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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.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Your sales team in a slowdown

There are a lot of sales people talking about an economic slowdown at the moment, but whether it's true or not, it can become self-fulfilling.

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Supreme deals for sausage company

Frozen sausage company Supreme Foods has completed a double acquisition which started with a merger with frozen food specialist Glendale Frozen Foods.

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Swedish firm buys Advanced Scaffold Products

Combisafe, Europe’s leading height safety provider, has broadened its range with its first UK acquisition.

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Eagle House buys London Children’s Practice

The Eagle House Group, a provider of educational and care needs of children and young adults, has completed a re-financing that has enabled it to buy a children’s therapy practice.

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Firm stoked with MBO

South West Woodburning Centre, a wholesale and retail business that sells cookers and accessories, has been bought by its management.

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MBO is perfect fit for Sandoms

Two directors at a shop-fitting company in Yorkshire have bought the business after raising a seven-figure sum.

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PLUS ‘grows market share’

London’s tertiary exchange, PLUS, says it has grown its share in trading of small- and mid-cap stocks that are also listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

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Shop fitting business in MBO

West Yorkshire-based Sandoms, a 44-year-old shop fitting company, has undergone a management buy-out (MBO). The deal was backed with equity investment from the Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund (YHEF) and debt from Partnership Investment Finance (PIF), amounting to a total commitment of £350,000.

Technology

VoIP via your mobile

Technology moves quickly and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is no longer tied to the desktop PC. It's now possible to make VoIP calls on a handheld device such as a mobile, which saves lugging a laptop around as well as cutting the cost of international calls.

Legislation and Regulation

A tax inspector calls

Recent weeks have seen panic and confusion spreading about the statutory rights of tax inspectors.

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Hattersley Narrow Fabrics Acquires Aladin

Textiles manufacturer Hattersley Narrow Fabrics has bought Aladdin Sales & Marketing, a manufacturer of kerosene lamps and heaters, for an undisclosed sum.

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Klarius completes deal with ArvinMeritor

A Cheshire-based businessman has bought a European subsidiary of US car parts giant ArvinMeritor.