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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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Robinwood Activity Centres captures the castle

A company that helps young people experience outbound activities and team building courses has bought a Nineteenth Century castle.

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Amino Technologies to acquire Tilgin division

Amino Technologies, a Cambridge-based broadband network software and systems group, has signed a sales and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Tilgin AB's IPTV set-top box division for an initial consideration of SEK30 million (£2.5 million) in cash.

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Wincanton and Culina make chilled deal

Wincanton, a European supply chain services provider, has agreed to merge its chilled consolidation activities in the UK with Culina Logistics’ nine distribution centres located across the UK.

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Massarella cooks up £5 million in funds

Thurcroft-based Massarella Catering has received £5 million from GE Commercial Finance’s Business Finance unit. The development capital will be used to open new sites and refurbish existing facilities.

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Management buy financial planning specialist 

A Yorkshire-based financial adviser that includes arranging sharia-compliant pensions among its services has been bought by four of its managers.

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IPCOSAptitude refines footprint in APC market

IPCOS, a provider of automation and optimisation services to the refining and petrochemical markets, has acquired a majority stake in Aptitude, a delivery company for the Advanced Process Control (APC) services in the same sector. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

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Impress and Eaton deal is hot off the press

Print companies Impress Digital and local rival Eaton Press Print Solutions have merged for an undisclosed sum to create the Icon Print Group, a supplier of digital and litho print with a combined turnover of almost £2 million.

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Metal company forges ahead with MBO  

Jan Frayne has bought out the CG Rees group of metals supplier companies of Gabalfa, Cardiff, from founder and managing director Colin Rees, who is retiring from the business. The £1.3 million deal, which will see the company re-named Fromstock, has been supported with an Assembly Investment Grant and a £650,000 loan from Finance Wales.

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Bob Martin and Seven Seas’ pet project

Trowers & Hamlins has advised pet care business Bob Martin (UK) on the acquisition of the pet and animal healthcare business of Seven Seas, in a deal that will strengthen Bob Martin’s position in the UK.

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Hertford cashes in on Cheque Exchange

Hertford International, an AIM-listed specialist in the pre-paid debit card market, has announced the proposed acquisition of Cheque Exchange, a cheque cashing and money remittance business.

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The Bentley laptop

Not everyone does badly in a recession, and if you're one of the lucky ones, what better way to show it than by strutting about with a laptop computer made from a luxury car?

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Hoping for healthy returns

Ron Petersen and Edward Rudd, partners at healthcare investor Longbow Capital, are in upbeat mood.