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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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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.

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MAMA gets into Angel groove

Music and media group MAMA has increased its interests in the festivals market after buying a majority stake in Angel Music from Neil Moffitt.

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Keycom unlocks deal

Keycom, a provider of broadband services to the tertiary education market, has acquired several contracts from Catalyst Management, a supplier of converged communications services to universities and NHS Trusts.

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Close Ventures invests in Vibrant

Vibrant Energy Surveys, a provider of energy performance certificates (EPCs) to homes in the UK, has received venture capital funding. Close Ventures, which manages seven VCTs with net assets of £240 million, has invested £1.35 million in the company.

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Review Centre in £7 million buy-in

The Review Centre, a user-generated review website that generates revenues from pay-per-click advertising, has been acquired by Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC). IMAC’s investment of £7 million gives it a share of 71.5 per cent in the website’s owner, RTL.

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A welcome return

The final months of 2007 were quiet for the Isle of Man’s hedge fund industry, but times have changed. Mark Dunne reports

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Management’s Dipec Plastics deal

Dipec Plastics, a manufacturer of bespoke plastic products for clients, including a TV sci-fi series and a British artist, has been bought by its management. The MBO by Jason Callow followed the decision of founder and managing director Paul Robinson, to retire.

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RSK deal builds bridges with STATS

Environmental consultancy RSK Group has pushed forward with its plan to become a major support services player with the acquisition of STATS, an adviser to the building materials sector.

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Manager buys Merseyside transport group

The operations manager at a Merseyside-based transport and warehousing business has bought the group for £1.1 million.

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Management bring Brand-Rex back into Scottish ownership

A Fife-based cabling group is back under Scottish ownership after its management bought the company from its US owner.

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Tai Zi set for £3m
AIM IPO

Newly formed south-east Asian property investor Tai Zi Capital is looking to raise some £3 million with an IPO on AIM at the end of June.

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Expro strikes with CIDRA

Expro International Group, a supplier of products and services that measure, improve, control and process flow from oil and gas wells, has acquired CIDRA, an oil and gas metering business based in Connecticut, for $60.5 million (£30.7 million) in cash.