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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.

Entrepreneurs

Jane Asher on running her Party Cakes business

Jane Asher has starred in movies opposite Michael Caine and Lawrence Olivier. She’s written novels and regularly treads the boards in the West End. Despite all that, nothing could prepare her for the highs and lows of running her own business, Party Cakes.

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Barr agrees to acquire Rubicon

Scottish-based soft drinks group A.G Barr has announced an agreement to purchase Rubicon for an initial £59.8 million, subject to shareholder approval. This deal will give Barr a stronger foothold in the £1.6 billion UK still and juice drinks market.

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UK last of M&A
big spenders

UK companies made more acquisitions in July than any other EU country, but German businesses spent more on M&A, new research has revealed.

PR and Marketing Strategy

See you in court

Murder has one thing in common with dodgy commercial dealing: it’s much more likely to be perpetrated by someone you know. Nick Britton looks into the complex issues surrounding legal disputes with a client.

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Bermuda lit up by power deal

Renewable Energy Holdings (REH), an AIM-listed investor and operator of renewable energy technologies, has unveiled its plans to join forces with Bermuda-based Triton Renewable Energy to supply the Caribbean island group with wave-generated electricity.

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Alliance Boots acquires stake in Brazilian pharmaceutical wholesaler Athos Farma

Alliance Boots has purchased 25 per cent of Brazilian pharmaceutical wholesaler Athos Farma for an undisclosed amount. Read on for more deal headlines.

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Plastic Logic secures extra funds

Plastic Logic, which develops plastic electronics for flexible displays and sensors, has raised a new round of $50 million (£25 million) in equity finance led by existing venture capital investors Oak Investment Partners and Amadeus Capital Partners. To date, the company has raised more than $200 million.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Black gold

High oil prices are driving up costs and squeezing consumers’ budgets. Nick Britton finds out how five different businesses are coping with the crisis

PR and Marketing Strategy

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Zed eyes UK acquisitions

A Spanish developer and marketer of entertainment products for mobile phones and the Internet could be looking for suitable acquisition targets in the UK.

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Nova agrees sale of nCode to HBM

Private equity firm Nova Capital Management has exited test and data analysis specialist nCode International for £17.5 million. The company has been acquired by instrumentation and controls company HBM.

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Wyatt acquires benefits consultancy

Employment consultancy Wyatt Group has acquired employee benefits specialist TEBC for £150,000. Two deferred payments each of £75,000 are to be made on the first and second anniversaries of the deal’s completion.