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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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Scotland M&A review

The collapse of the Dunfermline Building Society may have dented consumer confidence, but it hasn’t discouraged dealmakers from expanding north of the border

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IT sector fire sales

The once-mighty continued to fall in March 2009, making for some fire sale M&A deals in the technology sector

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BC Bioenergy makes investment

The BC Bioenergy Network, a provincially funded initiative providing finance to the growing bioenergy sector in British Columbia, has invested C$100,000 in the University of British Columbia’s Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC).

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Gottex takes SJC majority stake

Gottex Fund Management Holdings, an independent global alternative asset management group, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in SJC Capital Partners, a US-based investment management firm.

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Business angels carry on investing

Members of Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION) invested £3.15 million in 15 companies in the past financial year, according to the organisation.

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The Cheese Company in MBO

The Cheese Company has been sold in a management buy-out led by senior managers Nick Martin and Jonnie Archer as well as sales director Simon Yorke, and backed by Straumur Burdaras Investment Bank. The details of the deal were not disclosed. 

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UK leads Europe M&A as market shrinks

The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the European Union dropped sharply in April, but the UK is leading the way by number of deals.

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Offshore fund destinations

Gavin Farrel of law firm Ozannes discusses Guernsey as an alternative offshore hedge fund jurisdiction

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NCC buys Swiss escrow business

NCC Group Plc, an international provider of escrow services, assurance testing and consultancy services, has acquired the remaining 76 per cent interest in Escrow Europe Switzerland, a Zurich-based franchise operation of Escrow Europe.

Opinion

The morning after

There was a point this year when you could be forgiven for deciding to make yourself a placard, paint "The End is Nigh” on it, and start pacing the streets, exuding the resigned confidence of the damned.

Venture Capital Funding

Why venture capital needs help

Marleen Groen, CEO at asset management company Greenpark Capital, gives her take on the state of private equity and venture capital funds.

Opinion

Growing the green economy

Beating your head against a brick wall hurts. If you don't believe me, ask the entrepreneurs operating in the cleantech and renewable sectors