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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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Mining technology play in IPO

World Mining Services, a company formed to exploit technologies for mineral extraction, has floated on PLUS raising £200,000 at 6p.

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Ipanema raises $7 million from Noble

Networking specialist Ipanema Technologies has raised $7 million (£3.8 million) to expand its geographical coverage and grow its research and development (R&D) team.

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Sovereign backs maintenance services consolidator

Private equity firm Sovereign Capital has committed £20 million to Renovo Services Group, a new company formed to consolidate providers of maintenance services to social housing landlords in England and Wales.

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News Corp snaps up set-top
box company

News Corp and private equity firm Permira Advisers have completed a deal to take NDS Group, a set-top box technology maker, private. NDS Group approved the $63-per-share (£33.70) cash deal to buy the outstanding shares of the company in cash, which are worth $1.52 billion (£813.7 million)

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Flooring firm bought out of administration

Birmingham-based Floors-2-Go has been bought out of administration by its founding family. Brothers Robert and Richard Hodges declined to say how much they paid to take the business back under their control.

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Carterbar makes financial adviser acquisition

Financial adviser Carterbar has acquired Graeme Watson Independent Financial Advisers for an undisclosed sum. Read on for more deal headlines.

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Floors-2-Go rescued from administration

Troubled retailer Floors-2-Go, which went into administration last month following the failure of a management buy-out backed by VC firm Alchemy Partners, has been bought by flooring and carpeting entrepreneurs the Hodges brothers.

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Close Enterprise VCT plays it slow

Nearly 18 months after its launch, Close Enterprise VCT holds most of its assets in fixed-interest securities and loan notes, according to its interim management statement.

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Finance deal for acquisition of Gemcom Software

Global commercial finance company CIT has announced a £27.7 million credit facility to a group of investors, including JMI Equity, The Carlyle Group and Pala Investment Holdings, to finance the acquisition of Gemcom Software.

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Energy deal lights up Brazilian M&A market

Ultrapar, a Brazilian fuels distribution, chemicals production and logistics business listed on the New York and Sao Paulo stock exchanges with a market capitalisation of $5 billion (£2.7 billion), has acquired Texaco’s Brazilian fuels distribution business for approximately $730 million (£393 million).

Human Resources

Running a motivation programme

Many philosophers agree that it's impossible to change the nature of human beings. But if you can understand people's motivational turn-ons, at least it's a start.

Technology

Next big thing: automated call-centres

Along with airport car parks and fake tan, call centres are one of the great ills of the modern world. A company based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Artingence, believes it has discovered the antidote.