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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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IMG buys Quintus from IBIS

IBIS Capital’s first Media VCT has sold its stake in Quintus Management, the company responsible for the advertising painted on cricket and rugby pitches for televised matches, to sports management and marketing conglomerate IMG.

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Wicks and Malde return with Inland

Stephen Wicks and Nishith Malde were the duo behind the highly successful residential and commercial property developer Country & Metropolitan. They have now returned to market with AIM entrant Inland, which specialises in buying ‘brown field’ sites and enhancing value by obtaining planning permissions for residential and mixed-use development.

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Avacta attracts new names

Some new well-known names, as well as key directors and enthusiastic existing backers, took part in a £2.71 million placing priced at 2.5p for Avacta, the University of Leeds biophysics spin off, arranged by new joint broker BankOra.

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K3 buys software manufacturer

K3, a software provider to the supply chain sector, has increased its turnover to some £12 million after it bought McGuffie Brunton. The acquisition of the Manchester-based software manufacturer was agreed for £12.5 million.

Venture Capital Funding

Q&A: A VC’s expected return

What rate of return would a venture capitalist generally expect?

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New management steps in for Triage sale

Triage Services, which specialises in maintaining and repairing IT systems, has been bought in a secondary buy-out. Kaye Enterprises, Bridges Ventures and Calculus Capital financed the deal with debt provided by The Royal Bank of Scotland.

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NSEI makes second investment in PointOV

Online retailer PointOV, tipped to be the ethical version of Amazon, has received £800,000 in a funding round led by the NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) Co-Investment Fund. The funding comprises £500,000 from NSEI and £300,000 from business angels.

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Timely funding for MBO

In Time Watch Services (ITWS) has secured £1.75 million from its directors and Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) to support its management buy-out and future expansion. 

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Iceni backs Pell & Bales buy-out

A marketing services provider that assists charities and not-for-profit organisations with fundraising and campaigning has been bought by its senior management. Pell & Bales, which lists Cancer Research UK, Oxfam and the NSPCC among its clients, was sold by its co-founder for an undisclosed sum.

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NVM backs second Promanex buy-out

The founder of a Warwickshire-based support services provider to the industrial sector has bought the business for the second time. Mark Dixon remains chief executive of Promanex Group after leading a secondary buy-out with the backing of NVM Private Equity.

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Streetcar shows desire

The UK’s largest pay-as-you-go car club, Streetcar, has received £6.4 million funding from London-based private equity firm Smedvig Capital.

Entrepreneurs

Lager than life: Karan Bilimoria

From meagre and untimely beginnings in recession-hit 1990, Karan Bilimoria tells GrowthBusiness how he has turned Cobra beer into a brand that is now sold in more than 45 countries.