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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 Wrist Group

Nordic private equity fund Altor has bought Danish bunker fuel and ship supplier Wrist Group for an undisclosed sum.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Marketing emails getting stuck in the spam filter? Tips on getting through the net

As many as nine out of every ten emails sent are now blocked by spam filters, according to Hotmail. These simple tips should help you ensure that legitimate messages to customers are not lumped together with the billions of spam emails sent every day.

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Boundary Capital joins AIM and IEX

Boundary Capital, an investment vehicle formed by Irish group Boundary Management, has joined the IEX and AIM, raising £17.1 million.

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ALE makes acquisition

Abnormal Load Engineering, a transportation and lifting specialist, has broadened its services and geographical reach after completing a multi-million pound acquisition.

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AEMtec buys two Swiss companies

AEMtec, a service provider to the electronic manufacturing process, has created a £40.5 million turnover business with more than 300 employees after buying two Swiss companies.

Growth Planning

Southbank show

Niche engineering group Southbank UK plc is in talks with several companies about potential takeovers that could quadruple its turnover in the next year.

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CEO mentor slams Peter Jones’ Tycoon

Ashley Ward, head of CEO mentoring company The European Leadership Programme, has criticised a new TV series fronted by Dragons' Den stalwart Peter Jones.

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Investment vehicle drives off with Go Plant

Vehicle hire group Go Plant plans to expand its geographical reach after it was bought by a private investment company.

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Easternrange drives off with Go Plant

Vehicle hire group Go Plant is ready to expand its geographical reach after it was bought by a private investment company.

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Lancashire lad wins enterprise award

Matthew Riley, CEO of telecoms company Daisy Communications, has been named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Ernst and Young's North Region Awards.

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Imperial College London spin-out gets funding

Biopharmaceutical company PolyTherics has secured funding of £2.3 million from a consortium of private equity and venture capital interests.

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Russian gas company raises £60 million on AIM

A Russian gas exploration and production business has become the latest international company to join AIM. Volga Gas, which currently holds three subsoil licences in the Volga region of European Russia, raised almost £60 million through the admission.