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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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Quester VCTs acquired by NewMedia SPARK

Private equity firm NewMedia SPARK is to purchase Querist, which manages venture capital funds for early-stage technology and life sciences.

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Beringea backs Eagle Rock buy-out

Beringea, manager of the ProVen VCTs, has backed the management buy-out of independent producer Eagle Rock Group from Hg Capital.

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Blinkx shares surge on first day of dealing

Shares in video search engine Blinkx, which opened their first day of AIM trading at 45p, ended the day up 40 per cent at 63p.

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Modern Water to float on AIM

Water technology developer Modern Water has announced its intention to float on AIM. The company is one of three subsidiaries of IP Group, which seeks to commercialise intellectual property (IP), and is the first of these to enter the public market.

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Sovereign backs purchase of homecare company

Homecare provider Complete Personal Assistance (CPA) has expanded its business following its acquisition of Paediatric Nursing Link (PNL) for £2.2 million.

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American giant acquires Pride Valley Foods

American food group Gruma has acquired Pride Valley Foods for £20 million. The sellers were entrepreneur Hossain Razaei, who owned 85 per cent of the acquired company, and his fellow directors Roger McKechnie and Michael Hughes.

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Paul Fisher leaves First Capital for Advent

Advent Ventures has recruited Paul Fisher, a former associate director at First Capital, to its ICT investment team.

Venture Capital Funding

Behind the curtains

Despite high-profile bids for Sainsbury's and Alliance Boots, the private equity industry is still misunderstood, but does it need to improve its transparency?

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Star Sportswear in management buy-out

Yorkshire-based Star Sportswear has been bought out by its management.

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Baird builds recruitment portfolio

A recruiter that supplies IT staff to the financial services sector has been bought by its management.

Growth Planning

How to mobilise your workforce

If you choose to implement a flexible working programme, it’s important to consider the risks as well as the potential rewards.

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Empresaria buys Dutch recruiter

Staffing company Empresaria Group has expanded its business into the Netherlands after completing a six-figure acquisition. The Crawley-based company will pay €500,000 (£342,000) for a majority stake in recruitment specialist EAR Holding.