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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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E-invoicing provider wins funding

Online payments specialist TBiConnect has secured £330,000 from regional venture capital fund South West Ventures, its maximum initial investment.

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MacNeillie ups a gear

Specialist vehicle converter S.MacNeillie & Son (MacNeillie) has acquired motorsport engineering company EPM Technology’s production centre, for undisclosed terms.

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AIM IPO for foam manufacturer

FoaMasters, a Jersey-incorporated company that manufactures foam and related products through eight factories in China and Vietnam, has floated on AIM with a market capitalisation of US$64 million (£31.4 million).

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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.