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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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WYG buys planning consultancy

Civil engineer White Young Green (WYG) has bought town planning consultancy Turner Holden in a deal that could be worth as much as £1.4 million depending on performance.

Entrepreneurs

SolarRoll – the portable solar panel

Mobile phones and laptops enable us to work anywhere, but when the battery dies we’re left with no choice but to trudge back to the office. Fortunately, however, there is now a solution – and it’ll cut your energy bills as well...

Entrepreneurs

Economic Insight – Robert Cole

We ask Robert Cole, acting business editor at The Times, to predict the next big economic influence on UK business...

Entrepreneurs

Investing in a new database

Simon Seward, MD of Touchdown Brand Affinity Marketing, explains the sacrifices that had to be made to invest in vital new IT equipment...

Entrepreneurs

Domain names evolve

Paul Mockapetris, the inventor of the Domain Name System (DNS), says he expects it to be superseded as new technology emerges that is designed to unite telephone numbers and email addresses to find you wherever you are.

Entrepreneurs

SMS Technology: Watch phone

It sounds like a gadget you’d find on Captain Kirk’s Christmas list, but due to go on sale soon is a wristwatch that can also be used to make calls and send texts – it won’t beam you up, though...

Growth Planning

Learn from the best

Four of the UK’s leading practitioners of growth offer up thought-provoking ways in which business progression and expansion – both internal and external – are best served.

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Management buys Tocris

Scientific research company Tocris Bioscience has been acquired in a £20.3 million management buy-out backed by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Morson completes second deal

Technical recruitment specialist Morson Group moved its business into new sectors and extended its geographical reach after it bought Westbury White & Nunn (WWN), which supplies staff to the telecoms, rail and natural resources industries.

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London calling for MovaMail

Jay Roberge, who heads up mobile messaging company MovaMail, which specialises in email applications for mobile phones, reveals the company has declined advances from VCs in the US, preferring to try and secure a London deal.

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Hamilton in PLUS listing

Investment vehicle Hamilton Partners has joined PLUS Markets, raising £1 million. The company is looking for acquisition targets for a reverse takeover.

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OchreSoft receives £600,000

OchreSoft Technologies, a developer of conveyancing workflow software for law firms, has received £600,000 from its existing investors. The names of the funders have not been disclosed but the consortium included private equity provider and venture capitalist YFM Group.