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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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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.

Financial Management

Grow profits by going green

Appease the green brigade and put a smile on your FD’s face at the same time

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ACP Magazines buys Emap division and all today’s headlines

In today's headlines Opal Marine has bought Peter Opal for undisclosed terms and Cosalt looks to buy GTC for £30 million.

Mergers & Acquisitions

The Icemen cometh

The flow of cross border M&A deals by Icelandic investment firms shows no signs of abating, as the country continues to punch above its weight overseas.

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Superglass joins Official List

Superglass Holdings, a manufacturer of glass fibre insulation products, has been valued at some £105 million after it joined the Official List of the London Stock Exchange.

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Bakery stays in the family following buy-out

A bakery that produces more than a million cakes each week has been bought by the son of its chairman.

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Funding for LastMile

LastMile Communications, a provider of wireless technology, has generated £4.1 million during its third round of fundraising. The total raised so far is £10.5 million.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Profiting from red tape

Red tape may be holding back ambitious British businesses, but an increasing number of wily entrepreneurs are making a pretty packet from new regulations. James Crux and Marc Barber report.

News

Management buys Cubiks

HR consultancy group Cubiks is now under the full control of its management and employees after they completed the buy-out they initiated three years ago.

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NVM exits Ithaca for £14.25 million

NVM Private Equity has sold Ithaca Business Media in a £14.25 million trade sale to United Business Media’s UK-based business information division, CMP Information.

Entrepreneurs

The Loc8tor

Losing your keys and other important items will be a thing of the past with this personal homing device

News

Kinetics buys gas installation and maintenance company

The Kinetics Group has become the largest provider of gas installation and maintenance services to the social housing market in London after buying a company in the north of the capital.