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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.

News

Growing companies see downturn opportunities

Companies from five to nine years old are the best placed to benefit from the downturn, according to accountancy firm Tenon.

News

US company snaps up Racal Acoustics

Racal Acoustics, which provides hearing protection products to the military, has been acquired by US group Esterline Technologies for £115 million.

News

mBalance sold to Tekelec

An Amsterdam-based text messaging infrastructure company has been acquired by one of its clients for up to €42 million (£40 million).

News

University spin-out achieves $150 million exit

Thiakis, which specialises in the treatment of obesity and diabetes, has been sold to US-based Wyeth Pharmaecuticals for up to $150 million.

News

What I wish I’d known

Film school graduate and former Panorama documentary maker Nick Glynne gave up a successful career in the media to open a computer shop with £3,000. He now runs IT company Easycom, which is about to hit sales of £100 million

Growth Planning

Relocating to the Thames Valley

The Thames Valley has been the butt of jokes and invective since John Betjeman willed ‘friendly bombs’ to fall on Slough. But it seems to be having the last laugh.

Technology

Roadrunners  

Take a look at five cars at the top end of the market 

Opinion

Taking a Pounding

Piers Cracknell, commercial director of currency specialist Moneycorp, comments on the heavy fall of the pound.

Technology

Virtualised disaster recovery

How to combat every eventuality

Technology

VIP card

Beat fraudsters with a VIP security card 

Technology

Enterprise search

Searching for a file no longer has to be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

Entrepreneurs

Spending it: Kavita Oberoi

Fresh from her appearance in Channel 4 reality show The Secret Millionaire, the founder of Oberoi Consulting talks to GrowthBusiness about entrepreneurial responsibility.