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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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RMS Group undergoes MBO and all today’s headlines

In today's headlines Quarto bags MBI Publishing Company for $12.5 million and The Vending Corporation undergoes an MBO.

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Trust Property completes post-AIM deal

Trust Property Management Group plc has made its first acquisition since joining AIM in March by buying property services business Nightingale Chancellors.

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Careforce strengthens through Claremont acquisition

Domiciliary care provider Careforce has strengthened its operations after it bought Claremont Golcar, which trades as Britannia Care.

Human Resources

Demand for interim managers ‘outstripping supply’

Interim managers have not been in such great demand since the height of the dotcom boom six years ago, according to a survey of 8,000 executives on the books of recruiter Russam GMS. The number of interims on assignments has risen by 5.1 per cent on the previous year, the research suggests.

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Canadian firm buys Contender Entertainment

A Canadian wholesaler of home entertainment products has bought the UK’s largest DVD distributor. Entertainment One made its move into the UK after buying Contender Entertainment for £49.4 million in a cash and share deal.

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CBG acquires G F Baskeyfield

CBG Group plc, a Manchester-based insurance broker, financial adviser and healthcare specialist, has bought G F Baskeyfield & Company, an insurance broker and financial adviser.

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Investment duo complete Asquith Nurseries takeover

Dawnay, Day Principal Investments and Swordfish Investments LLP have bought children’s day nurseries operator Asquith Nurseries.

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National Britannia buys training specialist

A provider of health, safety and environmental risk management services has expanded its offering after buying a training provider. National Britannia Group, which also provides risk management services, has acquired Corporate Health & Safety Solutions (CHSS).

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Beringea backs MBO of The Vending Corporation

Beringea has invested £2 million through its ProVen and ProVen Growth & Income VCTs to fund the management buy-out (MBO) of The Vending Corporation, a distributor of vending machines. The company was acquired from Terry Bingham, who founded the business 30 years ago.

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Institutional investors shun start-ups

Venture capital (VC) funds are moving away from investing in promising early-stage businesses, according to Government-backed fund manager NESTA.

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Taxman could hit virtual worlds

Online gamers who participate in virtual worlds such as Second Life could find themselves hit by unexpected tax bills, according to Mark Simpson, director at chartered accountants Simpson Burgess Nash.

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Petroleum Geo-Services buys MTEM

An Edinburgh-based oil and gas technology firm that enables oil companies to find hidden oil and gas in mature producing fields as well as confirming new finds without the need for drilling has been bought by a Norwegian company.