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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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Playtech bets on expansion

Manx online gaming software supplier Playtech plans to raise up to £112 million of expansion capital through a placing of up to 21.6 million shares at 520 pence on AIM.

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S&D Leisure’s double deal

S&D Leisure, an operator of mobile leisure and flight simulators, has bought JG Services and Smart Simulation to form S&D Simulations.

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Babcock's rail deal on right track

Babcock & Brown Public Partnerships (BBPP) has agreed to buy a five per cent stake in Angel Trains UK, a railway rolling stock business, for £25 million. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will complement BBPP’s existing investments in the rolling stock sector, including Reliance Rail in Australia and BeNEX in Germany.

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Protectagroup agrees
Culver deal

An insurance group in South Wales is to make its twelfth acquisition since it was bought by its management four years ago after agreeing to buy a retail insurance broker.

Alternative Finance for Business

Asset-based lending advice

Russell Gilling, managing director of business development at Landsbanki CF, explains how asset-based lending is the only way for certain deals

News

Flying high

GoIndustry’s audacious acquisition of DoveBid has seen its aspirations become truly global. Morag Dickson reports

Growth Planning

Serviced and managed offices

When your business is expanding rapidly, a serviced or managed office can offer greater flexibility than a typical five- or ten-year lease.

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Cleantech fund nets £5 million

Triodos Renewables Energy Fund has raised £5 million in the first month of its current share issue.

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Danoptra hits
£85m jackpot

Danoptra, a gambling machine and leisure facilities operator, is set for expansion after agreeing an £85 million expansion. As part of the deal the company will relinquish a majority stake to a consortium of investors, led by Swiss bank Credit Suisse.

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Jardine Lloyd makes
HWS move

Jardine Lloyd Thompson plc (JLT), a risk management adviser and insurance and reinsurance broker, has added Harman Wicks & Swayne (HWS) to its operations.

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Tower explores options
in Western Sahara

Tower Resources, an oil and gas exploration company, has acquired Comet Petroleum, which has a 50 per cent stake in two oil and gas exploration licences in the Guelta and Bojador Blocks located in the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also known as Western Sahara.

Human Resources

Dismissing an Employee – In the firing line

Dismissing an employee is never easy, and inflexible employment legislation has been blamed for making it even harder. GrowthBusiness asks business owners and employment experts about the rules of engagement when showing someone the door.