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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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Western & Oriental buys Eclipse Conference Management

A travel group has completed its second acquisition in a week after buying a conference management company.

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EQT buys Danish industrial engineering company

EQT, a northern European private equity fund, has completed its fourth investment from its Opportunity Fund after it bought a majority stake in Danish industrial engineering company Cimbria.

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Natural pesticide developer TyraTech joins AIM

A developer of pesticides and anti-parasitic compounds using safe, natural ingredients has joined AIM.

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Buy-in duo buy ATR

A group that hires specialised tools and equipment to the offshore oil and gas industry has been bought by a management buy-in team.

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Businessman buys The Buyers Guide

A Derbyshire businessman has bought a procurement directory for local government and public sector products and services. Gerry O’Rourke and his wife Rachael have acquired The Buyers Guide for £1 million.

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Surgical robotics company wins funding

A consortium led by London Technology Fund and public-private partnership PUK Ventures has completed an investment in Acrobot, a company developing technologies to assist with orthopaedic surgery.

Venture Capital Funding

The future for venture capital trusts

Venture capital trusts are crucial for helping to fund management buy-outs or growth through acquisitions. But will government tinkering prove a set back for future funds? Andrew Chilvers reports

Mergers & Acquisitions

Healthcare enjoys deal bonanza

With the private sector increasingly taking over providing healthcare facilities, entrepreneurs and private equity firms are taking advantage of opportunities to make some serious cash.

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Plus ca change

Nicolas Sarkozy swept to power in France in May promising economic reform - but what will it mean for French businesses and cross-border M&A activity?

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United Business Media blazes acquisition trail

Business media group United Business Media plc has purchased four companies for £18.6 million, totalling 11 acquisitions this year.

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NVM backs Astbury Marsden buy-out

Astbury Marsden, which recruits professionals for the banking sector in the City of London, has been bought by two of its directors for £17.5 million.

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NVM backs Astbury buy-out

NVM Private Equity is cashing in on the financial sector’s growing demand for recruitment services by backing the management buy-out of a London-based company.