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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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Advent serves up Brazilian acquisition

Advent International, a global private equity firm, has announced that it has acquired Frango Assado, an operator of roadside restaurants in Brazil, from the founding families. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.

Alternative Finance for Business

Lenders to the stars

Private bank Investec has launched a lending service for sportspeople, musicians and other celebrities.

News

Media mogul: Kishore Lulla

Media company Eros International released five of Bollywood’s top ten films in 2007. We interview the CEO.

News

Cancer vaccine specialist Scancell in PLUS IPO

A company developing a pipeline of cancer vaccines has raised £1.55 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on PLUS.

News

Richard Denny

Gentleman wheeler-dealer Richard Denny is a direct descendant of Sir Walter Raleigh and former partner of Tariq Bin Laden. He has written five business books, runs his eponymous training company and tours the world giving motivational speeches 

Growth Planning

Can academics help entrepreneurs?

First-class ideas are all well and good, but is there money to be made from entrepreneurs partnering with universities? Adam Jolly investigates.

Financial Management

Currency dilemmas 

UK companies are adapting to sterling’s decline

Technology

Email data leaks

Safety on the web should go beyond a virus scanner and firewall

News

Kishore Lulla: Media mogul

Media company Eros International released five of Bollywood’s top ten releases in 2007. Chief executive Kishore Lulla tells how he’s planning to build a global giant that can take on anything Hollywood has to offer.

Opinion

What I’m reading now – Strategy and the Fat Smoker

Strategy and the Fat Smoker: Doing What’s Obvious but not Easy, by David Maister - George Foot, sales and marketing director, Kensington Europe

Entrepreneurs

Rising Star: Heather Gorringe

Nearly 20 years after launching her business, Wiggly Wigglers, Heather Gorringe has won £15,000 as the UK winner of the Dell Small Business Excellence Award.

News

A diamond gem of a deal

Gem Diamonds, which recently discovered one of the world’s largest diamonds in Lesothe, South Africa, has acquired Calibrated Diamonds Investment Holdings from Petra Diamonds for $5.9 million (£3.2 million)