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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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Third time lucky for Ridge

Property and construction consultant Ridge & Partners LLP has made its third purchase in three years with the acquisition of quantity surveyors Walfords LLP, which has offices in Liverpool, Edinburgh and Milton Keynes. 

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Norvestor creates eye surgery group

Norwegian private equity firm Norvestor Equity has created a new chain of Nordic laser eye surgery clinics after buying Sweden’s Globen Ögonklinik and merging it with two smaller Norwegian competitors.

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Nasmyth engineers £20 million funding deal

Nasmyth, a Milton Keynes-based precision engineering firm is set to nearly double its turnover after agreeing a £20 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility with Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance and acquiring five companies.

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Baltic PE house in EEK22 million exit

MicroLink, an Estonian full-service IT firm, has acquired IT Koolitusekeskuse, the largest Baltic IT training firm for EEK22 million (£1 million). The deal provides an exit for private equity groups BaltCap Management and Niin Invest. 

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Fine art services provider goes Dutch

Finnish logistics group John Nurminen Oy has announced the acquisition of art shipping specialists Gerlach Art Packers & Shippers from UTi (Netherlands) Holdings BV.

Banking

Where next for the UK economy?

With the banking crisis starting to hit the real economy, business leaders and analysts give us their outlook for the months ahead.

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Green light for recycling MBO

Barclays Ventures has invested £10 million in aluminium and waste recycler JBM International to take a significant stake in the business.

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Full steam ahead for PE-backed deal

AAC Capital Partners has bought Swedish sauna company Tylö Group through its Finnish portfolio company Helo Group Oy.

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EnOcean secures €4.5million for expansion plans

EnOcean, a producer of battery-free wireless sensor technology, has secured €4.5 million of new investment from Wellington Partners GmbH, Munich and 3i, amongst others.

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A cool £2 million for 4energy

4energy, a UK manufacturer of cooling systems, has received a total investment of £2 million from Carbon Trust Investments and Catapult Venture Managers. The funds will be used to expand into global markets.

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Institutions increase interest in AIM – report 

BlackRock and Invesco have retained their positions as the leading institutional investors in AIM in terms of value, according to a report compiled by Growth Company Investor in association with Teathers. 

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First London acquires Bahrain Capital