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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.

Alternative Finance for Business

Private equity firm to offer senior debt

With even profitable businesses struggling to get a bank loan, asset management firm Octopus has launched a product to plug the gap.

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Pentech invests in Hubdub

Software VC company Pentech Ventures and Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Co-Investment Fund (SCF) have led an £810,000 round of funding into Hubdub, a Scottish-based web start-up.

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Goold Estates in £1.5m deal

Midlands property manager Goold Estates has acquired Black Country House in Oldbury for £1.5 million in a deal backed by HSBC.

Technology

Joined-up thinking

We investigate one way of retaining control of your employees' mobile devices.

Entrepreneurs

The cleantech challenge

As the economic downturn deepens and spreads across the world, GrowthBusiness looks at how cleantech companies are reconciling the need for short-term survival with their long-term aims.

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Hi-Craft buy-out backed by AFM

Petlife Ventures, the pet accessories manufacturer trading as Hi-Craft, has been bought by its management in a deal worth more than £500,000.

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Mecom deal makes the headlines

German media business M DuMont Schauberg has agreed to acquire the German operations of European newspaper and content group, Mecom, for €152 million (£135 million) in cash.

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Kennet invests in Go Internet Media

Private equity firm Kennet Partners has led a $10 million (£7 million) round of funding into US-based advertising network Go Internet Media.

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Business Logic Systems gets funding to go global

A provider of customer intelligence tools to mobile network operators has secured US$4 million (£2.8 million) to open more international offices.

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Amadeus co-founder talks of ‘dire’ VC market

Hermann Hauser, the co-founder of venture firm Amadeus Capital Partners, has said venture capitalists (VCs) are enduring the toughest conditions for 20 years because of a shortage of credit and a lack of exit opportunities.

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Diploma buys Minneapolis-based RT Dygert

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Hydrasun purchases ATR hydraulics arm