt Geiger from its current owner, Barclays Private Equity.

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Whizz Kid gets follow-on funding

Venture capitalist Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) has invested a further £2 million in TV production company Whizz Kid Entertainment.

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Indutrade in second UK acquisition

Swedish technology group Indutrade has acquired Precision Products, a Chesterfield-based supplier of piston rings to the marine engine industry. The deal marks Indutrade’s second UK acquisition, following last year’s acquisition of Newcastle-based technical sales business International Plastic Systems.

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Galleon continues China invasion

A London-based intellectual property company has continued its plan to expand its presence in China’s interactive TV market by completing a deal worth at least £2 million.

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IFAs tip mature VCTs over new launches

Almost two-thirds of independent financial advisers (IFAs) believe that established VCTs will be most popular with investors this year, according to research from Noble Fund Managers.

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The Capital Fund exits Solcara

The £4.5 million acquisition of software company Solcara by e-commerce group ArgentVive has led to a ‘highly profitable’ exit for The Capital Fund, which originally invested £250,000 in 2003.

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VCs back Palringo in £2.4 million deal

Mobile communications company Palringo has secured funding of £2.4 million from five venture capital (VC) firms to help launch its platform for next-generation mobile messaging globally.

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Israeli group targets PLUS

Investment fledgling MGIC is seeking £1.5 million at 10p to back early-stage internet ventures in Israel. Axiom Capital is handling the PLUS offer for MGIC, which is headed by Amir Raveh and Robert Pincas, two leading lights at Anglo-Israeli investment concern MG Equity Partners.

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Packaging business moves to AIM

API Group, a manufacturer of packaging materials, has completed its move to AIM and cancelled its shares on the London Stock Exchange’s main market. The move follows cash flow problems disclosed late last year, which API resolved through an open offer underwritten by its two largest existing shareholders, raising £8 million.

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Leadership failing post-deal mergers – Hay Group

Mergers and acquisitions across Europe are failing to deliver on their strategic objectives due to a lack of leadership, according to new research released by management consultancy Hay Group.

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Mattioli buys pensions consultancy

Pensions consultancy Mattioli Woods plc has expanded its operations through buying a complementary business in a seven-figure deal.