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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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Hermes Private Equity buys Syminton’s and all today’s headlines

In today's headlines Cello Group has acquired Magentic Advertising Company for £2.75 million and Sanderson buys Retail Business Solutions Group for £14 million.

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Aepona buys Swedish firm

A Belfast-based provider of telecom software products and services has strengthened its offering after buying a Swedish firm.

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Ukrainian investor joins AIM

Aisi Realty, a closed-ended investment company focusing on Ukraine’s real estate market, has been valued at £54.7 million after its shares were admitted to AIM.

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Management buy Space

Four senior managers at a Scottish architecture and space planning company have bought the business for an undisclosed sum.

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TradeDoubler buys IMW for £56 million

Digital marketing company TradeDoubler has become one of the largest in its industry across Europe after buying IMW (Interactive Marketing Works) for £56 million.

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UBM stages Ithaca deal

International business information group United Business Media plc has added six events to its portfolio following a multi-million pound deal.

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Dominion fuelled by £22 million acquisition

Mid-market private equity outfit Graphite Capital has backed the £22 million acquisition by Dominion Gas of Global Gas Supplies. The acquisition expands the group’s international coverage as a result of Global’s presence in Azerbaijan, Singapore and West Africa.

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Refinancing for John Langford

Gentlemen's branded clothing business John Langford has been refinanced via a £3 million asset-based lending package.

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Series B funding for OANDA

OANDA Corporation, an online foreign exchange platform and provider of currency, has received $100 million (£50 million) from a Series B round of venture capital funding.

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Apax acquires family-run business

Private equity giant Apax Partners has acquired Qualitest and Vintage Pharmaceuticals, a US-based distributor and manufacturer of generic drugs.

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Pennine points to market volatility

Hugh Gillespie, chairman of Pennine AIM VCT has attributed a drop in the company's ordinary share net asset value (NAV) in August to uncertainty in the public markets.

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New sectors for VCTs

Six sub-sectors for classifying Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) have been introduced by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) to expand on the current specialist and generalist categories.