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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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FKI steams ahead with £2.1 million deal

Engineering firm FKI has acquired historic locomotive works Hunslet-Barclay out of administration for £2.1 million.

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Funeral Services Partnership raises £3.75 million

Funeral Services Partnership (FSP), a group of independent funeral businesses in the UK, has raised £3.75 million.

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Giles Insurance Brokers heads to Wales

Independent firm Giles Insurance Brokers has made its first Welsh acquisition, buying Hedges & Rose Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.

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Branded Entertainments catches £375,000 buy

Media-focused brand management group Branded Entertainments has bought skiing and surfing publisher Wavefinder for £375,000.

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Scottish & Southern’s power play

Utility giant Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE) is to buy an environmentally-friendly energy company in a deal worth tens of millions of pounds.

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IPO postponed due to tough market conditions

A company that was expected to float on AIM on 16 November has postponed its initial public offering (IPO). Timber harvesting group Russian Timber made the decision due to a ‘difficult investment climate’, according to CEO Leo Hambro.

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HgCapital closes Dutch deal

Private equity firm HgCapital has completed its fifth investment in the Benelux region with the purchase of a distributor of industrial fasteners.

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Moloney bites into Enterprise Foods

The chief executive of Yorkshire-based Anthony Alan Foods has joined the management team of Enterprise Foods in buying the company.

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Double D heats up following buy-in

A Scottish specialist oven manufacturer has been bought by a management buy-in team after they secured the backing of an engineering group.

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Foresight helps management see the big picture

A Derby-based technology firm has been bought by a buy-in management buy-out team in a £12 million deal.

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Beer launches pre-IPO investment syndicate

Investor network Beer & Partners has launched a club for business angels who are too busy to monitor investments themselves.

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Management buys Charles Saunders

Charles Saunders, a Bristol-based wholesaler of fresh seafood and frozen foods, has been bought by its management for an undisclosed sum in a deal backed by Jo Honess of Royal Bank of Scotland.