Home » Archives for Marc Barber » Page 87
Marc Barber

Marc Barber

Follow me

Linkedin

About

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.

News

ACM brokers Harris & Dixon deal

A London-based international tanker broker is to expand its range of services after agreeing to buy a shipbroking business.

News

Profitable exits save ProVen VCT

ProVen VCT produced a positive total return for investors last year thanks to a number of profitable exits, including that of marketing group Gyro International.

News

Recruitment group in IPO

UK-based recruitment group ReThink has floated on AIM, raising £804,000 to cover the costs of admission.

News

Uponor UK in buy-out from Finnish parent

A manufacturer of pipe systems for the gas, water and telecoms industries has been bought out from Finnish parent company Uponor Oy for £100 million.

News

3i buys 49% of handbag business

Private equity group 3i has invested €118 million (£93 million) in the handbags and accessories division of Italian leather accessories group Antichi Pellettieri.

News

Investor ups Chapelthorpe stake

Low-key Swedish investor Peter Gyllenhammar is increasing his stake in AIM-listed industrial manufacturer Chapelthorpe.

News

Late payment putting companies at risk

Growing businesses are being edged closer to bankruptcy by late payers, according to a GrowthBusiness poll.

News

Isobar search leads to Thailand deal

Digital marketing company Isobar has continued the international expansion of its search engine marketing business with an acquisition in Thailand. The company, part of marketing group Aegis, has added Globlet to its search specialist agency iProspect following similar acquisitions in Belgium, Holland and Germany this year.

Technology

Exploding laptops

Hazel Blears made headlines when a laptop containing sensitive files was stolen from her constituency office. Here's how she could have protected the data.

Human Resources

Ian McCaig on workplace giving

Lastminute.com is one of many organisations engaged in the workplace giving scheme.

News

Environmental index launched

Environmental investor Impax Group plc and global index FTSE Group have launched the FTSE Environmental Opportunities All-Share Index.

News

NeutraHealth’s Perrigo deal

NeutraHealth has become the UK's largest provider of private-label vitamins and supplements after buying one of its rivals.