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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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Lewis Charles Fund in £9.1 million acquisition

Lewis Charles Romanian Property Fund, a property fund focused on investments in Romania, has completed its second acquisition in Romania since launching on AIM.

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Infinis buys bio-crop producer

Infinis, a renewable energy provider, has acquired bio-crop producer Scottish BioFuel for an undisclosed sum.

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US biotech business floats on AIM

Biopharmaceutical company Medgenics has floated its shares on AIM following a fundraising worth £3.3 million.

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Langstane makes Scottish impression

Langstane Press, an independent Scottish office supplier, has acquired Craigdon Business Gifts, Scotland's largest specialised business gifts supplier.

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Humberts buys Thomson Currie

Humberts has bolstered its national estate agency offering after buying London-based Thomson Currie for an initial £2.4 million.

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Melorio raises £27.5 million

Melorio, a vocational training business set-up to acquire existing training providers, has raised £27.5 million with an IPO on AIM. The firm has also acquired on-site construction assessment and training firm Construction Learning World (CLW) for £35 million.

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Emporis secures new funding

Emporis, a real estate data provider, has secured a first round of investment from venture capital firm Neuhaus Partners. The amount of the investment wasn’t disclosed.

Technology

Protecting your identity

The attack on web host Fasthosts, in which customers' personal details were targeted by hackers, serves as a reminder of how the openness of the internet can lead to rich pickings for fraudsters.

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Plastics consolidator joins AIM

A company formed to acquire and consolidate plastics manufacturers operating in niche sectors has floated on AIM. The initial public offering (IPO) raised £16.2 million for Plastics Capital, most of which will be used to pay off debt, and the balance to support further acquisitions.

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Graphite Capital backs £100 million MBO

Recruitment process outsourcer Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has been bought out by its management from private equity firm Advent International.

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Management cleans up BIMBO

Office and General Environmental Services (OGES) has been subject to a BIMBO (buy-in management buy-out). The move signals diversification of its cleaning operations in a bid to capitalise on the strong recycling sector.

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Spice’s £3.5 million variety

Spice, an AIM-listed utility support services company, has completed its second deal in a week, buying broker Saturn Energy for an initial £3.5 million in cash.