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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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Altor buys queuing management company

Altor Fund II has bought Q-matic, a Swedish developer of queue management systems for an undisclosed sum.

Growth Planning

Investor relations are a sound investment

For publicly listed companies, investor relations are an essential tool for keeping shareholders and potential investors abreast of corporate news.

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AIM ahead of stock market pack

AIM's success in attracting high numbers of IPOs during 2006 helped to grow its average number of listed companies by more than 300, according to a recent survey.

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Crucible pots snooker hall acquisition

Snooker and pool hall operator Rileys is to be bought by institutional investors in the US and UK.

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Delta fund buys healthcare firm

The UK’s leading specialist care provider for adults, Care Principles, is to be bought by Qatar's Delta Fund in a £270 million deal.

Entrepreneurs

Innovators need support says Dragons’ Den winner Rob Kinna

Since attracting investment of £60,000 from Richard Farleigh and Duncan Bannatyne on BBC show Dragons' Den, entrepreneur Rob Kinna's phone has barely stopped ringing. The trouble is, the people who are so keen to talk to him now are the very same who turned down his earlier requests for help.

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Tech M&A market stalls

The value of acquisitions in the European technology sector for the first half of 2007 fell to $184 billion (£90.6 billion), 17 per cent down on the same period last year, according to research from investment bank Regent Associates.

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Irish financial crime specialist buys US counterpart

Norkom, which supplies anti-fraud software to the financial services industry, has made its first acquisition since listing on AIM last summer.

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AFL buys Swedish competitor

AFL, a Buckinghamshire-based radio frequency engineer and wireless technology company, has bought rival Avitec for £24 million.

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Four Seasons acquires AAS

Air conditioning specialist Four Seasons Control has expanded its operations into a new region of the UK after completing a seven figure deal. The air conditioning designer, installer and maintenance provider bought rival company Air-conditioning and Associated Services (AAS) for £9 million.

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AOI Medical raises £8 million

A medical device company focussing on the development and commercialisation of innovative orthopaedic medical devices for the spine and trauma markets has joined AIM.

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Graphite backs specialist gas company buy-out

The management team at Aberdeen-based Dominion Gas, Scotland’s leading supplier of industrial gases to the offshore industry, is to expand the business internationally after taking control of the company.