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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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GMAC buys motor insurance business

Car Care Plan, GMAC Insurance’s UK-based extended warranty insurer, has bought Provident Insurance, a motor insurance business, for £170 million in cash.

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Octopus invests in novelty confectionary company

Private equity firm Octopus Investments has injected millions of pounds of expansion capital into a children’s novelty confectionary business.

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Trio buy Eagle Rock

Independent music producer Eagle Rock Group has been acquired by its three managers for an undisclosed sum.

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Kazakhstan oil and gas company joins AIM

A Kazakhstan-based company that was formed last year to develop oil and gas assets in Central Asia has joined AIM. Roxi Petroleum raised £38.9 million from the admission after its shares were priced at 38p each.

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Seafood company buys Northern Irish competitor

A company that manufactures and supplies seafood products to the retail and foodservice sectors has expanded its offering after buying one of its Northern Irish rivals.

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Biofuels company to leave AIM

Biofuels Corporation plc, an AIM-listed alternative fuel producer, is to be taken private in a restructuring deal involving its banker.

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Hopes for Bomfords Group rescue

Administrators are confident that troubled fresh food producer Bomfords Group will be sold after receiving a “large” number of enquiries about the business.

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Secondary buy-out at Nopco

Nopco Paper Technology, a Norwegian chemicals specialist, has been bought by five of its directors in a secondary buy-out.

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Mezzanine Management supports Regard plans

The Regard Partnership, a provider of residential care and supported living services, is to develop its business after completing a refinancing.

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Management buys Star Sportswear

A sportswear manufacturer that supplied socks to the first team to climb Mount Everest in 1952 has been bought by three of its managers for an undisclosed sum.

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NetDimensions completes £3 million IPO

NetDimensions, a provider of learning and performance management software, has joined AIM.

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Maxima buys 3net

Maxima Holdings plc, an IT systems and services support company, has bought 3net, a Surrey-based IT consultancy.